Cricket

[Dreams of 1995]

1 hour ago, Gav said:

Brilliant last 30 minutes, this side doesn’t know when it’s beaten.

Lords sold out tomorrow, £25 an adult, £5 kids, 30k tickets snapped up, can’t wait. 

Come on England 🏏

Have you got tickets for it Gav?

I was looking on Stubhub for tickets. Cheapest going is around £140. Can’t justify it

Saw two excellent days at Edgbaston - Brook and Smiths centuries and then it was the India show but an excellent watch nonetheless. It has been a great watch throughout 

Edited July 13 by Dreams of 1995

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

4 hours ago, chaddyrovers said:

ignoring the fact he had got 2 fours from that shot already. 

 

He got out the next time he tried it. I hope the 8 he got with it count tomorrow.

If I was  bowling and a batsman played that shot I’d be thinking - “ Keep playing that one son, you’ll be back in the pavilion in a minute “.

Edited July 13 by Tyrone Shoelaces

[chaddyrovers]

8 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

He got out the next time he tried it. I hope the 8 he got with it count tomorrow.

If I was  bowling and a batsman played that shop I’d be thinking - “ Keep playing that one son, you’ll be back in the pavilion in a minute “.

But no comment on Root though? The way he got out was similar to Brook? 

[Gav]

11 hours ago, Dreams of 1995 said:

Have you got tickets for it Gav?

I was looking on Stubhub for tickets. Cheapest going is around £140. Can’t justify it

Saw two excellent days at Edgbaston - Brook and Smiths centuries and then it was the India show but an excellent watch nonetheless. It has been a great watch throughout 

No tickets sadly, my post sounds like I had, apologies. 

Radio for me today as I’m travelling, but should be a cracker.

[Gav]

Pant goes! 5 down with a word in his ear from Archer, need Rahul now. 

135,000 tuning in on the bbc app right now.

Edited July 14 by Gav

[wilsdenrover]

10 minutes ago, Gav said:

Pant goes! 5 down with a word in his ear from Archer, need Rahul now. 

135,000 tuning in on the bbc app right now.

Got him!

and Sundar goes - wonder if he still thinks India will definitely win…

Edited July 14 by wilsdenrover

[jim mk2]

India seven down, 100 runs from victory. Tense, thrilling, could go either way.  Test cricket at its finest

[47er]

Could go either way but we must be favourites right now.

[Silas]

Virgin media Sky Sports app goes down this morning with major outage.

Me, and countless others trying log on and watch at work left frustrated. 

People going mental on social media demanding refunds, saying they're cancelling subscription. 😂

What a day for it to happen with such a thrilling end.

Radio 5X it is then. 

[wilsdenrover]

A timely break through.

Eight down and lunch.

[47er]

Wow! 112 for 8. Surely we will win now! 

[jim mk2]

50 minutes ago, 47er said:

Could go either way but we must be favourites right now.

Don't tempt fate 47er, this is England playing and we're experts at snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

Edit: Woakes strikes just before lunch, eight down

Edited July 14 by jim mk2

[47er]

Just now, jim mk2 said:

Don't tempt fate 47er, this is England playing and we're experts at snatching from the jaws of victory

Edit: Woakes strikes just before lunch, eight down

Yes I was just starting to worry but Woakes has fixed me. Great display from Captain Stokes, what a warrior he is.

Very long spell at his age and given his injury history. Always leads by example.

Assuming we win next two tests will be seismic.

[den]

5 day test cricket can be the best sport in the world.

As a footnote Lancs are ballotting members on 4 day county cricket. Lancs are a democratic club, owned by their members, having to abide by their members decisions. The ECB want to change the format of national cricket. Currently there are 14 games a season but Lancs aren’t giving their members the option of retaining that. They are giving them only three options. All of which mean cutting the number to 12 games in order to fit in the Hundred during the peak months of summer.

Edited July 14 by den

[oldjamfan1]

Root should have been on to bowl at least half an hour ago really.

[jim mk2]

Squeaky bum time this looks like it’ll be close

[den]

The ball I’d doing nothing. 

[oldjamfan1]

Might we get a couple of overs of a new ball? This is too close to call now.

[wilsdenrover]

One to go 

[Gav]

2 hours ago, den said:

As a footnote Lancs are ballotting members on 4 day county cricket. Lancs are a democratic club, owned by their members, having to abide by their members decisions. 

No ney never! 

Edited July 14 by Gav

[jim mk2]

Phew! Never in doubt 😁 Excellent Test match

Drop Crawley and / or Pope  for the next one. 

Edited July 14 by jim mk2

[wilsdenrover]

Never in doubt 😬

[den]

There’s nothing like it. Fantastic entertainment. Felt sorry for Siraj, (I know) such an unlucky way to get out.

[chaddyrovers]

Brilliant from England. Can't beat test cricket. 

Never write this team off. 

Leach or Dawson for Bashir. Maybe Atkinson for Woakes. Good 9 days rest now

[only2garners]

4 hours ago, den said:

5 day test cricket can be the best sport in the world.

As a footnote Lancs are ballotting members on 4 day county cricket. Lancs are a democratic club, owned by their members, having to abide by their members decisions. The ECB want to change the format of national cricket. Currently there are 14 games a season but Lancs aren’t giving their members the option of retaining that. They are giving them only three options. All of which mean cutting the number to 12 games in order to fit in the Hundred during the peak months of summer.

More than a bit of controversy here Den. Whilst Lancs have only offered 3 options for the future of the County Championship other counties have offered 5 options, including a 24 game one, essentially leaving things as they currently are. One thing that around 92% of county members across the country want but hasn’t been offered as an option is to play two Championship games in August alongside the Hundred.