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[dedja]

Eng 2/246, require a further 125 to win
44 overs remaining

Duckett 143*
Root 11*

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Duckett gone for 149.

Eng 3/253

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Brook out for a golden globe.

4/253

Thakur on a hat-trick

Game on.

[dedja]

Tea, Day 5

Eng 4/269, require a further 102 to win.
37.3 overs remaining

Root 14*
Stokes 13*

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Stokes gone for 33.

5/302, 69 to win

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5/319, 52 to win

Root 36*
Smith 8*

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5/341, 30 to win

Root 45*
Smith 20*

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5/349, 22 to win

Root 48*
Smith 25*

New ball … too late to save India

[dedja]

Drinks, last session

5/355, 16 to win

Root 53*
Smith 26*

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After drinks, Smith . 4 6

6 to win

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Eng 5/373

Win by 5 wickets, lead series 1-0

Root 53*
Smith 46*

Fair play to the Poms, did it easily.

Over and out.

[Brodlach]

Is Siraj the most over rated bowler in history? Does he ever stand up when it counts?





I expect TDK to come back at me and put me back in my place with some stats

[Booney]

Is Siraj the most over rated bowler in history? Does he ever stand up when it counts?

I expect TDK to come back at me and put me back in my place with some stats

I don't recall him bowling a spell where he's been completely on top of the batsman. He has the ability to bowl the odd good cherry but in the main is too inconsistent to really trouble most class top orders and Englands top order is that.

102 wickets at 31.83, SR 54 Econ 3.5.

So every 9 overs he's 1/31. Hardly world class.

[The Dark Knight]

Is Siraj the most over rated bowler in history? Does he ever stand up when it counts?

I expect TDK to come back at me and put me back in my place with some stats [emoji38]

I don't recall him bowling a spell where he's been completely on top of the batsman. He has the ability to bowl the odd good cherry but in the main is too inconsistent to really trouble most class top orders and Englands top order is that.

102 wickets at 31.83, SR 54 Econ 3.5.

So every 9 overs he's 1/31. Hardly world class.

I think Booney is right and I don’t have any stats at the moment to defend him but I'll have a look at his record and see if there's anything outstanding that's worth posting, I can't stand the sight of him though, comes across as an absolute coat and I enjoy watching him getting hit around the park.

[Booney]

Is Siraj the most over rated bowler in history? Does he ever stand up when it counts?

I expect TDK to come back at me and put me back in my place with some stats [emoji38]

I don't recall him bowling a spell where he's been completely on top of the batsman. He has the ability to bowl the odd good cherry but in the main is too inconsistent to really trouble most class top orders and Englands top order is that.

102 wickets at 31.83, SR 54 Econ 3.5.

So every 9 overs he's 1/31. Hardly world class.

I think Booney is right and I don’t have any stats at the moment to defend him but I'll have a look at his record and see if there's anything outstanding that's worth posting, I can't stand the sight of him though, comes across as an absolute coat and I enjoy watching him getting hit around the park.

[dedja]

He actually bowled quite well last night in parts with little luck … had the Gnome dropped on 97 (I think it was) which could have changed the match.

He also was in good spirits, had some good hearted banter with the Gnome.

My Indian cuz was shite until he started to bowl wider into the footmarks and then was nearly unplayable.

Bumrah was probably the worst of the bowlers, but was off in the last few and didn’t take the new ball.

The surprise packets were Krishna and Thakur, who put a mini scare into the Poms before they steadied at the end.

The Gnome was really good, Root was a rock and calmed everything down, whilst Smith had a cameo BazzBall innings at the end, knocked off the last 16 runs after drinks in a few balls with a couple of sixes and a four.

Another 50 would have stretched them, but they did bat really well.

India would be kicking themselves though, dropped a few catches and their tail offered no resistance in both innings.

The pitch held up great for 5 days, so overall a good Test.

[The Dark Knight]

Is Siraj the most over rated bowler in history? Does he ever stand up when it counts?

I expect TDK to come back at me and put me back in my place with some stats [emoji38]

I don't recall him bowling a spell where he's been completely on top of the batsman. He has the ability to bowl the odd good cherry but in the main is too inconsistent to really trouble most class top orders and Englands top order is that.

102 wickets at 31.83, SR 54 Econ 3.5.

So every 9 overs he's 1/31. Hardly world class.

I think Booney is right and I don’t have any stats at the moment to defend him but I'll have a look at his record and see if there's anything outstanding that's worth posting, I can't stand the sight of him though, comes across as an absolute coat and I enjoy watching him getting hit around the park.

Nothing outstanding in his record although I think he is quite skilful, swings the ball and can play some unplayable deliveries, he's obviously passionate but he just goes over the top.

Day five stats-
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/eng- ... ns-1491745

[Brodlach]

He has taken a bulk of his wickets (1/3) in Australia

[Booney]

The first time in a Test match that a team has made 5 centuries and lost the match.

[The Dark Knight]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.espncr ... atform=amp
The ICC have introduced several changes to their playing conditions including a stop clock in test cricket.

A year after introducing a stop clock in white-ball formats, the ICC has decided to introduce it in Test cricket as well because slow over rates have been a long-standing problem in the format. According to the rule, the fielding side must be ready to start an over within a minute of the previous one ending. They will receive two warnings from the umpires if they fail to do so. After those warnings, the umpires will impose a five-run penalty on the bowling team. Warnings will be reset to zero after each block of 80 overs. Also, the clock will be counted upwards from 0 to 60. The rule has already been in play since the beginning of the 2025-27 WTC cycle.