Australia 303/3 vs England
Scorecard
Finally a good day for Australia then.
The problem is it took them 10 tries to get a day where they truly dominated the proceedings. They're going to need about 12 more of these in order to complete the greatest Test series comeback of all time. Today also exposed that this Australian team can actually play cricket well, on one condition: Their captain, Michael Clarke, must play well and get a century or at least a substantial score. Case in point: this whole series so far. Clarke hasn't had a very good series; as a result, his young team has no confidence because their captain and main senior player can't get any runs. Today, Clarke played well and was able to kick on and get a century, so his batting partner, Steve Smith, was able to play with confidence knowing his captain would be a guiding hand to help him out in the middle. As a result, Smith played a very composed, mature innings.
Now to see if they can keep it up.
Highlights: http://mycrickethighlights.com/ashes-3rd-test-day-1-cricket-highlights-2013/
Also, I am currently watching the inaugural Caribbean Premier League, and I think it's simply brilliant. The quality of cricket has been good so far, and most importantly, it's putting people back in the seats. Despite their loss last night, T&T look like the favorites to me.
Tomorrow: A post all about the Cricket World Cup because of the launch of the 2015 World Cup on Monday.
Thanks for reading everyone.
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