Off Topic Cricket Thread

[rangercol]

100 partnership.
Excellent fightback.

 

[Stroller]

Foakes gets one that almost rolls along the ground. Played well, though.

Can anyone else stay with Pope?

 

[Stroller]

Good day for England, 126 ahead at close of play.

Probably not enough to win here, but will set us up well for the rest of the series.

 

[Hammersmith bookie]

Magnificent innings from Pope, who played 72% of his shots off the front foot, the most he's ever played in his entire career ! If we could somehow manage another 100 runs then it's gane on even without a top class spinner. India still huge favourites but one never knows.

 

[rangercol]

England have done brilliantly to get to a position of setting India 231 to win, but **** me, our bowling is so average compared to theirs.
Joe Root opening the bowling!!!

 

[rangercol]

Mind you, that looked plum and was missing by a mile.
Very strange.

 

[rangercol]

Needed that! Excellent catch by Pope.

 

[rangercol]

And another. Great catch again from Pope.
Hopefully the pressure of their situation will cost India against our bowling.

 

[ozzieranger]

Windies defeat Aussies by 10 runs in the second test. Brilliant performance from them - a young team with some real talent. First win in Australia for them since 1997. Great result for them and for world cricket. Aussies however retain the trophy - again..

 

[rangercol]

India 64-3.
Hartley getting his line and length much better this innings.
Part timer Root back on.

 

[KentGaz]

England making a game of this

 

[rangercol]

England making a game of this

Yep. Even our spinners are getting a lot of turn on this wicket.
It all hinges on whether they can put the ball in the right area consistently enough.

 

[Stroller]

Another one for Hartley, who looks so much better than he did in the first innings. He also looked very decent with the bat.

 

[Stroller]

Brilliant run out by Stokes!

 

[Stroller]

Leach gets Iyer and Ashwin comes to the crease with 112 still needed. He may throw the bat a bit.

 

[Trammers]

Blimey..... didn't see this coming.

C'mon England

 

[Stroller]

Wood coming on. Could be risky.

 

[Wherever]

Soon as I start paying attention, the game goes quiet. Well done England for giving themselves a chance

 

[Wherever]

Just noticed England combined score is 666, did they make a deal?

 

[Stroller]

Brilliant win.