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[Cricket] Test Series- England in India- January & February 2024
- Thread starter Eeyore
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Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
Crazy. I don't understand how we're so poorly prepared, especially after those warm up games we played.
Hard to argue with JJ, on the BBC live text:
India 119/1 at stumps, chasing 246.
Men against boys (except that their lad who just took England apart, is a nipper, innit).
Men against boys (except that their lad who just took England apart, is a nipper, innit).
Biscuit Barrel
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I was quote looking forward to this test series, but then the fixtures for The Hundred were announced and I just can't wait for it to start now.
Tom Hartley looks like the modern Simon Kerrigan
maltaseagull
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On the first days play, it looks like a possible series whitewash. More likely than an England series win.
thedonkeycentrehalf
Moved back to wear the gloves (again)
- Jul 7, 2003
- 9,340
Sadly TalkSport outbid the BBC for the radio coverage in the same way that TNT outbid Sky for the TV coverage. Not sure about the Social as never listened to that.
JJ McClure
Go Jags
Was annoyed about that myself when I put Sky on this morning only to find no cricket. However it might actually be a blessing not having to watch us get humiliated.
um bongo molongo
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I think the batting total is reasonable. The problem is our 3 spinners include an 18 year old who’s played 13 first class matches, and a left armer who’s played 20 first class matches (with an average in the high 30s). Our ‘senior’ spinner is no Graeme Swann either. I’m still confused why Dawson wasn’t picked, but otherwise the main issue is that the spinning cupboard is bare…
- Oct 17, 2008
- 14,488
I think the number of runs scored by each side could have a real bearing on the outcome of this match.
Rehan Ahmed had only recently celebrated his 9th birthday when Simon Kerrigan began his fateful week at the Oval
Dawson's omission is a disgrace, on many levels - that he's BETTER than those we've taken, chief amongst them.
He's also a very tidy batter, which would help.
But more generally, by not selecting the player who has massively outperformed all his (English) peers in the County Championship, sends out a really SHIT message to every cricketer in the country outside the existing bubble.
He's also a very tidy batter, which would help.
But more generally, by not selecting the player who has massively outperformed all his (English) peers in the County Championship, sends out a really SHIT message to every cricketer in the country outside the existing bubble.
um bongo molongo
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For some very bizarre reasons involving a mate’s connection to Michael Vaughan (it also involves Crystal Palace), I watched the session when Kerrigan bowled for the first time at the back of in the TMS commentary box at The Oval. We’d spoken to MV before the session and he’d bemoaned the fact that the ‘spinning cupboard is bare’ and said he didn’t hold much hope for Kerrigan. He certainly called that one right.
Leach’s bowling average is only 4 worse than Swann who is our best spin bowler I can remember (I am 44). I can’t think of anyone else better than leach. Tuffers? Monty? Giles? None are close.
I agree on the other points.
Pevenseagull
meh
- Jul 20, 2003
- 20,666
Ben Duckett reckons England are in a strong position
I reckon he's talking out of his arse
India v England: Ben Duckett says tourists in strong position in first Test
Opener Ben Duckett says England are in a "strong position" in the first Test against India despite the hosts' powerful finish to the opening day.
www.bbc.co.uk
I reckon he's talking out of his arse
Going entirely on the evidence of my eyes and (probably fading) memory, Tufnell was very much better than Leach, and the other two were comparable.
Leach has repeatedly bowled in tandem with Joe Root, and looked the less threatening of the two.