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  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,389
    Thrilling IPL semi-final going on btw
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,719
    Get in Anderson.
    Clean bowls Ashraf
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,389
    You know what 'clean bowls' means, right?
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,730
    blackpool72 said:

    Catches win matches.
    We have now dropped five.

    not seen them all on replay but a couple were half chances at best. The last one to Cook was almost a dolly. The one 3 balls before Bairstow should have gone for.

    They say you can lose a Test match if you have a couple of bad sessions....we've had a couple of bad days.

    Root ain't a captain imo.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,730
    Stokes gets the 7th. Only 150 behind.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,061
    edited May 2018
    337-8 and one off retired hurt, so possibly, I'd say probably won't bat again tonight in this innings.
    He may be ok for tomorrow.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,061
    350-8 COP.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,730
    Looks like they'll have a lead of 180-200, even if the injured player doesn't bat again. We will need to get 400 plus to have any chance....which we wont.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,966
    Pakistan get a par first innings score, we don't. They've done nothing special really, but then they've not needed to
  • Lordflashheart
    Lordflashheart Posts: 5,626
    In my view Root's competency as a captain is under major scrutiny by his utterly ridiculous decision to bat yesterday when the conditions were screaming out for England to bowl in conditions that so favoured them

    He should be replaced by Anderson who has the length of service and understanding of test cricket to make the right decisions

    Discuss......

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  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,719
    Leuth said:

    You know what 'clean bowls' means, right?

    Yes I do.
    But if the ball hits the stumps it feels like a clean bowled even if technically it's not
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,061
    edited May 2018
    Lordflashheart said:

    In my view Root's competency as a captain is under major scrutiny by his utterly ridiculous decision to bat yesterday when the conditions were screaming out for England to bowl in conditions that so favoured them

    He should be replaced by Anderson who has the length of service and understanding of test cricket to make the right decisions

    Discuss......

    But Anderson will be retired within a couple of years.
    There's not an obvious answer.
    Stokes, Buttler or Bairstow I'd say, but bizarrely it would have to be Stokes out of those, which is why Root will probably keep it.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    blackpool72 said:

    Leuth said:

    You know what 'clean bowls' means, right?

    Yes I do.
    But if the ball hits the stumps it feels like a clean bowled even if technically it's not
    Well generally the ball does have to hit the stumps for someone to be bowled...
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,966
    Lordflashheart said:

    In my view Root's competency as a captain is under major scrutiny by his utterly ridiculous decision to bat yesterday when the conditions were screaming out for England to bowl in conditions that so favoured them

    He should be replaced by Anderson who has the length of service and understanding of test cricket to make the right decisions

    Discuss......

    Apart from anything else, if Root's batting goes to pot as a result of the captaincy, can England afford the lack of runs?

    I would have been happy with Jimmy as captain as a short term measure. I can't see him retiring before next summer's Ashes, which would be a perfectly acceptable timescale before someone else takes over.

    Broad would be another short term option. Maybe he's a bit self centred, but he's intelligent and comfortable in front of the press.
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,719
    Riviera said:

    blackpool72 said:

    Leuth said:

    You know what 'clean bowls' means, right?

    Yes I do.
    But if the ball hits the stumps it feels like a clean bowled even if technically it's not
    Well generally the ball does have to hit the stumps for someone to be bowled...
    Or run out
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,061
    edited May 2018
    363-9 innings closed
    Pak lead by 179

    Babar Azam retired hurt with a broken wrist I think.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,966
    Covered End said:

    363-9 innings closed
    Pak lead by 179

    Babar Azam retired hurt with a broken wrist I think.

    Excellent batting conditions for England, no excuses for not making a decent score
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    Am looking forward to another day in the sun but with less wickets!
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    Shit
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,061
    Cook lbw Abbas 1

    1-1

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  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,674
    This England side is an embarrassment. It feels like we're heading back to the dark days of the 1990's :-(
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,830
    31-2

    Stoneman out for 9
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,966
    Callumcafc said:

    31-2

    Stoneman out for 9

    That must be it for Stoneman, he looks shot
  • Chippycafc
    Chippycafc Posts: 14,166
    killerandflash said:

    Callumcafc said:

    31-2

    Stoneman out for 9

    That must be it for Stoneman, he looks shot
    Malan quickly to follow I hope.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,987
    killerandflash said:

    Callumcafc said:

    31-2

    Stoneman out for 9

    That must be it for Stoneman, he looks shot
    Good use of an 'o' at the end.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,966
    91/4, 2 wickets in an over Malan and Bairstow out.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,730
    edited May 2018
    Just heard that England have not lost the 1st Test match of an Englush summer since 1995 ( v Windies). Since then we've had 16 wins & 6 draws.

    This one might not even reach the 4th day. Are you allowed to boo at at home of cricket because if I was there today I'll certainly be giving the players some stick.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,966
    golfaddick said:

    Just heard that England have not lost the 1st Test match of an Englush summer since 1995 ( v Windies). Since then we've had 16 wins & 6 draws.

    This one might not even reach the 4th day. Are you allowed to boo at at hone of cricket because if I was there today I'll certainly be giving the players some stick.

    The England players will be pelted with champagne corks
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,061
    golfaddick said:

    Just heard that England have not lost the 1st Test match of an Englush summer since 1995 ( v Windies). Since then we've had 16 wins & 6 draws.

    This one might not even reach the 4th day. Are you allowed to boo at at home of cricket because if I was there today I'll certainly be giving the players some stick.

    Presumably, the 1st Test of the summer isn't usually at Lords.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,061
    104-5

    Stokes gone.

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