Cricket

[jim mk2]

Pope just played down wrong line, root and stokes played around their pads, neither had anything to do with the pitch 

[grinder]

2 minutes ago, den said:

Truth is neither side can bat on this.

no they have prepped a pich to favour their spinners but the surface and the unpredictability of the pink ball has devalued the game

 

[jim mk2]

Match should finish today . 

[grinder]

1 minute ago, jim mk2 said:

Pope just played down wrong line, root and stokes played around their pads, neither had anything to do with the pitch 

because of the unprdictability

[jim mk2]

Watching Pope again he hasn’t watched the ball on to the bat and played it under his nose. He’s pushed out looking for turn that wasn’t there. Poor batting and good bowling. 

[jim mk2]

Archer out to another rubbish shot swiping across the line. Pitch not involved. Archer should be No 11 never seen him make any runs 

[grinder]

1 minute ago, jim mk2 said:

Watching Pope again he hasn’t watched the ball on to the bat and played it under his nose. He’s pushed out looking for turn that wasn’t there. Poor batting and good bowling. 

I can't disagree about technique which has been exposed on both sides but the first test was played on a track that only started turning end of day 2 and was a far better spectacle

[den]

2 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

Watching Pope again he hasn’t watched the ball on to the bat and played it under his nose. He’s pushed out looking for turn that wasn’t there. Poor batting and good bowling. 

The previous ball spun and bounced over his left shoulder Jim. This is the problem. Nobody can bat on it including the home players.

[grinder]

Just now, jim mk2 said:

Archer out to another rubbish shot swiping across the line. Pitch not involved. Archer should be No 11 never seen him make any runs 

totally agree this must be the longest tail in history he is a 10 at best - meanwhile Woakes is off home

 

the tour is unravelling in ' rotation.....'

[jim mk2]

5 minutes ago, den said:

The previous ball spun and bounced over his left shoulder Jim. This is the problem. Nobody can bat on it including the home players.

The ball wasn’t spinning though Pope should have seen it was seam up and was going to go straight on. 

[Gav]

9 minutes ago, den said:

The previous ball spun and bounced over his left shoulder Jim. This is the problem. Nobody can bat on it including the home players.

Can you imagine this pitch on day 5!

They've prepared a pitch that even the home team can't play on, but they should win this from here.

Edited February 25, 2021 by Gav

[jim mk2]

Leach has a better technique than most. Watches the ball all the way on to the bat and plays it under his nose. By doing that he’s also playing it late which is the hallmark of the best batsmen.

[grinder]

3 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

Leach has a better technique than most. Watches the ball all the way on to the bat and plays it under his nose. By doing that he’s also playing it late which is the hallmark of the best batsmen.

he spent a lot of time in the centre at loughborough with the temp cranked up to 90f but don't think it was his batting he was working on but he's a very determined lad

[Mattyblue]

A green seamer in England will often flatten out after day 1 and be good to bat on day 2 and 3, or clouds at Headingley or Trent Bridge can quickly move away negating the big swing.

Problem with a pitch like this if it is turning square from the first morning is it will only get worse and worse.

Edited February 25, 2021 by Mattyblue

[jim mk2]

Foakes undone by his head falling away to the off so he was playing outside the line of the ball. Lbw inevitable 

[Gav]

Start the rickshaw....

Poor shot by Leach.

 

Edited February 25, 2021 by Gav

[jim mk2]

Bring em home. This is embarrassing 

[Exiled_Rover]

Our batsmen would almost be better not playing for the spin.

The vast majority of the wickets have just been arm balls.

[grinder]

1 minute ago, Exiled_Rover said:

Our batsmen would almost be better not playing for the spin.

The vast majority of the wickets have just been arm balls.

agree that way if it turns you are going to miss it by loads..

 

could be shortest test since 1935 or even shorter

[den]

Root getting 5/8 against Indian batsmen brought up on turning wickets should tell us what’s happening.

All he did was turn his arm over. 

[jim mk2]

India to win by 10 wickets? 

[den]

Just now, jim mk2 said:

India to win by 10 wickets? 

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[AllRoverAsia]

I knew who would win (see earlier post today) I did not think it would be within 2 days.

Pathetic by England and embarrassingly so.

Decent bowling, poor wicket, timid and technically shit batsmen

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

7 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

Bring em home. This is embarrassing 

I can't understand why everybody is trying to play the spinners from the crease.

Having said that for a test match to be over on the second day is a disgrace.

[Gav]

I never want to see England lose, but this has been 2 days of enthralling cricket.

Its not test match cricket, I'm sure we all agree, but its been great entertainment. 

Much better than that cr@p last night....

Edited February 25, 2021 by Gav