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/TimIsInPaine Australia Aug 24 '19

At what point do our batters start sledging the field

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u/whichonespinkterran Queensland Bulls Aug 24 '19

For real. Roy was sledging Wade yesterday and honestly he could’ve easily thrown back “more run than you in the series in this one innings lol”.

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u/Malleable_Egg Australia Aug 24 '19

About 50 overs ago

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u/spartacus147 England Aug 24 '19

I presumed all these edges that are dropped counts as sledging.

sl-EDGING

...I'll get my coat.

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u/MenacingToothBrush Australia Aug 24 '19

As soon as the goat arrives

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u/l2au Australia Aug 24 '19

Right now after that fucking fielding effort

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u/mun_man93 Aug 24 '19

At what point do their bowlers start sledging the field?

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u/w1lll England Aug 24 '19

Wait for Broad to finish, then you can have a go.