*Official* 3rd Test at the Sardar Patel Sports Complex, Ahmedabad, 24 - 28 Feb 2021

[Burgey]

Daily reminder Jonny Bairstow has played 73 Test matches

Fmd that’s only two less than Smith.

What a fraud.

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[Gnske]

these england players rest more than god did when he created all of us

 

[silentstriker]

Umesh averages like 15 in India over the last few years, IMO he needed to be picked.

In other news, daily reminder that no one needs three spinners regardless of the pitch.

 

[GIMH]

TBF, that was a reference to the earlier balls when twice Root called for a quick single and was sent back.

I'm busy working hard hb, I can't pay that much attention

 

[BowlingShane]

"Off the mark finally," he says as Joe Root scores from the 5th ball he's faced.

I can't wait for the matches to go back to Sky. Found myself muting the Ch4 coverage far too often

 

[GIMH]

Umesh averages like 15 in India over the last few years, IMO he needed to be picked.

In other news, daily reminder that no one needs three spinners regardless of the pitch.

what if two of them get injured?

 

[the big bambino]

Admiring Bairstow's technical adjustment to place his pad in front of the ball to prevent it hitting his stumps.

 

[Burgey]

In other news, daily reminder that no one needs three spinners regardless of the pitch.

Yesssss

 

[Gnske]

Admiring Bairstow's technical adjustment to place his pad in front of the ball to prevent it hitting his stumps.

truly groundbreaking

some guys should really think before they think

 

[mackembhoy]

Bairstow is ****, why did we bring him back into the team?

They shouldn't have sent him home after deciding he was the number 3 in Asia.

Hard to just come back in after being sat in England for two tests.

Lawrence playing out of position was nonsense for his career.

Bairstow is never a number 3 but they made that decision and they should have stuck to it.

 

[Pup Clarke]

It's a travesty Bairstow is still playing test cricket in 2021. Patently not good enough

 

[Burgey]

what if two of them get injured?

Just use any hack top order batsman to dart in some offies. Literally anyone can do it

 

[GIMH]

Just use any hack top order batsman to dart in some offies. Literally anyone can do it

Could even go one further and have one of the proper bowlers chuck some offbreaks to give themselves a breather from actual bowling

 

[morgieb]

Root with a broken finger? Oh dear.

 

[Shri]

archer should be nightmare if he gets it right here

 

[Arachnodouche]

<10 overs in the first hour. Guess playing three spinners at least lets you make up for tardy over rates.

 

[Burgey]

Could even go one further and have one of the proper bowlers chuck some offbreaks to give themselves a breather from actual bowling

This has been tried before and is known as a Sobersing thought

 

[honestbharani]

I hope Root is ok. Looks dangerously similar to how Jaddu injured himself.

Guess we can rule him out bowling for this test at least.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

If Root has bust his finger that is the series done.

 

[Gnske]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1364510775331676160

If only Shane Watson's son was as Herculean in physique and as glorious in face.