England v India 2025- Test Match Series

Well. it might me the best looking ground in this country but it's not the best cricket wicket. No pace in it whatsoever, edges not carrying to slips, & lack of boundaries tell the story. Unless Brook goes big in the 2nd innings Root should take the No.1 ranking back off Harry, this is the best batter in the world struggling to time the ball, constantly looking at the bottom of his bat as the ball kept missing the middle.
England could be in serious shit if Stokes discomfort persists & prevents him from playing a full part with the ball or worse still not at all.

(10-07-2025 10:07 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  England v India 3rd Test Lords Day 2 Close
Toss - England elected to bat
England 387 (12.3 overs) Root 104 Carse 56 Smith 51 Pope 44 Stokes 44 Bumrah 5-74 Reddy 2-62 Siraj 2-85
India 145-3 (143 overs) Rahul 53 no Nair 40

(11-07-2025 11:50 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(10-07-2025 10:07 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  England v India 3rd Test Lords Day 3 Close
Toss - England elected to bat
England 387 (112.3 overs) Root 104 Carse 56 Smith 51 Pope 44 Stokes 44 Bumrah 5-74 Reddy 2-62 Siraj 2-85
India 387 (119.2 overs) Rahul 100 Pant 74 Jadeja 72 Nair 40 Reddy 30 Washington 23 Woakes 3-84 Archer 2-52 Stokes 2-63
England 2-0 (1 over)

Quite laughable that Gill had a go at Crawley for time wasting after he got hit on the hand, when earlier in the match he was receiving a back massage. England pushed the limits last evening by being late coming out on the field & then Crawley pulled away when Bumrah was ready to bowl. They achieved their aim by only having to face one over, when 2 was comfortably achievable.
Strong umpires would put a stop to this messing about. If you really want or need a massage when the game is in progress, then get off the field & have it in the treatment room.

(Yesterday 10:38 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  Quite laughable that Gill had a go at Crawley for time wasting after he got hit on the hand, when earlier in the match he was receiving a back massage. England pushed the limits last evening by being late coming out on the field & then Crawley pulled away when Bumrah was ready to bowl. They achieved their aim by only having to face one over, when 2 was comfortably achievable.
Strong umpires would put a stop to this messing about. If you really want or need a massage when the game is in progress, then get off the field & have it in the treatment room.

It did make me laugh last night at the Indian irritation. On Thursday they were bowling at 11 overs an hours for god's sake

(12-07-2025 12:04 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(11-07-2025 11:50 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(10-07-2025 10:07 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  England v India 3rd Test Lords Day 4 Close
Toss - England elected to bat
England 387 (112.3 overs) Root 104 Carse 56 Smith 51 Pope 44 Stokes 44 Bumrah 5-74 Reddy 2-62 Siraj 2-85
India 387 (119.2 overs) Rahul 100 Pant 74 Jadeja 72 Nair 40 Reddy 30 Washington 23 Woakes 3-84 Archer 2-52 Stokes 2-63
England 192 (62.1 overs) Root 40 Brook 23 Crawley 22 Stokes 32 Crawley 22 Siraj 2-31 Washington 4-21 Bubrah 2-38
India 58-4 (17.4 overs) Rahul 33 no Carse 2-11
Target 193

(Yesterday 12:04 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(12-07-2025 12:04 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(11-07-2025 11:50 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  

(10-07-2025 10:07 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  England v India 3rd Test Lords Day 5 Tea
Toss - England elected to bat
England 387 (112.3 overs) Root 104 Carse 56 Smith 51 Pope 44 Stokes 44 Bumrah 5-74 Reddy 2-62 Siraj 2-85
India 387 (119.2 overs) Rahul 100 Pant 74 Jadeja 72 Nair 40 Reddy 30 Washington 23 Woakes 3-84 Archer 2-52 Stokes 2-63
England 192 (62.1 overs) Root 40 Brook 23 Crawley 22 Stokes 32 Crawley 22 Siraj 2-31 Washington 4-21 Bumrah 2-38
India 170 (74.5 overs) Jadeja 61 no Rahul 39 Archer 3-55 Carse 2-30 Stokes 3-48
England won by 22 runs
Target 193

Ben Stokes - take a bow son.
Take a bow.