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[kingkisnorbo]

Course he does that Pony Ronaldo celebration.

[Tommy Fresh]

Fair play to Bethell and Overton for helping us run this game so close

[CosbehFox]

Two sides so well balanced against each other ultimately. 

 

My only hot take is that Gill really needs to learn captaincy quickly and England desperately need to get some depth for the winter. 

[StanSP]

Delighted for Gill. 

 

Gambhir should still go! 

[AKCJ]

Just now, Tommy Fresh said:

Fair play to Bethell and Overton for helping us run this game so close

Crawley's crisp packet hands as well!

[trabuch]

Just now, dmayne7 said:

Fair play to India but we lost that game. From dropping 6 catches to complete capitulation.

The dropped catches yes. I'm not having it that we capitulated the chase.

[Super_horns]

Has to be Siraj

 

Got to say that is an excellent mornings work for India with a fantastic comeback and a draw is probably fair overall .

[leicsmac]

On the one hand, feels very much like a missed opportunity. Still no series win in England against India or Oz for ten years now. 

 

On the other, fantastic entertainment the whole way. 

[RowlattsFox]

Bethell was the ridiculous shot yesterday for me. All he had to do was play along with Root. 

 

England have had good periods but generally been that little bit behind in all aspects of the game. 

 

A drawn series is fair I think. It may not bring winning cricket but this era certainly brings entertaining cricket. 

 

Edited 4 August 2025 by RowlattsFox

[coolhandfox]

One on the selectors for picking players who had played little or no cricket and undercooked.

Edited 4 August 2025 by coolhandfox

[AKCJ]

Just now, leicsmac said:

On the one hand, feels very much like a missed opportunity. Still no series win in England against India or Oz for ten years now. 

 

On the other, fantastic entertainment the whole way. 

It was a big couple of days for 'Bazball'. Proper killer blow right before the Ashes. A lot to think about now.

[Tommy Fresh]

Just now, AKCJ said:

Crawley's crisp packet hands as well!

Yeah but I've made my feelings on Crawley clear before 

[Leicester_Loyal]

Certain players threw that away, they really let the team down.

 

To counter that the only reason we were still in it was because 2 or 3 played out of their skins.

[Ted Maul]

2 minutes ago, dmayne7 said:

Fair play to India but we lost that game. From dropping 6 catches to complete capitulation.

The 6 dropped catches did it really- should have been chasing 200, tops.

 

I'm not going to complain about the wickets lost in the chase. Attacking/the scoring rate is what got us in a position where we were favourites, sometimes we'll die by the sword.

[Muzzy_no7]

1 minute ago, trabuch said:

The dropped catches yes. I'm not having it that we capitulated the chase.

There were at least a couple of pathetic dismissals that in the end proved costly. 

[trabuch]

Well done India - took full advantage of all our injuries. Not a great win for them under the circumstance. But a great effort from England.

[Osavo]

1 minute ago, leicsmac said:

On the one hand, feels very much like a missed opportunity. Still no series win in England against India or Oz for ten years now. 

 

On the other, fantastic entertainment the whole way. 

4-1 vs India in 2018 no?

[dmayne7]

Just now, trabuch said:

The dropped catches yes. I'm not having it that we capitulated the chase.

Did you watch it? We got ourselves into a fantastic position, but almost all the wickets came from poor batting rather than great bowling. We then allowed them to build the pressure and paid the price.

[StanSP]

1 minute ago, AKCJ said:

It was a big couple of days for 'Bazball'. Proper killer blow right before the Ashes. A lot to think about now.

Bazball vs Aus. 

 

That'll be some contest if England connect. If they don't, it'll be lots of low scores... 

Edited 4 August 2025 by StanSP

[AKCJ]

So anyway, glad to get that Test shite out the way. Who else is looking forward to The Hundred?? Anyone?!??

[Leicester_Loyal]

We stand no chance over in Aus 

[StanSP]

Just now, AKCJ said:

So anyway, glad to get that Test shite out the way. Who else is looking forward to The Hundred?? Anyone?!??

CHRIST! 

[Aleksz]

Had to be Siraj again, like him or loathe him sport needs characters like that.

[AKCJ]

Just now, StanSP said:

CHRIST! 

OH YEAH!

[trabuch]

Just now, dmayne7 said:

Did you watch it? We got ourselves into a fantastic position, but almost all the wickets came from poor batting rather than great bowling. We then allowed them to build the pressure and paid the price.

We're chasing 373 ffs. I know it looked like we bottled it - but the pressure. The ****ing pressure. It was outstanding cricket to even get close.