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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    Moeen!

    And Moeen! before I can finish the post!

    On a hattrick
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,949
    Leuth said:

    What is this 'Dom Bess' of which you speak

    Leuth, are you hearing voices again ?
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,949
    edited August 2018
    Shami b Ali 0

    195-8

    Ali on a hat trick, but that was the end of the over, so we'll have to wait.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,308
    Gunning for Curran's MOTM cheque here is Mo
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    Leuth said:

    Gunning for Curran's MOTM cheque here is Mo

    Both justifying their recalls for this match!
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,236
    We bowled Moeen

    Jimmy working the tail and Pujara over slightly here
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,949
    edited August 2018
    Sharma c Cook b Ali 14

    227-9

    It looked like there was no bat to me, but no reviews left :smile: 5 wickets for Ali.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    5fer for Moeen!

    Elsewhere, I see Notts have signed Duckett from Northants.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/45368703
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,734
    edited August 2018
    Should never have been dropped. He had a great summer last year against South Africa and West Indies so should’ve been retained for this series.
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,308
    Kind of wishing he'd been helping Worcestershire defend 314 rather than the shower we had instead :(
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  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,949
    edited August 2018
    Bumrah c Cook b Broad 6 (hit on the thumb or finger) :smile:

    Pujarah 132 no

    273 All Out India lead by 27 runs
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    I bet Cook and Jennings wish Bumrah had lasted 15 more minutes!
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,949
    How many wickets will we lose tonight ?
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,949
    6-0 cop
  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    Pujara is quality. Just hope our established players can make a game of this
  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    It's a very good test match, let's hope England can score around 350 in there second innings
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    Johnnysummers5 said:

    It's a very good test match, let's hope England can score around 350 in there second innings

    That's a bit optimistic, the way we've been batting and the pitch has been behaving...
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,236
    Test match on, we desperately need a sensible start, no early silliness like finding ourselves 30 for 3 before lunch

    I hope Jennings gets a score and Cook doesn't get out early
  • Johnnysummers5
    Johnnysummers5 Posts: 8,469
    killerandflash said:

    Johnnysummers5 said:

    It's a very good test match, let's hope England can score around 350 in there second innings

    That's a bit optimistic, the way we've been batting and the pitch has been behaving...
    Always look on the bright side of life
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,598
    what do you reckon we need 2nd innings to have a chance ?? 250 ?? 300 ?? 350 ??. I think we need to get at least 250....thus leaving them 220 to win. Anything less and it will be hard. Cant see us getting over 300 though.....
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  • CHG
    CHG Posts: 4,529
    What a test match. Let’s hope we apply ourselves a bit better second dig and set them a competitive total.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,734
    Got to set at least 300 in my opinion so 330+ from tomorrow hopefully, even better if we can give ourselves 5 or 6 overs to get stuck into their openers.

    In reality, probably all out by tea and India halfway to the target for no loss by the close of play.
  • Addickted2TheReds
    Addickted2TheReds Posts: 7,734
    edited September 2018
    Callumcafc said:

    Should never have been dropped. He had a great summer last year against South Africa and West Indies so should’ve been retained for this series.

    I don't mean to call you out individually mate, but just making the point that selection is easier in hindsight.

    But in the team you put forward on August 20th, it didn't have Ali in it!
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,734
    edited September 2018
    Fair point. I’ll take that on the chin. I do remember thinking it was unfair to drop him for in the first place and then bring in Rashid, especially given Rashid’s less than fantastic Test record.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    What was shambolic was dropping Moeen than playing various other people, none of which did especially well (or badly) anyway. Would Leach or Bess have done any better yesterday?

    In retrospect, a trick has been missed. You tend to think of an off spinner like Moeen being more dangerous against left handers, but with Ishant (and indeed Curran) playing, there is also rough outside the right handers off stump, which was how Moeen got his wickets yesterday.
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,650
    Today should be a great day's cricket. If the top 5 can steer us past 50 we've got a chance.
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,650
    Cook out. England still 3 behind.
  • Addickted2TheReds
    Addickted2TheReds Posts: 7,734
    Moeen in at 3...
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,650
    Addickted2TheReds said:

    Moeen in at 3...

    Doesn't say much for the captain.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,816
    One minute you're out of the team, the next you taking a 5fer and asked to bat at number 3

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