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We bat deep enough to still avoid follow on. Unlikely but certainly possible. 50 for Stokes and Ali. 100 for Buttler and Cook. Top order been collapsing for last 12 months but we have often recovered ( admittedly against lesser bowling)
Admittedly not all sides have left armers of the quality of Boult, Starc and Johnson but Starc and Boult are likely to be around for several years to come - and Mohamed Amir might be back soon for Pakistan.
Agree there were some poor shots. Lyth doesn't seem to have the discipline he needs at the moment, but given the lack of other options they might be better sticking with him and hoping he learns from it.
They need to bat time tomorrow and wear down the Mitches. Even if they don't make the follow on figure they need them to have lots of overs in their legs to make the second innings easier.
Aussies will bat to get a lead of 400-450, or maybe until the drinks interval tomorrow afternoon? I don't think there's any nasty weather on the horizon to disrupt play, some showers around midday here (I'm a few miles north of Lords) but unless we develop a spine to our batting it'll be 1-1 which, to be fair, I would have taken at the start of the series.
Moe-mentum seems to be with the Aussies.
Lyth - why did you need to nibble at that one? Not evidence of a test match temperament. Goodbye, I think.
To have failed to get past 50 without losing at least 3 wickets in so many innings this year is shocking.
Sadly, we've also got hammered and not won the series on the odd occasion too.
I'd get them all in tomorrow and make them bat for 90 overs in the nets. Just so that they know what's expected of them in the future. Such brain-dead batting deserves naughty-boy nets. So many pointless shots, so many pointless dismissals.
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