1st Test (Leeds) - 20th June

[capt_Luffy]

Are they? He's still on 100.

Was showing on 105 to me

 

[chris.hinton]

I didn't expect this after lunch

 

[silentstriker]

It will be interesting seeing how Gill handles Bumrah's workload on this pancake.

Five over bursts, max of four bursts a day. No exceptions.

 

[Molehill]

Was showing on 105 to me

Nah, they're penalty runs.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Yeah that celebration shows a test hundred means more to him than white ball 100s probably. That is always wonderful to see.

That's the one gratifying thing about the new blood coming through. The preeminence of Test cricket is hardbaked into them even as T20 becomes bigger than ever. I think Gill looks set to carry on in Kohli's footsteps in terms of giving Tests their flowers, so all good signs.

 

[Thala_0710]

Was showing on 105 to me

They don't

 

[Johan]

Draw after two 500+ scores

 

[kevinw]

Draw after two 500+ scores

England will fold like a deck chair if they score 500.

 

[Johan]

England will fold like a deck chair if they score 500.

This pitch kind of reminds me of the 2022 Notthingam pitch of Eng vs New Zealand

 

[Molehill]

England will fold like a deck chair if they score 500.

Except they often don't, they go and score 500 at a faster clip and put the pressure back on for the 3rd innings. Probably the only hope here, I'm also not sure India will 'only' score 500.

 

[ashley bach]

Yashasvi is destined to be an ATG

 

[capt_Luffy]

They don't

It showed 105 in the Hotstar scorecard live.

 

[capt_Luffy]

****

 

[silentstriker]

Damn it. So annoying. It’s supposed to get progressively flatter - and teams chasing have won recently so need 450 here.

 

[ashley bach]

Stokes 2-22 @SillyCowCorner1

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

****in A, Pant. Outrageous.

 

[ashley bach]

That's the Pant we know and love

 

[OverratedSanity]

Lol pant

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Broad touched on a good point there. Pant and Stokes as cricketers are closer in spirit than not.

 

[Johan]

@capt_Luffy now do you believe Stokes is an all rounder, lad?