| Cricket 14:04 - Jun 23 with 1641 views | _clive_baker_ |
Anyone been following?
Close test. India doing a good job here of keeping the scoreboard ticking, 177 lead now. Rahul and Pant looking pretty comfortable. |  | | |  |
| Cricket on 14:58 - Jun 23 with 1096 views | gainsboroughblue |
England looking devoid of ideas and inspiration.
Will be batting to save this. Think there may be some rain around tomorrow.
That toss decision looking very poor. |  |
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| Cricket on 15:01 - Jun 23 with 1088 views | Steve_M |
It was a lot closer when you posted that an hour ago than it is now. Pant and Rahul looking very comfortable at the moment and a lead of 259. Unless India collapse for under 100 from here, then I suspect they'll have too many.
253/3. |  |
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| Cricket on 15:06 - Jun 23 with 1066 views | bsw72 |
It is an odd and strangely benign Headingly wicket, not much movement off the seam plus the sun on day 1 and the wind today not helping with swing. |  | | |
| Cricket on 15:17 - Jun 23 with 1047 views | gsoly |
Looks like game over doesn't it, unless we can skittle these two out pronto. Asking a lot of our batters already. |  | | |
| Cricket on 15:20 - Jun 23 with 1031 views | bsw72 |
| Cricket on 15:06 - Jun 23 by bsw72 |
It is an odd and strangely benign Headingly wicket, not much movement off the seam plus the sun on day 1 and the wind today not helping with swing. |
I will say I am personally delighted for Rishabh Pant, always struck me as a player who loves the game and plays it to entertain . . . . not sure how he survived and came back to play international cricket after that car crash. [Post edited 23 Jun 15:21]
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| Cricket on 15:23 - Jun 23 with 1025 views | artsbossbeard |
Declaration and asking England to chase down circa 350 would be my guess. |  |
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| Cricket on 15:25 - Jun 23 with 1003 views | bsw72 |
| Cricket on 15:23 - Jun 23 by artsbossbeard |
Declaration and asking England to chase down circa 350 would be my guess. |
I doubt they'll declare before lead is beyond 400 - teams are very wary of England's capacity to get runs fast. Will find out in about 9 overs when they will see what the 2nd new ball does for the England bowlers. | | | |
| Cricket on 15:27 - Jun 23 with 995 views | artsbossbeard |
| Cricket on 15:25 - Jun 23 by bsw72 |
I doubt they'll declare before lead is beyond 400 - teams are very wary of England's capacity to get runs fast. Will find out in about 9 overs when they will see what the 2nd new ball does for the England bowlers. |
I was factoring in the rain forecast tomorrow - 400 without interruption would be the aim, agreed. | |
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| Cricket on 15:28 - Jun 23 with 993 views | BlueForYou |
India outplaying us. Rahul has been fantastic in this innings. Crawley should go away & study a video of his innings! Bashir & Woakes completely ineffective, 0-300 so far between them. Bashir takes a wicket as I write! England to reconsider their selection of players & pitches! |  | | |
| Cricket on 15:37 - Jun 23 with 957 views | _clive_baker_ |
| Cricket on 15:28 - Jun 23 by BlueForYou |
India outplaying us. Rahul has been fantastic in this innings. Crawley should go away & study a video of his innings! Bashir & Woakes completely ineffective, 0-300 so far between them. Bashir takes a wicket as I write! England to reconsider their selection of players & pitches! |
Rahul's a lovely player.
Barring a collapse akin to that in the 1st innings we look like we're going to have too much to do with the bat. Expect India will give us 400 to chase and that'll be too big an ask.
We look a bit toothless with the ball, Stokes is our best bowler which is a problem. Talk of Archer coming back but he hasn't played for years, Wood isn't getting any younger and not fit. | | | |
| Cricket on 15:38 - Jun 23 with 955 views | bsw72 |
| Cricket on 15:28 - Jun 23 by BlueForYou |
India outplaying us. Rahul has been fantastic in this innings. Crawley should go away & study a video of his innings! Bashir & Woakes completely ineffective, 0-300 so far between them. Bashir takes a wicket as I write! England to reconsider their selection of players & pitches! |
That's not really true, 4 India players have made the most of the pitch / conditions and scored over 80% of their runs (620+ from their 770+) while England took 7-41 in the India first innings - and have opened the door again with the wicket of Pant and a new ball looming.
Not really outplaying us, just making the most of the conditions. | | | |
| Cricket on 17:03 - Jun 23 with 881 views | Radlett_blue |
Another magnificent Test match in the making. England will still fancy chasing under 400 at Headingley as the pitch doesn't seem to deteriorate, but as it's been so dry, spin will surely be a factor tomorrow, although the forecast isn't great. Reduced overs would help India as it would put the target out of sight & I wouldn't fancy facing Bumrah under lights on a cloudy day. |  |
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| Cricket on 17:19 - Jun 23 with 851 views | BlueForYou |
| Cricket on 15:38 - Jun 23 by bsw72 |
That's not really true, 4 India players have made the most of the pitch / conditions and scored over 80% of their runs (620+ from their 770+) while England took 7-41 in the India first innings - and have opened the door again with the wicket of Pant and a new ball looming.
Not really outplaying us, just making the most of the conditions. |
Our batsmen had the opportunity in pitch & conditions to make a huge score but instead got themselves out playing stupid shots. So you can say we didn't make the most of our conditions. But in Test Cricket I guess you never ever know! | | | |
| Cricket on 17:22 - Jun 23 with 843 views | Steve_M |
How about three wickets in four balls then?
Hmmm. | |
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| Cricket on 17:23 - Jun 23 with 839 views | JakeITFC |
| Cricket on 17:22 - Jun 23 by Steve_M |
How about three wickets in four balls then?
Hmmm. |
Given the wag of England's tail this has been a potentially match winning intervention by Tongue in both innings.
This has been a truly captivating test match on all four days. |  | | |
| Cricket on 17:35 - Jun 23 with 793 views | bsw72 |
| Cricket on 17:19 - Jun 23 by BlueForYou |
Our batsmen had the opportunity in pitch & conditions to make a huge score but instead got themselves out playing stupid shots. So you can say we didn't make the most of our conditions. But in Test Cricket I guess you never ever know! |
Conditions facing Bumrah on Saturday were optimal, the ball that got Crawley was top class, almost unplayable. Ducket and Pope played well, Brooks rode his luck.
We threw some wickets away but our middle and lower order contributed far more than India's.
I would suggest that neither side is outplaying the other, it is well balanced and will depend on either mistakes or moments of inspiration . . . | | | |
| Cricket on 18:04 - Jun 23 with 723 views | Steve_M |
| Cricket on 15:01 - Jun 23 by Steve_M |
It was a lot closer when you posted that an hour ago than it is now. Pant and Rahul looking very comfortable at the moment and a lead of 259. Unless India collapse for under 100 from here, then I suspect they'll have too many.
253/3. |
Not quite under 100, but I would have taken 105 runs from there.
England 371 to win. | |
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| Cricket on 18:38 - Jun 23 with 684 views | bournemouthblue |
| Cricket on 18:04 - Jun 23 by Steve_M |
Not quite under 100, but I would have taken 105 runs from there.
England 371 to win. |
It should be an exciting last day |  |
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| Cricket on 18:56 - Jun 23 with 660 views | mellowblue |
| Cricket on 18:38 - Jun 23 by bournemouthblue |
It should be an exciting last day |
would be unique if the side with 5 individual centuries loses. I doubt that has happened before. See off Bumrah and it looks likely. |  | | |
| Cricket on 19:07 - Jun 23 with 637 views | _clive_baker_ |
| Cricket on 18:38 - Jun 23 by bournemouthblue |
It should be an exciting last day |
Wish I lived closer, £20 a ticket for adults and £5 for kids tomorrow. Whatever happens it should be an interesting day of cricket with all 3 outcomes still very much in play. | | | |
| Cricket on 20:03 - Jun 23 with 564 views | vilanovablue |
| Cricket on 18:56 - Jun 23 by mellowblue |
would be unique if the side with 5 individual centuries loses. I doubt that has happened before. See off Bumrah and it looks likely. |
It's a half fit Bumrah to boot he bowled at least 5 more overs than they'd have wanted in the first innings and is unlikely to play in all 5 tests. Chasing 350 with this England side feels strangely probable. The weather might be the issue though. |  | | |
| Cricket on 21:25 - Jun 23 with 483 views | bournemouthblue |
| Cricket on 20:03 - Jun 23 by vilanovablue |
It's a half fit Bumrah to boot he bowled at least 5 more overs than they'd have wanted in the first innings and is unlikely to play in all 5 tests. Chasing 350 with this England side feels strangely probable. The weather might be the issue though. |
That would be a sickener! | |
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| Cricket on 11:02 - Jun 24 with 300 views | The_Romford_Blue |
Had a lumpy bet India 5/4 this morning.
I’ve got them 8/13 in my view. It’s a day 5 pitch and England need 350 against Bumrah. India just have to be odds on |  |
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| Cricket on 11:06 - Jun 24 with 279 views | Steve_M |
| Cricket on 11:02 - Jun 24 by The_Romford_Blue |
Had a lumpy bet India 5/4 this morning.
I’ve got them 8/13 in my view. It’s a day 5 pitch and England need 350 against Bumrah. India just have to be odds on |
The last decade trend at Headingley really does take the day 5 pitch part out of the equation though. It's a lot of runs but, Bumrah aside, India's bowling hasn't been all that so far and England score quickly.
It could go either way very easily and I very much regret not being able to WFH today. | |
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| Cricket on 12:07 - Jun 24 with 223 views | vilanovablue |
| Cricket on 11:06 - Jun 24 by Steve_M |
The last decade trend at Headingley really does take the day 5 pitch part out of the equation though. It's a lot of runs but, Bumrah aside, India's bowling hasn't been all that so far and England score quickly.
It could go either way very easily and I very much regret not being able to WFH today. |
Solid start from England, Bumrah seen off and 10 wickets in hand. I suspect the weather is the thing which spoils this. | | | |
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