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fetcheveryone Jun 2023 5:08pm, 15 Jun 2023 29,088 posts	Quote Pin fetcheveryone I’m confident that we will beard the kangaroo in our own den and recover those ashes.
SPR Jun 2023 5:12pm, 15 Jun 2023 40,824 posts	Quote Pin SPR England bat for 2.5 days?! Hmm…. I checked the forecast after posting, it suggests a 3 day test currently. Unfortunately one of the lost days is currently showing as day 5! The other was day 3. Still time for changes.
Oscar the Grouch Jun 2023 5:55pm, 15 Jun 2023 6,163 posts	Quote Pin Oscar the Grouch If England bat for 2.5 days at their current run rate of a shade below 5, that's 225 overs x5. I think 1,125 should be ebough to secure the draw.
SPR Jun 2023 6:23pm, 15 Jun 2023 40,825 posts	Quote Pin SPR Guess I'm hoping for rain on the right days then 🤣
NDWDave Jun 2023 7:06am, 16 Jun 2023 18,286 posts	Quote Pin NDWDave I can live with despair. It is the hope that kills you
Nicholls595 Jun 2023 8:13am, 16 Jun 2023 30,475 posts	Quote Pin Nicholls595 England might just bat for 2.5 days over the whole series
fetcheveryone Jun 2023 9:00am, 16 Jun 2023 29,091 posts	Quote Pin fetcheveryone They’ve won at least two matches in every home series since 2001. I like that statistic.
fetcheveryone Jun 2023 10:04am, 16 Jun 2023 29,092 posts	Quote Pin fetcheveryone Bat or field? What are you hoping for? I'd like to see us bat. In terms of laying a marker down for the series, it feels like there's more scope for it. If it's gonna go bad, we'll find out quicker too C'mon England!
Scorge Jun 2023 10:21am, 16 Jun 2023 1,074 posts	Quote Pin Scorge aussies will be desperate to win the toss and bat long to try and get stokes bowling on that iffy knee i reckon. 2-2 again, gut tells me
SPR Jun 2023 10:23am, 16 Jun 2023 40,826 posts	Quote Pin SPR I'm not fussed, I just hope they play smart. I'm also making no predictions.