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Cricket - England v India 2025

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by stopmeandslapme, Oct 16, 2021.

  1. Gambol

    Gambol George Clooney's wee brother

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    I am.
     
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  2. stopmeandslapme

    stopmeandslapme Well-Known Member

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    Dreadful start but Bairstow and Foakes going along quite nicely now, 214/5.
     
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  3. stopmeandslapme

    stopmeandslapme Well-Known Member

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    It going to make 300 are we?
     
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  5. stopmeandslapme

    stopmeandslapme Well-Known Member

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    I'm not going to make a prediction but yes.
    Antigua looks like the place to be, glorious weather and scenery.
     
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  6. Archers Road

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    Odd looking ground though, in the middle of nowhere, like an out of town shopping mall.
     
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  7. stopmeandslapme

    stopmeandslapme Well-Known Member

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    Had to scrape ice off my car this morning, worried if it doesn't warm up soon it might affect my plums.
     
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  8. Archers Road

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    Some sort of larvae are eating my cabbages, wouldn’t mind a bit of frost to kill the dickered off tbh
     
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  9. stopmeandslapme

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    White butterfly caterpillars? I tried growing Brussels and I had them still devouring the plants in November, expect they might survive all through winter in London.
    Bairstow's century is up.
     
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    monacoger POTY 2021

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    Is it any wonder that this forum has won multiple awards?
     
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    Yes.
     
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  12. stopmeandslapme

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    311 all out. Let's see how the Windies respond.
     
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  13. stopmeandslapme

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    Windies responded with a 60 odd lead and took a wicket early on but been plain sailing since then, lead 110. Expect this is heading for a draw.
     
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  14. stopmeandslapme

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    A draw it was. Bowling pretty toothless, could do with Anderson and Broad.
     
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    Second test day one: England finish on 244/3. Solid.
     
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  16. stopmeandslapme

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    500 up, wonder how long it's been since we could say that.
     
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  17. stopmeandslapme

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    WI finally all out for 411 trailing by 96, expect some aggressive batting now, need to get 300 lead them put them back in, time is tight.
     
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    Saf Not606 Godfather+NOT606 Poster of the year 2023

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    This is a draw. There's not enough time for us to get the runs and then have a good bowl at them. It's showed to still be a good batting wicket.
     
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  19. stopmeandslapme

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    WI 39/3, the win is a possibility.
     
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    A draw again, wonder what the 3rd and 6th highest wicket takers of all time made of it.
     
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