Creampuff 22,628 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Proper Test Cricket this from Joe Root. Grinding away for his 50 and now escalating towards his century. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEFTONG 60,127 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Superb innings on his 100th Test. Rooooooootttt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersMedia 35,961 Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 Very flat pitch, definitely favouring bat over ball. You'd think 400-450 is the par score on this wicket. Encouraging start from England. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 4 hours ago, Badger said: Very flat pitch, definitely favouring bat over ball. You'd think 400-450 is the par score on this wicket. Encouraging start from England. It’s certainly flat, but there was some signs of turn and bounce for the spinners. I think it’ll break up nicely over the five days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 England add 100 runs this morning without loss. If England bat out the rest of the day (or most of it) then they’ll have used up most of the best batting time on this surface. It still looks like a batting pitch, but the odd one is misbehaving. Some grip and turn. The real issue is going to be whether England’s spinners are good enough to cause problems on it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Root has been magnificent. 209* and has barely broken sweat. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEFTONG 60,127 Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 I have been listening since just before 5am whilst in bed. Soon as I get up to watch on TV down goes a wicket. Hoping Buttler hits a quick fire 50 odds and England have a bowl at India today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEFTONG 60,127 Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Huge wicket there. Bess tempting Pant into a slog. And good catch from Leach in the deep, who has took a pounding on his bowling. Bess might no be the best but the 4 wickets he has taken so far are top notch scalps to have in your stats. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 6 hours ago, TEFTONG said: Huge wicket there. Bess tempting Pant into a slog. And good catch from Leach in the deep, who has took a pounding on his bowling. Bess might no be the best but the 4 wickets he has taken so far are top notch scalps to have in your stats. Contributed a bit with the bat as well. He’s a decent cricketer but he’ll eventually go through a real torrid spell because he’s ultimately not as good as other spinners at this level. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersMedia 35,961 Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share Posted February 7, 2021 Even by English spinner standards, Bess is weak at test level. I'd even go as far to say he may be the weakest specialist bowler currently getting a game at test level (with the top 6 teams). As @Creampuff alludes, you can't help but feel everything is going right for him just now and it isn't going to be like that all the time. However, England don't produce many test level spinners and Bess is what they have just now. As for the game, England certainly made hay on day 1 when batting conditions were easy and it has put them into the position where, outside a spectacular collapse or the likes, they cannot lose. Whoever won the toss was always going to be in pole position on that pitch provided they managed to play to par, and England certainly achieved that and a wee bit more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 37 minutes ago, Badger said: Even by English spinner standards, Bess is weak at test level. I'd even go as far to say he may be the weakest specialist bowler currently getting a game at test level (with the top 6 teams). As @Creampuff alludes, you can't help but feel everything is going right for him just now and it isn't going to be like that all the time. However, England don't produce many test level spinners and Bess is what they have just now. As for the game, England certainly made hay on day 1 when batting conditions were easy and it has put them into the position where, outside a spectacular collapse or the likes, they cannot lose. Whoever won the toss was always going to be in pole position on that pitch provided they managed to play to par, and England certainly achieved that and a wee bit more. Inclined to say calling him the weakest bowler in Test Cricket is harsh but I can’t think of someone he’s better than RangersMedia 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEFTONG 60,127 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Getting interesting here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Not sure losing wickets is the worst thing for England. They historically are very defensive when declaring and so the loss of wickets might just stop them going on too long. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEFTONG 60,127 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Some amount of screams and squeals from India now. Poor review there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 7 minutes ago, TEFTONG said: Some amount of screams and squeals from India now. Poor review there. Yeah Bumrah was absolutely certain it was out. Always looked to be missing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Cook in the studio talking about 400 being the magic number when we all remember his captaincy and know he’d bat until at least 430 here Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 With Root out it will be interesting to see how Jos plays. Surely he’s got to go for a Buttler special and try to squeeze a super quick 30? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 10 off the first 3 balls Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEFTONG 60,127 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Quality knock again from Bess. Still waiting for Buttler to go tonto for an over. Surely they are not going to bat all day..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersMedia 35,961 Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 2-0 Pakistan See you later South Africa TEFTONG 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 No idea why England batted through. Should obviously have declared when Buttler got out. If you’re worried India will chase 410 on a Day 5 pitch you’ve no faith in your attack. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersMedia 35,961 Posted February 8, 2021 Author Share Posted February 8, 2021 You won't chase 400 on that pitch, and if you do...... you've did something exceptional and deserve the win - but there is a reason why 350+ run chases are rare. Danger is running out of time. India can't win, but the draw is possible. Creampuff 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Anderson just doing Anderson things. Incredible bowling. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Honestly, Anderson’s first over this morning might be the best over I’ve ever seen Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEFTONG 60,127 Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Creampuff 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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