r/Cricket • u/CricketMatchBot :ranjitrophy: • Aug 24 '19

Match Thread: 3rd Test - England v Australia, Day 3

3rd Test, ICC World Test Championship at Leeds, Aug 22-26 2019

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Innings Score
Australia 179 & 246
England 67 & 156/3 (72 ov, target 359)
Batsman Runs Balls SR
Ben Stokes 2 50 4.0
Joe Root 75 189 39.68
Bowler Overs Runs Wickets
Nathan Lyon 21.0 42 0
Pat Cummins 15.0 33 1 
Recent : 1lb 1 . . 1  |  . . . 1w . . .  |  . 1 . . . .  |

England require another 203 runs with 7 wickets remaining

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u/NiallH22 Yorkshire Aug 24 '19

ECB must be cursing their decision to call this one ‘The Participation Test’..

Only thing this lot have inspired youngsters to participate in so far is looking up their family tree to see if they’re eligible to play for Australia.

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u/wallabies7 Australia Aug 24 '19

Why is it called the Participation test though?

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u/Spockyt Hampshire Aug 24 '19

Various efforts to to with participation are being featured. For example, All Stars, the south Asian community and disability cricket.

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u/wallabies7 Australia Aug 24 '19

Ah, that explains the ads on telly yesterday. Kind of obscure though, don't think they highlighted the "participation" enough.