Tears in my eyes . Where has this performance come from
England v India 2021 Cricket Test Series
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
I really hope Hameed can cement a spot, I had no idea he’s only 24. I’d be happy to stick with Burns too
Absolutely perfect day. Really like hameed, considering how long they stuck with others I hope he gets a prolonged run in the team.
I can't remember seeing a more one-sided opening day.
Boxing Day 2010
Great day of Cricket.
There's nothing better in the sport than seeing Jimmy at the top of his game!
There's nothing better in the sport than seeing Jimmy at the top of his game!
This has been coming, let's be honest. There's only so many times that the lower middle order and the tail save our asses. Shambles.
And the bowling unit were also due a bad day but I'm far more forgiving towards those.
And the bowling unit were also due a bad day but I'm far more forgiving towards those.
Can we have some of that famed English rain?
Today brings back glorious memories of that day.
Hameed looked much more assured amazing what happens when you play an opener as opener, although coming in on day one after the oppo have been skittled is a fairly low pressure situation.
India normally get skittled at some point in a test series in England the dukes ball nipping about takes its toll eventually but 78 all out is a real bad one.
1-1 going into the oval now looks very likely. Bubbling up to be an excellent test series.
Great effort by England. India’s top 6 all average over 40 with Kohli over 50. From 53-3 to 78 all out is quite bizarre. Some strange shot selections by Pant and Rohit. Hope England can knock home the advantage tomorrow.
I actually think it’s supposed to be decent weather for a week
And still Kohli Shastri continue to rule indian cricket. When was the last time Kohli had a decent series?
India absolutely all at sea today lolzy...
Bowled out for 78 and already trailing by 50 with not one wicket down. So funny to think England may have wrapped up the series of only they had not lost it with bumrah
Bowled out for 78 and already trailing by 50 with not one wicket down. So funny to think England may have wrapped up the series of only they had not lost it with bumrah
Always set fare in Yorkshire mate.
So England shaded day one, on to day two. If India can somehow restrict England to 250 they have a small sniff at making a game of this. Very unlikely but stranger things have happened.
Bit of an understatement.
Conceded 78 too many
Hameed should be given a good opportunity based on this and it is exactly what England need. If I was going to criticise it looks like he could be a bit one paced and I'm not sure he can open up if required. That's not really an issue for an opener though.
Malan seems obvious as a number 3 in hindsight as well and probably should have been brought back in sooner when his form picked back up in white ball cricket. Apparently his last two red ball scores have been 199 and 219, but they were a long away apart.
Malan seems obvious as a number 3 in hindsight as well and probably should have been brought back in sooner when his form picked back up in white ball cricket. Apparently his last two red ball scores have been 199 and 219, but they were a long away apart.
That Jadeja ball to Hameed was a brilliant delivery.
Can see England batting out the day.
Can see England batting out the day.
I'm no expert, but does Burns move around too much in the crease as the ball is delivered? He's like a cat on a hot tin roof. When his timing works, it's not a problem, but won't he struggle when his timing's off?
Root on 1,312 runs in the calendar year. The record is 1,788 by Mohammed Yousuf. Could have a shot at beating that before year is out. Average also back above 50 now.
England should declare now to make it a competition,
Pujara will score a meaningless 50 and he will reserve his place for two more tests. Shami or Ishant will score some runs and Kohli will say his tail is good.
The only reason we are one up is because of stupid captaincy by root in the last test. This 78 all out was coming.
The only reason we are one up is because of stupid captaincy by root in the last test. This 78 all out was coming.
If these 2 can see off the new ball Bairstow, Buttler & Moeen could have a bit of fun
Absolute hammering this. Expect England to sweep the series 3-1. India just don’t have the batting to be consistent in these conditions. England were rocked and shocked at Lords’, their batting was so fragile and India’s bowlers buzzing. All that momentum had shifted in two sessions yesterday.
Makes me laugh that there was someone here arguing during the last test that Root & Anderson aren’t amongst England’s best of all time . Root is genuinely by all possible parameters one of England’s best and he is still only 30
Nobody was saying that.
A few pages back one poster was
Amla made a pretty good career of it, with exaggerated movement
Except someone was
Athers and Warne talking about worst ever part-time bowlers.
Crying out for a mention of Hashim Amla's part time off-breaks and Alec Stewart's fast bowling.
Crying out for a mention of Hashim Amla's part time off-breaks and Alec Stewart's fast bowling.
Turning into a humiliation.
I am now worried that India could get a draw considering how flat this wicket is now
I imagine England will bat at least for another day then go with full attacking fields and get the pitch to wear down a bit as well.
Bumrah aside, the Indian bowlers had been poor. If they all applied pressure, it would result in wickets but only Bumrah is doing it.
What a shite way to ruin a sensational session for England
Ruin?
Hard to be too disappointed, but that’s proper annoying considering how shit the ball was.
Yeah probably not ruin but just kind of dampened the mood going into tea
The way Root drops and runs and sniffs out cheap runs must be infuriating for Kohli. He can't tie Root down because he's just too good.