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  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,035
    Jimmy is as good as ever today. My word. What a joy. I could watch him bowl all day long - was there for day 4 the test vs India at Lord's in 2018 and was spellbound.
  • AshBurton
    AshBurton Posts: 1,142
    Oh my. What a score to wake up to. Happy days!
  • Addickted2TheReds
    Addickted2TheReds Posts: 7,735
    edited February 2021
    Things I like to do:

    1) Watch James Anderson bowl cricket balls at people.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Ashwin is being battered by Archer; if this was boxing it would be stopped.
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited February 2021
    It was vital that Jimmy started bowling  when his reverse spin could do it's damage.
    Root, Silverwood and Anderson got it spot on.
    I said yesterday that our innings ended just at the right time.  It was planned to perfection. India were always going to hit Boundaries from the off. 
    9 off leach and 10 off Bess when they bowled their first overs this morning.

    This was never going to be a draw with the batsman's that India have.
    We either took 10 wickets or India get the runs.

    Jimmy Anderson is making sure it should be the former.


  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    If there is one thing thing that I hope the likes of Archer, Overton, Stones are doing when they are in the company of Jimmy Anderson is to constantly pick the latters' brains - the way he sets batsman up to play is such an artform and the main reason he can continue to bowl at the level he does.

    In 18 months time he will be 40 but I seriously wouldn't put it past him because of the way he looks after his body that he isn't still bowling. He is a freak but, when he does retire. I also hope that we put a contract in front of him to be our bowling coach. There can be no finer mentor.

    We need to get Kohli out but the second best thing is to see his face as Anderson castles another of his team mates!

  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,234
    edited February 2021
    Someone just posted this on the BBC live chat. Amazing stat. 

    England’s leading wicket takers of all time. 

    Stuart Broad - 517
    Ian Botham - 383
    James Anderson since turning thirty - 343
    Bob Willis - 325
    Fred Trueman - 307
    Derek Underwood - 297
    James Anderson before turning thirty - 268
    Graeme Swann - 255
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    Well done Leach. Now to finish off the tail....
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,145
    So are they scoring at 4 an over on a wicket that’s helping the bowlers 🤷‍♂️ 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    I wonder exactly how Buttler feels about returning home? Happy to be back with his family or wishing that he could remain part of a potential series winning team?
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  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Leach in the grove.
    Big improvement this innings.
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,668
    Addick Addict said:
    I wonder exactly how Buttler feels about returning home? Happy to be back with his family or wishing that he could remain part of a potential series winning team?
    Was thinking similar. 
    Not just Buttler but several players being rotated. 
    I fully understand why but it's strange times in which we live. 
  • Todds_right_hook
    Todds_right_hook Posts: 10,881
    I know there has been discussion on Burn recently.  I now think he should never play for England again, purely because of the state of his hair!!!!

    He looks like he should be changing oil on a truck in a small village in a southern state in America
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,145
    Addick Addict said:
    I wonder exactly how Buttler feels about returning home? Happy to be back with his family or wishing that he could remain part of a potential series winning team?
    Happy to be back with family ....
    .....then after 3 days in would take 12th man fielding in the sun all day for the next month 
  • suzisausage
    suzisausage Posts: 11,502
    Nice one Stokes. 
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    Stokes joins the party.
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,145

    Booooooom !!! 
    Stokes takes out Kohli 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    BOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    Can't play that!!!!
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,824
    Start the car...
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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,842
    Still baffles me why Buttler is going home after ONE test when the next match is at the same venue
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    Start up the car - Ishant and Bumrah to come!!!!
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,849
    Confident they won’t chase this down now. 
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,949
    Brilliant this morning.

    Kohli going is it done!
  • bolloxbolder
    bolloxbolder Posts: 7,960
    One to go
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    Pleased for Leach. He's fought back very well in this Test.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    Really like Bumrah as a cricketer and person. Talented but unassuming. Unlike his skipper!
  • AshBurton
    AshBurton Posts: 1,142
    Addick Addict said:
    Pleased for Leach. He's fought back very well in this Test.
    This. Great character and resilience. Some of his deliveries have been unplayable. As someone said, he’s tougher than he looks (not surprising, as he looks like a cross between a bookkeeper and a librarian).
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    As a result of his current not out innings, Bumrah's average has increased from 2.71 to 2.80
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,145
    State of them stumps before the delivery was bowled 

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