The Cricket Thread

[Paddingtonwolf]

I find the idea that England could chase nearly 400 without allowing the opposition to even get to the second new ball a bit of a game changer!

 

[Newbridge Wolf]

First Maiden in 29 overs - tells you everything!

 

[Dinowolf]

200 partnership

 

[Stan Hullis]

All out for about 220 is my guess

I was still hungover/pessimistic yesterday.

Regardless of what happens today, having been in the depths of despair post Ashes/Caribbean tour, this last few weeks of cricket has been amazing in comparison and long may it continue.

 

[Sniffer]

Roooooooooooooooooooooot

 

[Stan Hullis]

Roooooooooooooooooooooot

How lucky are we to have him, especially in this form.

 

[Johnny75]

How lucky are we to have him, especially in this form.

So much better having him without the yoke of captaincy.

 

[Newbridge Wolf]

This is crazy, I'm sure it used to be if you needed 300 from the last innings you had to pray for rain and a draw at best. Did I imagine that?

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

So much better having him without the yoke of captaincy.

He was in ridiculous form anyway. 11 hundreds since the start of 2021.

 

[Stan Hullis]

Another reverse ramp for 6 from Root.

Ridiculous.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

As good as we've been this morning, India have absolutely stank the place out.

Thakur is absolutely terrible. Reminds me of some of the awful plodders we've picked over the years.

 

[sycophantia]

Thakur is quite average but the other 3 seamers are as good an attack as most, its been as much about field placing today and the last session yesterday I think.

 

[Sniffer]

Oh Jonny Bairstow........

 

[Dinowolf]

100 for Bairstow. His 4th in 5 innings

 

[Tony Towner]

Bairstow is doing things in the Test arena I didn't think he was capable of. I'd have never recalled him

 

[Dinowolf]

250 partnership

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I don’t think I have enjoyed England test cricket quite this much before!

 

[Sniffer]

I think that all of us have criticised him (Bairstow) over the years with regards to his place in the test side.

We can thank Vis for getting rid of the evidence

 

[Tony Towner]

Such a shame Kohli isn't captain for the post match interview

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Current run rate would almost have made the new ball irrelevant for a 400 chase. End of the eightieth would be about 398.