DanFromDownSouth 1,719 5.8k Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 What a great bowling display today, 1 wicket left to get, but potentially getting India out for less than 100 is incredible. Just hope we can capitalise when we go out to bat, although I can't help but feel our top order looks very weak. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnglianRed 6,495 15.8k Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 4 minutes ago, DanFromDownSouth said: What a great bowling display today, 1 wicket left to get, but potentially getting India out for less than 100 is incredible. Just hope we can capitalise when we go out to bat, although I can't help but feel our top order looks very weak. Yeah - the worrying thing is England are perfectly capable of batting like that. Think its a given our top order will get out cheaply. As usual will depend on Root and a couple of the middle order to get most of our runs. Be nice if the tail wags a bit too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoroJake 2,510 5.7k Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Anybody feel like dropping Lawrence is a bit harsh? I think he clearly has a lot of talent. Can also bowl a few if needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downsouth 6,733 36.2k Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Real pleasure watching England today, would be great to post a good first innings score Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanFromDownSouth 1,719 5.8k Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 2 hours ago, BoroJake said: Anybody feel like dropping Lawrence is a bit harsh? I think he clearly has a lot of talent. Can also bowl a few if needed I think he can consider himself unlucky. I'd rather play him and Pope than go back to Malan (I don't think Malan is a bad player at all). I just think because the former 2 are likely to be around the England team for a long while, it makes sense to give them exposure as much as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanFromDownSouth 1,719 5.8k Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Very good start by our two openers so far. I reckon getting India out cheaply has really removed some pressure off them. That and moving Hameed to open (like he's done in nearly all his county career). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downsouth 6,733 36.2k Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Today very interesting day I wonder if England will declare so as not to expose Jimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanFromDownSouth 1,719 5.8k Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Well what a whirlwind of a few days. For a change our top order turned up, Root once again showing excellent form by getting his 6th century this year. Towards the end of our innings I was starting to think we gave a few wickets away too cheaply (although the lead was 350+). Then India started incredibly well and continued that form all through yesterday. Those cheap wickets from us started to look like they could potentially cost us. Especially when India were 200+ for 2. But then a quite remarkable morning session sees us wrap the test up before lunch! Test series is on a knife edge now. Think we got fortunate with the weather in the first test as I think India were well on their way to beating us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downsouth 6,733 36.2k Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Incredible, by the time I wanted to watch he match it was all over! Well done England Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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