The Cricket Thread

[Squeak]

Enjoying this knock from Woakes... now past 2,000 test match runs... two 6's on the trot... that's how to bat...

 

[Squeak]

Carse and Woakes batting well, India decide to go for the short ball ploy...both Carse and Woakes lose their heads... premeditating every ball. Carse gets bowled by a ball he'd have played quite easily an over or so ago...

 

[jd1981]

This one is moving away from England now

 

[Tredman]

These bowlers are just not good enough

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

371 to win

 

[Squeak]

Sets the game up nicely. England need to survive this evening without any loss and then in the morning they can have a blast.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

In India's favour is Bumrah now being able to bowl effectively unchanged for 10-12 overs from one end (half tonight and half in the morning).

There's not much in the pitch though and their other three seamers are a sliding scale of shite. Thakur is one of the worst Test cricketers I've ever seen for a major nation.

 

[Squeak]

In India's favour is Bumrah now being able to bowl effectively unchanged for 10-12 overs from one end (half tonight and half in the morning).

There's not much in the pitch though and their other three seamers are a sliding scale of shite. Thakur is one of the worst Test cricketers I've ever seen for a major nation.

Indeed. Surviving those spells will be important but if he gets 2 or 3 wickets then it's practically done. Think we could hang on for the draw though if we played for it but we won't.

Edit. Athers just said only 1 draw in 33 tests under Stokesy.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Yep and that was basically due to Mancunian rain and nothing else. We'd have won easily otherwise.

 

[Squeak]

Well done Duckett...solid until 94 and then a bit erratic through to 102... but got there. Now settle and go again.

 

[Squeak]

So the game moves on.... two wickets and it's back on edge... 206-2. 165 needed.

 

[Sniffer]

So the game moves on.... two wickets and it's back on edge... 206-2. 165 needed.

If you think it is you can get 7-1 on India and 10-1 on a draw.

 

[Tredman]

If you think it is you can get 7-1 on India and 10-1 on a draw.

That draw looks quite tempting with the weather

 

[Sniffer]

I took far less than that for a draw at 7 this morning when the Met office forecast was light rain until 2pm.

 

[Stan Hullis]

Krishna has done fuck all until after this rain break, found some form now.

 

[basher]

So the game moves on.... two wickets and it's back on edge... 206-2. 165 needed.

If you want to be that pessimistic then have at it.

Lose this test there's always the next test, lose that then there's the next test after that...

 

[Wolftone]

Duckett and Brook gone in consequetive balls.256-4

 

[Wolftone]

DRS: Stokes given not out caught off his upper arm. Phew, just missed the bat

 

[jd1981]

Brilliant test match regardless of result

 

[Jabbawolf]

Duckett and Brook gone in consequetive balls.256-4

I’m all for being positive, but Brook does seem to have a penchant for recklessness.