3rd Investec Test: England vs Australia at Edgbaston

allyuh believe in reincarnation ::confused:: ::confused::

Moeen Ali is the re incarnation of 'Collie' Smith.  nooooo doubt about it

I love this kid.  the going gets tuff the tuff get going.

i bet Moeeen is talkative and gregarious with a very good cricket brain, always working out wys to get batsmen out, always with the ideas on the game, tactics, strategy, in the middle of team discussion, precipitating such..

allyuh tell mih..is he so ::confused:: ::confused:: ::confused::

if he is then he is indeed the return of 'Collie'.  as a cricketer on the field he is replica

dillinger may have an inside track or mussalman Mail , whom I hope is not in Syria.  :-[

but you are prolly right  !!

27 - 1

3.2  Broad to Rogers, gets rewarded straightaway, umpire raises his finger for lbw! Angling in from outside off, Rogers was stuck on his

crease to tuck the ball to the leg side but played the wrong line and was struck in front of off, though a bit high.

Rogers did review it, but was too late and the umpire turned it down
Rogers lbw b Broad 6

12.2

Finn to Smith, the change of ends works, but Smith has given this away, honestly! Poor shot selection after he shuffled a bit

and pulled that short of length delivery only to get a top edge that went high and Buttler didn't have to move much to get under it.


SPD Smith c †Buttler b Finn 8

13.6
Broad to Warner,  room with that length delivery and Warner drives that with a forward lean into the covers for his 35-ball fifty
 

73 - 2 after 15 overs

TEA

Well England has been surprisingly good with the ball in this game but Australia is fighting back after a rather poor display with the bat in the first innings. If Australia can bat out today and bat until at least tea tomorrow then maybe they can save the game.

76 - 3

16.3
Finn to Clarke, fantastic catch! Finn has the double double in the match (Smith and Clarke)  ::LOL:: 

Short of a length at off stump, Clarke is squared up and the outside carries low to Lyth at fourth slip who takes diving low to his left

PuP c Lyth b Finn 3

76 - 4

16.4
Finn to Voges,  he's on a hat-trick! Voges edges to second slip. Back of a length outside off, a touch wider than the Clarke ball, Voges fiddles

for it away from his body and the nick carries at a good catching height to Bell, who takes it reverse cup with his knees bent.

Voges c Bell b Finn DUCK

Both Aus and Eng have issues. Reemergence of Finn huge for Eng, but Nevill looks a great little player for Aus