Cricket thread

[jowwy]

He needs 15 off 11 balls for fastest test ton of all time???

just missed out.....but 498-4 currently

 

[AndyRM]

506/4 - bad light stops play.

Seems a bit ridiculous considering how the ball was getting flayed all over.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Astonishing day astonished

 

[Dayvo]

Four of the first five batsmen scoring tons! 😳
In all my years of following England Test cricket (from the mid/late ’60s) I can’t recall that ever having happened before.
Either it’s a great batting wicket, great batting or just shite bowling. 🤔

 

[AndyRM]

Four of the first five batsmen scoring tons! 😳
In all my years of following England Test cricket (from the mid/late ’60s) I can’t recall that ever having happened before.
Either it’s a great batting wicket, great batting or just shite bowling. 🤔

50/40/10 I reckon.

 

[geocycle]

Amazing batting. But you’d not want to be Jimmy Anderson contemplating bowling for three days when they eventually declare!

 

[Dayvo]

And I’ve just seen the Australian scorecard against the Windies:
3 and 4 both got double tons and no. 5 was out for 99! 😲

 

[geocycle]

And I’ve just seen the Australian scorecard against the Windies:
3 and 4 both got double tons and no. 5 was out for 99! 😲

Yes but it took them 158 overs to get nearly 600, that’s old school!

 

[Grant Fondo]

Any highlights on? I packed in my Sky Cricket.

 

[Alex321]

Any highlights on? I packed in my Sky Cricket.

Short highlights (11 minutes) here
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzIttAgwnOU

 

[T4tomo]

Four of the first five batsmen scoring tons! 😳
In all my years of following England Test cricket (from the mid/late ’60s) I can’t recall that ever having happened before.
Either it’s a great batting wicket, great batting or just shite bowling. 🤔

given the way Pakistan have started, this is defo a factor. Its seems quite a typical sub continent pitch, dry and slow /low bounce so nothing in it for the bowlers until it starts to break up on day 4 or 5 and then may well turn a bit. Also the Pakistan opening bowler is definitely the least threatening of the well known Muhammed Ali's, with his 75-80mph seamers.

At least England haven given themselves a good chance of winning by scoring at a very fast rate.

 

[Beebo]

It has all the hallmarks of a very high scoring draw, unless the pitch suddenly cracks up.

 

[jowwy]

It has all the hallmarks of a very high scoring draw, unless the pitch suddenly cracks up.

agree with that.....

 

[Beebo]

The first ever test where all 4 openers have scored 100.
The grounds man need to take a long look at himself for producing a rubbish pitch.

 

[geocycle]

Will be interesting to see if England have the patience to see this through. Ridiculous as it seems Pakistan are not completely out of this yet.