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England Cricket 2024

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  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,405
    It's fine. These two and Robinson will see it through to 200+.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    121/6 (167/6)
  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,405
    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 ?

    It shows that they are in a studio approx xxxx miles from the venue.
  • MrOneLung said:
    Right. So what is minimum we need here to be competitive? 
    So difficult to tell but I suspect that it will be down to how quickly we can get the bloke out who has almost 300 more runs in the Series than anyone else. He's averaging over a hundred and even a 60 or 70 from him may be enough for them to win it. 
  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,405
    Good catch from the little lad.

    Hartley's batting getting quite predictable now.
  • Mike
    Mike Posts: 6,166
    What a disappointing day
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited February 2024
    Hartley c Sarfaz B Kuldeep 7
    133/7 

    Robinson lbw Kuldeep 0
    133/8 (179/8)

    Kuldeep 4/16 in his 10 over of wrist spin.
    I thought we needed to set them 250 to 275.

    We are struggling to set 200.
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,675
    Good review. 
    Robinson survives
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,675
    edited February 2024
    Followed by a poor review 
    Robinson out.
  • I'm not sure what the debate was about Robinson reviewing that. It might have been smashing into all three but with three reviews in hand and Shoaib and Jimmy to come it had to be a no brainer to do so. Unfortunate that it was "umpire's call"

    133-8
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  • mendonca
    mendonca Posts: 9,405
    Robinson is a dim as he looks.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited February 2024
    This pitch is like a dangerous dog:
    One minute you are tickling it's belly and it's benign and the next it decides to take a chunk off your arm.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,979
    Melts
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited February 2024
    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. 

    Stokes have been starting slowly since Baz has turned up as well as before unless he needed to go for it from the get go.

  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,628
    Looks like we are trying to bat out 4 sessions & leave them to get 250 on the last day. 😄
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,675
    Two days left I'm afraid 
  • 142-8 and a lead of 188 at drinks

    India 1.39
    England 3.45
    Draw 650.00 
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Life for Foakes !
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,846
    edited February 2024
    Foakes on for a century tomorrow evening 
  • Foakes finally out for 17 off 76

    145-9 and a lead of 191

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  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Foakes c & b Ashwin 17
    145/9 (191/9)
  • No point in knocking it back now. Hit out or get out and let's get them in tonight. 
  • Bizarre way for Jimmy to get out.
  • No point in knocking it back now. Hit out or get out and let's get them in tonight. 
    Not sure the reverse really was the solution but there it is. A duck from Anderson and India need 192 to win. 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,675
    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 
    Not the hardest prediction to get right .
  • I think there has been far too much reverse sweeping in this series.  I get why it's played but it always seems to carry risk, particularly when tail enders attempt it.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited February 2024
    Anderson c Jurel B Ashwin 0

    A pair for Jimmy and he should be dropped down the order !

    145 all out 

    Ashwin 15.5 overs 5/51
    Kuldeep 15 overs 4/22
    Jadea    20 overs 1/56
    Siraj        3 overs 0/16

    10 wickets to the top class spin attack who all turned up in this innings.
  • This 30 minutes or so is massive. Get Jaiswal and we are well and truly in the game especially as they have three batting match winners missing in Kohli, KL Rahul and Pant. 
  • The reverse is one of Jimmy's favourite shots though. In this situation England either needed runs or a 25 minute session against the Indian openers. Defending for 7 overs would have been pointless.
  • Root opening the bowling. Will Shoaib be bowling at the other end if the intention is to get Jaiswal out?