I don't mind a batsman grinding out an innings, but usually to save a match or when a team is 80/4 & you need to steady the ship. At the moment they look like they are swimming in treacle & no attacking shots at all.
bore fest.
Disagree. This is proper Test cricket.. Bowlers making batsmen work very hard for their runs. Batsmen toughing it out. Set a platform to allow the likes of Buttler, Stokes Bairstow to play their shots tomorrow.
I agree England need to play "proper" Test cricket, but this has been pretty tortuous. It's not as if Moeen has been in control, playing solid defensive shots or pushing singles. He's basically been lucky to still be out there.
Cook finally bowled. India deserved more wickets today
Well exactly. If you are struggling you tough it out, wait for the bowlers to ease off a bit and take advantage then. That's what he's done and fair play to him. May not be boundaries every ball, but it's what is required.
Seriously - how can that last ball that was given as 4 byes not been wides? The ball has to be within the reach of the batsman and at that pace it simply isn't.
For all the youngsters on here today's play was just like it used to be back in the day. Not the most exciting I'll admit but proper test match cricket.
For all the youngsters on here today's play was just like it used to be back in the day. Not the most exciting I'll admit but proper test match cricket.
Love it.
Yeah......I remember Lamby, Gower, Beefy, Gooch, Smith all playing cautios innings & going at 2 runs per over.
All today has shown is that you can make a Test match last 5 days instead of 4 - we scored less runs in more overs than any of the other 8 innings......but are no better off.
For all the youngsters on here today's play was just like it used to be back in the day. Not the most exciting I'll admit but proper test match cricket.
Love it.
Yeah......I remember Lamby, Gower, Beefy, Gooch, Smith all playing cautios innings & going at 2 runs per over.
All today has shown is that you can make a Test match last 5 days instead of 4 - we scored less runs in more overs than any of the other 8 innings......but are no better off.
You're right in the sense that the scoreboard looks pretty woeful but Cook and Ali played the conditions. It's the batsmen who followed that let us down.
Few know The Oval better than Alec Stewart and he said on TMS this morning that batsmen would have to work hard for their runs but that it was a good toss to win and a 450 wicket if you batted properly.
For all the youngsters on here today's play was just like it used to be back in the day. Not the most exciting I'll admit but proper test match cricket.
Love it.
Yeah......I remember Lamby, Gower, Beefy, Gooch, Smith all playing cautios innings & going at 2 runs per over.
All today has shown is that you can make a Test match last 5 days instead of 4 - we scored less runs in more overs than any of the other 8 innings......but are no better off.
You're right in the sense that the scoreboard looks pretty woeful but Cook and Ali played the conditions. It's the batsmen who followed that let us down.
Few know The Oval better than Alec Stewart and he said on TMS this morning that batsmen would have to work hard for their runs but that it was a good toss to win and a 450 wicket if you batted properly.
I agree with this, Leuth is into something though, the Indian bowling was fucking brilliant and they can count themselves unlucky not to have gotten more wickets
I can't remember what test or tragically, what year but I remember watching Anderson and Broad bowl one of the most intense, horrible sessions of ashes cricket ever and not get a single wicket (we were playing down under and this was the first session) the Aussies rode a lot of luck and also batted well. It's test cricket, you like it and get it or you don't
For all the youngsters on here today's play was just like it used to be back in the day. Not the most exciting I'll admit but proper test match cricket.
Love it.
Yeah......I remember Lamby, Gower, Beefy, Gooch, Smith all playing cautios innings & going at 2 runs per over.
All today has shown is that you can make a Test match last 5 days instead of 4 - we scored less runs in more overs than any of the other 8 innings......but are no better off.
You're right in the sense that the scoreboard looks pretty woeful but Cook and Ali played the conditions. It's the batsmen who followed that let us down.
Few know The Oval better than Alec Stewart and he said on TMS this morning that batsmen would have to work hard for their runs but that it was a good toss to win and a 450 wicket if you batted properly.
To fair, all the England batsmen played in a similar way, but Moeen got lucky - missing the ball a ridiculous number of times, and dropped on 2 when he did nick it, whereas the batsmen who followed him didn't.
India do have a really good pace attack in English conditions, but so do England. My massive worry (as someone going on Sunday) is England bowling India out tomorrow, with Cook falling just before the close of play!
Whether we win 3-1, 3-2 or 4-1 we have beaten India. Yes it doesn’t mean we are the best team in the world nor does it mean there isn’t still questions. But it’s an important win and is a success.
Plenty of positives to take, Buttler and Curran the biggest two for me. I do think we missed a trick not giving a game to one or two as we do need to find at least 2 quality top 5 batsman from somewhere.
Bloody hell, that was the most boring days cricket I've ever attended. Apparently that is the first time since 1999, that England have scored less than 200 on the first day in England.
Bloody hell, that was the most boring days cricket I've ever attended. Apparently that is the first time since 1999, that England have scored less than 200 on the first day in England.
Whether we win 3-1, 3-2 or 4-1 we have beaten India. Yes it doesn’t mean we are the best team in the world nor does it mean there isn’t still questions. But it’s an important win and is a success.
Plenty of positives to take, Buttler and Curran the biggest two for me. I do think we missed a trick not giving a game to one or two as we do need to find at least 2 quality top 5 batsman from somewhere.
We might have beaten India but over the 5 matches can you honestly say we were the better team ?? Without Curran saving us twice & Butler once tge serues could easily have been lost 2-1 / 3-1.
Bloody hell, that was the most boring days cricket I've ever attended. Apparently that is the first time since 1999, that England have scored less than 200 on the first day in England.
Whether we win 3-1, 3-2 or 4-1 we have beaten India. Yes it doesn’t mean we are the best team in the world nor does it mean there isn’t still questions. But it’s an important win and is a success.
Plenty of positives to take, Buttler and Curran the biggest two for me. I do think we missed a trick not giving a game to one or two as we do need to find at least 2 quality top 5 batsman from somewhere.
We might have beaten India but over the 5 matches can you honestly say we were the better team ?? Without Curran saving us twice & Butler once tge serues could easily have been lost 2-1 / 3-1.
Golfie, you really are incredible. We're deservedly 3-1 up and you're saying we haven't been better. I'll grant you there is not much in it as they have Kohli, but we have been better.
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I would not be happy if I was the wicket keeper.
Now calm yourself down Leuth.
I try my best
England change things up by scoring runs at the top of the order and having a middle/late order collapse instead
Curran out 2nd ball
6 wickets for 50 runs this afternoon.
Not the most exciting I'll admit but proper test match cricket.
Love it.
All today has shown is that you can make a Test match last 5 days instead of 4 - we scored less runs in more overs than any of the other 8 innings......but are no better off.
Few know The Oval better than Alec Stewart and he said on TMS this morning that batsmen would have to work hard for their runs but that it was a good toss to win and a 450 wicket if you batted properly.
I can't remember what test or tragically, what year but I remember watching Anderson and Broad bowl one of the most intense, horrible sessions of ashes cricket ever and not get a single wicket (we were playing down under and this was the first session) the Aussies rode a lot of luck and also batted well. It's test cricket, you like it and get it or you don't
India do have a really good pace attack in English conditions, but so do England. My massive worry (as someone going on Sunday) is England bowling India out tomorrow, with Cook falling just before the close of play!
Plenty of positives to take, Buttler and Curran the biggest two for me. I do think we missed a trick not giving a game to one or two as we do need to find at least 2 quality top 5 batsman from somewhere.
Apparently that is the first time since 1999, that England have scored less than 200 on the first day in England.
I'll grant you there is not much in it as they have Kohli, but we have been better.