2nd Test (Edgbaston) - July 2nd

[Johan]

50 average is on the line. another meh ashes and @PlayerComparisons will have the last laugh.

That guy's a racist monkey, I doubt he'd have much tbh, I just ignore him.

 

[Bahseph]

Twice Butcher's called Akash NKR. Get it right, c*nt.

Nothing irks me more than a commentator messing up names. It’s literally your job.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

England dont know how to play for a draw what a surprise

 

[Johan]

Hope it rains all day tommorrow.

 

[SkyBlue]

Prasidh surprisingly looking good

 

[GIMH]

What’s the forecast tomorrow?

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Hope it rains all day tommorrow.

Won't matter. The moral scoreline going into Lord's will still be 1-1.

 

[Stefan9]

Do the English boys have a tee off time they are afraid of missing tomorrow

 

[trundler]

Time for another obituary for English cricket?

 

[PlayerComparisons]

50 average is on the line. another meh ashes and @PlayerComparisons will have the last laugh.

Nah I think he’ll average above 50. Would be good to see England finally produce a 50 averaging bat after 60 years tbh lol.

 

[centurymaker]

India only lost 6 overs while going from a lead of 550 runs to 607 runs. If India had declared at 550, India would have had 112 overs in total, including upto 22 overs tonight.

Now India only has to bowl 15 overs tonight and large majority from Siraj and Akash. Then tomorrow morning, India can attack again with Siraj and Akash. Ball will still be new as well.

Tomorrow after 80 overs, India will still get at least 25 overs with a second new ball as well.

Setting England an impossible target meant India can attack endlessly and force these bashers to play defensively which most of them may struggle to do.

 

[SkyBlue]

Are they investigating if that was a no ball?

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Why is short leg no longer in vogue to seamers? Deep has such a great skiddy inducker, that position is always in business.

 

[Darwin Award]

Nah I think he’ll average above 50. Would be good to see England finally produce a 50 averaging bat after 60 years tbh lol.

Depends really..

If he's aiming to breaking Sachin's record he'll have to play until at least 37 ish going on 38 and in that time whilst England do play alot of tests he might bag the record but his average might decline from playing on so long.

 

[honestbharani]

Why is short leg no longer in vogue to seamers? Deep has such a great skiddy inducker, that position is always in business.

IIts what I said yesterday.

 

[honestbharani]

You may think that but if team management feels the best chance is to set them 550 in 7 hours, I wont mind it so much at all. Egg them on to get just below 5 an over for more than a 100 overs, have two cracks with the first new ball at them, and also make the second new ball a factor. I think it makes good sense. I know its the norm to hate on this new management and esp. GG (and trust me, I hate him for many reasons) but if this is the line of thinking I think its a pretty good one given the type of pitch and these boundaries and our "attack".

This was good strategy, methinks.

 

[Thala_0710]

Pope looks in dreadful nick for someone in nick

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Pope looks in dreadful nick for someone in nick

Hopefully he nicks it soon to complete the trifecta

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Akash Deep 2-34

@ashley bach

 

[honestbharani]

So England basically have to score run a ball tomorrow to win the game. It will be interesting to see if they have it in them to play for a draw.