3rd Test (Lord’s) - 10 July to 14 July

[trundler]

Shubman Gill killed Bazball. First he made them drop the always bowl first tactic and now they're forced to only go at 3 rpo. Cowards

 

[honestbharani]

Alright, let's not act like the Indian fans here haven't been constantly whinging about the Headingley wicket when it was fine overall. It's a two way thing.

Who the **** said anything about that pitch? And even if anyone did, how does that refute anything I just posted? It was just pathetic whining from a former England captain coz your lot cant play any spin.

 

[Johan]

Who the **** said anything about that pitch? And even if anyone did, how does that refute anything I just posted? It was just pathetic whining from a former England captain coz your lot cant play any spin.

sheesh, I agree the pitches were pretty good in 2024 but I'm saying complaining about wickets overseas is very common from all the camps, not really worth taking too seriously brother.

 

[andruid]

This is an unusually normal test match

 

[SkyBlue]

England's day today and probably their test match too

So important to start a test well especially on this slow Lord's pitch

 

[Pothas]

Listening to Michael Atherton whining about the pitches England got in 2024, I can see why England just about always suck in India. Those wickets were bloody damn good and if you cant play cricket there, you are just not very good at cricket.

Did he actually whinge at all?

 

[Johan]

My father didn't have as much faith in me as Root does in Stokes's ability to survive against Washington.

 

[mackembhoy]

How much longer can we play?

They are supposed to bowl 90 by 6pm but never do.

So we play on till 630PM and stop still short of the 90 overs.

But then it's June/July in England and would be playable light until 8PM.

Cricket far too rigid to logically just get the overs bowled when the weather allows.

 

[Calm_profit]

My father didn't have as much faith in me as Root does in Stokes's ability to survive against Washington.

I don't think even Stokes believe himself surviving against spin.

 

[Thala_0710]

My father didn't have as much faith in me as Root does in Stokes's ability to survive against Washington.

Deservedly so

 

[Johan]

Deservedly so

Yeah Stokes has been decent against spin.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Disgraceful batting from england. Where are the boundaries? They're killing test cricket, how embarassing.

 

[cnerd123]

England have been excellent today. Anti bazball, but good nonetheless

 

[ashley bach]

224-4 @SillyCowCorner1

 

[Howe_zat]

Joe Root passed 3000 runs against India this innings, the first to do so against them and the 9th player overall to hit 3000 against a single team

1. Hobbs 3636 vs Australia
2. Bradman 5028 vs England
3. Sobers 3214 vs England
4. Gower 3269 vs Australia
5. Border 3548 vs England
6. S Waugh 3200 vs England
7. Tendulkar 3630 vs Australia
8. S Smith 3417 vs England
9. Root 3036 vs India so far

 

[honestbharani]

sheesh, I agree the pitches were pretty good in 2024 but I'm saying complaining about wickets overseas is very common from all the camps, not really worth taking too seriously brother.

I am not the one equating a former captain who played 90+ tests to forum posters mate.

 

[Howe_zat]

220/4 near the end of the first day is a score from the past

 

[honestbharani]

Did he actually whinge at all?

He said tough turning pitches about 3 times in different contexts this series. They were neither tough nor that turning for that entire series. Those are some of the best batting conditions seen in India in the last 10 years.

Anyways, I guess it just pisses me off that he keeps writing off his own team's bad performances with false **** like that.

 

[Johan]

Joe Root passed 3000 runs against India this innings, the first to do so against them and the 9th player overall to hit 3000 against a single team

1. Hobbs 3636 vs Australia
2. Bradman 5028 vs England
3. Sobers 3214 vs England
4. Gower 3269 vs Australia
5. Border 3548 vs England
6. S Waugh 3200 vs England
7. Tendulkar 3630 vs Australia
8. S Smith 3417 vs England
9. Root 3036 vs India so far

Need 572 more runs to get to 3000 runs in Ashes mark, guess he gets it by the 4th Test of this year's Ashes.

 

[Pothas]

He said tough turning pitches about 3 times in different contexts this series. They were neither tough nor that turning for that entire series. Those are some of the best batting conditions seen in India in the last 10 years.

That's hardly a whinge is it. He mostly talked about Pakistan anyway.