1st Test (Leeds) - 20th June

[Burgey]

He is supposed to be turning out for Sussex in the CC against the mighty Durham tomorrow.

So we shall if he is fit enough to play or not.

Really looking forward to the 5,986 posts discussing tomorrow's play at that game in the Durham CCC thread.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

What a legend

 

[mackembhoy]

Really looking forward to the 5,986 posts discussing tomorrow's play at that game in the Durham CCC thread.

Bans are up for people on our other place. So I think that's died a bit of a death

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Nice

 

[_Ed_]

Decent shot to play when you're on 99.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Three hundreds in england for a keeper bat is amazing

 

[wpdavid]

LOL. Well batted though.

 

[cnerd123]

 

[Burgey]

Pant really is a ****ing amazing cricketer.

 

[wpdavid]

Stokes operating at 100% again suddenly. Pace, movement, rhythm, all back. Did he get new knees or just patched up the old set?

Shows what someone who's good enough can do, even on this pitch.

 

[mackembhoy]

I bloody love Pant mind, well it's a love/hate relationship anyway.

Hate the prick always has such a good time against us

 

[Spark]

Pant really is a ****ing amazing cricketer.

Even though he played every game, it was definitely a massive blow for India's chances down here that he clearly hadn't fully recovered from his knee problem and just didn't look right six months ago, because it still looks like he's got all the talent he had pre-accident

 

[OverratedSanity]

Even though he played every game, it was definitely a massive blow for India's chances down here that he clearly hadn't fully recovered from his knee problem and just didn't look right six months ago, because it still looks like he's got all the talent he had pre-accident

The accident has had much more of an effect on his keeping than his batting. His glove work was improving a lot before the accident, it's regressed since.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Does Pant look more nimble than he has since returning? The way he made that quick single, appeared to have zero restriction in movement.

 

[halba]

Maybes not be at least he has more experience than Tongue and Carse bowling in England in red ball in both test and domestic cricket.

I've seen Carse plenty for Durham I didn't expect him to do as well in tests as he did over the winter.

they faced weak teams in his 5 tests. the likes of NZ and PAK which is as weak as you can get in Tests (these days). His FC average is 31, usually you dont go 13 ave better than FC, so it means he is coming back to earth now. Fact is there is no bowling depth in FC cricket for England(apart from injury prone players), same issue is happening to Aus once the big 4 retire(cummins, haze, starc and boland) - all injury prone like Morris and Jhye richardson etc.

 

[wpdavid]

Three hundreds in england for a keeper bat is amazing

I wonder how many there have been (apart from those playing for England, of course)

Gilchrist, presumably. Mabye Dujon.

 

[Son Of Coco]

I long for the day England run out a pace bowling trio of Wood, Stone and Potts.

They're a better chance of downing some Stone and Wood pots when they tour here at the end of the year.

 

[Thala_0710]

I wonder how many there have been (apart from those playing for England, of course)

Gilchrist, presumably. Mabye Dujon.

Only pant. No one else even has 2

 

[mackembhoy]

I wonder how many there have been (apart from those playing for England, of course)

Gilchrist, presumably. Mabye Dujon.

Highest is 4 Prior and Stewart, so Pant could easily go past both this series.

Batting records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com

 

[andruid]

Stokes operating at 100% again suddenly. Pace, movement, rhythm, all back. Did he get new knees or just patched up the old set?

Proably the realisation that either he gets wickest or no one will.