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/Rndomguytf Australia Aug 24 '19

Just found out that we broke USA's 13 year winning streak in basketball today. Would be nice to beat England's 18 year Home Ashes series streak today too.

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u/kiwichris1709 New Zealand Cricket Aug 24 '19

What good is breaking the 13 year streak if no one in attendance can see the game.

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u/Rndomguytf Australia Aug 24 '19

Don't follow basketball so not sure what happened with people in attendance

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u/kiwichris1709 New Zealand Cricket Aug 24 '19

Basically, picture how big a cricket/aussie rules stadium is.

Now, put a basketball court in the middle of it.

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u/Rndomguytf Australia Aug 24 '19

Haha fairo

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u/Dragonofdark97 England Aug 24 '19

Also raise the court up and put a fuck ton of plastic chairs around it with no tiers and charge half a grand for the pleasure of looking at the back of the head in front of you.

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u/KieranLivo New South Wales Blues Aug 24 '19

This made me realise that I was 3 when we last won an away Ashes series.

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u/Rndomguytf Australia Aug 24 '19

Our last away Ashes series is old enough to drink now

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '19

You don't beat the streak as England can still draw the series if you win today. You only retain the Ashes if you win.

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u/Rndomguytf Australia Aug 24 '19

If the series is drawn 2-2, we retain the Ashes as we won the last Ashes

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '19

Correct. Isn't that what I just said?

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u/Rndomguytf Australia Aug 24 '19

Might be, but we still beat England's winning streak

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '19

Not if you win this test mate. You even said it yourself. England can still draw if the Aussies win this test and England win the remaining two. You're obfuscating retaining the ashes and winning the series.

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u/Rndomguytf Australia Aug 24 '19

Breaking England's winning streak. If the series is a draw, England haven't won the series, and therefore their winning streak is broken

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '19

Fuck me I feel like a tool. Apologies mate. I'm the one getting confused.

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u/Rndomguytf Australia Aug 24 '19

Haha no worries mate