Seeing as anything other than a win was a loss for them, as soon as they reached our first innings total, they should have then been looking at the time they thought they could best get our wickets.
They knew the test was going to be affected by rain. They should have planned their whole game...
You can see how this plays out.
Rain affects the test
Australia batting in the second innings with wickets in hand but an opportunity to declare to ensure a result is achievable
We keep batting and match peters out to a draw. We retain the Ashes.
Poms cry "spirit of cricket"
Can someone explain to me the logic of England sending us in to bat first?
Looks like a good batting wicket, and given we just need the draw, I would have thought England would have wanted to Bazball the s**t out of Day 1 and set the tone for the test.
Now, especially is Smith & Marnus...
Would they be better off letting the ball run to the boundary instead of Stokes getting a single on the last ball of the over?
That way they get to bowl to Ollie?
Our 5th wicket has fallen so far this series at:
220
143
316
197
So after the bluster of the first session, this is our 2nd best start to an innings this series now.
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