coxyhog Posted February 9, 2021 Author Share Posted February 9, 2021 Well worth waking up at 0400 to watch the wickets tumble and a fast bowling masterclass from Jimmy Anderson....he's like the proverbial fine wine! A great win for England especially as India would've been cock a hoop after their series win in Oz. Fortunately as soon as the last one fell I managed to go back to sleep. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 Jofra Archer is out of the 2nd test with an elbow injury. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitespider Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Looking forward to watching this thread. I’m a cricket fan, well test or international I am. It’s the Yorkie Pud in me probably. Series wins in India are like the proverbial rocking horse poo. The Indians will be totally galvanized now, not least due to the massive expectations placed on them so the next test could be a cracker. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemondropkid Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 2 hours ago, coxyhog said: Jofra Archer is out of the 2nd test with an elbow injury. I'd say it will be Anderson and Broad. I know they planned a rotation policy but back at Chennai with the ball reversing like that, who's going to tell Jimmy he can't play😀 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Lemondropkid said: I'd say it will be Anderson and Broad. I know they planned a rotation policy but back at Chennai with the ball reversing like that, who's going to tell Jimmy he can't play😀 I hope you're right! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemondropkid Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 10 hours ago, coxyhog said: I hope you're right! I was totally wrong, not a new thing for me😀 Anderson rested, Bess dropped, into the squad comes Broad, Woakes , Stone, Foakes and Ali, Butler has gone home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sangsom Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 3 hours ago, Lemondropkid said: I was totally wrong, not a new thing for me😀 Anderson rested, Bess dropped, into the squad comes Broad, Woakes , Stone, Foakes and Ali, Butler has gone home. Would have kept Anderson in for 1 more before resting him. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 51 minutes ago, Sangsom said: Would have kept Anderson in for 1 more before resting him. We still have a chance of making the world test championship final so I think we should be playing our strongest team. I hope I'm wrong but I don't have much faith in Moeen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitespider Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 18 hours ago, coxyhog said: We still have a chance of making the world test championship final so I think we should be playing our strongest team. I hope I'm wrong but I don't have much faith in Moeen. I thought the same. But Kohli’s face from that clean bowl was worth it alone. So much spin he reviewed a clean bowled as he thought Foakes must have knocked the bails off. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted February 13, 2021 Author Share Posted February 13, 2021 5 hours ago, Whitespider said: I thought the same. But Kohli’s face from that clean bowl was worth it alone. So much spin he reviewed a clean bowled as he thought Foakes must have knocked the bails off. I watched the start but since then have been sleeping & watching bits & pieces.Same as the first test the toss is everything,batting last on that pitch will be bloody difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galenkia Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 6 hours ago, Whitespider said: I thought the same. But Kohli’s face from that clean bowl was worth it alone. So much spin he reviewed a clean bowled as he thought Foakes must have knocked the bails off. Love Jonathan Agnew's comment 'The last person who stood like that after being clean bowled was WG Grace'. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painter Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 1 hour ago, coxyhog said: I watched the start but since then have been sleeping & watching bits & pieces.Same as the first test the toss is everything,batting last on that pitch will be bloody difficult. Forget batting last.... the way even root was making the pitch to cut up i think means batting tomorrow against the Indian spinners will be tricky. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 7 hours ago, Whitespider said: I thought the same. But Kohli’s face from that clean bowl was worth it alone. So much spin he reviewed a clean bowled as he thought Foakes must have knocked the bails off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitespider Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Decent morning for England removing the last 4 wickets for 29. But, 329 looks a good score on this track. Pant got runs again. Exciting player to watch. Great quote by one of the bbc commentators yesterday “he can’t keep wicket but he sure can bat”. England, as I write, 7-1 and I honestly think they are going to struggle to get to 250. That could change of course, two decent innings India only had 3 really) could make things very tight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painter Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Just woken up, to find 67 -5 Hope the tail wags.... a lot 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painter Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Prediction. India to bat until mid afternoon tomorrow, leaving us 2.5 days to knock off the runs for a dramatic win and then bowl us all out by early afternoon on day 4. Like most of my predictions, let's hope this one is wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 25 minutes ago, Painter said: Prediction. India to bat until mid afternoon tomorrow, leaving us 2.5 days to knock off the runs for a dramatic win and then bowl us all out by early afternoon on day 4. Like most of my predictions, let's hope this one is wrong. Or more likely bowl us out by close of play tomorrow. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 6 hours ago, Whitespider said: Pant got runs again. Exciting player to watch. Great quote by one of the bbc commentators yesterday “he can’t keep wicket but he sure can bat”. He made a couple of great catches for someone who can't keep wicket! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painter Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 31 minutes ago, coxyhog said: Or more likely bowl us out by close of play tomorrow. Oh, please.... I was hoping for something to watch on Tuesday morning.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Painter said: Oh, please.... I was hoping for something to watch on Tuesday morning.... I was hoping not to wake up at 4am 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxyhog Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 I think the 3rd umpire is a good example of why we went to neutral umpires. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painter Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 What chances of having anything to watch when I turn on at 7am tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemondropkid Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Painter said: What chances of having anything to watch when I turn on at 7am tomorrow? Greatly improved if you've been recording since 4AM😉 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitespider Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 On 2/14/2021 at 8:47 PM, coxyhog said: I think the 3rd umpire is a good example of why we went to neutral umpires. I could be wrong but aren't the current series only using "local" due to travel restrictions? If thats not the case - yes we should have. That (non) stumping looked an appalling decision. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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