1st Test (Leeds) - 20th June

[ashley bach]

Game's done, no point killing him

2 quick wickets would add some spice

 

[andruid]

Mad how it's such a hard place to bat plenty of the time.

Yet can has these massive 4th innings chases throughout the years too.

I reckon the 'hard place to bat' reputation is because, when the weather permits, you get infamous collapses, though in the aggregate, Headingley averages out to be a batting wicket.

 

[Aritro]

Deck is offering nothing at all

 

[Alex0paul]

So under Gambhir they’ve won 1 of 9 Tests?

How does he still have a job?

 

[silentstriker]

This test series is gonna get ugly.

 

[subshakerz]

Is Bumrah unfit?

 

[Howe_zat]

I reckon the 'hard place to bat' reputation is because, when the weather permits, you get infamous collapses, though in the aggregate, Headingley averages out to be a batting wicket.

It's because there's a bit of grass on the pitch sometimes (which doesn't last) and/or or there's swinging weather (which also doesn't last).

It can't really afford to deteriorate on top of those things, so there's a bit of overcompensation and flat 5th days are common.

Trent Bridge does the same thing.

 

[Thala_0710]

Is Bumrah unfit?

Gill's waiting for the new ball for some reason

 

[Johan]

Is Bumrah unfit?

Nope, just has been successfully gotten ambrosed today, IE blocked away.

 

[subshakerz]

This test series is gonna get ugly.

India without Bumrah are going to fare worse than India did in 2011 when Zaheer Khan got injured.

 

[Primrose_D12]

South Africa can

Then too, yes.

I wonder what would happen if South Africa were playing England, one of them had ~50 left to chase and 5 wickets in hand.

 

[subshakerz]

Gill's waiting for the new ball for some reason

That's bizarre. India will lose the test by then

 

[slowfinger]

What's the reason for that? One of England's grand old grounds surely

rich southerners won't be travelling up north to watch the cricket

 

[slowfinger]

One of Birmingham, Nottingham, Manchester, or Leeds has to miss out, anyway.

southampton needs to go i'm sorry

 

[Groundking]

If we somehow get over the line here first of all huge praise for the Pope and Duckett innings to give both innings a platform to keep us in the game but you have to look at the first innings collapse from India imo. 4 or 5 years ago they would have put their foot down on us and slit our throats posting a first innings 550+ total and we would have been cooked.

From there on some poor fielding has just compounded the fact they should have gone bigger in the first digs.

 

[Johan]

I wonder what would happen if South Africa were playing England, one of them had ~50 left to chase and 5 wickets in hand.

Rabada 20* match winning knock

 

[Thala_0710]

Give the ball to Bumrah and pray

 

[ashley bach]

Hard not to be impressed with the calmness of Smith.

 

[Johan]

...Siraj

 

[Thala_0710]

Wtf