Cricket thread

[Beebo]

Half way through day 2 and the game is over as a contest.
England have been poor but the pitch doesn’t help.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Half way through day 2 and the game is over as a contest.
England have been poor but the pitch doesn’t help.

Yes, it does have that ''it's all over'' feel about it. I'm already hoping that Root wins the next toss....

 

[Grant Fondo]

Hard for Eng to moan about the pitch after Ashwin's excellent ton, it is playable. Well only two days left?

 

[matticus]

Hard for Eng to moan about the pitch after Ashwin's excellent ton, it is playable.

yeah. I'm running out of reasons to complain now.

Spoiler: whispers ...

this match must have inspired my better half - we've finally got round to buying tickets for a test match. India at Lords in august. I'll have to buy a blazer!

 

[Grant Fondo]

yeah. I'm running out of reasons to complain now.

Spoiler: whispers ...

this match must have inspired my better half - we've finally got round to buying tickets for a test match. India at Lords in august. I'll have to buy a blazer!

Oh, that sounds good! Don't forget your MCC tie as well

 

[matticus]

How are we doing?

 

[Grant Fondo]

How are we doing?

You don't want to know.

 

[Beebo]

How are we doing?

If India had made England follow on, the match would have been over inside 3 days.
So not great.

 

[matticus]

Ah well, 1-each seems fair!

(i do rather wish they'd enforced the follow-on, makes for a more exciting game - or rather, a less dull game in this case! But I understand their ruthlessness - I'm sure Root would have done the same.)

Is the next one a day-night thingy? Could be interesting ...

 

[Dayvo]

If India had made England follow on, the match would have been over inside 3 days.
So not great.

Psychologically I think England will be following-on in the 3rd Test. 🤔
And with possibly the same X1. 🤨

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Morning all. What a civilised time to start a game of cricket!

Sibley did not trouble the scorers, Crawley's looking very much in form though. Uneven bounce from the start, swinging and wobbling.

 

[ianrauk]

Having trouble

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

0 Level cricket from Sibley and Bairstow.*...

*And a wasted review.

 

[matticus]

Blimey - thanks for the reminder!
TMS "social" team live here https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/cricket/55282533 , in case of interest to anyone.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

This looks like the test won't last 3 days. 80 - 4.