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1st Test June 20-24 @ Headingley
England team : Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Brydon Carse, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir.

No Bethell & various fast bowlers .. Atkinson, Wood, Archer unavailable

India lose Kohli and Rohit Sharma to retirement after the debacle in Australia

Ties very rarely happen especially in Tests or county cricket.

Eerie Decent" wrote: ↑23 Jun 2025, 19:50 Win, Loss, Draw, Tie

Win, Loss, Draw, Tie

Just read this on the ever reliable Beeb:

'It sets up the prospect of a grandstand finale on Tuesday with all four results possible.'

Honest question, but what could the fourth result possibly be?

350 target on the final day.
England of old would've been happy to navigate the final day for a draw.
Not too sure that's what they'll be thinking tonight. Games in the balance, although possibly favouring India at the moment.
Set up for a cracking days play tomorrow, weather permitting.
An absolute cսnt that I'll be working.
 

This is set up for a cracking final day, 3 results all entirely possible.

India have a tail like a MANX CAT
371 to win with half an hour to bat tonight

India cranking it up since lunch

England look like making a game of it. 

Meanwhile Essex are fucking shit, does any one know why we're so fucking shite?

Proper arm wrestle of Test cricket in the first session
Still up for grabs for both teams
Northern weather allowing

Excellent Test so far
50/50 with India 96 ahead with 8 wickets in hand
Forecast looks cloudy on Tuesday with chance of light showers on Monday 

RIP David Lawrence

Good start. 16-1

Fauxstralian wrote: ↑22 Jun 2025, 14:58 Melanie Jones … born Barnstaple, Devon
That said she did only play 5 Test matches (for Australia)

Would a man with only 5 Test matches be on the Sky team?

Answer : Yes, Ian Ward



 

RIP David ‘Syd’ Lawrence
Dead at 61 with MND

Melanie Jones … born Barnstaple, Devon
That said she did only play 5 Test matches (for Australia)

Would a man with only 5 Test matches be on the Sky team?

Answer : Yes, Ian Ward

Why is Mel Jones commentating? It’s England vs India. 

Woke fucking bollocks. 

Stokes gone. 
Was hoping we could hit 300 by lunch without further loss.

It's just ri se and repeat with Pope, as I say he's not always on the cusp of being dropped for nothing. I'd rather him have the gloves and bat 7, push Smith up the order.

Anyway, it's Crawley and Bashir that dont deserve to be anywhere near the team. 

He is obviously under pressure from the West Indian Bethel and maybe that will be the making of him
Century against Zimbabwe & a top class one here starting after the first over under cloud cover against the best fast bowler in the world
Out for 106 this morning to ‘Harry’ Krishna

This happens every time, big score followed by a load of duds.

We can all be wise after the event, especially with Cricket, but there's a reason he's always on the cusp of being dropped. 100 followed by successive single digit scores, that's been his whole England career.

I'm still not having Pope, he is nowhere near consistent enough, he could get a ton here then average 10 for the rest of series.

Unless it’s overcast and damp…and even then…you never..repeat never put the opposition into bat if you win the toss. 

To be fair Crawley got a pretty tough ball from Bumrah & they seem WEDDED to him
England going along nicely at 5 an over now
India’s problem is that with Bumrah they are like NZ when Hadlee played … world class at one end & Ilford second XI at the other
Understand after injury Bumrah is only likely to play 3 of the 5 Tests which is a major boost for England 

Crawley and Bashir shouldn't even be in the conversation to be in the Test team. I don't care if they suddenly do something in this Test, it is an insult to players out there who are grafting their nuts off in CC and performing consistently. Although I would pick Bethell over Haines, given he looks to the manor born.

I'm still not having Pope, he is nowhere near consistent enough, he could get a ton here then average 10 for the rest of series.

Need to get our bowlers fot, apparently Archer is fit for the next Test.

J. Smith
B. Duckett
J. Bethell
J. Root
H. Brook
B. Stokes (c)
O. Robinson (wk)
L. Dawson
G. Atkinson
​​​​​J. Archer
J. Tongue / Potts/ Cook