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Deep would’ve had three wickets this morning if not for the millimetre overstep to Crawley at 7-0.0
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Another lbw not out call reviewed on Joe Root’s first ball
Impact outside off stump so Root survives.0 -
Ripping through us now0
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57-3
Crawley 42 (41) b Deep
Nipped in and through the gate. Carbon copy of the one that got him earlier but no overstepping this time.0 -
Dream debut for Deep as Crawley bowled for 42.
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Drinks break bowling figures
Siraj 4-1-27-0
Deep 5.5-0-20-3
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Can we have Bumrah back for Deep? 😂4
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You’d like to think that this surface will at least be very suited to Jimmy & Robbo0
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You have to hope so because it’s looking like it’s going to be a challenge to get to 200 at this rate.Pelling1993 said:You’d like to think that this surface will at least be very suited to Jimmy & Robbo0 -
Bairstow had been playing well then plays a poor shot to a straight ball and LBW to Ashwin for 38.
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That’s a ridiculous dismissal in the 25th over on day 1….
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Stokes LBW Jadeja 3
112-5
The ball kept low and went under the bat !0 -
200 maximum from here.
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blackpool72 said:200 maximum from here.
Can. Only hope we bowl as well as India
Agree.
Ashwin and Jadeja are high class spinners but on this wicket 250 looks a par score.
Unfortunately we are a long way off at lunch.
Akash Deep with his seamers had a fantastic spell of 3/24 off 7 overs and he could've had Crawley bowled for 7 if he didn't overstep the mark.
Siraj in comparison was 0/43 off 6 overs and in one over conceded 19 when Crawley had his eye in.0 -
Addick Addict said:
The sweep (and reverse sweep), when the wicket is at its best in the first day or so, is a decent ploy to move the field to where a batsman wants it as long as that doesn't become an obsession and the only club in the bag. All of a sudden, the opposition captain probably has to have a man on the 45, one behind square on the leg side boundary, one on the midwicket boundary, a point and a backward point on the boundary - that only leaves another four in front of square and a lot of holes to exploit. Utilising it on the 4th or 5th days, especially when you aren't in, is a lot more fraught with risk.Covered End said:"There might be more sweeping" - 'kin 'ell, barely possible.
But not if the pitch is a 4th day pitch on the 1st day. Bairstow has been out LBW on the last four occasions with the last three in an attempt to sweep spinners.0 -
Rehan Ahmed is returning home today for urgent family reasons. He won't be coming back for the final Test and England won't be seeking a replacement for him.0
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I’ve had a similar argument on the Sussex members forum. Chris Jordan disappeared once he became an England/T20 player. Ollie Robinson made two CC appearances last year. Personally, I think Sussex would be stronger with promising youngsters plus a few journeymen playing week in week out. Others disagree.killerandflash said:I sometimes wonder what the incentive is for counties to produce players, seeing that you won't get a transfer fee if they get poached by another county, and if they're good at T20, they'll probably spend most of the year playing in the franchise leagues. And if they play for England, you'll hardly see them!
Much easier to pick up journeymen from other counties, or from overseas (with a UK passport).2 -
Partnership0
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Shhhhhhhhmendonca said:Partnership
But yes it is. And needed too. Great to see Root backing as Root can in Test cricket. Accumulating but watchful with straight bat shots being the order of the day.0 -
161 for 5 at drinks.
Both batsmen playing proper cricket.
Please keep it going lads.1 - Sponsored links:
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Root and Foakes playing steady and straight have accumulated a 50 partnership.
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Joe Root remembering why he is considered one of England's great batsman's of all time reaches 50 by playing a Quintessential Root innings.
If you didn't watch the first session you wouldn't think it was the same pitch but as mentioned the moisture has dried up.1 -
Two aspects we have to consider when comparing Bairstow and Foakes - the first is an obvious one and that is with the gloves. It isn't just Foakes' hands and technique that are better, it is his movement in anticipation. Since Bairstow's injury he simply has not been the same so far as the latter it concerned.
The other is batting but that comparison shouldn't necessarily be just about averages - it is also about how long they occupy the crease and specifically in situations we currently find ourselves in. For example, is Bairstow's 38 off 35 in a partnership of 52 more valuable than say Foakes' 25 off 87 (and still going) in a partnership of 72? Foakes still being there has meant that we haven't exposed our tail and allowed Root to bat as the situation demands.
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Ha ha. On Jadeja's insistence Sharma reviews a "not out" LBW decision against Foakes and now India have lost all three of them. Sharma is not amused!!!0
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Root 66 is on 660
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I don't know if this would be financially possible for the ECB, but how about however much a player gets from a central contract, they also pay the county say 50% of that amount contract as well, which enables them to get in similar replacements from overseas or at least fund a larger academy/2nd XIthai malaysia addick said:
I’ve had a similar argument on the Sussex members forum. Chris Jordan disappeared once he became an England/T20 player. Ollie Robinson made two CC appearances last year. Personally, I think Sussex would be stronger with promising youngsters plus a few journeymen playing week in week out. Others disagree.killerandflash said:I sometimes wonder what the incentive is for counties to produce players, seeing that you won't get a transfer fee if they get poached by another county, and if they're good at T20, they'll probably spend most of the year playing in the franchise leagues. And if they play for England, you'll hardly see them!
Much easier to pick up journeymen from other counties, or from overseas (with a UK passport).0 -
198-5off 61 overs at tea. England's session all the way with an 86 run partnership between Root (67 off 154) and Foakes (28 off 108)0
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Brilliant session! Need to cash in this evening now1
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Is the pitch getting easier - or better application by the batters ?0
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Pelling1993 said:Brilliant session! Need to cash in this evening now
I trust you can see that Ben Fokes can bat and isn't hopeless!1
