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

[Johan]

Stokes been bowling off a full run this morning. Not reading too much into it though, seems like the sort of thing he'd do even if he was injured. Ruin his body even more to try and prove a point and make out he's not hurt.

The Classic Toxic masculinity, I like it.

 

[Burgey]

True! the unbelievably challenging Sri Lankan attack

Makes them everywhere against everyone. Best since Braddles

 

[Stefan9]

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.

We used to play till overs were done or light got too bad.
The half hour thing only came in cause of TV companies.
Don't see why we can't change that when most of cricket is shown on on dedicated cricket channels now.

 

[Johan]

Makes them everywhere against everyone. Best since Braddles

No, there's another.

 

[Daemon]

Makes them everywhere against everyone. Best since Braddles

Not even the best Smith in the world

 

[Burgey]

Not even the best Smith in the world

The only contender…

 

[trundler]

You guys are reading too much into how the pitch is going to behave when the match is going to be decided by clouds randomly spawning for one session and ****ing over one side

 

[Son Of Coco]

No, there's another.

Doesn't make them everywhere.

 

[Johan]

Doesn't make them everywhere.

He did, ask Dennis Lillee.

 

[silentstriker]

wait it’s a nail issue? That finger looked swollen; I would think it’s more than the nail. Obviously it was through a TV but that seemed like a lot of swelling.

 

[Burgey]

He did, ask Dennis Lillee.

I asked him. He said Steve Smith is better

 

[Thala_0710]

Bumrah getting root on 99 would be ideal now

 

[Burgey]

wait it’s a nail issue? That finger looked swollen; I would think it’s more than the nail. Obviously it was through a TV but that seemed like a lot of swelling.

Understandable when you remember how Warne's toe nail affected him in India.

 

[ashley bach]

Roooooooot

 

[RightArmMystery]

Nice of Gill to leave a nice big gap in the slips for Rooty to guide it through

 

[Johan]

37th Test Hundred. What a player.

 

[GIMH]

Best in the world

 

[Darwin Award]

When was the last time somebody brought up their century on the first ball of the day?

 

[Darwin Award]

Breaks clear of Smith again and leads the way with 37 centuries now.

Will have at least 10 more centuries than Kohli finished with when he's done with test cricket.

Not so many years ago he had around 17 test tons to his name...... Slaps on another 20 in quick time.

Well played Root!

 

[RightArmMystery]

3 tons in his last 3 innings at Lords. What a player.