2nd Test: England v India @ Lords Aug 12-16 2021

[JJ]

Joe Root is having some f**king year, one for the ages...

 

[TheParraboy]

Joe Root is having some f**king year, one for the ages...

Sure has

10 tests, 5 test tons, 1244 runs, 69.11 average

with 6 more tests to play

 

[JJ]

Sure has

10 tests, 5 test tons, 1244 runs, 69.11 average

with 6 more tests to play

All time record is a chance

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Bumrah and Sharmi have added 61 for the ninth wicket and India lead by 243.

 

[TheParraboy]

Draw coming up

Series 0-0
3 tests to play

 

[TheParraboy]

8/298
Declaration by India

Poms need 272 to win
From 60 overs

Poms need to move Butler and Barstow to 3 and 4 to have a crack here

 

[TheParraboy]

Poms in trouble the brilliant Burns and Sibley out

2/1

 

[AlwaysGreen]

7/90 poms in deep doodoo.

 

[TheParraboy]

Poms 19 overs to survive

India need 3wkts.

 

[TheParraboy]

15 overs left

That dropped sitter by Kholi of Butler could save the Poms

Kholi back to acting like a wanker, wtf is the lecture he was giving Butler???

 

[TheParraboy]

Still 3wkts needed

11 overs left

Butler 23* - 89 balls
Ollie 8* - 28 balls

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Buttler goes, India need 1 wicket 8.3 overs remaining its all happening.

 

[TheParraboy]

There it s

India win by 155 runs

lol Poms

 

[AlwaysGreen]

2 pretty good tests over the last couple of days, almost as good as the Hundred!

 

[JJ]

Wow, England eh, ouch

 

[Eelectrica]

All came full circle for England.
Batting last, always dicey.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

My father in law told me this morning England had won. I thought well done. Come in here to read people’s thoughts and am very WTF!?! Just went to cricinfo and sure enough, India’s won. Don’t know how to feel, either way. But lol@England.

 

[TheParraboy]

Poms could come back and win the series, they have done it before

However, they have a terrible top order and missing Stokes big time, plus this india team is a different beast these days.

Great last day of test cricket no matter who you support, Poms were in the box seat. India won it

EDIT: Forgot to mention brilliant declaration by Kholi. Not sure too many other captains declare at that point

 

[Fufu Andronez]

Great finish. About time some spice came back into test matches too btw.

Great batting by Root but absolutely shit captaincy. Had the match in his hands but blew it by trying to bounce out Bumrah. Don't think they even bowled a single yorker to the tail.

 

[Mr Spock!]

Great finish. About time some spice came back into test matches too btw.

Great batting by Root but absolutely shit captaincy. Had the match in his hands but blew it by trying to bounce out Bumrah. Don't think they even bowled a single yorker to the tail.

Yeah considering Bumrah averages 4......