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

[Spark]

Well maybe don't change the one that's just got you 3 wickets so quickly then...

At the end of the day, if it's out of shape, it has to change.

 

[centurymaker]

Reddy ain't gonna fluke anymore wickets.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Dukes ball has been like this since 2022

 

[Chin Music]

The thing is though Spike Milligan was no racist and loved India but it was so odd - and I'm not sure Johnny Speight's satire goes beyond saying things that are racist and the audience laughs with the racism, not realising it's supposed to be mocking the racism.

He was actually born and grew up in India for the first few years. Re Speight, yep 100%. When Mitchell was approached by people saying we love the way you take the p*ss out of blacks/Asians, he responded firmly by saying, "No, were taking the p*ss out of f***wits like you."

 

[GIMH]

Sure. You can argue with that decision to change but you can’t have cricket balls that go that soft and misshapen in ten overs if you want to play Test cricket. I’m sure it’s fine for the Hundred or whatever.

The solution is not to ban frequent ball changes, it’s to fix whatever has happened to the Duke’s ball.

yeah The Hundred well known for it's red Dukes ball

 

[centurymaker]

Akash Deep has been wayward all test (probably due to slope). Leaked runs left and right. He's been India's Prasidh Krishna this match.

 

[GIMH]

Btw sorry if already mentioned but did anyone hear Stuart Broad saying he hates the ball being changed

 

[centurymaker]

Btw sorry if already mentioned but did anyone hear Stuart Broad saying he hates the ball being changed

Hypocrisy level 100

 

[cnerd123]

Great partnership this.

 

[centurymaker]

FFS Gill, there's literally 15 mins to lunch, bowl Bumrah for 2-3 overs instead of these trundlers

 

[silentstriker]

yeah The Hundred well known for it's red Dukes ball

Never watched it.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Btw sorry if already mentioned but did anyone hear Stuart Broad saying he hates the ball being changed

He was more on about the time it takes than actually changing it.

 

[GIMH]

He was more on about the time it takes than actually changing it.

I know but he asked for it every three balls throughout his career

 

[GIMH]

Never watched it.

Don't be a divvy mate, you know full well it's not played with a red ball

 

[Molehill]

The umpiring and the process is part of the problem too. They should know exactly which ball will be used at any point of a change required. The 4th umpire just chucks that one out instead of going through this painful selection process.

 

[slowfinger]

what's happened to akash deep this innings? not getting that skiddy bounce like he was at edgebaston? or bowling with an older ball as a result of Bumrah/Siraj taking the new cherry and looking alot more inert

 

[Johan]

what's happened to akash deep this innings? not getting that skiddy bounce like he was at edgebaston? or bowling with an older ball as a result of Bumrah/Siraj taking the new cherry and looking alot more inert

Too full

 

[Molehill]

Bumrah back after taking a break for an hour - so he's missed about 8 overs and 2 ball changes!!

 

[Chin Music]

Bumrah back after taking a break for an hour - so he's missed about 8 overs and 2 ball changes!!

looks like they will have about 23 overs this session.

 

[Gnske]

i'm a massive Duke's fan but if they keep going out of shape like this then they need to cut the contract.

we should NOT be going to Kookaburra as a replacement though

The Kook was the necessary evil that saved County Cricket

Bow to it