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2nd Investec Test Match - England v West Indies - Headingly



pasty

pasty

A different kind of pasty
Jul 5, 2003
30,287
West, West, West Sussex
Going to be quite an interesting day today I think. We need to build a big enough lead to defend but at the same time leave enough time to try and bowl them out but not enough time to let them get whatever total we set. Hoping for something like a 200+ lead.
 






Horton's halftime iceberg

Horton's halftime iceberg

Blooming Marvellous
Jan 9, 2005
16,484
Brighton
212 for 4

With the following batsman playing or to play

Dawid Malan
Ben Stokes
Jonny Bairstow(wk)
Moeen Ali
Chris Woakes
Stuart Broad
James Anderson

We have a 43 run lead

What do we need, I think another 160 gives us a chance if the pitch starts turning
 








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knocky1

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Jan 20, 2010
12,971
After lunch for the new ball. Looks like the big boy Gabriel has been given extra rest. I'd have taken it earlier.
Interesting session coming up.
 




larus

larus

Well-known member
Jul 7, 2003
6,580
In the land of hope and expectation....
At lunch England lead by 82 with 4 down.

Malan is grinding a score out, but with Bairstow, Ali and Woakes still to come, we could still post a decent target. I'd say a minimum of 250 and we'd need the other bowlers to support Anderson better in their second innings. Considering the first 2 days, we've done well to get back here.

Only concern is that we still look weak in top-order batting. Root/Cook won't keep scoring every match and if the other 3 in the top 5 can't get decent runs we're going to struggle in Aus.
 




pasty

pasty

A different kind of pasty
Jul 5, 2003
30,287
West, West, West Sussex
larus said:
Only concern is that we still look weak in top-order batting. Root/Cook won't keep scoring every match and if the other 3 in the top 5 can't get decent runs we're going to struggle in Aus.
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We'll be fine :thumbsup: Aussie card against Bangladesh

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jakarta

jakarta

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May 25, 2007
15,632
Sullington
New ball taken post Lunch, this pair need to survive the next hour even if they don't score too much.

If they do England could well set a winning total. Goes without saying that I'm not optimistic about this of course.
 


















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fleet

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Jul 28, 2003
12,222
61 enormously helpful in the context of this test - but Malan never really looked comfortable at the crease.
 


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big nuts

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Jan 15, 2011
4,866
Hove
6 down now. The game is back on a knife edge now. Big partnership now between our two last genuine top order batsman.
 








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