1st Test (Leeds) - 20th June

[slowfinger]

Wouldn't want Woakes coming in til 30 or so needed.

he's pretty reliable to see out a game from around 50-60 runs i'd say

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Damn, they bat deep. 4 down and they still have Root and Stokes at the crease?

 

[RightArmMystery]

This is why Test cricket is the best sport on the planet. Looked like England were coasting to a win and the game completely flips in the space of 10 minutes, it's unbelievable theatre time and time again

 

[SkyBlue]

That was terrible from Sai

Wasted a review there

 

[Adders]

Won't make a difference, Stokes and Root in

98% confidence

Knew you'd wet yourself once a couple wickets fell. 100% mate

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Damn, they bat deep. 4 down and they still have Root and Stokes at the crease Woakes still to come?

True.

 

[Alex0paul]

Have they got a part time spinner?

 

[Thala_0710]

Have they got a part time spinner?

Karun

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Have they got a part time spinner?

Yet another question where the answer is...

 

[slowfinger]

enough of this reverse sweeping nonsense now

 

[slowfinger]

come on stokesy thought you would have learned from getting embarrassed in india

 

[honestbharani]

I mean, he got two cheap wickets here but honestly either bowl him earlier and get more out of him or just ****ing play Kuldeep. He could have well won us the game here by now.

 

[jaydesh]

As long as Rooty's around, England are still ahead. If he goes though, there will be some nerves. Stokes has been hit and miss with the bat in the last few years, and Jamie Smith is inexperienced. But they bat pretty deep, so I'd still back them to win despite some speed bumps here and there

 

[Molehill]

Suspect Stokes either finishes this quickly or gets out very soon......not sure which one we're going to get

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Might be time to plug that third man.

 

[trundler]

How an English opener learnt to sweep and reverse sweep so competently is still mind-boggling to me. Duckett > Strauss.

 

[slowfinger]

what do the indians think of Sai Kishore ?? was leading wicket taker in the IPL IIRC?? looked a million bucks there

 

[Alex0paul]

Where’s the so called best bowler of all time hiding?

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Where’s the so called best bowler of all time hiding?

Scheduled to bat at #8.

 

[Agonizingly Awkward]

Where’s the so called best bowler of all time hiding?

Shardul Thakur is bowling. He is not hiding anywhere.