The Cricket Thread

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Rogers and Warner both have 47 and Australia pass the 100 mark.

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Wicket!

Wood strikes to dismiss Rogers with Root taking a catch; England have the breakthrough.

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Rogers has been recalled as Wood's delivery was a no-ball.

He needs to cut this out as it is going to cost him, and England.

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Now this is a wicket.

Stokes dismisses Rogers for 52 with Root taking an excellent catch, England needed that big time. It was almost another no-ball but it is legit and Rogers is walking.

Smith up next with Aus on 113 - 1.

Stokes has bowled fairly well; Wood, and in particular Finn, less so.

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Warner is out! He’s gone for 64 and England will be feeling much, much better now.

Stokes gets his man by drawing Warner into skying a high one into Broad’s grateful grasp.

Marsh will be in next and he’s on a pair.

Aus 130 – 2.

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Wicket: Marsh c Root b Stokes 2.

Marsh tries an off-drive off the bowling of Stokes but can only edge it to at second slip. Marsh has looked incredibly poor this match.

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4 down now.

Really was onky kidding about day 3 tickets but....

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It’s all going off now!

Australia are starting to collapse now after Smith totally falls into the trap set for him by England; Smith drives at a wide Broad delivery and Stokes snaffles the catch.

Aus 136 – 4.

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That’s tea.

Australia are 4 wickets down for their 138 runs, with Stokes bowling superbly.

England will be hoping to wrap this up tonight but Australia have totally thrown this away after Warner and Rogers got them off to a perfect start.

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It’s all going off now!

Australia are starting to collapse now after Smith totally falls into the trap set for him by England; Smith drives at a wide Broad delivery and Stokes snaffles the catch.

Aus 136 – 4.

Excellent use of snaffle, Offers

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Aus have reached 150. Clarke (who looks spent) has 4 and Voges 6.

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Clarke’s gone for 13 off the bowling of Wood with Bell eventually catching it at second slip, after Cook fumbles it.

Voges has 20, Aus are 174 – 5 and Nevill is the next man in.

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Finn strikes to remove Nevill for a slow and painful 2, with Cook taking the catch.

Aus 181 – 5.

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Nevill gets a reprieve as Finn's delivery that dismissed him was another no-ball. England really need to sort this shit out, it's simple and should have been ironed out when still at school.

189 - 5.

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Australia 214 – 5.

Voges, who has dug in and battled well, has 42 and Nevill has a scratchy 10.