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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,014
    Stokes will drop himself for scoring too slowly   :D

    The thing about Stokes is that he's too good just to come out and slog. Maybe he should open when Bairstow returns
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,014
    Cafc43v3r said:
    Henry doing his best impression of me getting out of bed in the morning.
    A massive blow for NZ if Henry is crocked
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    killerandflash said:
    Stokes will drop himself for scoring too slowly   :D

    The thing about Stokes is that he's too good just to come out and slog. Maybe he should open when Bairstow returns
    I am almost convincing myself that if he can't bowl he has to open to get in the team!

    Test cricket is so good, we have played less than 2 hours of the final knockings and England have gone from massive favourites, to massive under dogs, to now slight favourites.  That will change again before lunch.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,924
    Henry is back on the pitch. 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,924
    Root is 1-38 for the dab through 4th slip
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    Addick Addict said:
    Root is 1-38 for the dab through 4th slip
    That one where he hits it into the ground, sort of just taps it on its head, is so hard to play.  I used to play pretty well with a cut or a glance and I spent ages trying it and just couldn't get my hands in the right place to play it.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,924
    There's more evidence that Stokes' knee is totally knackered. Seriously he needs to get it sorted and forget about the IPL. It's not as if he needs the money and doing so might elongate his career.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,858
    Stokes in a lot of pain it seems...
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    kentaddick said:
    Cafc43v3r said:
    kentaddick said:
    Cafc43v3r said:
    It's bizarre (I fully understand why though) that Bairstow has been in and out, up and down the order, gloves on, gloves off and finally nails down a spot and shows a vain of form the all time greats would be proud of.  Gets a freak injury.

    Then it's either gloves on or open when he was finally established at 5 or 6.

    Put him in at 6 and make someone else move if your picking him on last summers form.  Or make him force his way into the team as something else.

    I would do the the former.
    brook's made bairstow's immediate return a bit unlikely now, you'd have to drop pope or root. 
    Neither of them bat at six?

    the skipper bats at six. You'd be hard pressed to drop him.
    You would but he doesn't have to bat at six.
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    Cafc43v3r said:
    killerandflash said:
    Cafc43v3r said:
    Any chance this is over before lunch? 
    Nah, England will crawl along at 2.2 an over, and finish in the final 5 overs of the day  :D
    If we see a proper Stokes, 1 from 50 odd balls, innings I am all for it.  I am starting to think he is physically incapable of playing like that any more.
    Yup 80 minutes into his innings and he is fucked.

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  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,924
    Quick singles aren't there now and twos have become ones because Stokes is on one leg
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,924
    Have to say Blundell is a very competent keeper. Standing up to the likes of Southee, Henry and Wagner on a deck with variable bounce is really not easy. 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,924
    What NZ would do for a top quality spinner right now. 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,924
    168-5 at lunch

    90 runs needed

    Root 74* (74)
    Stokes 20* (75)

    Partnership of 88
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 23,401
    What a Test! 

    Will have to stay up probably. Dead tired but not missing this. 

    Would personally love to bowl on this wicket, albeit not at Joe Root 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,014
    Root stays in, this will be an easy win. Root gets out straight after lunch, it'll be torture!
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,736
    Time for bed.
    Night night all. 
  • Cafc43v3r
    Cafc43v3r Posts: 21,600
    Stokes is such a good "test match" batsman when he wants to be.  Its infuriating.

    If he is not out England will win this test match.

    This is how he played in the two.world Cup finals and at Headingly.
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,918
    Staying up for the duration...its been a great test match..nothing compares to test cricket 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,014
    lolwray said:
    Staying up for the duration...its been a great test match..nothing compares to test cricket 
    Same here. It won't go past 2pm.

    Will catch up sleep at 7:45pm...

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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 70,014
    OMG
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,228
    edited February 2023
    Naused it ffs 
    Stokes and Root out 

    55 needed 3 wickets left 


  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,228
    We’re favourites 1.83 on betfair … that’s a lay 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,786
    With both of them now gome sadly I think we are finally cooked. 

    Broad wont be able to help himself & although Leach has shown before that he can hang around Foakes is no Stokes. 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,786
    If we happen to lose by less than 20 runs can we claim victory by dint of losing less wickets overall 😄. Should never have declared our first innings.....
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,228
    broad goes 
    8 down
    43 needed 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,786
    The end is nigh. 
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,228
    43 needed and Foakes turning down singles first and third ball of the over 🤦‍♂️
    takes one on the 4th 
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,858
    Only need 30-35 from Foakes. Should be doable…
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,228
    Callumcafc said:
    Only need 30-35 from Foakes. Should be doable…
    Can’t see it 
    no boundaries atm 
    keeping the strike 
    one an over 
    need a miracle

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