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England Cricket 2024

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  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited February 2024
    Rohit learnt his lesson and put Ashwin on  straight away with the new ball. 19/2 and both Duckett and Pope back in the pavilion with Pope getting a 1st ball duck for a pair.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,314
    Crawley has worked out that Ashwin's causing havoc with away swing rather than spin and is now playing him like a club medium pacer 
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,314
    Bazball may have its flaws, but I've rarely seen pressure flipped on its head in about two overs like this. Crawley is a hell of an asset
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    54/2 for the pessimists
    100/2 for the optimists !
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,626
    Although its a lead on 1st innings, 46 seems 50 runs lite based on where we were during the evening session yesterday. 

    I think we need to get 250+, so that the lead is over 300 to give us a chance of winning.
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,673
    Urgghhh that bloody review 
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited February 2024
    Root LBW B Ashwin 11

    65-3  (111/3)

    Shame as Joe and Zak were going along nicely.

    Ashwin was always going to be the danger if Bashir could get 5 wickets.

    Ashwin 3/38 in 10 overs
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited February 2024
    Crawley reaches 50
    97/3 (143/3)
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Crawley B Kuldeep 60

    110/4 (156/4)
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,979
    Need something special from Stokes again.
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  • I really do not think that timer started on time. Sharma had about half an hour to review it!

  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Need something special from Stokes again.

    Ben has just used 1 life up !
  • Very difficult when you're used to playing balls on length not to go back to one that is short and on the stumps on a track where the ball is shooting. Then you end up going forward and one pops instead of keeping low!
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,314
    Need something special from Stokes again.

    Ben has just used 1 life up !
    *2
  • My word that is a leave!
  • Mike
    Mike Posts: 6,166
    Well that was coming
  • Pelling1993
    Pelling1993 Posts: 6,673
    That’s one of the worst innings I’ve ever seen from Stokes. Nearly out every ball 
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,979
    Didn’t last long
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited February 2024
    Stokes b Kuldeep 4

    120/5 (166/4)

    The captain never looked comfortable and Indian spinners are showing their class.
  • Stokes has had a few shooters in this Series but that dismissal was an achievement in itself - misses the ball, it hits the back pad, ricochets off the front pad and onto the stumps.


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  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,626
    What's happened to Bazball ?  What's happened to Stokes striding down the wicket & slogging it for 6  ?  Seems we're back to the usual push & prod and out within a few balls. 

    Lead of 200 wont be enough. 
  • What's happened to Bazball ?  What's happened to Stokes striding down the wicket & slogging it for 6  ?  Seems we're back to the usual push & prod and out within a few balls. 

    Lead of 200 wont be enough. 
    The likes of Crawley and Duckett do tee off from the start but most of Stokes match winning innings have taken place once he's got himself in. 
  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,405
    Anything will be tough to chase in this game.

    An intriguing finish ahead. Probably needs an airhead like Bairstow at the crease. Somebody who won't be emotionally affected by their wicket being the outcome of the series (pretty much now).
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited February 2024
    India have won both sessions today and England needed the 100 lead as 46 never seemed enough against the Indian spin maestro Ashwin( 500+ wickets) and the wrist spin of Kuldeep.
  • Well that was pathetic! First ball after tee - a check drive from Bairstow straight into the hands of cover!
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,849
    Right. So what is minimum we need here to be competitive? 
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,314
    "what we need is an airhead" 
  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,405
    edited February 2024
    Leuth said:
    "what we need is an airhead" 
    He's completely rewritten the definition of the word, again!

    You don't fancy C-bombing yet @Leuth?
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,671
    MrOneLung said:
    Right. So what is minimum we need here to be competitive? 
    We need to score 200 this innings to have a chance of winning. 
    I reckon we will fall well short of that unfortunately 
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited February 2024
    I like listening to Finn and Cook but can't they go back quicker to the live action when the batsmen are walking to the wicket?

    I thought for a second that was from an earlier innings !