2nd Test (Edgbaston) - July 2nd

[The Brian Hardie Stance]

Maybe they are doing a Surrey and aiming for 800 odd to guarantee the draw

 

[Bahseph]

I would legitimately be impressed if England bat for the draw here. Just do what makes sense from a series perspective.

 

[trundler]

Warnie is turning over in his grave

 

[GRAB]

Pak vs Eng. Highest aggregate to produce a result. Match 1 came close.

 

[The_CricketUmpire]

Players to Score The Most Runs in a Test Match - Top 5

Graham Gooch - England
1st Innings: 333
2nd Innings: 123
Total: 456 (vs India, 1990 at Lord's)

Shubman Gill - India
1st Innings: 269
2nd Innings: 161
Total: 430 (vs England, 2025 at Birmingham)

Mark Taylor - Australia
1st Innings: 334 not out
2nd Innings: 92
Total: 426 (vs Pakistan, 1998 at Peshawar)

Kumar Sangakarra - Sri Lanka
1st Innings: 319
2nd Innings: 104
Total: 424 (vs Bangladesh, 2014 at Chattogram)

Brian Lara - West Indies
1st Innings: 400 not out
2nd innings: Did not bat
Total: 400 (vs England, 2014 at St John's)

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Why declare when you can bat so good

 

[The Brian Hardie Stance]

Akashdeep padded up

Seriously?

 

[ashley bach]

Imagine losing about an hour of play tomorrow and India come up one or two wickets short.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Warnie is turning over in his grave

Nah, too busy banging the lady in the patch next door.

 

[anil1405]

'Gambhiring' tag being justified.

 

[silentstriker]

Four singles this over, what the ****

 

[Starfighter]

I only have two questions: Why am I still awake? And why haven't India declared?

They do realise they need to win, right?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Sundar pushing hard for the 50

 

[sayon basak]

Declared lol.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Where is that rat Gambhir hiding?

 

[Johan]

why take the risk? bat until all are out, as much runs as possible

Stokes, please bowl Bashir and Brook

 

[Darwin Award]

Players to Score The Most Runs in a Test Match - Top 5

Graham Gooch - England
1st Innings: 333
2nd Innings: 123
Total: 456 (vs India, 1990 at Lord's)

Shubman Gill - India
1st Innings: 269
2nd Innings: 161
Total: 430 (vs England, 2025 at Birmingham)

Mark Taylor - Australia
1st Innings: 334 not out
2nd Innings: 92
Total: 426 (vs Pakistan, 1998 at Peshawar)

Kumar Sangakarra - Sri Lanka
1st Innings: 319
2nd Innings: 104
Total: 424 (vs Bangladesh, 2014 at Chattogram)

Brian Lara - West Indies
1st Innings: 400 not out
2nd innings: Did not bat
Total: 400 (vs England, 2014 at St John's)

How good must Gooch feel knowing his record that he's held for over 30 years + lives on.... just.

He'll probably have it for at least another decade or so & the fact that those fools are still out there batting tells you that technically Gill could've scored 470 runs + if he was allowed to.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Jadeja needs to get his century

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

So that looks like Gambhir wanted to bat on but Gill somehow convinced him to call curtains.

 

[SkyBlue]

If India can't win from here, it would be a huge blow mentally. Don't think they'll recover from this.