*Official* 1st Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 05 - 09 Feb 2021

[Shri]

calling a root 300 here

 

[Shri]

was gooch the last eng bat to score a triple

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Nice score to check on at work. Keep going lads. Grind them into the dirt.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

was gooch the last eng bat to score a triple

Yeah. Cook got close but failed.

 

[wpdavid]

was gooch the last eng bat to score a triple

I think so. Maybe Cook closest with 290+ against India in 2011.

EDIT
As FJ said.

 

[Darwin Award]

That 192 was in Hobart and he got a shocking decision, given out caught after the ball came off his shoulder, onto his helmet and caught at gully, he was livid.
Definitely would have got another 200.

Yes he was.... A bloody shame because if you counted him reaching 200 from there and remember he was stranded 199* against Pakistan all those years ago he would've eclipsed Bradman as having scored the most double-hundreds in their test career.It finished Bradman with 12 & Kumar with 11.

 

[tony p]

Unless England do something amazing with the ball ,I see Pujara batting for 2 days himself, as they will not be able to win, he will be in his element.

 

[GIMH]

Bloody lovely

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Can England win this 3-0 and make the final? Unlikely I know, but it would be perfect for NZ to help erase the nightmares of 2019

If England win 3-0 they'll be raging favourites for the final.

 

[cnerd123]

Unless England do something amazing with the ball ,I see Pujara batting for 2 days himself, as they will not be able to win, he will be in his element.

at last, a worthy adversary

 

[Pothas]

Simon Hughes explaining reverse swing with an eye on the fact there might be new viewers etc. Then talks about mankads as if he assumes everyone will know what that is. I love cricket.

 

[Burgey]

Yeah. Cook got close but failed.

Pretty much his career in a nutshell tbh.

Would love to see Root make a triple here. Be fantastic

 

[trundler]

Am I the only idiot who reads Root's name on the scorecard as Jr Oot sometimes

 

[harsh.ag]

Root has been classy as hell. Ishant the only one to trouble him (from the snippets I have seen).

 

[Burgey]

Am I the only idiot who reads Root's name on the scorecard as Jr Oot sometimes

Yeah

 

[OverratedSanity]

Pant

 

[BoyBrumby]

Jeez, that's some horrible cricket all round: moon ball from Ashwin, swipe across the line skied from Pope and then Pant sets off the wrong way for the catch.

 

[GIMH]

Pretty much his career in a nutshell tbh.

Awful comment

 

[Burgey]

Awful comment

A fair one. Almost but not quite a great player

 

[harsh.ag]

@Prince EWS Are you happy with the free market output of this series' name?