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England Cricket 2021 (excluding Ashes)

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  • Sibley out as well.

    1-2
  • Predictable sadly
  • England's top three are seriously shite. 
    Problem is there's no one knocking at the door to replace them.
  • Well this is going well!! FFS!!!! with the exception of Root in the top order the rest are just hopeless!
  • The first time ever in a home series that both England openers got a duck (commentator said).
  • Time for Sibley to go
  • That ball is like a boomerang at the moment
  • LenGlover said:
    Pleased Hameed avoided a pair!
    He's given a chance to India and I really hope that he takes advantage of that.

    Let's not also forget that we asked to bat last and as much as that was a relatively difficult decision to make, one can't help thinking that it is the fragility of our top order that influenced Root to put India in.
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  • edited August 2021
    Seeing as we dont seem to have a top 3 why not play the T20 openers there & go for it from the start. Can't be any worse than being 1 for 2......with the run being a no-ball. As a pp said......first time ever in a home Test we've lost both openers for 0. 

    Play Roy, Hales & Bairstow as the first 3. Would at least give the opposition something to think about. 
  • Seeing as we dont seem to have a top 3 why not play the T20 openers there & go for it from the start. Can't be any worse than being 1 for 2......with the run being a no-ball. As a pp said......first time ever in a home Test we've lost both openers for 0. 

    Play Roy, Hales & Bairstow as the first 3. Would at least give the opposition something to think about. 
    Roy had a go a year or two back.
  • In thirteen overs, India have only bowled one ball from a seamer that would have gone on and hit the stumps.  That doesn't seem very tactically astute. 
  • India all over us at the moment!
  • Chizz said:
    In thirteen overs, India have only bowled one ball from a seamer that would have gone on and hit the stumps.  That doesn't seem very tactically astute. 
    They've just managed a third one which has sent Hameed back to the pavilion 😞
  • Leuth said:
    Test cricket really needs to rethink its stance on wides down leg. Not saying anything down leg should be a wide, but I am saying that Pant has had 12 byes against his name in the last two overs that should have been 15 wides
    It's the same as the Law that was changed three years ago meaning that a beamer that sails over the batsman and keeper's head to the boundary goes down in the book as "1 No Ball and 4 Byes". I wrote to the ECB about it and they explained that they felt the previous "5 No Balls" was unfair on the bowler. Of course, it's the keeper's fault that the bowler bowled the No Ball which is why they should be punished four times as much!!! 
  • It's raining
  • The Umpires will need Police protection from Kohli if they go off for bad light!
  • It's raining
    But really light. It's been on and off light drizzle since 1, so really helpful bowling conditions
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  • Chizz said:
    In thirteen overs, India have only bowled one ball from a seamer that would have gone on and hit the stumps.  That doesn't seem very tactically astute. 
    Astute enough to have England 3 down.
  • Still nonetheless gripping stuff..nothing like test cricket..you can shove yr hundred where the sun doesn't shine 
  • Leuth said:
    Test cricket really needs to rethink its stance on wides down leg. Not saying anything down leg should be a wide, but I am saying that Pant has had 12 byes against his name in the last two overs that should have been 15 wides

    That one was the worst of the bunch from Shami!
  • Chizz said:
    In thirteen overs, India have only bowled one ball from a seamer that would have gone on and hit the stumps.  That doesn't seem very tactically astute. 
    Astute enough to have England 3 down.
    See?  As soon as they bowled straight again, they took a wicket.  And did the same with Bairstow. Makes you wonder why their bowling was so off-target in the first thirteen overs. 
  • Minimum of 38 overs to survive. If Root goes early post tea that will be it.
  • As I said earlier, might as well go for it. Bairstow faced 24 deliveries for just 2 runs. Might have taken up 30 mins or so but imagine if he had tee'd off instead of defending. Might not even have needed to tee off.....just play the shot you would have played if we were 380-3 and no pressure. At least it would spread the field & make the bowler bowl differently. Just like their lower order batters. They were taking singles at will because the fielders were on the boundary waiting for a top edge. 

    This is only going one way unless we change the situation & the tempo. 

    Cant do any worse.
  • Minimum of 38 overs to survive. If Root goes early post tea that will be it.
    We'll see now what the rest are made of
  • That's the game
  • Minimum of 38 overs to survive. If Root goes early post tea that will be it.
    So will it be a procession now or can we show a bit of resolve or can someone nearby to a raindance? 
  • Repeating what Atherton said a few days ago. You can have an evenly poised Test match & its decided on one bad session. England are having that bad session. 23 overs & lost 5 top wickets......inc the captain & talisman. 
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