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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Feb 7, 2021 7:26:24 GMT
10 points to Williamsador for getting up at the right time! Bess you beauty....Yorks representing again....(puts tin hat on)
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Feb 7, 2021 7:36:46 GMT
JOE ROOT!!!!! WHAT ON EARTH!!!!!
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Post by nemouk on Feb 7, 2021 9:35:30 GMT
I woke up just after Rahane for out and am having a very different experience of this innings.
Pant is so much fun. For some reason he seems to make all the Indians I know go all English and hand wringy about whether he's scoring the wrong kind of runs. He's great, the vast majority of players shouldn't play like this but he can and he does and we should all enjoy the hell out of it.
Although being mean to Jack Leach should probably get his banned.
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Post by nemouk on Feb 7, 2021 10:17:17 GMT
Needless to say, Jack Leach had the last laugh.
(sort of)
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Post by Balladeer on Feb 7, 2021 13:38:26 GMT
Opinion: England vs. India was the dullest Test on this morning. Blimey Kyle Mayers!
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Post by nemouk on Feb 7, 2021 23:20:45 GMT
That did seem a very impressive innings although I haven't seen anything but the scorecard.
Interesting day ahead tomorrow. England well ahead in the game but seem unlikely to enforce the follow on, so judgement of the declaration will be crucial.
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Post by nemouk on Feb 8, 2021 8:07:42 GMT
If we don't need Joe Root for a wT20 in India we must have one hell of a team. He just plays spin so well.
And to be fair, we do have one hell of a team!
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Post by Balladeer on Feb 8, 2021 8:15:28 GMT
He is so so good. That did seem a very impressive innings although I haven't seen anything but the scorecard. Apparently he had a couple of chances early doors. Still though: double-ton in the 4th on debut to win the game! Saffers bottling it elsewhere sadly.
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Post by nemouk on Feb 8, 2021 8:29:42 GMT
*No ball klaxon intensifies*
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Feb 8, 2021 8:35:16 GMT
There are enough balls keeping low to give England some real encouragement here, would still want around 400 before declaring, don't want to be part of this recent trend of amazing 4th innings chases.....watched the Mayers highlights on Youtube yesterday, unreal, best debut ever, and better than Perera v SA or Stokes v Aus innings for me
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Post by nemouk on Feb 8, 2021 8:43:41 GMT
About an hour of slogging after tea and then declare I think. Good chance we're bowled out by then mind.
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Post by Balladeer on Feb 8, 2021 9:35:57 GMT
For that they need to start slogging at some point.
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Post by soulcircus on Feb 8, 2021 9:37:13 GMT
India deliberately slowing things down now. Lead is 383, I'd be bringing them in.
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Post by nemouk on Feb 8, 2021 9:39:05 GMT
I think you can lose World Test Championship points for a slow over rate... that would be a fun little side story.
Bess is batting out the draw.
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Feb 8, 2021 9:48:35 GMT
Some strange interpretations of slogging going on here
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