[Cricket] Eng v Ind - 5th Test - Edgbaston kick-off 11am

[Thunder Bolt]

Magnificient batting.

 

[jakarta]

An early Lunch then...

 

[Titanic]

Rampant batting now.... 4 4 4

 

[Titanic]

England 378-3 (76.4 overs)

Joe Root 142* Jonny Bairstow 114* partnership 269

England WIN by 7 wickets.

The highest winning run chase ever for England in Test cricket, the highest by any Test team against India, and the highest by any Test team in England

#historic

 

[Guinness Boy]

Well, that was rather enjoyable. Very much shows how much cricket is played in the mind.

 

[banjo]

Wow!! How many runs does a team need for them to beat us. Unreal.

 

[Hotchilidog]

Absolutely outstanding cricket from England. A controlled decimation of a huge target. Magnificently clinical. A huge credit to all those responsible for this turn around. WOW!

 

[The Fits]

Wow. Fair play. Incredible stuff.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

I didn't really think the whole 'red ball reset' was much more than a load of marketing puff, but today – after the NZ series – is almost akin to a revolution in English test cricket.

Astonishing partnership, performance and entertainment this morning

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Absolutely splendid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[A1X]

I hope Ravi Shastri flogged some books, anyway...

 

[Eeyore]

'Daddy, I don't want to see The Hundred, can we go and watch some proper cricket ?'

And proper cricket it was. England cut out the silly stuff and realised five an over would do.....

I've been watching over forty years and this Test is the best I can remember for pure, yet innovative, cricket in an entertaining form..

 

[KZNSeagull]

Blimey. From zeroes to heroes in 4 tests. Extraordinary.

 

[GT49er]

Wow!

 

[Bold Seagull]

2022 - The year Test cricket was re-booted.

Win toss and bowl on a good pitch - ‘yeah we don’t give a shit we want to chase’.

Old mindsets gone. Stats being rewritten left, right and centre. Incredible stuff.

 

[jakarta]

This Test has shown quite clearly we dont need the '100' but will we get it forced down our throats anyway.

ECB need taking out and shooting...

 

[A1X]

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[Eeyore]

Might be a few nervous bowlers around now. If this catches on the pitches may get slightly flatter...

 

[Bodian]

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He must be a little irritated with the 71 not out though!

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

This Test has shown quite clearly we dont need the '100' but will we get it forced down our throats anyway.

ECB need taking out and shooting...

They could be using this time to get Championship games in. Spinners could learn their art on turning pitches, we could bring through the new generation of test players