Cricket

Balls. its over Australia are ahead.

Wtf is wrong with Cook?

Root needs to dig in here Australia are well up for it.

Oh dear.

One or both of these need to get a bog ton for England to win from here.

Already bricking it about tonight; if either one goes within the first hour I reckon it'll be over. Would feel confident posting over 200, highest Aussie chase at the Gabba is 236

Is that because nobody has been good enough to set them higher though?

I’m going to stay up until Root goes - got a feeling it’ll either be within the first half an hour or he’ll bat long.

Batting looks so shallow without Stokes 😢

236? That has to be the target then.

Aussies winning the toss on God knows how many occasions, wicket etc. This pitch is pretty slow though, I wouldn't want to bat last on it for sure

Are we expecting a result today?

Root bore them to bits nicking singles here and there.

Root gone. Piss.

Ffs bairstow. You fell for it. Bollox

England let it slip again. Were in a good position. Cant see england getting smith out.
Warner to blast away the runs.

4 wickets this session pls

With that POS Kookaburra? Not likely.

Is there rain forecast for tomorrow? Today?

Nobody talking about the cricket? Surely we're not that scarred after one test where there were plenty of positives?

As a purist, I don't really believe in day-night tests but this is a good chance to get back on terms. Hopefully Anderson can do a bit with the pink ball under the lights.

Need to get a result in the next one. And try to keep smith under wraps.
I'm hoping for a better batting performance where scores are taken on to 50's and 100's. Score board pressure!

Day/night tests are a fucking abomination. Total lottery. Bat at night - you’re fucked.

I don't know how an intention to apply scoreboard pressure differs from an intention to score lots of runs, which is surely everyone's intention?

If there's a game where we have a good chance it'll be this one, with any luck the conditions bowling suit our bowlers slightly more than theirs. Bit worried about spin options if Moeen isn't going to bowl; Root can offer a bit but I'm not sure if it's good for Crane to play. Expect the same team to be honest...

Jimmy Anderson is a fucking bell end.

Yeah - it's a bit embarrassing the extent to which England are allowing themselves to get wound up.

Don't think it would have happened with a more mature captain.

Smith and Bancroft have handled everything admirably to their credit.