1st Test (Leeds) - 20th June

[OverratedSanity]

England have been just as bad as asking for the ball to be changed.

Needs to be clamped down on. Make it like DRS you only can challenge the condition 2 times an innings or something.

I reckon if you challenge and the umpire says there's nothing wrong with it, you have to bowl with an orange for 5 overs or something.

Not sure if that helps or hurts the bowling team though. Is there another fruit where it's clear that bowling with it would be a disadvantage?

 

[Johan]

Lmfaooooo

 

[ashley bach]

I reckon if you challenge and the umpire says there's nothing wrong with it, you have to bowl with an orange for 5 overs or something.

Not sure if that helps or hurts the bowling team though. Is there another fruit where it's clear that bowling with it would be a disadvantage?

Watermelon

 

[Adders]

I would like to go on the record as officially having written off India here

Well i for one feel so much more secure here knowing that.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

I reckon if you challenge and the umpire says there's nothing wrong with it, you have to bowl with an orange for 5 overs or something.

Not sure if that helps or hurts the bowling team though. Is there another fruit where it's clear that bowling with it would be a disadvantage?

Pineapple

 

[kevinw]

Siraj is such a d**k....

 

[Window]

Bumrah inexplicably struggles in 4th innings chases. Still remember the SA game where they chased down a pretty defendable total with Elgar taking the lead.

 

[sayon basak]

England on their way to win this by 10 wickets.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Watermelon

Not a bad call.

Pineapple

Nah, that crazy spiny surface would in theory make it seam a lot imo

 

[Stapel]

Siraj is such a d**k....

Nah, well within what you might reasonably expect from a fast bowler nicking off to a vacant slip area.

 

[Johan]

give JB a nickname

 

[Adders]

I was just thinking.....if Bumrah went 100/0 here what an incredible marker that would set for England's series.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Lol this is done. 5-0 incoming imo.

 

[sayon basak]

give JB a nickname

JB

 

[Johan]

JB

How about Spofforth's "Demon" Nick and give it to Bumrah

 

[jaydesh]

It's a scathing indictment on India's bowling attack when Crawley out of all batsmen is scoring well.

Part of me hopes an India defeat will force them to make wholesome changes prior to Edgbaston instead of persisting with guys like Prasidh, Shardul Thakur, Siraj, etc. Batting is looking good, but these middle to lower order collapses are not acceptable at this level. Fielding is not looking great either.

 

[Johan]

It's a scathing indictment on India's bowling attack when Crawley out of all batsmen is scoring well.

He's played genuinely well tbf

 

[cnerd123]

It's a scathing indictment on India's bowling attack when Crawley out of all batsmen is scoring well.

Part of me hopes an India defeat will force them to make wholesome changes prior to Edgbaston instead of persisting with guys like Prasidh, Shardul, Thakur, etc. Batting is looking good, but these middle to lower order collapses are not acceptable at this level. Fielding is not looking great either.

Man's so bad you want to drop him twice

 

[chris.hinton]

Too easy

Bumrah is bottling it

 

[sayon basak]

This is hilarious.