1st Test (Leeds) - 20th June

[chris.hinton]

Root is a better bowler than Bashir

 

[Thala_0710]

Rootlidharan in

 

[SkyBlue]

I wonder if Pant does a somersault celebration again and get injured

 

[Johan]

Holy **** Bashir again

 

[mackembhoy]

Pant now has the most runs in England by a non English wicketkeeper with 788.

Previous best was Dhoni on 778.

 

[Spark]

Doesn't feel right, Rishabh Pant trying to nurdle his way through the 90s. Morally wrong

 

[SkyBlue]

Ffs cameraman focusing on Gavaskar when Pant is about to get back to back 100s

 

[chris.hinton]

Pant does seem in control

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

We're witnessing Pant maturing into the consummate hundred-hungry run-machine.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

hmm not cool giving up the bye there. Well played, though!

 

[Johan]

great hundred here

 

[Burgey]

Gee he’s a magnificent cricketer this bloke.
And just so joyous to watch. I can’t think of many players who are more fun to watch than Pant.

Just the second keeper in history to make twin tons in a test match.

 

[mackembhoy]

Pant now goes level with most centuries by a keeper in England with 4.

Joint with Stewart and Prior.

 

[chris.hinton]

@Burgey must be laughing at our attack. Bashir will not scare the Aussie tea ladies never mind the Australian test team

 

[Daemon]

He’s something special isn’t he. Our best batsman over these last few years. Somehow done it at a time when there’s difficult pitches all over the world with that ridiculous technique.

 

[Molehill]

Smith's keeping has suddenly got very ragged, not getting down to the low ones at all.

Not sure where this match goes, at what point will Gill feel safe to declare?

 

[chris.hinton]

Gee he’s a magnificent cricketer this bloke.
And just so joyous to watch. I can’t think of many players who are more fun to watch than Pant.

Just the second keeper in history to make twin tons in a test match.

3rd?

Flower and Stewart have

 

[Thala_0710]

Pant now goes level with most centuries by a keeper in England with 4.

Joint with Stewart and Prior.

Also level with Tendulkar and Vengsarkar for the second most no of tons in England as an Asian batter. Only Dravid (6) has more.

 

[Burgey]

@Burgey must be laughing at our attack. Bashir will not scare the Aussie tea ladies never mind the Australian test team

I must admit I got a shock when he was picked as he’d played against my young bloke out here a few years back and he certainly didn’t dominate even the Sydney Shires scene.

I know people improve, but second grade shires to test cricket is quite the step up.

 

[King Kane]

Another entertaining ton from Pant, disappointing not to see another backflip from him though.