The Cricket Thread

[Impspur1]

Dangerous partnership this one if it gets going. Get Jadeja and England will be proper favourites.

I think we already are, small totals are so hard to chase in 4th innings, that’s why it rarely happens

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

Some of the work Foakes is doing behind the stumps is top quality

 

[PCozzie]

I think we already are, small totals are so hard to chase in 4th innings, that’s why it rarely happens

Yeh 120 can feel like 300, but if we've learnt anything about the 'bazball' era it's that getting on the attack can reap very unusual rewards. Both Iyer and Jadeja can be ultra aggressive and if they choose to go on the attack and stick 50 runs on the board in no time then everything's going to get jittery. I make England slight favourites for now, but that wicket opens the door to a pretty limited tail.

 

[Timbo Tottenham]

I’ve only just turned it on today… I knew I should’ve set an alarm!
Driving back from the spurs game on Friday, I literally said to a mate that I wouldn’t set an alarm for yesterday… how wrong was I??

 

[aussiespursguy]

Get Jadeja, win the Test.
Simples

 

[Impspur1]

Yeh 120 can feel like 300, but if we've learnt anything about the 'bazball' era it's that getting on the attack can reap very unusual rewards. Both Iyer and Jadeja can be ultra aggressive and if they choose to go on the attack and stick 50 runs on the board in no time then everything's going to get jittery. I make England slight favourites for now, but that wicket opens the door to a pretty limited tail.

Absolutely but it just has that feel of inevitability, no rhyme or reason just a thing you feel in cricket sometimes

 

[PCozzie]

Absolutely but it just has that feel of inevitability, no rhyme or reason just a thing you feel in cricket sometimes

Fingers crossed! An England win sets this up as massive series from what I think a lot of people (me included) felt was going to be a routine thumping.

 

[razor1981]

India need to come out of their shell a bit if they're going to win this. Doesn't seem like a wicket that you can just 'survive' your way to victory on.

 

[Yiddo100]

Quality

 

[Timbo Tottenham]

That was incredible and now the ground sounds like the Emirates.

 

[Impspur1]

Stokes!!!!!

 

[Gardham90]

Unbelievable!!

 

[PCozzie]

Nice! Went for a shower and that induced a run out. Big wicket.

Might go for a long bath now.

 

[Gardham90]

If we can get over the line here this will go down as one of our greatest test victories IMO.

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

As unlikely as it seems, India are just about still in this given the trouble we sometimes have mopping up the tail.

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

Wood? Can’t see why which means he’ll probably take a wicket

 

[SargeantMeatCurtains]

We need to buck the trend of allowing the tail to wag pretty much every single time we bowl.

England, please…

 

[Impspur1]

England, please…

If they add another 60 il start to panic a little. One wicket seems to bring 2 and 3

 

[Archibald&Crooks]

If they add another 60 il start to panic a little. One wicket seems to bring 2 and 3

Dunno about another 60……My testicles are twitching now

 

[Impspur1]

Dunno about another 60……My testicles are twitching now

Ok maybe I was being a little too chilled but just feels like it’s one more and game