Off Topic Sport Other than Football - formerly the Ashes Thread

Lashing down at Silverstone, not far south of Edgbaston

 

I think that rain is moving south east

 

No rain just a very well deserved win for India

 

Their bowlers looked a cut above.
Strange that the Indian seam bowling attack, without their superstar bowler, would be head and shoulders above their English counterparts in England.

 

This set of England bowlers is ordinary for me, no X factor. They are all decent bowlers but too similar, the addition of Atkinson may help, and I do feel they may now rush Archer back too in the hope that he can make it through a 5 day test. Oh for a decent spinner too, Bashir is a spinner whose wickets mainly come from catches in the deep, we do so need a top class spin bowler who is good for more than just giving the quicks a rest.

 

England middle order collapse against ordinary off-spin. Some dreadful shots, particularly Stokes, after showing some unusual discipline. Pitch will throw up some chances, but you feel that India have this in the bag.

 

Woakes drops a sitter off his own bowling and then concedes 2 boundaries...

 

Better now

 

Good effort by Carse and Stokes. Lots of ****housery as well!
Pity they could not enforce the next batsman out there for 2 balls!

 

What the **** do I know? l

 

Archer brilliant this morning

 

Bumrah defends for almost 2 hours, then holes out

 

So close now

 

In war England has relied on Archers

 

India looking comfortable now. May come down to the new ball.

 

Didn't see that ending!!

 

Jedeja brilliant effort

 

Great test match. Memories of the Ashes a few years ago.
Most will never understand, but there is nothing like a hard fought Test

 

You don’t need a sixfest for exciting cricket.
Test format will always be the best. Sustained drama over two and a half sessions at a run rate of 2 per over

 

Siraj out with backspin onto his stumps ,tough **** ,couldn't happen to a nicer bloke