England v India 2025- Test Match Series

(23-06-2025 16:30 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(22-06-2025 12:18 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(21-06-2025 13:11 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(20-06-2025 10:54 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  England v India 1st Test Headingley Day 5 Session 3
Toss - England elected to field
India 471 (113 overs) Gill 147 Pant 134 Jaiswal 101 Rahul 42 Stokes 4-66 Tongue 4-86
England 465 (100.4 overs) Duckett 62 Pope 106 Brook 99 Smith 40 Woakes 38 Bumrah 5-83 krishna 3-128 Siraj 2-122
India 364 (96 overs) Rahul 137 Pant 118 Sudhasan 30 Jadeja 25 no Nair 20 Carse 2-80 Tongue 3-72 Bashir 2-90
England 373-5 (81 overs) Duckett 149 Crawley 65 Root 53 no Smith 44 no Stokes 33 Krishna 2-92 Thakur 2-51
England won by 5 wickets
Target 371 runs

Wow a five wicket win!! What a run chase and brilliant to see Duckett getting a century. I wouldn't write India off completely, I think although they lost they are still capable off pulling together and probably give us a good run for our money in the next two matches and certainly can take heart from how they played and build on it. It's still a side in transition, but certainly a side that is capable of springing a surprise if we're not careful.

England v India 2nd Test Edgbaston Day 1 Close
Toss - England elected to bowl
India 310-5 (85 overs) Jaiswal 87 Gill 114 no Nair 31 Pant 25 Jadeja 41 no Woakes 2-59

England named and unchanged side earlier in the week, resisting the chance to play Archer who has been brought into the squad.

India make 3 changes, Nitesh Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar & Akash Deep replace Shardul Thakur, Sai Sudharsan & Jasprit Bumrah

The umpires weren't at all helpful yesterday, with their many 'umpires call' decisions.

I see that Reddy was out when he didn't play a shot, it swung in at the last minute and it knocked out the off stump. I've done that and you feel pretty stupid.

(02-07-2025 07:14 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  England v India 2nd Test Edgbaston Day 2 Close
Toss - England elected to bowl
India 587 (151 overs) Gill 269 Jadeja 89 Jaiswal 87 Washington 42 Bashir 3-167 Woakes 2-81 Tongue 2-119
England 77-3 (20 overs) Brook 30 no Crawley 19 Root 18 no Akash 2-36
England trail by 510 runs

(03-07-2025 12:18 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(02-07-2025 07:14 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  England v India 2nd Test Edgbaston Day 3 Close
Toss - England elected to bowl
India 587 (151 overs) Gill 269 Jadeja 89 Jaiswal 87 Washington 42 Bashir 3-167 Woakes 2-81 Tongue 2-119
England 407-5 (89.3 overs) Smith 184 Brook 158 Root 22 Akash 4-88 Siraj 6-70
India 64-1 (13 overs) Jaiswal 28 Rahul 28 no
India lead by 244 runs

It's always a good day when they keep showing the records, highest partnership, fastest 100.

I've been looking at the England test averages. Brook is just behind Herbert Sutcliffe on 60.37 (60.73 for Sutcliffe).
Smith is currently in 8th place with 56.26

(04-07-2025 11:26 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(03-07-2025 12:18 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(02-07-2025 07:14 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  England v India 2nd Test Edgbaston Day 5
Toss - England elected to bowl
India 587 (151 overs) Gill 269 Jadeja 89 Jaiswal 87 Washington 42 Bashir 3-167 Woakes 2-81 Tongue 2-119
England 407-5 (89.3 overs) Smith 184 Brook 158 Root 22 Akash 4-88 Siraj 6-70
India 427-7 dec (83 overs) Gill 161 Pant 65 Jadeja 69 no Rahul 55 Tongue 2-93 Bashir 2-119
England 72-2 (16 overs) Duckett 25 Pope 24 no Brook 15 no Akash 2-23
Target 608
Start Delayed By Rain

Zak Crawley's had a terrible test. Two ducks and dropped an absolute sitter.
And they have Bethel waiting to get in the team. That will take some reorganising

But he's not alone, this England bowling attack is toothless.