| T'2025 Test summer 11:51 - May 22 with 1227 views | D_Alien |
Had almost forgotten... but the first (single) test has started against Zimbabwe
Very much a warm up for what's to come: India, albeit without Kohli, which itself will be seen as a warm up for what could be the defining tour of Ben Stokes career as captain
England 59-0
(T'other cricket thread could be reserved for Lancs)
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| T'2025 Test summer on 14:01 - Jun 20 with 921 views | D_Alien |
So off we go, and looking a dodgy decision to put India in until those breakthroughs on the lunch interval
Apart from the obvious wish for success this summer, my main hope is that Stokes doesn't break down again ahead of the Ashes | |
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| T'2025 Test summer on 14:25 - Jun 20 with 907 views | EllDale |
I don’t like the way that some people refer to this series as a buildup to the Ashes.
The winter series is massive of course but these are games against one of the best teams in the world. |  | | |
| T'2025 Test summer on 15:19 - Jun 20 with 869 views | Daley_Lama |
Before a ball was bowled i feared for our bowling attack.
Post Anderson/Broad era will take time but this lineup does not strike fear into opponents i’d say.
Jasprit however, really looking forward to watching Crawley try to work him out! |  |
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| T'2025 Test summer on 15:23 - Jun 20 with 868 views | EllDale |
Michael Vaughan was quoted as saying yesterday that Bumrah is the best new ball bowler he’s ever seen personally.
He’s not going to play in every test though as they “manage his workload”. | | | |
| T'2025 Test summer on 16:57 - Jun 20 with 794 views | Nigeriamark |
| T'2025 Test summer on 15:19 - Jun 20 by Daley_Lama |
Before a ball was bowled i feared for our bowling attack.
Post Anderson/Broad era will take time but this lineup does not strike fear into opponents i’d say.
Jasprit however, really looking forward to watching Crawley try to work him out! |
I think Bumrah is the one player who could win 2 or 3 tests on his own. We just don't have a bowler of the same class & I fear he will be the difference. Can't see Crawley working him out ( or Pope) but I hope to be proven wrong |  | | |
| T'2025 Test summer on 17:12 - Jun 20 with 787 views | D_Alien |
| T'2025 Test summer on 15:19 - Jun 20 by Daley_Lama |
Before a ball was bowled i feared for our bowling attack.
Post Anderson/Broad era will take time but this lineup does not strike fear into opponents i’d say.
Jasprit however, really looking forward to watching Crawley try to work him out! |
And here lies the danger for Stokes - the less effective the spearhead bowlers are, the more he'll feel inclined to bowl the kind of spells that've done for him in the past. Already today, there's evidence he's the most penetrative of the pacers | |
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| T'2025 Test summer on 18:39 - Jun 20 with 745 views | Dale_4_Life |
| T'2025 Test summer on 14:01 - Jun 20 by D_Alien |
So off we go, and looking a dodgy decision to put India in until those breakthroughs on the lunch interval
Apart from the obvious wish for success this summer, my main hope is that Stokes doesn't break down again ahead of the Ashes |
Tough to win the test from here..
Win the toss and ask India to bat first on a shirt front of a wicket on a ground where runs come quickly. Terrible decision should have batted without a shadow of doubt in my mind. | | | |
| T'2025 Test summer on 19:29 - Jun 20 with 712 views | EllDale |
Not the first time in the last few years that England squandered the advantage of winning the toss.
When will they ever learn? | | | |
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| T'2025 Test summer on 23:53 - Jun 20 with 613 views | dingdangblue |
| T'2025 Test summer on 19:29 - Jun 20 by EllDale |
Not the first time in the last few years that England squandered the advantage of winning the toss.
When will they ever learn? |
Too busy looking at the stats.
'England have made a habit of fielding first since Stokes became captain in 2022.
In nine previous home Tests in which England have won the toss in that period, they have batted first only once. From those nine matches, they have won six and probably would have had a seventh had it not been for rain in Manchester during the fourth Ashes Test of 2023.
Recent history also favours fielding first at Headingley. The previous six Tests on this ground were won by the team that fielded first.'
Just looking at this test though and we have a very inexperienced bowling attack and our strength is our batting - just look at the conditions on the day and not past performances (where we had Anderson and Broad). It was the obvious decision to bat today. |  |
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| T'2025 Test summer on 14:21 - Jun 21 with 463 views | D_Alien |
Decent comeback today, still.game on | |
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| T'2025 Test summer on 15:03 - Jun 21 with 450 views | Daley_Lama |
Bumhra eating rabbit pie in the first over. | |
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| T'2025 Test summer on 13:59 - Jun 22 with 211 views | Daley_Lama |
4 men out for the hook.
Idiot. That’s not aggressive cricket, it’s just dumb. 79.3 overs gone, 122 behind. | |
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