[Cricket] Third test: England v India at Southampton, Jul 27-31

[larus]

Oh FFS, you HAD to say it.

It was my double bluff. And it worked ....

 

[crodonilson]

Extraordinary innings from Ballance, the little Zimbabwean looks a class act. Bell starting to find some form too, a magnificent morning for us.

 

[Titanic]

Gary Ballance 151* (278 balls, 23 fours)

 

[Mellotron]

Lovely stuff.

 

[Titanic]

Ballance gone for 156... missed it by miles

First test 'wicket' for Rohit Sharma.

355-3

 

[Bold Seagull]

Ballance gone for 156... missed it by miles

First test 'wicket' for Rohit Sharma.

355-3

Amazing the umpire can give that. Amazing that India can refuse to use DRS.

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

Apparently Liverpool and Arsenal are about to bid £10m for Gary Ballance as he's been successful at Southampton...

 

[Badger]

Another one for DRS, although it's 1-1 in this match with Bell's LBW, which potentially would have been a worse time to lose a wicket.

 

[Titanic]

Lunch Day 2

England 358-3

Bell 68 Root 2

111 runs in the session from 29 overs.

 

[halbpro]

Although this England side are quite capable of ****ing things up from here, they do seem to be in a relatively healthy position.

Lack of DRS remains utterly ridiculous though, but umpires should be better too.

 

[dazzer6666]

Superb stuff from Ballance and Bell. Warm and sunny at the Ageas Bowl, bit of a surprise after leaving Mid Sussex in a raging thunderstorm/monsoon at 8am.

 

[Titanic]

Ian Bell passes Len Hutton on the all-time test run scorers list.... 6972

Now 11th, just 65 behind Andrew Strauss.

 

[Pavilionaire]

1. Great to see Bell back in top form.
2. Boy, the Indians are missing Ishant Sharma!
3. Not selecting Ashwin for this test is coming back to haunt them.

 

[KZNSeagull]

No idea why, as I've no great regard for Surrey, but for some reason, I always used to like watching Stewart bat. Those two hundreds in the Barbados Test match were brilliant. Must have been, what, early to mid 1990s?

Yes, that sounds right. I always remember him managing to bat for just over an hour on the "corrugated tin roof" pitch in Jamaica in the late 90's until the match was abandoned. He must have been hit by the ball at least 5 times and managed to score 9 not out. They were just talking about it on Sky. I always thought that when he started his England career he only got in the team because of his Dad, but he proved to be one of England's better players.

 

[Titanic]

Root gone... for only 3 runs... nicks an attacking shot off Kumar to Dhoni.

Disappointing for him not to cash in on a good one.

378-4 (127.2 overs)

 

[Titanic]

Last 10 overs only 26 runs added... GET A MOVE ON PLEASE!!!

 

[Titanic]

Ian Bell to 100 with a SIX (179 balls, 12 fours, 2 sixes)

404-4 (134.2 overs)

 

[halbpro]

Last 10 overs only 26 runs added... GET A MOVE ON PLEASE!!!

I think Bell heard you.

 

[Titanic]

Last 10 overs only 26 runs added... GET A MOVE ON PLEASE!!!

Jadeja to Bell SIX, FOUR, SIX, FOUR... 21 from the over

418-4 (135 overs)

 

[Titanic]

Very good catch by Rahane at 2nd slip off a toe-ended pull from Moeen Ali... 420-5

Here come Jos Buttler on debut...