*Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

[Burgey]

Nick Knight “It was really a bit of survival mode” speaking over the top of the skipper holing out slog sweeping to deep midwicket

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Awww.

 

[Shri]

will eng bring in dan lawrence for bairstow next test

 

[wpdavid]

I suppose the counter-argument would be that if Duckett had batted in a more traditional manner yesterday, we'd have started today at 130 for 2 and could still have been dismissed for 300 and a bit. Still immensely frustrating though.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

@Red_Ink_Squid was depressingly accurate. It is so similar to Lords last year.

Would have definitely rather have been wrong.

 

[wpdavid]

will eng bring in dan lawrence for bairstow next test

I doubt it. Anderson might need resting though, and I don't know how fit Wood is.

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Knight is bad but I'm actually enjoying Swann so far. Might also be a cheerleader but the guy is fun. And also gives the impression he knows what he's talking about some of the time. I'm also enjoying not having KP lowering my IQ every 1.5 seconds

 

[Aidan11]

Final session of the day. It will probably feel like a very long one.

 

[wpdavid]

And now the umpire is speaking to Jaiswal about running on the pitch too. Looks like the 5 run penalty really made them think about that.

 

[Ashes81]

Our 3 key batsmen today - Root, Duckett and Stokes all got out to really poor shots.

You can talk all you like about Bazball, being positive etc but if you don't execute your chosen shot correctly then you'll get out.

With no Ashwin and Jadeja appearing to be struggling, India were up against it a bit. It wasn't the time to be playing reverse scoops off Bumrah.

 

[Arachnodouche]

I suppose the counter-argument would be that if Duckett had batted in a more traditional manner yesterday, we'd have started today at 130 for 2 and could still have been dismissed for 300 and a bit. Still immensely frustrating though.

Seems like 300 is about the mean that you can expect from this style of play. Every innings gets to have one phase of outrageous scoring followed by odds evening out or even swinging in the opposition's favor.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Seems like 300 is about the mean that you can expect from this style of play. Every innings gets to have one phase of outrageous scoring followed by odds evening out or even swinging in the opposition's favor.

They got huge scores in Pakistan in every game iirc. Flatter pitches of course but still.

 

[Aidan11]

This isn't working.

Somebody send for another team.

 

[Silver Silva]

Seems like 300 is about the mean that you can expect from this style of play. Every innings gets to have one phase of outrageous scoring followed by odds evening out or even swinging in the opposition's favor.

Bazball will argue that odds even themselves out anyway , no matter how you play ..You might aswell take the positive route if you don't have world class players in most positions

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

After watching Sarfaraz do so well I think Gill may need to reconsider his diet if he wants to succeed at this level. Needs to stop having dinner with Agarkar.

 

[Shri]

I doubt it. Anderson might need resting though, and I don't know how fit Wood is.

don't think bumrah and anderson will play next test

 

[Calm_profit]

Who will be the player of the series?I think Jaiswal if he continues to score runs.

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Every time they show who hit the most 4s in the match I get trauma triggered for some reason... anyone else?

 

[Shri]

Who will be the player of the series?I think Jaiswal if he continues to score runs.

bumrah for me

 

[Aidan11]

Well this sucks.