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  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 32,068
    68-2 Bethell c behind off Smith
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 42,355
    If the chant is "Rooooot" (with a silent "t") for Root, what is it for Rew? And what will it be when the two Rews, as they inevitably will, are playing together?

    The things that test us in Tests.   
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 72,240
    edited June 18
    Addick Addict said:
    If the chant is "Rooooot" (with a silent "t") for Root, what is it for Rew? And what will it be when the two Rews, as they inevitably will, are playing together?

    The things that test us in Tests.   
    At the moment it's ROOOOO and ROOOOOOOT.

    The younger Rew will have to be Dave.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,876
    It may not be big or clever, but Gay and Root is a funny partnership.
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 8,493
    North Lower Neil said:
    It may not be big or clever, but Gay and Root is a funny partnership.
    We might see Tongue and Cox later…
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 14,203
    Nicely and quietly done by Gay to get his half century 
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 14,203
    Uh oh.. review for an edge on Gay.. out for 53
    142/3
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 9,961
    That 6 Brook hit over backward point is one of the most extraordinary shots I've seen. 
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 14,203
    Root reviewing lbw... Quite high on the pads.. umpires call hitting top of stumps

    170/4
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 9,961
    Root gets an absolute seed from Matt Henry out LBW for 46.

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  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 32,068
    31 to avoid the follow on
  • MarcusH26
    MarcusH26 Posts: 9,961
    Brook goes lbw to Henry now to bring the 2 debutants to the crease. 
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 32,068
    Need a decent partnership with the tail starting at 8
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 24,084
    Has there ever been a Test partnership before with 6 letters in the combined surnames?
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 14,203
    Reeeewwww is out.. for 24..tries to hook it for six but ends up just getting into Mitchell's hands.

    218/6
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 36,013
    Karim_myBagheri said:
    Reeeewwww is out.. for 24..tries to hook it for six but ends up just getting into Mitchell's hands.

    218/6
    That was a stupid shot by Rew. He was dropped 5 minutes earlier going for the hook and then attempted another one that he almost gloved. Then ducked one and then attempted another hook which he got out from. 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 19,486
    Pretty much every well connected cricket journalist reporting that Stokes will be back as captain for the next test 
  • Notts_Addick
    Notts_Addick Posts: 391
    Blundell and Carey have really shown how valuable it is to have a decent wicketkeeper who can stand up to the stumps. Offers a different strategy from mindlessly banging in short balls. 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 24,452
    Notts_Addick said:
    Blundell and Carey have really shown how valuable it is to have a decent wicketkeeper who can stand up to the stumps. Offers a different strategy from mindlessly banging in short balls. 
    Australia showed how important it is to have a good keeper and now New Zealand are doing the same. 
    We have a keeper equally as good in Foakes but he can't get a game because he's not deemed good enough with the bat despite having a test batting average of just over 30.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 42,355
    The difference between those that can keep (especially standing back) and those that do keep as a discipline to the extent that they can become game changers.   

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  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 19,486
    Absolutely fantastic half century from Fisher
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 19,486
    Baker edges behind for 4 and we trail by exactly 100. Crucial 10th wicket stand and both of them fulfilled their roles well
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 32,068
    All out 291. Well batted Fisher in particular 
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 32,068
    100 behind but looked as if it would be much worse.

    Hopefully the bowlers can rise to the occasion 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 27,816

    Five biggest first-innings deficits conceded by teams going on to win Tests at The Oval:

    1. England beat Australia in 1902 after being 141 behind
    2. India beat England in 2021 after being 99 behind
    3. India beat England in 1971 after being 71 behind
    4. Sri Lanka beat England in 2024 after being 62 behind
    5. England beat Australia in 1997 after being 40 behind
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 72,240
    Played 7 batsmen, yet failed to make 300.
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 23,876
    edited June 19
    killerandflash said:
    Played 7 batsmen, yet failed to make 300.
    And a bowler second top scorer.

    (Well played Fisher).
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 72,240
    edited June 19
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  • Steven81
    Steven81 Posts: 1,462
    killerandflash said:
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    Dot ball ? : )
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 72,240
    Steven81 said:
    killerandflash said:
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    Dot ball ? : )
    I promoted Dawkins to England prematurely  :D

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