theunderstudy

200 partnership from 29 overs

This is the Bazball everyone has been wanting to see. Positive and aggressive without being flappy and stupid. Australia look shellshocked

Australia now moving fielders to try and stop the Roooop shot just need to keep grinding them down 

Australia just got saved a review. AND the Umpires reviewed Root themselves to see if he was out earlier. England may get called lucky but Australia have been helped a little bit too

You know what the biggest frustration is???? This is exactly what England needed to do at Lords. And instead they **** around and flapped at the short ball. This is the ruthlessness I've been aching to see against Australia. Respect their good balls, punish their bad balls and make Cummins panic in the field

Probably his best innings this - he's been streaky as hell but played some fantastic shots

5 minutes ago, Rodders said:

indeed they won't. But good job for Mo. 

Root coming in at this scoreline is good news. Hopefully

Hopefully. We need a big lead here to try and panic the Aussies. All it takes is their top 5 being out for 150 in the second innings and we can push to win. I think we won't have a big lead at all tbh as we'll keep taking a lot of risks

Out literally a few balls later. **** hell

He needed that desperately. As did we. 

Moeen just dropped by Cummins.... less of those risks lads. They won't drop many more.

11 more to avoid the follow on

Problem is this innings is as good as it gets for Moeen at 3. Hopefully he doesn't lose focus 

Of course Duckett gives his wicket away early. **** cock

Woakes finally gets his fifer despite the Umpires best attempts.

Now we need to hope Crawley and Duckett can avoid their usual shit and get us to like 75-0 early 

Frustrating bowling. Just don't look threatening

Australia really batting deep. Carey and Starc is a handy 8th and 9th batter pairing.

The big question is our car crash of a batting lineup going to be able to post a handy total

Not sure how Smith wasn't given out for that one tbf

Moeen clouted around first over. Bodes well. Need to get three quick wickets here or it'll be a long long day 

4 years ago today.... the day the England mens team got the monkey off their back in limited overs cricket. I lost 4 years of my life that day 

Piastri gets a podium if he doesn't pit before the safety car. Fine margins. McLarens making those hards look really good. Good weekend for them overall but Hamilton swipes a podium away from them 

Can't understand the McLarens going to hards.... 

Wood skying that shot that should have been an easy catch for Boland.... until Carey barrelled over to try and steal the catch. Monstrous from Woakes and Brook. Without that partnership England bottle that.

Now **** get Bairstow out the side 

****. Now we have to hope Mark Wood, Stuart Broad and Ollie Robinson have the nous, calmness or ability to see England home. **** lol

McLaren fought as well as it could. You aren't beating Verstappen in this Red Bull in a fair fight. Mercedes all over Ferrari so far 

Squeaky bum time now