[Cricket] *** England v India *** 2nd Spicy Test at Lords 17th -21st SS2 11am

[Giraffe]

The whole body language of the captain and team is defeatist. He is in the last chance saloon and instead of coming out fighting he is on the back foot, and that attitude is spreading through the team now.

Will be amazed if we do it today, even though we have the ability, I just think the mindset is totally wrong.

 

[BensGrandad]

Root, Moen,Prior Broad are all capable of scoring 100 just needs one or two to stay with them. If we could get through to lunch without losing a wicket we would be looking good and that must be our aim

 

[Simster]

Root, Moen,Prior Broad are all capable of scoring 100 just needs one or two to stay with them. If we could get through to lunch without losing a wicket we would be looking good and that must be our aim

Oh well f**king done!

I give it five minutes before we're at least one down.

 

[spring hall convert]

Root, Moen,Prior Broad are all capable of scoring 100 just needs one or two to stay with them. If we could get through to lunch without losing a wicket we would be looking good and that must be our aim

Wishful thinking I suspect.

 

[dazzer6666]

Root, Moen,Prior Broad are all capable of scoring 100 just needs one or two to stay with them. If we could get through to lunch without losing a wicket we would be looking good and that must be our aim

Highly unlikely they are on a 5th day surface. If we last until tea I'll be surprised.

 

[BensGrandad]

Root, Moen,Prior Broad are all capable of scoring 100 just needs one or two to stay with them. If we could get through to lunch without losing a wicket we would be looking good and that must be our aim

Wishful thinking I suspect.

we must live in hope

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Root, Moen,Prior Broad are all capable of scoring 100 just needs one or two to stay with them. If we could get through to lunch without losing a wicket we would be looking good and that must be our aim

There is a reason why in HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of previous Tests at Lords, in over a CENTURY, a fourth innings target of this size has been succesfully reached ONCE.

 

[Titanic]

Moeen Ali and Joe Root 50 partnership

124-4

 

[Titanic]

There is a reason why in HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of previous Tests at Lords, in over a CENTURY, a fourth innings target of this size has been succesfully reached ONCE.

Ali, Stokes and Prior have all had 4th innings 100's in the last 18 months.

 

[Badger]

From the BBC text update:"Joe Root, dare I say it, looks in fairly decent nick today"

FFS, were definitely loose.

 

[BensGrandad]

There is a reason why in HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of previous Tests at Lords, in over a CENTURY, a fourth innings target of this size has been succesfully reached ONCE.

records are there to be broken.

 

[spring hall convert]

There is a reason why in HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of previous Tests at Lords, in over a CENTURY, a fourth innings target of this size has been succesfully reached ONCE.

and that was achieved with the help of one the greatest innings ever witnessed on these shores (and some pretty average bowling...)

 

[Titanic]

35 runs in the first hour - no wickets. First mini-session goes to England.

140-4

Slight drizzle... I hope that isn't going to rob England

 

[Bold Seagull]

There is a reason why in HUNDREDS and HUNDREDS of previous Tests at Lords, in over a CENTURY, a fourth innings target of this size has been succesfully reached ONCE.

England have played a total of 127 test matches at Lords since their first in 1884.

Interestingly, there have been some very high unsuccessful run chases at Lords e.g. Australia got 406 chasing 522 in 2009. So while statistically it would seem unlikely, actually many matches don't even reach the point of having a run chase that can be achieved, either the total being too high and you're batting for a draw, or the score low that it's easily achieved.

The actual sample rate for this statistic is really quite small.

 

[crodonilson]

Magnificent from these two, they're showing Cook, Bell and Prior how it should be done.

 

[Titanic]

Joe Root 51* (122 balls)

 

[Titanic]

169-4

England require 150 to win, India 6 wickets.

 

[Titanic]

Joe Root 52* and Moeen Ali 39* 100 partnership

172-4

 

[Titanic]

Last ball before lunch

Sharma bangs it in... Moeen Ali ducks away and pops it up to short leg off the glove.

WOW what a session - and just what India needed from the last ball.

England 173-5 (146 needed)

Root 52*

 

[S'hampton Seagull]

Very unlikely still. These 2 needed to get within a hundred for us to have a chance.