Cricket thread

[AndyRM]

Leach is very unlucky picking up this knee injury after missing last year's Ashes with a back problem. The young spinners backed up by Root have done well so far & the remaining tests are great opportunity to advance their craft against a very good test team.

Yep, agree with that, and I hope it's an opportunity they can take.

 

[AndyRM]

Nice wee write up on Stokes ahead of his 100th Test tomorrow:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/68287805

 

[AndyRM]

Helluva start this morning, with India currently 71/3 having won the toss and having a bat.

 

[AndyRM]

Safe to say that's India's day, closing on 326/5 on an ominous looking pitch.

The two non-reviews were very annoying. I know we made an arse of things in the last test, but that doesn't mean we need to be scared to use them!

 

[AndyRM]

445 is an imposing, and pleasingly old school feeling first innings total. Need to be sensible here and build our reply sensibly.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

445 is an imposing, and pleasingly old school feeling first innings total. Need to be sensible here and build our reply sensibly.

And a bit of luck will help, too! long way to go, but a great start.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

I note I wrote the above on 89-0

I further note it immediately became 89-1

I shall upshut.

 

[matticus]

I note I wrote the above on 89-0

I further note it immediately became 89-1

I shall upshut.

.. no score spoilers, but Duckett is 127 not out off 104 balls!!!

 

[AndyRM]

238 behind with 8 wickets in hand. India probably just in front at this point, could have done with wrapping things up in a more timely fashion but it doesn't feel that we've let the game get out of sight.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

.. no score spoilers, but Duckett is 127 not out off 104 balls!!!

Utterly bonkers. In my head I still don't believe in Bazball but it doesn't matter because they clearly do!

 

[AndyRM]

95/8 is all that really matters today. That's really poor. Game over.

We lost our last 5 wickets for 20 runs. That's just stupidity, because it's not like they were earned. We've chucked this away big time.

 

[AndyRM]

238 behind with 8 wickets in hand. India probably just in front at this point, could have done with wrapping things up in a more timely fashion but it doesn't feel that we've let the game get out of sight.

This aged well...

 

[Grant Fondo]

What do we think? Indian declaration around lunch tomorrow then some old school digging in for the draw? Doubt it

 

[AndyRM]

What do we think? Indian declaration around lunch tomorrow then some old school digging in for the draw? Doubt it

They could declare overnight and we still wouldn't have a hope.

 

[AndyRM]

And we don't have a hope.

A majestic collapse. Proper old school.