The Cricket Thread

[ChilcoSaint]

Shame that we didn't try to sneak Craig in for Jamie, and hope nobody would notice. I think Craig would have been excellent on this wicket (not as fast as Jamie, and weaker with the bat, but a vastly superior bowler).

Plus Jamie has hardly played this season and Craig has loads of first class wickets.

 

[tomw24]

Jamie Overton is not international standard, with bat or ball.

 

[ChilcoSaint]

Jamie Overton is not international standard, with bat or ball.

Not that I’m biased, but of the twins, only one is a treacherous money-grabbing ****.

 

[Number 1 Jasper]

India v England

Ind - 389-Lead by 372 runs .

Sundar 35 runs from 12 balls

6 dropped catches by England ( inc yesterday )

 

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India v England

Ind - 389-Lead by 372 runs .

Sundar 35 runs from 12 balls

6 dropped catches by England ( inc yesterday )

It’s like the England of old!

 

[st_brendy]

That feels at least 100 too many to chase. But we'll see.

 

[San Tejón]

Highest test final innings chase, at the Oval, is 265, I think they said earlier.

 

[Number 1 Jasper]

Crawley out to the penultimate ball of the day . Eng 50-1

COP

 

[garysfc]

Crawley out to the penultimate ball of the day . Eng 50-1

COP

Big shame that. Survives that & another & we have something to hang onto. I know it’s only one down but ….

 

[garysfc]

Duckett & Pope already gone. Can see Root batting for a few hours but no one to stay with him. Hoping I’m wrong but think this’ll be over just after tea. Selectors made a number of mistakes, compounded by unlucky Woakes injury.

 

[tomw24]

Oh Siraj!

 

[tomw24]

How big could that moment turn out to be?

 

[StJabbo1]

Bit less Bazball Brook.

 

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England will really want to win this. Not seen a series with so much needle for a while.

 

[tomw24]

It's beautifully poised. Big hour after lunch coming up.

 

[Toss saints]

Sat warching at the Oval, England favourites

 

[tomw24]

How big could that moment turn out to be?

Very as it turned out. Brilliant hundred for Brook.

 

[Paddy Podped]

This isn’t over….

 

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This isn’t over….

Bethell playing very poorly

 

[jaySFC]

Rooooooooooooot