[Cricket] India v England Test Series

[knocky1]

At 86-5 that was nearly interesting but soon managed to sleep for a couple more hours as the ball got older.
Battle plan we see out the first 30 overs without losing a wicket then knock off the 400+ at 8 an over. Simple game.

 

[jakarta]

216-8, lead by 411

Already 200 more than we can possibly make...

 

[knocky1]

Ashwin 67n.o. Great innings.

Edited as I mixed up Ashwin for Ishant!

 

[Sid in the Sharknado]

There's rain forecast for Friday-Sunday if we can bat that long.

Oh hang on...

 

[knocky1]

Foakes is fallible!
Buttler would have caught that, stumped him and smashed a double century.

Must say I hope I see Foakes as our permanent WK after this.

 

[dazzer6666]

At 86-5 that was nearly interesting but soon managed to sleep for a couple more hours as the ball got older.
Battle plan we see out the first 30 overs without losing a wicket then knock off the 400+ at 8 an over. Simple game.

Still got two full days....we can do it at 2.5 an over, no need to go mad.

 

[Is it PotG?]

25s currently available on England

I'd want 250/1.

 

[dazzer6666]

25s currently available on England

I'd want 250/1.

Even that would be chucking money away..........we have zero chance of winning this. World record chase on that pitch ? Would be a miracle.

 

[A1X]

Should just send out the ODI team, they'd have this chased by lunchtime tomorrow

 

[Medwayseagull]

Even that would be chucking money away..........we have zero chance of winning this. World record chase on that pitch ? Would be a miracle.

In bookies terms 25/1 is a miracle.

 

[big nuts]

In bookies terms 25/1 is a miracle.

The same price as Brighton to get relegated. I know which of the two would be more of a miracle.

Both unlikely, but there is a less than 1% chance of England winning this one.

 

[dazzer6666]

The same price as Brighton to get relegated. I know which of the two would be more of a miracle.

Both unlikely, but there is a less than 1% chance of England winning this one.

It’s at least a 1000/1 shot now I reckon

 

[A1X]

100 for Ashwin, TBH he usually gets a score against us somewhere in a series against him so he might as well get it out of his system now

 

[Gwylan]

Any pitch where a number eight batsman can get a ton in the third innings of a match is, by definition, not a shocker

 

[The Wizard]

England are somehow 14/1 on 365. We have about as much chance of winning this as I have of having a threesome with Jennifer Lopez and Ron Weasley.

Outplayed by India in spinning, hard conditions. Who’d have thought it?

 

[big nuts]

Any pitch where a number eight batsman can get a ton in the third innings of a match is, by definition, not a shocker

Ashwin is not your typical test match number 8. Averaging almost 30 with five hundreds.

The ball taking bits out of the pitch on day 1 is a poor pitch.

Regardless of the pitch though, we have been completely outplayed over the past 3 days.

 

[Si Gull]

India taking the proverbial now as their number 11 shows how difficult this pitch is(n't)!

 

[maltaseagull]

Now their no 11 is smashing sixes.
Taking the p*ss now.

Only thing worth betting on is if we will last until tea time tomorrow.

 

[Simster]

Now their no 11 is smashing sixes.
Taking the p*ss now.

Only thing worth betting on is if we will last until tea time tomorrow.

Not true. I for one am considering a punt on Rory Burns lasting no more than 4 balls.

 

[A1X]

England need 482 runs to win at 2.5 runs per over. Easily gettable rate in the modern era.