It is still likely Australia will win.. as they deserve..... but I kind of hope they run out of time and it ends in a draw (not likely)

Maybe I'll do a rain dance and make it RAIN on Melbourne all day tomorrow

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A little help for you

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Thanks Carm.

I just checked the forecast... and it's forecast Sunny for days... so if it rains... ya KNOW it will be down to ME

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Well I have very confidence in your rain dancing skills Rumpole

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K

Just as well the weather is fine and warm here... the rain dance involves prancing around the garden at midnight... stark naked

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Well as long as the neighbors are at a good distance you should be fine

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Stumps - Day 3

Australia 551/3d & 179/3 (32.0 ov)
West Indies 271


Australia lead by 459 runs with 7 wickets remaining


So Australia lead by 459 now... how many do they need? The problem with NOT enforcing the follow on is that you dont KNOW exactly how many runs you need.. so you have to err on the side of scoring FAR MORE than you ultimately need.

Whereas.. if they had enforced to follow on they would have bowled a few out by now... likely did not need ANY more runs at all... but if they did they would KNOW exactly how many they needed (few if any) when they batted.

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Play - Day 4

Looks like Australia declared overnight... so game is in position it could have been 2 hours before end of play yesterday

Target for West Indies is 461

Australia 551/3d & 179/3d
West Indies 271 & 2/0 (0.4 ov)

West Indies require another 458 runs with 10 wickets remaining

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I kinda hope WI can at least SAVE the game.
I have still NOT got over Australia not enforcing the follow on.

I wonder IF Steve Smith should be replaced as Captain of Australia?

Not sure who could do the job?

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A wicket falls... I cant see WI saving the game really... shame

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Lunch


Australia 551/3d & 179/3d
West Indies 271 & 64/1 (29.0 ov)

West Indies require another 396 runs with 9 wickets remaining

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I think WI is looking pretty good at this point, whadda you think Rumpole?

Chandrika broke a "25 score in a partnership curse" then his partner was out.

Australia 551/3d & 179/3d
West Indies 271 & 87/2 (38.0 ov)

West Indies require another 373 runs with 8 wickets remaining

Wi look ok ish... but they aint gonna survive 2 days

And they are not gonna make the runs.

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Tea - day 4


Australia 551/3d & 179/3d
West Indies 271 & 146/4 (56.0 ov)

West Indies require another 314 runs with 6 wickets remaining

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They need to bowl 34 overs in this final session of day 4

I expect WI to collapse.. get the game over today

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Australia Win

Australia 551/3d & 179/3d
West Indies 271 & 282 (88.3 ov)


Australia won by 177 runs

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3rd Test - Australia v West Indies

Sun Jan 3 - Thu Jan 7 10:30 local (23:30 GMT -1d | 12:30 NZDT)
Sydney Cricket Ground

That will be Saturday, 5:30 PM Texas time

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I'm ready!

This is a perfect time of the day.

Got my RedBull.

K......

But it's TEST cricket, Molly... 5 days of it....


Guys rolling hoops and running around for no apparent reason

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10am: West Indies win the toss and choose to bat


amid cloudy skies. Smith says that he would have batted had the toss gone in Australia's favour.

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