Yeah, absolutely the right strategy in general. Just completely needless to go for the third one after you'd taken nine off the over.
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Which is fine but some silly wickets given away. The bowlers would get frustrated and let some loose ones go against stokes if England weren't trying to press and force it
Complete brain dead batting from England today. Getting runout in a test with vast amount of time left sums it up..
Well, I haven't watched this much cricket since I was trying absolutely anything to avoid studying for the Leaving Cert nearly 20 years ago, but I've thoroughly enjoyed England losing this sporting spectacle.
This is going to be so cruel on England. 56 away
Stokes wow.
Stokes could do this
Stokes 
Jesus Christ 
Wow. Leach is a decent bat. This could be a great match.
Getting Interesting..
Feck sake Australia.
Regardless of how this ends this has been an awesome innings by Stokes.
Just saw Leach has a high score of 92 and an average of 20.. Not your usual no.11..
Still a crazy tough ask.
England's best player in my opinion. He's much more of a clutch player than Root. I might be in a minority with this view, but if I could only have one on my team, it would be Stokes.
Ok Cummins on - this could go either way quickly
Bet the Aussies wish they had Mitchell Starc right about now.
100%, he’s just got a winners state of mind and you know he’s never going to shy away from the pressure.
Root is great as an anchor when he’s scoring runs like he usually does but I wouldn’t back him to be the main man.
Respect to Stokes. He is basically switched into one day mode now!
England don't deserve Stokes.
Occasion made for Stokes.
Ben fecking Stokes
Bloody hell.
Stokes
Amazing
Yes.
The thing about Stokes is that apart from his great skills, he has attitude.
And fighters have attitude.
Ridiculous
The crowd is amazing! Let’s go!
If he doesn't get his century there's no justice!
Ton up
As much as I love short format cricket it doesn’t get better than this.
Sensational from Stokes.
What a century. Take a bow. fecking hell.
Great atmosphere.
And a six, 27 needed. Incredible from Stokes.
Considering the occasion, the batsmen collapsing around him, this is one of the best centuries I've ever watched
27 more to win!
I can barely watch anymore - too much for it to go wrong. Come on Stokes!
This is madness.
And another
16 in 3 balls
16 in 3 balls