1st Test: 8pm England v India @ Headingly Leeds, June 20-24, 2025

[JJ]

364 all out, 21/0 350 needed on last day

 

[TheParraboy]

Bumrah or bust for india

Kept hearing in the commentary India look to play Bumrah in 3 out of the 5 tests

Test 2 is in Edgbaston and 8 days away, then a short turn around for test 3 at Lords.

 

[JJ]

Bumrah or bust for india

Kept hearing in the commentary India look to play Bumrah in 3 out of the 5 tests

Test 2 is in Edgbaston and 8 days away, then a short turn around for test 3 at Lords.

He’s remarkably good, but as I said earlier Hadlee carried us similarly and bowled huge overs, in every test…. Perhaps a matter of what you prioritise, but he’s relentless like Hadlee, McGrath, Steyn etc

 

[TheParraboy]

He’s remarkably good, but as I said earlier Hadlee carried us similarly and bowled huge overs, in every test…. Perhaps a matter of what you prioritise, but he’s relentless like Hadlee, McGrath, Steyn etc

Was a bit of a late bloomer but he has broken down a couple of times now, and looks like he cant be over worked too much these days, turning 32 later this year

Cant recall Hadlee ever breaking down

342 First class matches v Bumrah 73
86 tests v 45 (21,918 deliveries v 8,630)
115 ODI v 89 (6,180 v 4,580)
317 List A v 114 (16,188 v 5,935)

Though Bumrah had played 315 T20s (all levels)

 

[JJ]

Was a bit of a late bloomer but he has broken down a couple of times now, and looks like he cant be over worked too much these days, turning 32 later this year

Cant recall Hadlee ever breaking down

342 First class matches v Bumrah 73
86 tests v 45 (21,918 deliveries v 8,630)
115 ODI v 89 (6,180 v 4,580)
317 List A v 114 (16,188 v 5,935)

Though Bumrah had played 315 T20s (all levels)

He missed tests when he was old, but yeah the T20 and .ODI loads weren’t the same, but he’d bowl till the cows came home in tests, and every delivery was a threat

 

[King-Gutho94]

I hope it finishes a Tie so both teams go home dissapointed

 

[TheParraboy]

I hope it finishes a Tie so both teams go home dissapointed

Cant have that, it will be excruciating as it be talked about forever as the best test match in the modern era

Keep it simple, India to win by 100 runs

Siraj to tear his hammy off the bone in jubilation..

 

[TheParraboy]

Poms 0/63 - 18 overs

seeing out Bumrah, runs elsewhere

Need 308 from 77 overs
Should get there easily in the end...

 

[JJ]

117/0 at lunch

 

[yobbo84]

England preparing roads in England for Bazball still doesn't sit right with me... the Dukes ball is supposed to hoop everywhere!

 

[JJ]

100 up for wee Ben, India shelling catches

 

[TheParraboy]

Wadey clone get a ton

Poms 0/179

 

[JJ]

181/0 and rain stops play... might get interesting, not a 6 hit yet, it's just not cricket

 

[JJ]

I guess India just have themselves to blame - they should have scored more, I mean Crawley is even getting runs

 

[JJ]

bahahaha, epic timing

 

[TheParraboy]

Zac gone

1/188

 

[JJ]

206/2 Pope follows

 

[JJ]

253/4 - Thakur gets Duckett and Brook with successive balls...

Still England well in charge

 

[JJ]

Comfy win

 

[TheParraboy]

Once india are 4-5 down it’s curtains
Probably 100 runs short in their first innings , lost 7/41

Poms tail made 130 odd
Indias less than half that inc both innings

Pant seems to be in their top 5 batsman now , which is a worry as the bloke not only has to make runs but has to keep as well