Cricket Thread

[chesterbells]

Are we using nightwatchmen here?

 

[waspish]

Are we using nightwatchmen here?

Get two lined up

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Are we using nightwatchmen here?

Crawley will be one. ;-)

 

[balotellishaircut]

I can’t see this being a draw, no chance England get these runs, hope I’m wrong.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Pity Tongue didn’t do this 200 runs ago!

I put it on half way through that over. It made his figures look a bit better!

 

[MillionMilesAway]

The day 5 Headingley wicket really isn’t a thing anymore and hasn’t been since 2010. Sides batting first lose there more often than not and the average per 4th innings wicket is over 34, so might be a good game, especially if the weather holds.
Of course England might lose 4 wickets tonight and that will be that!

I thought that someone had said average of 43 a wicket, but much the same - quite high.

I'm surprised hat the WinViz thing has India at 78% - I'd have thought that's way too high, as it relies bowling England out in a day.

 

[Bluemoon dan]

I can’t see this being a draw, no chance England get these runs, hope I’m wrong.

Not sure about that. Think a draw is probably favourite looking at the forecast.

 

[jimharri]

Crawley not out yet, things are looking good.

 

[balotellishaircut]

Not sure about that. Think a draw is probably favourite looking at the forecast.

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Oh right, didn’t realise it was raining tomorrow

 

[york away to this!]

Bumrah's a weird chucker...

 

[chesterbells]

Crawley will be one. ;-)

Haha

 

[chesterbells]

Good last half hour that to be fair.

 

[KS55]

Huge anticipation for a great day tomorrow. All three results possible given that rain is forecast. I reckon: India favourites 6-4, then a draw 5-2 then Eng 3-1. (My odds)

 

[ancoats]

Not sure about that. Think a draw is probably favourite looking at the forecast.

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Yep, the weather will hold the keys to any results,
I think England has done alright to be still in the game and have a chance of winning

 

[KS55]

Not sure about that. Think a draw is probably favourite looking at the forecast.

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Accuweather more hopeful of less rain.

 

[EastMidlandsBlue]

Pleasantly surprised to see we made it through that 6 overs without loss. The rain should hopefully do the rest

 

[Bluemoon dan]

Accuweather more hopeful of less rain.

I'll believe that one then! Fingers crossed it does avoid Headingley. The game deserves a proper outcome. Regardless of which way it goes.

 

[KS55]

I'll believe that one then! Fingers crossed it does avoid Headingley. The game deserves a proper outcome. Regardless of which way it goes.

It’s usually pretty accurate for this part of Yorks.

 

[EastMidlandsBlue]

Been down to Leicestershire again this afternoon, and that Rehan Ahmed really is turning into some player. He bats at 3 for Leicestershire, wouldn't mind seeing him take Crawley's place at the top of the order for England. Also bowls decent leg spin.

 

[crooky]

Been down to Leicestershire again this afternoon, and that Rehan Ahmed really is turning into some player. He bats at 3 for Leicestershire, wouldn't mind seeing him take Crawley's place at the top of the order for England. Also bowls decent leg spin.

Quite rare to have a spinner who also makes a quality batsman. There's Rashid Khan, Narine, Ashton Agar etc in the T20 as decent 'whackers' but I dunno if you can count them as quality batsmen.

Only player that comes to mind is Graeme Swan who averages 25 runs in first class cricket and normally came in at 5 or 6 during his stint at Northamptonshire.

But it sounds like Rehan is another level in the batting stakes.