English cricket thread

No chance, no one is huge favourites at this point. You’d have to back India I still reckon with the way Bumrah and Shami are bowling.

Bairstow Root and Stokes left to go. First two are probably in top three batsman in the world right now.
 
Real shame for Lees, didn't deserve that. Great knock.

Kohli is proper cringe isn't he? Worked alot better when he was actually a good batsmen himself, had more punch to it.
 
thought wrong move to bring Jadeja on with ball moving(still do) but it's gotten us a runout
 
Real shame for Lees, didn't deserve that. Great knock.

Kohli is proper cringe isn't he? Worked alot better when he was actually a good batsmen himself, had more punch to it.

Yeah he's my favorite ever player but without runs in the bank it's a bad look.

Personally think his retirement is very close.
 
England have knocked off 100 runs from the total without losing any wicket and their best batsman are yet to come and you still think India have India at an 80% chance to win :lol:
This was always as likely to happen as the start continuing as it was. You watch enough test cricket, you don't get carried away being 100-0 in a big chase, you're only ever 2 or 3 bat shots from being massively behind.
 
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Dear lord.. 2 reviews wasted.. this was not as bad as the first though
 
I can't tell who is posting satiriically or seriously now
 
There's going to be a vital final Bumrah/Shami blitz before stumps.

England should be around 250 by close of play. 250/3 or 4 and they sleep well.

250/5 and India stay Favs.
 
There's going to be a vital final Bumrah/Shami blitz before stumps.

England should be around 250 by close of play. 250/3 or 4 and they sleep well.

250/5 and India stay Favs.
I have 220/3 as the 50/50 point.
 
Pretty good sign to see them milking singles and punishing bad balls. I don’t think Bairstow needs to go big so long as Root is at the other end.
 
Quite alarmingly easy for England.
 
This was always as likely to happen as the start continuing as it was. You watch enough test cricket, you don't get carried away being 100-0 in a big chase, you're only ever 2 or 3 bat shots from being massively behind.

This is very true but the way England dismantled NZ is skewing predictions

I prefer not to say anything. If I say, I am in trouble

It's always polemic with you
 
For all their faults and the jokes about them, England's openers have essentially won them the game here.
 
It's like watching an old school one day game in the middle overs. Why are India so passive with their fields?