The Cricket Thread

[Paddingtonwolf]

Shall we settle on he needs an innings after the first two tests

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Watching NZ v SA as a warm up to the main event.

A competitive close affair but the scores seem low as the pitch just doesn’t look full of demons.

If South Africa can set 240 or more I think they are in a good position.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Fantastic start. India 24-2 and Wood is bowling sensationally on a complete road.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

39-3 at the first drinks break

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

SA have already batted twice

 

[leedswolf]

Forget that then

 

[Mel Evo]

Really....?

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Nicely poised after day two, even more so if Root and Bairstow can both make scores for the first time in the series tomorrow.

I know we should be used to Bazball by now but it still seems alien to look at the likes of Duckett's strike rate.

 

[BillyDee]

Bizarrely though, the fastest test century by an Englishman was by Gilbert Jessopp 122 years ago...
The Beeb reckon this is the second fastest test century by an opener though.

 

[Squeak]

Hero's or villains in situations like this.... but hell, it's entertaining.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1758447529216131500

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

 

[Mel Evo]

Ashwin out of the match. Sounds bad, hope all alright for him.

 

[Mel Evo]

India’s Ashwin pulls out of third Test against England after family emergency

India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has immediately withdrawn from the third Test against England in Rajkot because of a family medical emergency

www.theguardian.com

 

[Sniffer]

He was mentioning giving his dad heart attacks yesterday so I hope he’s not tempted fate.

 

[Tony Towner]

He was mentioning giving his dad heart attacks yesterday so I hope he’s not tempted fate.

It's his mum who is ill according to Mels link

 

[Mel Evo]

Oh dear.

 

[Tredman]

Ffs

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

All started from a completely stupid shot by root

 

[Mel Evo]

Amazing how quick the momentum shifted this morning.