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Post by ssmith on Aug 6, 2021 18:14:30 GMT 1
India 232 for 7 ...so if we can keep the lead down to under a 100 who knows ...? K.R.O. mm..just about India all out 278..a lead of 95 ..but we MUST bat better, and not get 'bogged down' ...so come on lads show us what you are made of a 350 plus score might be enough to get a draw or even a surprising win ..!! K.R.O. . After another rain break they look like they will be off again..at 25 for 0 ...but for how long ..? K.R.O.
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Post by ssmith on Aug 6, 2021 18:18:03 GMT 1
mm..just about India all out 278..a lead of 95 ..but we MUST bat better, and not get 'bogged down' ...so come on lads show us what you are made of a 350 plus score might be enough to get a draw or even a surprising win ..!! K.R.O. . After another rain break they look like they will be off again..at 25 for 0 ...but for how long ..? That's it close of play for today..the bloody weather in Nottingham has been poor this test match. K.R.O.
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Post by ssmith on Aug 7, 2021 18:56:46 GMT 1
Well...at least we had a true captains innings from Joe Root ...109 ..but apart from a 'have-a-go' 32 from Curran but much to cheer about and Sibley he faced 203 balls just one short of 34 overs in the match and he scored just 46 runs... ...not even one and half an over ...but too slow scoring in the first innings and some dreadful fielding when India batted could well have cost us the first test match ...India 34 for 1 ,they need 174 ...will the rains come tomorrow ..?? K.R.O.
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Post by ssmith on Aug 9, 2021 17:10:35 GMT 1
Yes...the last day ...no play ..suppose it could have gone to India , a draw or maybe England ??..on to Thursday now and I think Joe Root needs to lay it firmly on the line... to much slow scoring and poor fielding ..!!..we need to improve that for a fact..(though even Joe dropped one himself !) K.R.O.
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Post by ssmith on Aug 12, 2021 16:49:55 GMT 1
Joe won the toss and sent India in and they have made good headway 161 for 2 and they are moving along neatly at around 3 an over, could well do with at least two or three more wickets by the close..!! K.R.O.
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Post by ssmith on Aug 12, 2021 18:49:17 GMT 1
Joe won the toss and sent India in and they have made good headway 161 for 2 and they are moving along neatly at around 3 an over, could well do with at least two or three more wickets by the close..!! K.R.O. Heading to the end of day one and it looks like very much India's day unless England can grab a coupe of wickets late on , mind you Joe did send them in and it may turn out not one of his best decisions as the England captain..?? but that's the way it goes at times , India now 260 for 2 off 82 over at a run rate of around 3.18 per over...what are the chances of England matching that when they bat .. ... K.R.O.
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Post by ssmith on Aug 13, 2021 11:27:39 GMT 1
Excellent start for England ,from 276 for 3 overnight , now 287 for 5 ...can we keep 'em to around 350 or certainly not much more ? time will tell ! K.R.O.
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Post by ssmith on Aug 13, 2021 13:02:32 GMT 1
Excellent start for England ,from 276 for 3 overnight , now 287 for 5 ...can we keep 'em to around 350 or certainly not much more ? time will tell ! K.R.O. The game looks like its slipping away from England !! best current odds England 4/1...the draw 11/4 India firm favourites at 4/6....at Lunch India 346 for 7 off 116 overs., lets hope when England bat later today they cam match India's scoring rate or at least very close to it,,! K.R.O.
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Post by ssmith on Aug 13, 2021 19:32:10 GMT 1
England 119 for 3, in reply to India's 364 still a long way to go though, Burns a gritty 49 ,but Sibley ..mm...11 runs off 44 balls ..he badly needs a decent score second innings or his place could be under threat ?. and the much vaunted return of Hameed sadly in and out ..!!..if we manage to bat all day tomorrow we might have a small lead ..? K.R.O.
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Post by ssmith on Aug 15, 2021 8:40:11 GMT 1
What a ''Joe Root ''day yesterday !! ...we went after the India's bowling and that was just was was needed ,scored at just over 3 an over ,,,better that India.. Bairstow weighed in with a useful 57 ,so a 27 run lead can we pull off a shock win ..I'm sure they will give it the best they can ...!! K.R.O.
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Post by ssmith on Aug 15, 2021 16:12:08 GMT 1
India under pressure and they are struggling at 108 for 3 in the 55th over. K.R.O.
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Post by ssmith on Aug 16, 2021 21:41:09 GMT 1
Embarrassing .. ...pitiful.. ...after India's tail enders put on unbroken 9th wicket partnership of 89... ...they declare and England go in and promptly loose Burns and Sibley for ducks.. ..and we just cant keep relying on Root all the time..and the bating offered very little and we just capitulated weakly not even managing to bat 60 odd overs out to be bowled out for a 'piss pot poor' (to put in bluntly !) 120 and go down by 151 runs...there surely must ne one or two changes for the next test and one or two batsman have just go to step up to the mantle..!! K.R.O.
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Post by ssmith on Aug 25, 2021 11:53:38 GMT 1
India won the toss and batted...but England strike twice early on ...19 for 2 with Jimmy Anderson getting both wickets ,,!! K.R.O.
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Post by ssmith on Aug 25, 2021 11:56:11 GMT 1
India won the toss and batted...but England strike twice early on ...19 for 2 with Jimmy Anderson getting both wickets ,,!! K.R.O. ..And Anderson has just grabbed another wicket as I write..21 for 3..!! K.R.O.
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Post by ssmith on Aug 25, 2021 16:05:44 GMT 1
Not sure how many people there are on Earth?,but I doubt if anyone seen that coming at the start of the test ....India all out for 78..!! ...England have a great chance now to push on and get a good solid lead and square the series,,,,England now 21 for 0 K.R.O.
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