[Cricket] ***England v India, 1st LV=Insurance Test Match, Trent Bridge***

[pasty]

Broad strikes

KL Rahul c Buttler b Broad 26

Ind 34/1

 

[Sid in the Sharknado]

Sat on my remote just before the wicket fell

 

[jakarta]

Rain Dance has clearly worked...

 

[Billy the Fish]

I'm just on the train home from Nottingham, was amazing to see Root bat yesterday. It's up there with the best I've seen given the context of the match.

 

[vegster]

Well, I'd take the draw now, I could see India chasing down those runs in 2 1/2 hours no problem.

 

[pasty]

Match abandoned - draw.

 

[vegster]

Match abandoned - draw.

I'd snap your hand off for that ! We dodged one there.

 

[Sid in the Sharknado]

I'd snap your hand off for that ! We dodged one there.

Also elevates Anderson, Robinson and Root's performances from "great in a losing cause" to "great match saving spells/innings".

I think we've got more hope of mastering a rain dance before the ashes tour, than we have of putting together a competent batting lineup.

 

[Jeremiah]

Hurray - the summer rain has something going for it. Let's smash them in the remaining Tests. !

 

[KeegansHairPiece]

Lucky India. Saved by the rain.

 

[Jeremiah]

I'm out of touch with the county scene nowadays but I do remember only a few years ago being told by several pundits/commentators that England had a rich vein of batsman to draw upon and our Test future looked "very bright indeed" - what happened ?

 

[Papa Lazarou]

I'm out of touch with the county scene nowadays but I do remember only a few years ago being told by several pundits/commentators that England had a rich vein of batsman to draw upon and our Test future looked "very bright indeed" - what happened ?

Not sure, but most of our selected top order batsmen don't seem to have been coached very well, and have (being polite) unusual techniques

 

[OzMike]

Rain saved the day, our best player at present.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Rootie wins the toss in the 2nd and bowls in cloudy conditions.

 

[Pierre the Painter]

India bat first.

 

[Is it PotG?]

 

[The Wizard]

Can feel a big score coming from India here

 

[Pevenseagull]

I thought Jimmy had a problem? Good to see him playing but on reflection I shouldn't have been so bullish on my Robinson related bets. Oh well.

For the record, first innings punts

£10 Ollie top England wicket taker @ 4.0
£5 Ollie and Bumrah 3 wickets each Pant and Buttler 2 catches each @8.0
£2.50 Ollie and Bumrah 5 wickets each @51.0

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Where is Mark Wood?

 

[Billy the Fish]

Shouldn't there be a new thread?