The Ashes.

[Marvelos]

Tense

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Day 5. Last day of the first test in Edgebaston (Birmingham ) England.

At the tea break:

Australia are:

5 for 183 and require 98 runs to win in the last session.

Khwaja 56 not out from 159 balls
Green 22 not out from 54 balls.

There’s hope but it’s slow going and as noted by Marvelous it’s (friggin) tense.

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I’m afraid that might be it.

A tired Kwahja plays on to Stokes. Angled bat poor shot. 65 off 197. But not his fault. Smith, Labashagne and Head have a lot to answer for.

Australia 7 for 209

Carey 10 off 93
Cummins yet to face a ball.

72 to win for Australia

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Gawn.

Carey caught and bowled Root in the 81st over with the old ball.

Australia needs 54
England needs 2 tail enders.

Australia needs about 3. an over.

Highly improbable for Australia to win.

[Marvelos]

Win is gone, maybe, just maybe we can hold on for a draw, not likely l.

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Cummins just hit 14 off Root. 37 to win.
Stokes just dropped Lyon

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Bloody hell:
30 runs needed to win
13 overs remaining
New ball not yet taken

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Lyon hit on the helmet.

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27 to win for Australia
12 overs remaining

Not likely but gripping

New ball taken

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Inbetween trying to Nick the ball Lyon hits a straight drive for 4
23 to win
11 overs remaining

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Misfield. 4 runs
16 to win
10 overs remaining

[Skids]

How good is this!!

[piedys]

Not likely but gripping

New ball taken

I turned Gem95 off about 3.30am when we needed 50, and Carey just gave Root another soda. That broke me

This would be THE great escape, and perhaps a payback for 2005

[Skids]

I fell asleep for almost 2hrs with the cricket in an ear bud..... commentators getting excited over that dropped catch woke me up...
Perfect!

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Can we bring it home boys?