Loftyhites Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 (edited) What a horrible scorecard to look at. Extras is the 2nd best batter in the team! I was really looking forward to the cricket today after what’s been happening at Derby and then the Lions defeat. What a shambles! I might just give up on sport and become one of these Netflix people. Edited August 17, 2021 by Loftyhites Mostyn6, RadioactiveWaste and Anag Ram 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinhectoring Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 17 hours ago, Wolfie20 said: England need to find a much better top three as a matter of urgency. Interesting that in the combined first and second innings, India's first 2 wickets put on 177 runs compared to England's paltry 24. In a relatively modest scoring match that's a huge disadvantage. Well the only silver lining is that surely we’ve seen the last of Sibley’s abominable batting in an England shirt. I hope they will give Hameed another try - he looked ok in the second innings and got a good one. Given the form Root is in, there’s a long way to go in this series. And I wonder whether Stokes saw that shambles and will say: ok I’m back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loftyhites Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 Liam Livingstone anyone? Not a test opener by any standard but wack 30 straight off in 20 min to give us a start and then let the cricketers have a go. My goodness, this is a good single malt. Don’t post anything that you’ll regret in the morning! Whoops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted August 17, 2021 Share Posted August 17, 2021 29 minutes ago, Loftyhites said: Liam Livingstone anyone? Not a test opener by any standard but wack 30 straight off in 20 min to give us a start and then let the cricketers have a go. My goodness, this is a good single malt. Don’t post anything that you’ll regret in the morning! Whoops! The only way he could do worse than our current openers is to last fewer than 4 balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinhectoring Posted August 18, 2021 Share Posted August 18, 2021 On 17/08/2021 at 21:34, Loftyhites said: Liam Livingstone anyone? Not a test opener by any standard but wack 30 straight off in 20 min to give us a start and then let the cricketers have a go. My goodness, this is a good single malt. Don’t post anything that you’ll regret in the morning! Whoops! Dunno if he can cope with a red ball, Buttler is finding it hard enough and he’s no slouch. I think Crawley is ‘the one’ but he’s been sent back to the counties I think. Will be interesting to see if Malan can do it. We need Pope and Stokes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shake n Bake Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 12 hours ago, kevinhectoring said: Dunno if he can cope with a red ball, Buttler is finding it hard enough and he’s no slouch. I think Crawley is ‘the one’ but he’s been sent back to the counties I think. Will be interesting to see if Malan can do it. We need Pope and Stokes Malan is a good player, but I don't think he's a number 3. He's similar to Joe Root and Ollie Pope in that he can accelerate the scoring and increase the run rate once the new ball has been worn down. I agree about Crawley, he definitely has the ability but had it not been for that 267, he'd have been dropped a while ago. I've got high hopes for Hameed as an opener. Not a good return test for him, but he's looked great for Notts this year. I feel a bit sorry for Sibley, as he's usually done his job over blocking the new ball, but gotten out in silly ways when England are chasing the game in the 4th innings. Our middle order is a bit weak and #batdeep is no longer so Sibley scoring 20 of 90 balls looks terrible, when for a lot of teams that's a job well done. kevinhectoring 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 On 17/08/2021 at 08:06, Loftyhites said: What a horrible scorecard to look at. Extras is the 2nd best batter in the team! I was really looking forward to the cricket today after what’s been happening at Derby and then the Lions defeat. What a shambles! I might just give up on sport and become one of these Netflix people. …and that was on a good batting pitch. No technique, no application, no concentration. The only ones who want to bat for a long time are Root, who’s our best player, and Sibley who’s like one of those guys who brings nothing to the party but is still there when you’re cleaning up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted August 25, 2021 Author Share Posted August 25, 2021 (edited) India 21 for 3. Anderson with all 3. Just got Kohli out. Loved the celebration. p.s. knob off Kohli Edited August 25, 2021 by sage Comrade 86 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 34 minutes ago, sage said: India 21 for 3. Anderson with all 3. Just got Kohli out. Loved the celebration. p.s. knob off Kohli Tuning it round corners this morning. Classic Jimmy Anderson. Funny thing is that when I fist saw him bowl, I thought he was rubbish and I can clearly remember saying to a pal that he'd never make a test cricketer ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Tibbs Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Nice wicket just before lunch after a couple of good overs from Overton adding a bit of pressure with accuracy and length. Let's get through these next two and get stuck into the "Rabbits".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase116 Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 8 down ?? possibly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 An England-esque batting performance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Utterly bizarre test series. If there was any doubt one day cricket has ruined test cricket, surely this past year has removed such doubt. RadioactiveWaste 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Oh dear oh dear oh dear India. 78 all out is the sort of score my childhoood led me to believe only England were capable of. Hopefully they bowl england out for a low score and make the game interesting, but I fear that kind of a first innings might be fatal to the test as a competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 14 minutes ago, RadioactiveWaste said: Oh dear oh dear oh dear India. 78 all out is the sort of score my childhoood led me to believe only England were capable of. Hopefully they bowl england out for a low score and make the game interesting, but I fear that kind of a first innings might be fatal to the test as a competition. Lest we forget... https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-test-championship-2019-2021-1195334/england-vs-australia-3rd-test-1152848/full-scorecard ? Mostyn6, RadioactiveWaste, dabber and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted August 25, 2021 Author Share Posted August 25, 2021 23 minutes ago, RadioactiveWaste said: Oh dear oh dear oh dear India. 78 all out is the sort of score my childhoood led me to believe only England were capable of. Hopefully they bowl england out for a low score and make the game interesting, but I fear that kind of a first innings might be fatal to the test as a competition. baalocks to that, let's beat them by an innings RadioactiveWaste, Anag Ram and AndyinLiverpool 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, sage said: baalocks to that, let's beat them by an innings For australia I'd agree wholeheartedly, for any other series i prefere a competetive game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted August 25, 2021 Author Share Posted August 25, 2021 25 minutes ago, RadioactiveWaste said: For australia I'd agree wholeheartedly, for any other series i prefere a competetive game. Hmm Kohli has been a knob. Let's make it 1-1 then have a tight game Mostyn6 and RadioactiveWaste 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoetheRam Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Had a feeling England were going to get them cheaply when they won the toss and batted first. Not a wrong decision by any means, but Anderson was due a quality spell and Headingley often seems best for batting on day two. Hopefully reach parity 0 or 1 wicket down and put them to the sword. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 1 hour ago, RadioactiveWaste said: Hopefully they bowl england out for a low score Sod that for a lark. Burns and Hameed to get their heads down and England to still be batting on Friday, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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