Off Topic Cricket - England 2021

Bat 2 more sessions, whilst kicking the pitch to bits on a length when running. Simples.


We should win it from here.



Mind, last time we played at Chennai we scored 477 first up and then contrived to lose by an innings and 77. One of their batsman got a triple century and another fell one run shy of a double. We only took 7 wickets in the match.

 

It’s pissin it down here too Ernie

 

Root out, as he walked off Kohli made a point of shaking his hand. Classy, Australia take note...

 

only the second player to pass 180 in three consecutive games. the first was sanggakara. not even bradman.

 

Getting up early has been 100% justified today! What a catch by Root just now, Bess bowling v well. Unreal

 

Same here, fascinating stuff. So far Bess looks a very different bowler to his performance in Sri Lanka. Good counter attack from Pant, keep tempting him Leachy

 

Thank goodness for the Cricket, at least it lifts your spirits after watching City yesterday.

 

That was some catch by Root

 

Lucky maybe, but big wicket to take

 

Nick Knight was just saying Bess is a lucky bowler and that wicket proves it.

 

What’s that phrase about making your own luck?...

 

More luck...

 

just been checking back to 2003 when graeme smith scored two big doubles against england. his previous game was against pakistan and he scored 151 in an innings win. in the next two tests in england he scored 277 and 85 in a drawn first test and 259 in an innings win in the second. That's comes to 772 runs in three games and four innings. he only managed another 93 in the final six innings.

 

Well, a bit up and down sort of a day, England all out for 178, which is probably at least 50 short of ideally they would have liked to have been.

420 ahead should be enough, but after India's exploits in Aussie land, I wouldn't put it passed them to chase it down.

 

maybe a bit tough on a deteriorating pitch in three and a half sessions though.

 

I would certainly hope so, but crazy run chases seem to be in vogue.

 

Guess it will depend on how well our spinners bowl now .. Ashwin showed what can be achieved although he is a far superior spinner to both our lads

 

Wow, what a ball by Jimmy to get Gill out, absolute Jaffa. 92-3

 

What an over from Jimmy bags another one gets Rahana for a duck. 92-4

 

Unbelievable from Jimmy, 3 wickets in the over.