England vs India Test Series

[Gary]

1st Test tomorrow at Headingly

1. ⁠Zak Crawley
 2.⁠ ⁠Ben Duckett
 3.⁠ ⁠Ollie Pope
 4.⁠ ⁠Joe Root
 5.⁠ ⁠Harry Brook
 6.⁠ ⁠Ben Stokes (C)
 7.⁠ ⁠Jamie Smith (WK)
 8.⁠ ⁠Chris Woakes
 9.⁠ ⁠Brydon Carse
10.⁠ ⁠Josh Tongue
11.⁠ ⁠Shoaib Bashir

[plmc135]

1st Test starts on Friday 20th.

[Gary]

6th shift at work lost all sense of days

[Malcy]

Come on boys …time to get some cracking scores on the records.

[Gary]

England won the toss and will bowl

[iainpeden]

That might have been a mistake; India 52 without loss.

[iainpeden]

200 for 2.

[RunAndBreak]

England "we'll have a bowl"

Umpire "you may regret that"

[Gary]

Stokes gets a break through. Jaiswal gone for 101. 221-3. Pitch not really doing much.

[Malcy]

Always have a bat first at Headingley.

So pee'ed off that the game isnt after next weekend - when we are in Leeds !

[Gary]

England will resume on 209 for 3. India ended on 471. Lower than I expected, so was a pleasant surprise when I finally got a signal after Duxford

[Gary]

Last day, England chasing 371. Currently 125 for 0

[iainpeden]

I just hope the rain doesn’t spoil a really good, well matched ,test match.

[Gary]

England suffered a bit of a wobble before the rain. 269 for 4. Still needing 102. Taking tea

[Gary]

England win by 5 wickets

[adderman]

Got to admit that was a squeaky bum listen on the laptop here in Seattle.
Was sure the rain would end up helping the opposition.
So having slated England's decision to bowl first it seemed 'baz-ball' might come a cropper once they knocked up such a score.

However this run chase did set some records as well.
First time an opposition have score 5 centuries against Eng and still lost.
This is only the 3rd Test in history that all 4 innings were over 350.

Onto the next one and enjoy(from behind the sofa'!

[plmc135]

Joffra recalled to squad for 2nd Test

[Steven]

Can someone please explain the rationale of selection for the England cricket team? It seems to me that it's essentially an exclusive club that once you become a member it matters little what you do thereafter.

Jofra Archer has played ONE 4-day game in over 1500 days, no Tests since 2021 and yet on the back of a very average 18-20 overs for Sussex he's straight back in the side? He's a good player with speeds only Mark Wood matches from these shores but how on earth do you earn a Test recall after playing just once in this format in 4 years?!

The selectors obviously think he will be a point of difference but he's no spring chicken anymore. Woakes likely to be the fall-guy for this experiment I expect after less than desirable figures in the first Test.

[RunAndBreak]

Well he seems somewhat injury prone, so I suppose the thinking is use his speed before he's out with injury again.

I do agree with you re Woakes though, he's a safety net for our bowling attack and a good batter when it gets a bit tight.

[plmc135]

Joffra was only selected to join the squad. He is not in the playing eleven for the match.