die hard doonhamer Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 16 minutes ago, pandarilla said: 18 minutes ago, die hard doonhamer said: At 255 and counting, this is now the highest fifth wicket partnership for England in tests. Really excellent stuff. It's not a particularly flat track, is it? It's certainly a batting track at the moment, but it's not a road. It's very dry, so would expect it to deteriorate quite a bit as we go. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Crawley has now passed the 254 he got from his first 10 innings combined 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 How long before England think about a declaration? Give Pakistan 10 overs to bat tonight? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 15 minutes ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: Crawley has now passed the 254 he got from his first 10 innings combined This innings now accounts for more than 10% of his first class runs. 5 minutes ago, jaggyness said: How long before England think about a declaration? Give Pakistan 10 overs to bat tonight? I'd think that they'd like to have closer to 20 tonight, a chance to make real inroads. Once they are passed 500, I think they'll declare when Crawley either gets to 300 or out. And as I type, Crawley is out stumped for 267. What an innings from him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Buttler goes for 152, chipping back to Fawad Alam to gift him his first test wicket. Excellent innings though. 530-6, surely time for the tail to smash it about then declaration time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Don't think we'll see another batsman coming in. England already should have more than enough. Bess just been put down as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 583-8d. 13 overs to be bowled this evening. I'd have declared a bit earlier, but either way that's an excellent first innings total. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 583-8d. 13 overs to be bowled this evening. I'd have declared a bit earlier, but either way that's an excellent first innings total.I always think declarations come too late. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Jimmys gonna Jimmy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Getting Babar out is massive. He’s Pakistan’s best batsman by a mile. England are miles on top, and probably looking at an innings victory here already. Pakistan is gonna Pakistan, though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 1 hour ago, pandarilla said: 1 hour ago, die hard doonhamer said: 583-8d. 13 overs to be bowled this evening. I'd have declared a bit earlier, but either way that's an excellent first innings total. I always think declarations come too late. I'm the same. Always feel Root is a bit conservative. He always seems to come out with the win in these situations though, so he'll continue to be that way. 1 hour ago, Perkin Flump said: Jimmys gonna Jimmy. Just 4 to get to 600 now. Every chance he does it here. 30 minutes ago, Savage Henry said: Getting Babar out is massive. He’s Pakistan’s best batsman by a mile. England are miles on top, and probably looking at an innings victory here already. Pakistan is gonna Pakistan, though. Yep, the Babar wicket was huge. Can see Pakistan starting their second innings still over 400 short of making England bat again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 34 minutes ago, die hard doonhamer said: I'm the same. Always feel Root is a bit conservative. He always seems to come out with the win in these situations though, so he'll continue to be that way. Just 4 to get to 600 now. Every chance he does it here. Yep, the Babar wicket was huge. Can see Pakistan starting their second innings still over 400 short of making England bat again. I think he will, can see him getting a quick fivefer in the morning, will never see the likes of him again that is for sure. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Perkin Flump said: I think he will, can see him getting a quick fivefer in the morning, will never see the likes of him again that is for sure. Yep. I don't know if I've said it in here before, but even if there is a bowler comes along that is better for England, they'll never surpass his wickets total. Anderson and Broad have been pretty fortunate that their careers have coincided with the peak of test match cricket. There are more tests played now than ever before, but going forward it is going to reduce again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Wouldn't have given Pakistan a sniff of getting over 250 last night, but Azhar Ali has played a phenomenal innings. Almost got himself run out there though. Still well short of the follow on mark though at 260-8. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 That's ridiculous from Broad 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanton Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Jimmy will be seething 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 That's ridiculous from BroadHe hardly even looked before he threw it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Just now, peasy23 said: 2 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: That's ridiculous from Broad He hardly even looked before he threw it. Same as trying to catch it tbf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanton Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Threw it out of pure anger 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Thought there that it would be funny if Anderson took 599 and 600 with the first two balls of this innings, and wondered if it would count as a hat trick even though it's two different innings, so I looked it up. Short answer is that it would, and Merv Hughes did it against the West Indies in 1988, where he took one with the last ball of an over, the next with the first ball of his next over, and the third with the first ball of the next innings. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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