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Re: A bit move Bovver

Post by Zidane » August 20, 2018, 7:18 am

An England batting collapse.....so whats new.... :(
Third Specsavers Test, Trent Bridge (day two of five)
India 329 all out & 124-2: Dhawan 44, Rahul 36
England 161 all out: Buttler 39, Cook 29, Pandya 5-28
India lead by 292 runs

An awful England batting collapse gave India complete control of the third Test on day two at Trent Bridge.
The home side were bundled out for 161, surrendering all 10 wickets in the period between lunch and tea.
At one stage they lost nine for 74 runs in the space of 20.5 overs, with India all-rounder Hardik Pandya claiming 5-28.
The tourists themselves had lost their last four first-innings wickets for six runs to be dismissed for 329.
When they batted for a second time, India moved to 124-2 to end a chaotic day with a lead of 292 and the perfect opportunity to cut their deficit in the five-match series to 2-1.


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Re: A bit move Bovver

Post by Barney » August 20, 2018, 12:22 pm

I was at home yesterday watching the demise of England and must say that the catch to dismiss Root was IMO clearly not out. The ball clearly hits the ground just before his fingers touch the ball. And of all people to claim the catch it was Kholi, whom I think is a great cricketer but his attitude as a captain and leader is questionable at times.
The Indians are back to their old ways when appealing for the smallest of chances. Listening yesterday they scream in the loudest of school girl shrieks at the umpire, not once , not twice, not thrice times but 4 or 5. Some one should tell them to pull their heads in.

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Re: A bit move Bovver

Post by Zidane » August 21, 2018, 9:35 am

Plenty of time left for England to score the further 498 runs needed for victory..... :badteeth:
Third Specsavers Test, Trent Bridge (day three of five)
India 329 & 352-7 dec: Kohli 103, Pujara 72, Rashid 3-101
England 161 & 23-0: Jennings 13*, Cook 9*
England need a further 498 runs to win

England face a huge challenge to save the third Test after a century from India captain Virat Kohli on day three at Trent Bridge.
Kohli's exemplary 103, added to 72 from Cheteshwar Pujara and Hardik Pandya's unbeaten 52, allowed the tourists to declare on 352-7, setting England a notional 521 to win.
The home side were given nine overs to bat, Alastair Cook and Keaton Jennings battling to the close on 23-0.
That was something of a positive end to a difficult day for England, who dropped each of Kohli and Pujara and lost wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow to a fractured finger.
Bairstow injured the middle finger on his left hand when trying to take a delivery from James Anderson, with Jos Buttler donning the gloves for most of the day.
England say Bairstow is likely to bat in their massive task of making the largest fourth-innings score to win a Test or surviving for two days to save it.
Just when I thought our chance had passed,you go and save the best for last.

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Re: A bit move Bovver

Post by Zidane » August 22, 2018, 6:58 am

Third Specsavers Test, Trent Bridge (day four of five)
India 329 & 352-7 dec: Kohli 103, Pujara 72, Rashid 3-101
England 161 & 311-9: Buttler 106, Stokes 62, Bumrah 5-85
India need one wicket to win

England are on the verge of a huge defeat by India in the third Test despite the defiance of Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes on day four at Trent Bridge.
Buttler made his maiden Test century and Stokes 62 in a fifth-wicket partnership of 169 that hauled England from 62-4.
But when Buttler was lbw for 106, playing no shot to Jasprit Bumrah, it began a slide that saw England lose four wickets for 10 runs to the second new ball.
The swiping of Adil Rashid and Stuart Broad took play into an extra half hour and, even though Broad became paceman Bumrah's fifth victim, last man James Anderson helped Rashid survive for another 5.4 overs.
England eventually closed on 311-9, leaving India needing one wicket on the final day to complete victory and cut their series deficit to 2-1.
Just when I thought our chance had passed,you go and save the best for last.

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Re: A bit move Bovver

Post by stattointhailand » August 22, 2018, 1:06 pm

Has a call for assistance been sent to the "George Davis is innocent" group yet?

or are we confident enough that this near to August Bank Holiday the weather will save us :lol:

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Re: A bit move Bovver

Post by Barney » August 22, 2018, 1:30 pm

Its a 5 test series right? England 2 nil up.
I think you will need weather to save not just the match but the entire series.

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