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Once again Australia have given England every opportunity to win a Test in this series with either piss poor batting and or clueless bowling and fielding, tactics, field placements etc.
We may have luckily got away with the first 2 Tests but it wont be a 3rd as I can see the Poms smashing us around the park tonight.
Back to 2-1 and with Warner completely and utterly clueless against Broad, Labuschagne & Smith continually having brain fades when set, Head well you never know what you are going to get, Green sadly looking monumentally flustered with both bat and ball, no Lyon available and our complete cluelessness against Stokes when batting.......

Game's not over till the fat lady sings.

Its definitely Englands match to lose now. Australias only real hope is early wickets to put some nerves into the English changeroom but the pitch doesnt seem to have deteriorated much and the conditions should be a bit better today so if they get away to a good start it could be all over before tea. It will require a concerted effort by every bowler. Murphy will have to play a part too. I have the feeling that the key wicket today will be Root not Stokes. Root has the ability to anchor the chase while the others knock off the runs.

Australia really lost control of this game on day 2 between lunch and stumps. They had one hand on the urn with England 7-142 at lunch on day 2 then proceeded to bowl complete garbage to Stokes and the tail. Then the soft dismissals of Smith and Labuschagne completed the cave in. 
It was unfortunate that Head and Marsh had to go out and face the English bowlers in the gloom yesterday but it may not have mattered much but for the stuff ups on day 2.

The top order batting has not worked for Australia in this game, Smith and Marsh have nearly scored half of the 587 runs that the team have got in this match which is an indictment on the top 4. 

If Australia lose this game, surely they cannot select Warner for the 4th test. Australia are literally batting one man short whenever he is in the team such is the hold that Broad has over him and Harris or Renshaw could not possibly do any worse than he has. 

Yes, it will take a monumental bowling effort.
But contrary to some views the urn is not quite England's yet.
I'm just hoping that England's over confidence may get in the way today.
 

Alex Carey Haircut /Haircut Gate
Been reported by the reputable BBC.That Alex Carey had a Haircut and ran out of the Barbers shop.And did not pay for his Haircut. The British media is having a field day with this.Its been denied by Carey +CA.lol

Late Edit
It was someone impersonating Alex Carey at the Barbers shop.I find this absolutely hillarious. 

Hopefully he will give Marsh a decent bowl while the ball is still relatively new. He gets good swing in England. 

Poms odds on now.

Its done.....gee Boland has been the disappointment of the Ashes so far for mine he just cant seem to adapt to the length required in England.
We continue to leak far too many easy runs allowing the batsmen to swap the strike over constantly and not getting a sustained bowl at a particular batsman.
But no doubt the usual lot will continue to pump up Pattys Captaincy credentials!!! 

BH: did you hear MA Taylo'r's reasoning to keep Warner in the side. ' He is good at slip'?

Captain Clueless strikes again!
Seriously Smith needs to take the reins for the rest of this series otherwise it will be 3-2 to England, the bloke has no idea with a ridiculous one plan of bombing the tail who are smashing that crap all over the park and dont get me started on the field placings where with even only 2 runs needed and 3 wickets for Australia he had virtually everyone on the rope!
Unbelievably stupid!