******Cricket Thread******

[domalino]

We'd have already won if Broad hadn't bowled that 1 over to Bumrah.

 

[jimharri]

Partnership: 237 runs, 48.2 ov (RR: 4.9)

I recommend the ESPN cricinfo live page if you want more stats and info than the bbc one.

Cheers. I assumed those first 109 runs were scored a bit quicker than they were. As for the stats, I was using the Sky Sports app (at work at the moment).

 

[M18CTID]

Best sport in the world this.....

When England and Lancs are doing well that is!

 

[waspish]

played Bairstow fantastic ton

 

[domalino]

6 centuries in his last 8 tests, and you'd back him to pick up a few in the South Africa series too.

 

[Corky]

550 tickets left for Friday, which is good going as expecting a second string of sorts.
Keeping my powder dry for Southport and Birkdale next week weather permitting.

 

[MCFC1993]

Not the biggest cricket fan but I've had this on since Root and Bairstow came into bat yesterday.

Superb stuff from the pair of them.

 

[andyhinch]

I think it’s on !!!

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I think it’s on !!!

Never discount the ability of England to collapse.

 

[M18CTID]

What's Winviz showing?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

What's Winviz showing?

Wonder if the tie is above 1%

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

Wow wow wow

 

[Paladin]

Looks like we're going to need north of 400 to win this test. Against such good opponents, that's surely beyond us.

Absolutely sublime batting from Root and Bairstow. Well done England.

 

[waspish]

 

[joe123]

Absolutely ridiculous how easy this has been made to look. After the first innings, and Stokes dismissal in particular, I wasn't convinced Bazball was the way forward against the better teams, but hard to argue with this performance.

 

[andyhinch]

Great win and brilliant seeing England playing like this.

 

[Ric]

Incredible stuff again. What a summer of test cricket it’s been.

 

[M18CTID]

Absolutely sublime batting from Root and Bairstow. Well done England.

Incredible mate. That's some achievement and I feel bad that I doubted our chances. There might not have been too many demons in the pitch but that's irrelevant for me - chasing large totals in the 4th innings of a test match can often lead to batters succumbing to scoreboard pressure and caving in when seemingly well set

 

[M18CTID]

Take that Kohli, Let's see your mic drop now you ****!

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]