182 Duckett gone off slight inside edge
361-2
59.5 overs 189 lead
Haven’t really been following. Thought I’d watch for a short while. Wicket first ball.
Usually me that does that sort of thing.
457-2
will we declare at tea then bowl them out by end of play?
Like London buses none for 99 years, then Pope gets 100 in a single session as well.
I admit i did have a snooze for an hour while it was tediously slow at 10 an over in the middle of the session
Bring up the fattest test double hundred in England with a 6 why not?
And then gets out stumped
524-4
Declared
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My Irish boss turned the TV off in the office as he said it was demoralising him. I told him it was inspiring me 
He was not happy.
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I thought the fattest was Colin Milburn? 
They’ve declared now so they can bowl them out and go to the F A Cuup Final tomorrow.
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Lucky if it lasts much after lunchtime tomorrow tbh
FA Cup part of contingency plan for me 
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Lunch - Ireland trail England by 137 runs with 4 wickets remaining
We may have to bat again 
Ireland trail England by 41 runs with 4 wickets remaining
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Tea, Ireland technically 4-8
Ireland 362 ao
McBrine 86*
England need 11 runs to win
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Oooo…bit of a nailbiter.
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Got a lot more play than I expected here. Decent day
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Good thing we weren’t trying to bowl the Aussies out on that pitch
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But we picked the same squad for The Ashrs so we could try
Leach out with a stress fracture of the back.
A job for Dawson?