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[dmayne7]

53 minutes ago, Izzy said:

Long live test cricket. Still the best format of the game IMHO

Definitely. A place for all of them but you just can't beat that seesaw change that can happen after 3/4 days of a tight game

[leicsmac]

It has been a truly remarkable performance.

[AKCJ]

Incredible to force a result on this pitch.

[Zear0]

Missed most of today.  Genuine double take at that scorecard for the day...

[grobyfox1990]

3 hours ago, STEVIE B said:

Even if England force a win, this type of wicket can't be good for Test cricket. 4 days of total batting dominance. No wonder the crowd is so sparse. 

Free entry on days 1, 2 and 4 as well. Not sure if the sub continent has ever had good crowds for test matches?

[Finnegan]

43 minutes ago, Zear0 said:

Missed most of today.  Genuine double take at that scorecard for the day...

 

I've not paid much attention to the match in general tbh. I just saw the headline score. 

 

What the actual ****. 

 

[StanSP]

That's superb from England. 

Bet Pakistan thought, at the end of their first innings, that the worst this would end up as is a draw! 

[STEVIE B]

1 hour ago, grobyfox1990 said:

Free entry on days 1, 2 and 4 as well. Not sure if the sub continent has ever had good crowds for test matches?

India does well l think, comparatively. 

[Corky]

Scoreboard pressure at its finest. Would be a remarkable victory although Pakistan seriously struggle in their second innings at the moment.

[Bert]

First time a team has lost by an innings after posting a 1st innings score of over 500.

 

Superb start to the series, in one of the strangest test matches you’ll ever see. 1599 runs scored between both sides and only 3 innings played. 

[leicsmac]

Superb win.

[TheSomersetFox]

Remarkable result

[Super_horns]

Fantastic win .

 

One of the best and most unlikely.

[Lionator]

India scored 297 in a t20 today 😬

[Super_horns]

Going to use the same pitch it seems for the next test .

Will we see the same sort of match ?

[Lionator]

Trickier deck is this but nothing that should intimidate England’s world class in form batters. 

[StanSP]

Didn't expect England's women to get knocked out of the world cup. 

 

Intriguing start to the 2nd test against Pakistan though. Two big scores and an okay total. Can't work out what might be decent for them and what England will be happy to limiting them to. 

[Super_horns]

12 hours ago, StanSP said:

Didn't expect England's women to get knocked out of the world cup. 

 

Intriguing start to the 2nd test against Pakistan though. Two big scores and an okay total. Can't work out what might be decent for them and what England will be happy to limiting them to. 

Awful display - dropped 5 catches apparently.

 

The tail is wagging against us again .

Edited 16 October 2024 by Super_horns

[Sir Steve Howard]

India NZ looking like a washout on day 1. Forecast in Bangalore looks spicy the next few days as well, got to question the decision to put a test there at this time of year?

[StanSP]

35 minutes ago, Sir Steve Howard said:

India NZ looking like a washout on day 1. Forecast in Bangalore looks spicy the next few days as well, got to question the decision to put a test there at this time of year?

Saw on espn that it's 17 consecutive sessions washed out between NZ and India in tests! 

 

 

[Lionator]

In Root, Brook and Duckett, I’d say we have 3 of the best 5 batters in test cricket currently. Only others in the conversation are Jaiswal and Mendis. 

Edited 16 October 2024 by Lionator

[Sir Steve Howard]

Barring some heroics from Sri Lanka and/or a big old choke from Aus/India, it will be another Aus v india world test championship final.

[Sir Steve Howard]

2 minutes ago, Lionator said:

In Root, Brook and Duckett, I’d say we have 3 of the best 5 batters in test cricket currently. Only others in the conversation are Jaiswal and Mendis. 

Realistically I'd have Head over Duckett but overall agree.

This doesn't equate to consistently winning tests like Aus and India though, is our bowling that far behind?

[leicsmac]

2 minutes ago, Sir Steve Howard said:

Barring some heroics from Sri Lanka and/or a big old choke from Aus/India, it will be another Aus v india world test championship final.

Unfortunate the way the Ashes and the away series in India panned out, really. England on this form can easily match anyone except those two away from home, and even then it would be interesting.

[Sir Steve Howard]

1 minute ago, leicsmac said:

Unfortunate the way the Ashes and the away series in India panned out, really. England on this form can easily match anyone except those two away from home, and even then it would be interesting.

Docked points for slow over rate has absolutely fvcked us as well.

Not overly optimistic for next round either considering it contains an away ashes series.

At home to Aus or India it's always a very close series. We have glimmers of hope away but invariably ends in getting walloped