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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Feb 15, 2021 9:17:37 GMT
I've been watching for most of the last hour and 20 and don't think i've seen Leach bowl....on a raging turner. Don't get it!
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Feb 15, 2021 9:22:43 GMT
4 balls later.......
Bad captaincy tho in my opinion.....not going to score 400+ in the 4th innings, so should have played for time, let India bat til lunch on day 5 then prey you can hold out for 2 sessions
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Post by nemouk on Feb 15, 2021 9:36:21 GMT
Ashwin has unsportingly allied his incredible amount of skill, talent and determination to an almost unreasonable amount of luck today, just managed to drag on a reverse sweep and see it bounce over the stumps. India are 442 ahead. I reckon England might have had a 10% chance of chasing half that...
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Feb 15, 2021 9:56:15 GMT
Ashwin has unsportingly allied his incredible amount of skill, talent and determination to an almost unreasonable amount of luck today, just managed to drag on a reverse sweep and see it bounce over the stumps. India are 442 ahead. I reckon England might have had a 10% chance of chasing half that... If they offered us 2 innings to chase this i'd say no chance! Massively out bowled and out batted in this test.
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Post by nemouk on Feb 15, 2021 9:56:28 GMT
Well, the number 8 has 100 and the number 11 is smashing sixes on this unplayable minefield.
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Feb 15, 2021 10:07:21 GMT
An absolute mockery of pitch complaints being made here, OK yes, the ball's been doing a bit and puffs of dust a plenty, but any pitch where a team is scoring 600 runs over 2 hours can't really be that bad can it?
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Post by Balladeer on Feb 15, 2021 10:11:27 GMT
Second innings sweepstakes anybody? I’m going for 186.
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Feb 15, 2021 10:13:59 GMT
Missed a decimal point there Balladeer........I reckon a/o for around 110
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Post by nemouk on Feb 15, 2021 10:27:59 GMT
A battling 256. Optimism.
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Post by nemouk on Feb 15, 2021 10:58:57 GMT
Dan Lawrence has decided that he's not going to wait for the ball with his name on it here
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Post by nemouk on Feb 15, 2021 11:10:49 GMT
According to the little in-play betting ads that plague the Cricinfo scorecard, England are 12/1 to win this, which feels incredibly miserly. I don't gamble much but no wonder the house always wins if it's 12/1 for a record breaking wonderchase.
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Feb 15, 2021 11:21:03 GMT
More blatant cheating going on here in this test, cannot believe the umpires have once again allowed India to bowl on a different pitch to the one we had to bowl on. Scandalous.
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Post by nemouk on Feb 15, 2021 11:30:18 GMT
And now they've given Joe Root the most generous of umpire's calls. Would be surprised if we're still batting when I wake up tomorrow!
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Post by pierredelafranchesca on Feb 16, 2021 10:53:58 GMT
Fair play to anyone who got up early to watch those last rites that's all i'll say for todays play!
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Post by nemouk on Feb 16, 2021 11:49:49 GMT
At least they got a Moeen cameo as a palette cleanser.
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