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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Feb 8, 2021 10:01:26 GMT
This is just weird, really weird from England. Utter lack of intent from Buttler (isn't this precisely what he was brought into the team for) and Bess for the last 45 mins, now gone past 400.....I mean, yeah this pitch still looks OK to bat on but time is becoming a definite factor now
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Post by Balladeer on Feb 8, 2021 10:02:38 GMT
Bess outscoring Buttler!
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Post by Balladeer on Feb 8, 2021 10:18:17 GMT
Jack Sobers
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Post by nemouk on Feb 8, 2021 10:30:38 GMT
Leach is going to end his career averaging 50 as he has so many not outs.
The game starts now - after we've padded R Ashwin's stats a bit!
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Post by Balladeer on Feb 8, 2021 10:59:35 GMT
Started well then. EDIT: Just as planned.
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Post by nemouk on Feb 9, 2021 7:32:36 GMT
Well this is going approximately a billion times better than I expected any test in this series to go.
Still think India will come roaring back and are favourites for the series, but very impressive from England. Jimmy Anderson is a special bowler, we're really going to miss him when he finally calls it a day in a decade or two.
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Post by nemouk on Feb 9, 2021 7:44:58 GMT
You cannot do that Ben Stokes
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Post by nemouk on Feb 9, 2021 7:58:19 GMT
Strange moment as the bails fall off in no wind at all.
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Post by Balladeer on Feb 9, 2021 7:59:29 GMT
That would've been a horrible way for Leach to miss out on his five-fer.
Wish India had taken a bit longer. Virat got out while I was in the shower.
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Post by Balladeer on Feb 9, 2021 8:04:38 GMT
Aw boo.
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Post by nemouk on Feb 9, 2021 8:05:25 GMT
We get three more tests of this. One of them is even at a civilised time of day!
Lovely.
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Post by soulcircus on Feb 9, 2021 8:52:08 GMT
That Anderson spell was the game-changer. Puts the 'Clouderson' guff to bed too.
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Post by Balladeer on Feb 9, 2021 9:00:21 GMT
I’ve never seen the ‘Clouderson’ stuff. Just following the wrong/right people?
Real talk: this was a shit pitch, wasn’t it. Toss entirely decided the game. Root still had to score the double, but he had a much easier time of it than he would have batting second.
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Post by soulcircus on Feb 9, 2021 9:13:15 GMT
I’ve never seen the ‘Clouderson’ stuff. Just following the wrong/right people? Pretty much, mostly the more Indian die-hards were bringing it up. England Twitter admin mentioned it though, they've been quite sharp this morning!
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Feb 9, 2021 9:21:14 GMT
My favourite part of the commentary was after Kohli's dismissal when the fella said, 'maybe it kept a bit low'.....maybe....
Great win, toss was a massively defining factor, but England still had to make those big 1st innings runs, completely out-fielded India as well.
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