Off Topic Cricket Thread

Can’t see them declaring as 5 sessions yet to go

 

Yeah, I wasn't suggesting they might declare now. My point was that the way this England side bats makes the time calculations much more difficult for an opposition captain.

 

Can someone explain this short pitched nonsense to tailenders? Pitch the ball up and aim at top of off stump surely is what should be happening..... with the short stuff any edge is going to fly over the slips for 4.....

 

Is this part of the new ‘aggressive in all circumstances’ ideology? No room for nuance here.

 

It just worked to get Shami.

 

Got them out for 245, so we only need 378.

Piece of piss.

 

Ok so it kinda worked......

378 to chase in loads of time....... not sure who's favourites...

 

India, with their bowling, are big favourites imo.

 

Massive favourites

 

Sure, India are favorites, but England are only 7/4 against at the moment.

 

Loads of time. Be nice to have 150 or so on the board before Bairstow has to hit a quick 200…..

 

Reprieve for Crawley after being given out by on field umpire. This time there's no doubt the ball hit the ground first before going onto the pad. We were due to get 1 of them, what a fantastic start. Lees is looking so aggressive, keep going lads.

 

Excellent 50 by Lees. Crawley looking much better too, leaving the ball well outside off stump.

 

Corking start

 

At the start of the innings win % was India 70% England 20%....

Now at 90/0 India 50% England 47%.....

 

100 opening partnership! Excellent start

 

What is this sorcery?

 

Ffs Crawley shoulders arms to Bumrah and it nips back and hits off stump ! Just changed the ball after 20 overs aswell. What has happened to the Duke ball ? Joke. 107-1. Need another partnership now

 

Now Crawley leaves one from Bumrah that he shouldn't have. Jags back and takes the top of off stump.

 

Lees almost out 2 balls on trot now, ****ing change of ball.