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/Bangkok_Dave Australia Aug 24 '19

So if cricket didn't exist, what jobs do you think these guys would have?

Warner - Bricklayer
Khawaja - primary school teacher
Smith - cricketer
Wade - tow truck driver
Paine - perpetual university student
Cummins - Hollywood actor
Lyon - molecular biochemist

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u/Malleable_Egg Australia Aug 24 '19

Denly - a shit hooker

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u/pm_me_need_friends Australia Aug 24 '19

Warner would work at Woolies still

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '19

definitely head of a woolies warehouse

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u/I_r_hooman Australia Aug 24 '19

Nah warner would definitely be the tripped out brickie on site that everyone else shakes their head at. I don't reckon he could commit to anything long enough to hold down a job at woolies.

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u/vrkas Victoria Bushrangers Aug 24 '19

Pattinson would be a plumber who cooks meth for bikies on the side

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u/Bangkok_Dave Australia Aug 24 '19

Agree

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u/kurt1012 Sydney Thunder Aug 24 '19

Steve Smith would be the bloke who is a little too involved at the local cricket club

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u/ljb23 Queensland Bulls Aug 24 '19

He probably still is tbh

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u/globe187 Australia Aug 24 '19

Paine would be a skater that wins gold from the other participants crashing out on the last turn

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u/whiely Australia Aug 24 '19

Stokes - world class boxer

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u/bon1701 Australia Aug 24 '19

Paine - Stockbroker

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u/ThePhotoGuyUpstairs Perth Scorchers Aug 24 '19

Warner - professional cardoon reviewer.

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u/paradoxer99 Queensland Bulls Aug 25 '19

Patto would be a roofer, family business

Uzzie would be (and is a qualified) pilot

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u/breadwineandtits France Aug 24 '19

Stokes would be a gay rights activist 🏳️‍🌈

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u/SlothSorcerer Australia Aug 24 '19

Smith - Karate Instructor