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[StanSP]

7 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

Also, get the biggest, heaviest roller on there and go to town overnight. 

Just get Lee to roll on it

[StanSP]

7 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

Also, get the biggest, heaviest roller on there and go to town overnight. 

Just get Lee to roll on it

[ealingfox]

4 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Just get Lee to roll on it

 

You can say that again!

[Bert]

Didn’t expect us to be in any position to win after India’s 2nd innings. It’s going to be tense, genuinely can’t call it. Would imagine England are favourites. But India need 3 (maybe 4 should Woakes bat) good balls and they’ll have 4 overs to warm the bowlers up before the new ball. 
 

If I’m being totally honest a drawn series would be a fair reflection of it all, you could even go as far as saying India could be 3-1 up rather than 2-1 down. The little things that make a big difference have certainly gone Englands way I feel. Even today as an example with Siraj catching Brook then going for 6 then motoring on to 100. 
 

What a sport! 

[izzymuzzet]

Best home series since 2005? Ashes in 2009, 2015 and 2019 had their moments but this has been almost non stop drama.

[Sir Steve Howard]

1 hour ago, Bert said:

Didn’t expect us to be in any position to win after India’s 2nd innings. It’s going to be tense, genuinely can’t call it. Would imagine England are favourites. But India need 3 (maybe 4 should Woakes bat) good balls and they’ll have 4 overs to warm the bowlers up before the new ball. 
 

If I’m being totally honest a drawn series would be a fair reflection of it all, you could even go as far as saying India could be 3-1 up rather than 2-1 down. The little things that make a big difference have certainly gone Englands way I feel. Even today as an example with Siraj catching Brook then going for 6 then motoring on to 100. 
 

What a sport! 

If Woakes didn't chop himself saving one at the boundary we'd have absolutely walked this test

[leicsmac]

It's fitting that a series with this many twists and turns should go down to the 25th day of 25.

 

35 runs, or four (three) wickets. Here we go. 

[STEVIE B]

10 hours ago, Sir Steve Howard said:

If Woakes didn't chop himself saving one at the boundary we'd have absolutely walked this test

....also if England hadn't dropped 6 catches. Although, if Bumrah had been fit for India, who knows how it would've gone ?

Great Series though 

Edited 4 August 2025 by STEVIE B

[CL Fox]

34 minutes ago, STEVIE B said:

....also if England hadn't dropped 6 catches. Although, if Bumrah had been fit fo India, who knows how it would've gone ?

Great Series though 

Both sides can say what if to lots of things in the series.

 

Ultimately I think you're looking at 2 sides who are in pretty good shape for the future.

 

India have the bowlers to cope without Bumrah and even England look to have developed some depth in their bowling attack. Id love us to see us competing this well away from home but spin is our chilled heel.

 

What a morning its going to be - im already a nervous wreck.

[RowlattsFox]

Great finale but think I'd rather it just piss it down all to remove any chance of defeat, and take the 2-1 series victory  

 

Hope it plays out with Smith battering it for 10 minutes and it's done. I fear the worst though, can see him coming out and going for it and getting out. 

[StanSP]

I can see the match being won with 5 byes on the ultimate anti climax

 

[Angus Scott]

If England win this test it will be one of their finest victories for years. Virtually half the team have contributed nothing & we've played with about 1&1/2 bowlers & 3&1/2 batsmen

[AKCJ]

Come out with intent. Put it back on India and suddenly 35 looks like a small number again.

 

If India keep the run rate at 1-2 then we're doomed. We'll just be waiting for a good ball (and the new ball).

[st albans fox]

First band of rain looks a bit more resilient than predicted - due around start time.  If that does peeter out before arriving in the London area then should be good for that first 90 mins by which time the game will be over. 

[STEVIE B]

1 hour ago, CL Fox said:

Both sides can say what if to lots of things in the series.

 

Ultimately I think you're looking at 2 sides who are in pretty good shape for the future.

 

India have the bowlers to cope without Bumrah and even England look to have developed some depth in their bowling attack. Id love us to see us competing this well away from home but spin is our chilled heel.

 

What a morning its going to be - im already a nervous wreck.

World class spinners are gold dust. We desperately need a Graham Swann (he could also bat). Unfortunately the County circuit/wickets doesn't seem to create them. 

[StanSP]

27 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

First band of rain looks a bit more resilient than predicted - due around start time.  If that does peeter out before arriving in the London area then should be good for that first 90 mins by which time the game will be over. 

Mixed weather reports! 

 

Google says nothing til 1pm.

 

Bbc says 11am rain.

[kenny]

15 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Mixed weather reports! 

 

Google says nothing til 1pm.

 

Bbc says 11am rain.

BBC weather is really unreliable since they stopped using the met office. Looks dicey either way.

 

[CL Fox]

34 runs to win the series....knocking one run off has made me feel much better already.

[Aleksz]

Shastri's commentary of that "big fella" gets me every time  him and DK have been a great watch/listen on this series, and Sky's coverage as a whole has been great. 

Edited 4 August 2025 by Aleksz

[CL Fox]

3 minutes ago, Aleksz said:

Shastri's commentary of that "big fella" gets me every time  him and DK have been a great watch/listen on this series, and Sky's coverage as a whole has been great. 

DK is class. I'm not as warm on Shastri, I don't think he needs to shout at the toss and his comments that India need more money were tone deaf for me.

 

That said, Sky's cricket coverage is genuinely world class - compare it with their coverage on football and it's light years ahead.

[AKCJ]

WinViz right now says this;

 

 

Doesn't feel anything like as clear as that to me!

[Bert]

5 minutes ago, CL Fox said:

DK is class. I'm not as warm on Shastri, I don't think he needs to shout at the toss and his comments that India need more money were tone deaf for me.

 

That said, Sky's cricket coverage is genuinely world class - compare it with their coverage on football and it's light years ahead.

It’s such a shame they don’t have the Away ashes series. TNT is like when MOTD moved to ITV. 

[AKCJ]

I mean fair play thats the way to start it.

[Bert]

I’ll take everything back about both Overton brothers if he gets us over the line  

[foxfanazer]

what a start