Ashes 3rd Test at Headingley

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Wot a game. Who sez cricket iz boring.

Historic.

A wo filling up when Stooaks hit that winning barndri.

There are moments in sport when the whole world seems to stop and the only thing going on is the event taking place before your very eyes , this was one of those occasions this afternoon .

73 to get with one wicket left , the last man in is a spinner wearing glasses and looks like he belongs playing for Swaithe second eleven on a sunday afternoon , credit Leech too for seeing off what came down at him .

Stokes thought feck it and rolled the dice , he comes up with double six , he also batted with intelligence by getting on strike when he needed to .

I was screaming for him just to take the single and at least we tie the game up and live to fight another day , Stokes wasn't having it because he wanted the victory and from the very moment he came out to bat he believed 100% that victory would be accomplished , just like he did in the WC Final , I'd given both up but then again that's why I'm sat here and he's Ben Stokes .

Yes we rode our luck , Lyon only has to catch the ball and remove the bails and they win , you just fumbled the ashes away sunshine .

The umpire made a monumental error with LBW but then again if you are daft enough to waste your last review on a delivery clearly going wide of leg stump then you get what you deserve , my heart obviously bleeds purple pyss .

If history tells you anything OZ are done for , they were done for in 81 and Edgbaston killed them in 2005 .

I ain't so sure .

Smith is back for the next test and he's the kind of temperament that isn't easily exposed no matter what .

England still have issues with the bat despite today , Root's dismissal was unnecessary from our captain .

Just relieved to be back in the series at 1-1 but this series isn't a gimme by any means and it would be foolish to write OZ off with their impressive pacemen , Lyon , Smith and England's frailties with the bat .

Big question marks over Roy and Buttler in test cricket for me .

I'll enjoy the day though , absolutely fantastic to have witnessed that .