jimharri
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Could well be looking at 300 to avoid the follow on. Would anyone have confidence in us managing that?
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supercity88
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Could well be looking at 300 to avoid the follow on. Would anyone have confidence in us managing that?
On this pitch we'd get it in a session.
supercity88
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Englands assistant coach said they would have been very happy with 6 down by end of play, so 5 probably even and 4 is Pakistan just about getting the better of it.
Yeah from 261-1 you take 328-4, but it all depends how things go in the first session tomorrow. Seems like a great place to boost batting averages at the moment, hopefully there's a bit more life in the pitch.
Either way a good test for the bowling attack. I'm concerned by who we take to the next Ashes. Woakes could be useful in Sydney and Adelaide potentially, but we could do with a couple stepping up and showing they can make something happen on pitches like these which favour the batting team.
We know England can score quickly and play aggressively, but we also know they can be silly enough to chase quick runs and get out, so our bowling attack is going to have to perform if we have any chance of winning the urn. It's not just about the Ashes, but there's always one eye on the prize.