[Cricket] First Test of the Summer England vs. Ireland at Lords

[Titanic]

Ollie Pope 205* (207 balls, 22 fours, 3 sixes)

The fastest Test match double hundred in England.

 

[Titanic]

And Pope is out next ball, and England declare on 524-4 (82.4 overs).

352 the first innings lead.

 

[Ali_rrr]

Should be over by lunch tomorrow.

 

[Eeyore]

Ollie Pope 205* (207 balls, 22 fours, 3 sixes)

The fastest Test match double hundred in England.

I thought Gordon Greenridge's was quicker. Looks like Pope beat him by 34 balls. I think Greenridge spent less time at the crease.

 

[BrightonCottager]

I enjoyed the interview on TMS with the author of Neverland - an excellent book. Pity Sam Mendes didn't make a film of it.

 

[A1X]

Rubbish. COuld have batted for another day and let everyone had a go, scored 1,000 and still won this game at a canter. All because they want to go and play f***ing golf.

 

[The Wizard]

Rubbish. COuld have batted for another day and let everyone had a go, scored 1,000 and still won this game at a canter. All because they want to go and play f***ing golf.

What’s the point of playing the game out in a false fashion, it’s insulting to the Ireland team to just bat to 1000 simply to entertain the ‘fans’ who won’t be interested in the slightest at that point.

Better to play the game as you would play it if it were the Aussies, more of a match like scenario now where we will be trying to get these wickets tonight.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Rubbish. COuld have batted for another day and let everyone had a go, scored 1,000 and still won this game at a canter. All because they want to go and play f***ing golf.

Indeed.

Just seems pointless to pass up the time at the crease. As an example, they mentioned in commentary, that Harry Brook has never played at Lords before. Why not give him an hour getting used to the surroundings, the pitch, etc out there. Instead he will now attempt to do that learning, in an Ashes Test. Makes no sense

 

[Rodney Thomas]

What’s the point of playing the game out in a false fashion, it’s insulting to the Ireland team to just bat to 1000 simply to entertain the ‘fans’ who won’t be interested in the slightest at that point.

Better to play the game as you would play it if it were the Aussies, more of a match like scenario now where we will be trying to get these wickets tonight.

Well we'd have certainly kept batting if it had been the Aussies!

 

[The Wizard]

Well we'd have certainly kept batting if it had been the Aussies!

Would we? Not for much longer IMO, 350 odd lead… evening to bowl at them? With the aggressive manner this England team approach the game I reckon they might have.

Just don’t see the point of batting and batting, it’s not representative of what we will face against the Aussies, with respect to Ireland.

 

[Pavilionaire]

Would we? Not for much longer IMO, 350 odd lead… evening to bowl at them? With the aggressive manner this England team approach the game I reckon they might have.

Just don’t see the point of batting and batting, it’s not representative of what we will face against the Aussies, with respect to Ireland.

Similarly, I do not see the point of a pre-Ashes warm-up test where 2 of our players barely get to bat or bowl.

It would have been a more useful exercise for England to have faced either the county champions Surrey or a Lions XI than this weak Irish side.

 

[Titanic]

Josh Tongue has his first Test wicket

16-1

 

[Pavilionaire]

Josh Tongue has his first Test wicket

16-1

Tongue's first taste of success at this level.

 

[Titanic]

and a 2nd... in his first over.

18-2

 

[jakarta]

Make that two, could be over tonight!

 

[Pavilionaire]

Ireland quite literally receiving a Tongue-lashing

 

[Eeyore]

Ireland quite literally receiving a Tongue-lashing

Well and truly licked.

 

[vegster]

Ollie Pope 205* (207 balls, 22 fours, 3 sixes)

The fastest Test match double hundred in England.

And, effectively meaningless.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

It's a bit one sided, and not very interesting.

Presumably Stokes is not fit to bowl these days

 

[jakarta]

It's a bit one sided, and not very interesting.

Presumably Stokes is not fit to bowl these days

Anderson, Broad Robinson Wood with pace plus Leach as our spinner, don't think we will need many overs from Stokes.