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  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,030
    Smart catch by Duckett but looks like he’s done some damage, who opens with Crawley if he can’t?
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    Rumour has it that England has got back to the changing rooms to find Pope only has him and Crawley in it 
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,670
    fenaddick said:
    Smart catch by Duckett but looks like he’s done some damage, who opens with Crawley if he can’t?
    Root should volunteer as he's the senior batsman. 
    But he won't budge from batting at 4.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    Where's Moeen Ali when you need him?
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,030
    Would be a laugh seeing Brook smash it around for a bit but probably wouldn’t go well
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    Addick Addict said:
    Rumour has it that England has got back to the changing rooms to find Pope only has him and Crawley in it 
    And as a result those are the two that are opening
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    Did someone question why we haven't taken another opener on this tour? 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,030
    Addick Addict said:
    Did someone question why we haven't taken another opener on this tour? 
    they can just be flown out. weirder that we didn’t replace Hull and Stone is going home tomorrow for his wedding
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    fenaddick said:
    Addick Addict said:
    Did someone question why we haven't taken another opener on this tour? 
    they can just be flown out. weirder that we didn’t replace Hull and Stone is going home tomorrow for his wedding
    They'll probably fly in Phil Salt  :D
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    fenaddick said:
    Addick Addict said:
    Did someone question why we haven't taken another opener on this tour? 
    they can just be flown out. weirder that we didn’t replace Hull and Stone is going home tomorrow for his wedding
    They can but, potentially, they will be getting off the plane and straight into the team, having not picked up a bat in anger for weeks and certainly not in these conditions. Part of being on tour is to do just that especially as we don't have many that jump off the page for the job. It's a missed opportunity for England and that person albeit that Cox might have to now end up doing that job.  
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  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    And there goes Pope to a fantastic one handed catch by Jamal at midwicket
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,030
    That’s a screamer 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    edited October 2024
    blackpool72 said:
    fenaddick said:
    Smart catch by Duckett but looks like he’s done some damage, who opens with Crawley if he can’t?
    Root should volunteer as he's the senior batsman. 
    But he won't budge from batting at 4.
    Root might just as well have opened
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    blackpool72 said:
    fenaddick said:
    Smart catch by Duckett but looks like he’s done some damage, who opens with Crawley if he can’t?
    Root should volunteer as he's the senior batsman. 
    But he won't budge from batting at 4.
    Looks like Root might not have a choice but to be batting in the second over of the innings!
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,625
    Well done Pope.

    Said we'd find different ways of getting out on a flat track. Might have been a brilliant catch but first ball ???
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,625
    If they get Root out before the close I can see us getting bowled out for less than 250
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,030
    Not sure you can criticise Pope for that, 99/100 that isn’t caught and if you attack the short ball early you remove it as a weapon for the attack
  • North Lower Neil
    North Lower Neil Posts: 22,950
    Pakistan number 8 gets an unbeaten century.

    Smith misses a simple stumping.

    Atkinson drops a dolly.

    Duckett out injured catching the last one of their innings.

    Pope out to an amazing catch.

    Yes but apart from that, how has your day been?
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    That inside edge saved Root because the only place the ball would have missed would have been under the stumps
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,991
    Covered End said:
    What an absolute road of a wicket.
    You would like to think it will be a draw, but England don't do draws these days.
    So as others have said, I expect us to smash the ball in the air and get ourselves out and most likely lose.
    I’m somewhat behind, but just seen Pope hit in the air and out for 0.
    Pathetic.
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  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,839
    Covered End said:
    Covered End said:
    What an absolute road of a wicket.
    You would like to think it will be a draw, but England don't do draws these days.
    So as others have said, I expect us to smash the ball in the air and get ourselves out and most likely lose.
    I’m somewhat behind, but just seen Pope hit in the air and out for 0.
    Pathetic.
    I await the usual hubris, "It's what we do"
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    96-1 (20) at close and 460 runs behind

    Crawley 64* (64)
    Root 32* (54)
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,844
    Nice knock by Crawley, after the nightmare few minutes for the 3 Surrey boys. Hopefully Duckett can bat tomorrow.
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 11,030
    killerandflash said:
    Nice knock by Crawley, after the nightmare few minutes for the 3 Surrey boys. Hopefully Duckett can bat tomorrow.
    Important context that he’s coming back from injury and has spent basically 2 days in the field in intense heat too. Seriously impressive. 
  • Big William
    Big William Posts: 3,839
    Duckett not being sent for a scan apparently, so fingers crossed (no pun intended) he'll be OK.
  • Billy_Mix
    Billy_Mix Posts: 2,707
    Truly a captain's innings from Pope
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,764
    Draw written all over this. Awful pitch.
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,221
    Joe Root - England’s greatest ever batsman 
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    edited October 2024
    shirty5 said:
    Joe Root - England’s greatest ever batsman 

    Rahul Dravid next on the list now he has gone past Cook.
    1 Sachin Tendulkar 15921
    2 Ricky Pointing 13378
    3 Jacques Kallis 13289
    4 Rahul Dravid. 13288
    5. Joe Root 12474
  • BalladMan
    BalladMan Posts: 1,113
    soapboxsam said:
    shirty5 said:
    Joe Root - England’s greatest ever batsman 

    Rahul Dravid next on the list now he has gone past Cook.
    1 Sachin Tendulkar 15921
    2 Ricky Pointing 13378
    3 Jacques Kallis 13289
    4 Rahul Dravid. 13288
    5. Joe Root 12474
    How annoyed would you be if you were Rahul Dravid who missed out on on 3rd place in the all time rankings by 2 runs (in thousands). Couldn't make it up. 

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