[Cricket] Test Series- England in India- January & February 2024

[Neville's Breakfast]

Pope plays an innings for the ages yet the man of the match award may well go to someone who went for 131/2 in the first innings.

Holy moly!

Equally you could say that Hartley produces a bowling spell for the ages and yet the MOTM award could go to someone who was out for 1 in the 1st innings.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Equally you could say that Hartley produces a bowling spell for the ages and yet the MOTM award could go to someone who was out for 1 in the 1st innings.

A very good point!

 

[Pevenseagull]

Fortunately they seem to have more prizes than a primary school sports day.

 

[A1X]

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

There are so many cricket people who are yearning for Bazball to fail. They rubbished it from early on and are all over anything they can use to make them ‘right.’ Sadly it didn’t work out for them today. How did the Aussies do today I wonder….

 

[Greg Bobkin]

To be fair, you don't have to look further than this thread to find posters a few days ago saying it was game over.

 

[keaton]

Without Pope, Hartley wouldn't have had anything to bowl at.

And without Hartley they might have chased it down with 7/8 wickets in hand

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

To be fair, you don't have to look further than this thread to find posters a few days ago saying it was game over.

Yep and in every session we didn’t win last Summer. People need to re watch that Stokes interview. He backs everyone picked and doesn’t fear losing. Simple concepts.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

To be fair, you don't have to look further than this thread to find posters a few days ago saying it was game over.

You mean, yesterday?
Criticism of bazball etc. aside, I don't see expecting England to lose from 190-odd behind on first innings as an unreasonable opinion.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Fantastic effort, absolutely brilliant.

 

[PeterT]

Real bravery from the skipper too to throw the ball to Hartley and show him the faith he needed when others may not have done. Brilliant win!

 

[A1X]

Yes Tom Hartley bowled well, but for the time being I still prefer his sister Alex

 

[PeterT]

Yes Tom Hartley bowled well, but for the time being I still prefer his sister Alex

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Would you be able to use her as a spinning option on a wearing track though?

 

[The Fits]

Goodness me. One of our best ever.

 

[Berty23]

Incredible win. I should have gone back to the car for the end as my daughter’s match was a mismatch so dull. Her hat trick cost me a sodding macdonalds. Ffs.

 

[Change at Barnham]

Well that was fun.
An amazing comeback after being 190 runs behind after the first innings.
I never really believed we could do it until Ben Stokes' amazing run out.

Next stop Visag.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

Well that was fun.
An amazing comeback after being 190 runs behind after the first innings.
I never really believed we could do it until Ben Stokes' amazing run out.

Next stop Visag.

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If I have one criticism of Hartley (which I guess I clearly do), he really should tuck his shirt in.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

If I have one criticism of Hartley (which I guess I clearly do), he really should tuck his shirt in.

Leach too.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

You mean, yesterday?
Criticism of bazball etc. aside, I don't see expecting England to lose from 190-odd behind on first innings as an unreasonable opinion.

No, I mean a few days ago.

 

[Sid and the Sharknados]

No, I mean a few days ago.

So before the match started?
To be fair I haven't given England a hope in hell at any point between finding out this series was happening and close of play yesterday.