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Yeah, Root got a good one. Stokes had an absolute shocker given the game situation - quite the opposite to how he played today.

Bayliss did what was required to help us to a World Cup but the test side has gone backwards under his watch. I think there’s a case for having separate one day and test head coaches after he walks. The teams have different captains, some  different players and are so different these days, why not have specialist head coaches too?

I hope he has instructed them not to play any attacking shots for the remainder of this innings unless it’s a long hop, half volley or a leg side nurdle. Put the expansive drive away. Some of them will get unplayable deliveries but there are still two days left - one run an over would do it. 

Australia still massive favourites but an old school test match approach at least gives us a chance of making a game of it if we can survive the second new ball.

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OH MY FUCKING GOD AMAZING 

I had TMS on in the car and couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Unheard of. 

How the fuck does Stokes feel no pressure!?

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I was in absolutely pieces listening to it. I was making my way home from the stadium of light & id been checking the score on my phone after watching the morning session....

So I had it on the radio. Got it down to 60 and I just thought that last wicket was coming. Didn’t know my way home & could barely look at the satnav so just ended up driving about randomly :lol: 

Nearly cried when we couldn’t lose, was closer to crashing when we won :lol: 

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3 minutes ago, Tom said:

I was in absolutely pieces listening to it. I was making my way home from the stadium of light & id been checking the score on my phone after watching the morning session....

So I had it on the radio. Got it down to 60 and I just thought that last wicket was coming. Didn’t know my way home & could barely look at the satnav so just ended up driving about randomly :lol: 

Nearly cried when we couldn’t lose, was closer to crashing when we won :lol: 

Class :lol: After watching the last hour of that combined with the World Cup final earlier this summer I’ve aged about 20 years 

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The World Cup killed me. I was expecting to lose for about 90 minutes :lol: 

I was at the game at CLS so thought it would just be our luck to lose the final, especially as NZ had more recent experience in that fixture.

Its been an unbelievable few weeks for cricket. Apart from Durham.

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On 23/08/2019 at 06:37, Ken said:

I have said I want my account here stopped so that will happen. Enjoy your little love in with England. They will lose. You will see your side lose. Enjoy.

:whistle:

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14 hours ago, Tom said:

The Aussie analysis is always top class but Christ they can’t take getting beat. He doesn’t know where to put himself :lol: 

Jim Maxwell is a good sport. McGrath can get to fuck. He was still banging on about 5-0 a couple of weeks back.

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He should be spoty but cricket has become kind of a minority sport since it all went over to Sky. I get why the ECB chased the cash but the lack of coverage on terrestrial TV is a real shame, particularly for inspiring the next generation. I don’t know if there’s the same awareness about the magnitude of what Stokes achieved that there was in 2005 when Flintoff won the award.

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