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  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,842
    England still in 20 20 mode it seems. Crazy start.
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    There's a tweet on the live text on the beeb a long the lines of "don't know what the virus was the English players had, but they've got the runs now" 😃

    The Aussies are 500-3 (against the West Indies) in 140ish overs. If we keep the scoring rate going we'll be over 900 in the same time.
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,842
    Crawley successfully reviews LBW dismissal on 99. Got his hundred now.
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,661
    When was the last time both openers scored a ton? Even one has been a rarity of late.

    Collapse has started now though :wink:
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,842
    Suppose one advantage of the Bazball approach is that you don't have to worry about the new balk any more. By the time that arrives you've either scored 500 or you're all out.
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    Pross said:

    When was the last time both openers scored a ton? Even one has been a rarity of late.

    Collapse has started now though :wink:

    Ruddy England cricket team. Can't even do a collapse properly anymore 😉
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,661
    Top 3 centuries and number 5 very close at present (hope I haven’t cursed him). Root must be gutted!
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    Pross said:

    Top 3 centuries and number 5 very close at present (hope I haven’t cursed him). Root must be gutted!

    Brook's made it despite your best effort :wink:
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    edited December 2022
    I think the bowlers are praying for the Umpires to take them off for bad light

    EDIT:: They have their wish. Bad light stops play.

    506-4. in 75 overs.

    Blimey
  • Tashman
    Tashman Posts: 3,498
    Pross said:

    Top 3 centuries and number 5 very close at present (hope I haven’t cursed him). Root must be gutted!

    Root is over-rated. He's a non flat-track bully :D
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    If this carries on then surely every team will start playing Bazball.

    He coud go down in history as the man who transformed and saved Test cricket
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,274
    Highest first day total in test history. The previous highest was in test number 111, in 1910.
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    kingstongraham said:

    Highest first day total in test history. The previous highest was in test number 111, in 1910.

    Which was in the full 90 overs if I heard TMS right.

    15 overs not bowled today. That they aren't starting earlier is madness.
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,842
    Could have been pushing 600 with a full day's play, sounds like Stokes was motoring at the end.
  • kingstongraham
    kingstongraham Posts: 28,274
    JimD666 said:

    kingstongraham said:

    Highest first day total in test history. The previous highest was in test number 111, in 1910.

    Which was in the full 90 overs if I heard TMS right.

    15 overs not bowled today. That they aren't starting earlier is madness.
    The 1910 day's play was 99 overs, I believe.

    http://www.sportstats.com.au/zArchive/1800s/1910AS/1910AS1bbb1.pdf
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    JimD666 said:

    kingstongraham said:

    Highest first day total in test history. The previous highest was in test number 111, in 1910.

    Which was in the full 90 overs if I heard TMS right.

    15 overs not bowled today. That they aren't starting earlier is madness.
    I believe dew is a problem
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 22,072
    Five days of 75 overs is only a bit over four 90 over days.
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    kingstongraham said:

    JimD666 said:

    kingstongraham said:

    Highest first day total in test history. The previous highest was in test number 111, in 1910.

    Which was in the full 90 overs if I heard TMS right.

    15 overs not bowled today. That they aren't starting earlier is madness.
    The 1910 day's play was 99 overs, I believe.

    http://www.sportstats.com.au/zArchive/1800s/1910AS/1910AS1bbb1.pdf
    Cheers, Cricinfo didn't have the breakdown of the days play so was relying on what I thought I'd heard on TMS.
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    surrey_commuter said:

    JimD666 said:

    kingstongraham said:

    Highest first day total in test history. The previous highest was in test number 111, in 1910.

    Which was in the full 90 overs if I heard TMS right.

    15 overs not bowled today. That they aren't starting earlier is madness.
    I believe dew is a problem
    Stuffed either way then. At least you can play with dew, bit more of an issue when nobody can see the ball.
  • surrey_commuter
    surrey_commuter Posts: 18,867
    JimD666 said:

    kingstongraham said:

    Highest first day total in test history. The previous highest was in test number 111, in 1910.

    Which was in the full 90 overs if I heard TMS right.

    15 overs not bowled today. That they aren't starting earlier is madness.
    I believe dew is a problem
    JimD666 said:

    surrey_commuter said:

    JimD666 said:

    kingstongraham said:

    Highest first day total in test history. The previous highest was in test number 111, in 1910.

    Which was in the full 90 overs if I heard TMS right.

    15 overs not bowled today. That they aren't starting earlier is madness.
    I believe dew is a problem
    Stuffed either way then. At least you can play with dew, bit more of an issue when nobody can see the ball.
    they are playing at the wrong time of the year in the wrong part of the country
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,661
    mrb123 said:

    Could have been pushing 600 with a full day's play, sounds like Stokes was motoring at the end.

    Needed to after the others had been plodding along so slowly
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,661
    657 all out feels a bit disappointing!

    A few of the names are quite new to me but good to see them doing well.

    It’s going to be interesting to see how Pakistan do with the bat now.
  • mrb123
    mrb123 Posts: 4,842
    Pross said:

    657 all out feels a bit disappointing!

    A few of the names are quite new to me but good to see them doing well.

    It’s going to be interesting to see how Pakistan do with the bat now.

    They'll probably get 600, just rather more slowly.

  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    As entertaining as the first day was (from an England perspective at least), I can't see the 20 wickets required to win a game being taken.
  • Tashman
    Tashman Posts: 3,498
    Pope also showing the benefit of a proper 'keeper too ( I know Foakes was out due to ill health)
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,661
    Whilst the England scoring rate kept the game exciting cricket does get a bit dull when either the batting or bowling conditions are one-sided.
  • verylonglegs
    verylonglegs Posts: 4,023
    There were rewriting the rules of test match cricket headlines around this morning...did no-one spot it was just a really flat wicket?
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,661
    Even allowing for that the rate at which England scored was impressive
  • Tashman
    Tashman Posts: 3,498
    verylonglegs said:

    There were rewriting the rules of test match cricket headlines around this morning...did no-one spot it was just a really flat wicket?

    no re-writing. Everyone said it was a complete road. Doesn't mean England's performance was any less impressive though. With no express pace and no lateral movement in the air or off of the surface there's very little to trouble the batters. The majority of England's batters got themselves out playing shots.
  • JimD666
    JimD666 Posts: 2,293
    Whoopie. We've taken 7 wickets. If there's a result in this pitch I'll eat a hat.

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