Tom 15535 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Bairstow man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 26385 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 nice of him to leave a gate open that a bus could drive through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugly Mackems 135 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, spongebob toonpants said: 2 day test Could be 5 sessions yet. Why is Archer not a confirmed No 10. Worse than Jimmy with the bat. (not as good as Wood with the ball) Edited February 25, 2021 by Ugly Mackems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugly Mackems 135 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 1 hour ago, Dr Gloom said: nice of him to leave a gate open that a bus could drive through I suggested yesterday he's not a test match cricketer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 15535 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 5 minutes ago, Ugly Mackems said: Could be 5 sessions yet. Why is Archer not a confirmed No 10. Worse than Jimmy with the bat. (not as good as Wood with the ball) Archer proper fancies himself with the bat as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 15614 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 9 minutes ago, Tom said: Archer proper fancies himself with the bat as well. He doesn't even bowl consistently ultra-quick either tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 15614 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Shit pitch mind, even the Indian's couldn't cope with it at start of day 2 FFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1839 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Shambolic batting from us on a shambolic test match pitch. Of course it's up to India if they want to produce a pitch that benefits their strengths, but when Root is taking 5 for 8 you know the picth is not test match quality. Christ knows what it's going to be like for the last test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 26385 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 strauss and cook saying we're in the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kelly 1839 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 To be fair, I think they were saying we have a chance if we get really really lucky. Even then it's next to no chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 15614 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 2 hours ago, David Kelly said: Shambolic batting from us on a shambolic test match pitch. Of course it's up to India if they want to produce a pitch that benefits their strengths, but when Root is taking 5 for 8 you know the picth is not test match quality. Christ knows what it's going to be like for the last test. I suspect it will be a dead and utterly flat strip, bowlers nightmare to guarantee a draw and series win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 42163 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 15 minutes ago, Toonpack said: I suspect it will be a dead and utterly flat strip, bowlers nightmare to guarantee a draw and series win. I might be wrong as there were several permutations but I think either side (obviously England can’t still manage that) needed to win 3 tests in this series to make the world test match championship final (or whatever the fuck it’s called) against the Kiwis. If they don’t then Australia would meet NZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 14520 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 15 hours ago, Dr Gloom said: game on! ... and off again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 14520 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 11 hours ago, Alex said: I might be wrong as there were several permutations but I think either side (obviously England can’t still manage that) needed to win 3 tests in this series to make the world test match championship final (or whatever the fuck it’s called) against the Kiwis. If they don’t then Australia would meet NZ. I think India have to win or draw the last test to take on NZ in the final. 2-1 should be sufficient, but I would expect another rank turner so that England collapse and India win 3-1. I doubt they will be tempted to prepare a pitch for the draw, because a match which lasts 5 days could be a lottery. If England are still in it at that stage, it would suggest someone has found the right end of the bat to hold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 42163 Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 (edited) Yeah. It’s hard to see anything other than a similar sort of pitch Edited February 26, 2021 by Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 15614 Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 On 25/02/2021 at 15:26, Alex said: I might be wrong as there were several permutations but I think either side (obviously England can’t still manage that) needed to win 3 tests in this series to make the world test match championship final (or whatever the fuck it’s called) against the Kiwis. If they don’t then Australia would meet NZ. Didn’t the Aussies eliminate themselves when they cried off SA ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 42163 Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Haven’t a clue tbh. I’ve looked it up and couldn’t find clarity but India and NZ are the top two sides in the league table Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 14520 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 On 28/02/2021 at 06:07, Toonpack said: Didn’t the Aussies eliminate themselves when they cried off SA ? No, they still get in if England wins the last test (not likely, though). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugly Mackems 135 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 England doing everything possible to make me cancel my alarm tomorrow. Bairstow and Bess should see their Test careers ending here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 42163 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Bairstow yes. Bess no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 26385 Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 I feel a bit sorry for Bess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 14520 Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 On 06/03/2021 at 16:41, Dr Gloom said: I feel a bit sorry for Bess Not sure I do. While he got a lot of wickets in the first test and in Sri Lanka, I think it is fair to say that he was lucky with a lot of them, and he regularly gave away one boundary an over. You simply can't be giving up full tosses to international players, and he was doing that too often. He has been good before, and he probably will be again, but he was shocking in the last test and saying that he had been hard done by previously does not excuse his failure when he got a chance. Leach got better, Bess got worse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugly Mackems 135 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Going to be a good finish this one. (cue, the collapse) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebob toonpants 5197 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 17 minutes ago, Ugly Mackems said: Going to be a good finish this one. (cue, the collapse) Nice work, Jonah 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ugly Mackems 135 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 14 minutes ago, spongebob toonpants said: Nice work, Jonah Useless bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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