Cricket Thread

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Will India make 100 in their second innings?

 

[jimharri]

At lunch, England were 327/5 after 77 overs. So, by my iffy maths, we've scored 126, off 18 overs, for the loss of 3 wickets. That's 7 runs per over, from the middle and lower order batsmen. Trailing India by 18 runs. That's none too shabby. When India were 430/3, I couldn't see us not losing. India are a bloody good side, even with some of their best players not in the side. This has been a good fightback by England.

 

[KS55]

Dark clouds and a heavy shower where I am. Headingley usually follows an hour later.

 

[jimharri]

Dark clouds and a heavy shower where I am. Headingley usually follows an hour later.

Hard to look past the draw, unless one of the sides has a nightmare second innings. That being said, day 5 could be a test for (presumably) England, with Headingley's reputation for taking spin at the end of a test.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Ordinarily, you’d think a draw is nailed on when both teams post close to 500 in their first innings. But this England side generally score at 4.5+ runs per over which opens up all possible outcomes.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

At lunch, England were 327/5 after 77 overs. So, by my iffy maths, we've scored 126, off 18 overs, for the loss of 3 wickets. That's 7 runs per over, from the middle and lower order batsmen. Trailing India by 18 runs. That's none too shabby. When India were 430/3, I couldn't see us not losing. India are a bloody good side, even with some of their best players not in the side. This has been a good fightback by England.

Stokes the slowest batter of the England innings, Root second slowest.

Bizarre.

 

[trueblue1972]

Take it? I'll do more than take it.
Two points when I was frankly shivering: when the Indian batsmen knocked off those three centuries, I thought, “This is a cool 650, no sweat”. That we firstly got them out for not far short of two hundred less than that is something like a miracle.
Then when Crawley went really quickly, second shivering spell. I thought, “Oh shit, here we go. All out for about 120, follow on enforced, maybe”.
This has been a magnificent rearguard action, twice over, the more so in that some of the really senior players like Stokes and Root haven't really stepped up.
Match on!

Edit: I'm talking about Stokes at the crease, of course.

I've learnt not to speak over enthusiastically about England performances on here XD

 

[jimharri]

Stokes the slowest batter of the England innings, Root second slowest.

Bizarre.

 

[jimharri]

Number 11s at the crease always makes me smile. The phrase "cat on a hot tin roof" springs to mind.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Just been out throwing some Bumrahs.
Got a 6 skimmer.

 

[jimharri]

Could be an interesting session to come, depending on the weather. Seems to be a bit blowy, which usually is the precursor for rain. Looking pretty overcast.

 

[jimharri]

That sky looks grim.

 

[waspish]

Nice an early wicket

 

[jimharri]

If we could prise out another couple of wickets this evening, it will be an excellent day's work by England.

 

[waspish]

Woakes need to turn up and his figure in England is that good he should be about now

 

[jimharri]

If we could prise out another couple of wickets this evening, it will be an excellent day's work by England.

Looking unlikely. These two look fairly well set now.

 

[waspish]

Wicket looking easy to play on and stokes rarely goes defensive so plenty of runs to get for India

 

[FLManc]

Spot on. I can’t believe some of the stuff I'm reading on here.

Same as the march day thread then!

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Weather looks ok today but sketchy for tomorrow

 

[mcfc315]

Few poles in the first hour and England are in business. Fear Bumrah in the chase, think if they get a lead of 300 we'll fancy it. Anything more it'll be a struggle. Also think the weather for tomorrow isn't great