btb Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 (edited) 20 overs Drinks - Windies 43-0 243 runs off 51 overs - 4.77 runs per over (maybe just a bit too much). Much as I'd like to see the West Indies win I hope Root doesn't get too much criticism for the decision if it goes pear shaped for England - as I said above it was a brave decision given the pitch & bowling options available. Reckon Windies will take the light if/when offered leading to a draw. ***************** Wicket Maiden from Stokes pushes the RR above 5 for the first time - reckon West Indies will shut up shop. Edited March 12, 2022 by btb 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 2 quick wickets for England, Windies now 60-2. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btb Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 65/3 - Surely not... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 65/3 - Surely not...Wouldn't put it past this Windies batting line up tbh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, btb said: 20 overs Drinks - Windies 43-0 243 runs off 51 overs - 4.77 runs per over (maybe just a bit too much). Much as I'd like to see the West Indies win I hope Root doesn't get too much criticism for the decision if it goes pear shaped for England - as I said above it was a brave decision given the pitch & bowling options available. Reckon Windies will take the light if/when offered leading to a draw. ***************** Wicket Maiden from Stokes pushes the RR above 5 for the first time - reckon West Indies will shut up shop. Light isn’t offered to the batting side, hasn’t been for must be about a decade now. 6 wickets needed with 25.4 overs left. Another one soon and England will really start to believe. ETA: a Google confirms that the bad light law changed in 2010. Edited March 12, 2022 by die hard doonhamer 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 20 overs to go and it's petering out with windies 99/4. Draw now looking inevitable. The lack of a pace man for England has hurt them badly this innings. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Draw it is. Fair play to England for giving it a go, but ultimately the bowling attack just lacks the quality to get the job done. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Genuinely no idea why Australia are still batting here, it's not as if they are trying to push the score on quickly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btb Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 (edited) 17 hours ago, die hard doonhamer said: Draw it is. Fair play to England for giving it a go, but ultimately the bowling attack just lacks the quality to get the job done. Yeah, do either side have the quality to take 20 wickets on a pitch that isn't helpful? Non sequitur overall England must be slight favourites due to having three centurions in the first Test. Edited March 13, 2022 by btb 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 9 minutes ago, btb said: Yeah, do either side have the quality to take 20 wickets on a pitch that isn't helpful? England must be slight favourites due to having three centurions in the first Test. It’s another reason that I’m disappointed they went with Leach over Parkinson. Yes, Leach bowled fairly well in this game, and was unlucky not to pick up another wicket here and there, but we know he isn’t guy that’s going to rip through a side. Wrist spinners are more likely to be able to do that. With Wood carrying an injury, I’d like to see Mahmood in for the next game, as well as Parkinson for Leach. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Australia 503-8, Carey bowled on 93 trying to hit Babar into the stands. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB1994 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 51 minutes ago, peasy23 said: Genuinely no idea why Australia are still batting here, it's not as if they are trying to push the score on quickly. If it was to get Carey a ton, get it right up them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 If it was to get Carey a ton, get it right up them.Whatever the reason, it made no sense at all. They scored 98 in the final session, not as if they were scoring quickly. Obviously the next three days will show if it was the correct decision or not, but I would think most teams would have had Pakistan bat 10 overs minimum today after two long days in the field. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 58 minutes ago, peasy23 said: 1 hour ago, PB1994 said: If it was to get Carey a ton, get it right up them. Whatever the reason, it made no sense at all. They scored 98 in the final session, not as if they were scoring quickly. Obviously the next three days will show if it was the correct decision or not, but I would think most teams would have had Pakistan bat 10 overs minimum today after two long days in the field. Pakistan would probably have had the lead after 10 overs against England TBF 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Australia kept batting until they got to 556-9 before declaring. Can only think they plan on bowling Pakistan out twice without having to bat again.It's looking very likely that could happen as Pakistan are 60-4 with Starc just a whisker away from a hat-trick. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 England's women having a nightmare start at the world cup as they lose their 3rd match in a row. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Interesting scorecard between Jharkhand and Nagaland in the Ranji Trophy in India. Nagaland won the toss and chose to field, and watched Jharkhand rack up 880 (including an unbeaten 85 from the number 11). Nagaland are currently 54/3 in reply 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Pakistan 100-7 at tea. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Why on earth have Australia not enforced the follow on? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameron2000 Posted March 14, 2022 Share Posted March 14, 2022 Why on earth have Australia not enforced the follow on? Could be a couple reasons. With so much time in hand it allows them to rest the bowlers before they go again and also they could be expecting the pitch to worsen as the match progresses. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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