Cricket thread

[matticus]

OK stattos - how many opening partnerships over 50 have we (ENG) had this year?!?

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

OK stattos - how many opening partnerships over 50 have we (ENG) had this year?!?

I'm no use at stats but I reckon it's a first sighting.

 

[T4tomo]

59 vs NZ in 1st test before collapsing to 141 all out!

 

[matticus]

59 vs NZ in 1st test before collapsing to 141 all out!

Thanks for that



Anyway, they've made 100 now, so whatever happens next, they've beaten that jinx.

So on we go. It's not the despair; it's the hope I can't handle ...

 

[Grant Fondo]

Bumrah makes the breakthrough ... an hour or so later than expected

 

[matticus]

This amused me:

“So,” says Brendan Large on Twitter, “England are chasing nearly 400 in a Test & we’re talking (without a hint of sarcasm) about required rates. Of course they may fail but what fun this is! If they come up short and the knives come out will Ben go full gladiator post match? ‘ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!’”

 

[AndyRM]

I didn't think it was going to be possible, and I don't want to jinx it, but this is looking good for us.

 

[matticus]

but this is looking good for us.

.... currently. But it can all change in 2 deliveries. Still a mountain of runs to score.

I can't see how some are making England favourite. Not yet!

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I went for a little walk at tea and got back to hear two wickets had fallen. I'm not going to risk going anywhere from now on!

 

[jowwy]

Its looking good at the moment

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Only 119 needed tomorrow with the ball only 57 overs old.

 

[geocycle]

Only 119 needed tomorrow with the ball only 57 overs old.

Yes that’s really important, if England are going to win they will already have most of the runs in the next 23 overs. Still we lost 3 wickets for 2 runs earlier !

 

[Grant Fondo]

Wow! At 109-3 I thought we were cooked ... not even sure Stokes will get a bat tomorrow now?
This pitch has got to help the spinners tomorrow, but what a day for England. Fun and games not over yet, but wish this was a full series

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

It's a fascinating season of cricket. England played a kind of ''fortune favours the brave'' style of cricket against NZ and along come India upping it to ''fortune favours the even braver'' in their first innings. And England haven't folded, instead they've been playing some pretty restrained cricket in their 2nd innings. Admittedly, there are white ball cricket shots in the mix so it's not classical test play, but it's dead entertaining.

And on wickets like these, they can manage to make tests last 5 days again. That had almost disappeared from the English game.

 

[newts]

I think we could forgive England if they don't win tomorrow, it's been entertaining so far this summer. All the teams have had bad fielding moments/sessions, cricket very much the winner. Alas we'll all be getting the Hundred commercial rounders rammed down our throats very soon.