India v England 4th Test

[Cardiffdaffs]

Alarming news coming out of India.

Huge cracks in the pitch in Ranchi apparently. Could be all over in 2 days.

So thats India to win the toss.

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1760588705864061145

 

[Borobuddah]

Ffs I’d bo more worried about Armageddon than a game of bat n ball

 

[Zoophonic]

Ffs I’d bo more worried about Armageddon than a game of bat n ball

We are all worried about the state of the world but cricket goes on. We are English!

 

[Cambsred]

Ffs I’d bo more worried about Armageddon than a game of bat n ball

You can worry about both Armageddon and a troublesome wicket.

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

You can worry about both Armageddon and a troublesome wicket.

Exactly. I fear BB may well have missed a bit of tongue in cheek language in the opening post but in any case I shall be flying off to India next week for the 5th test and he will be warmed to know I will still be worried about Gaza whilst doing so.

 

[Chris_Boro]

This was a picture of the wicket taken from space, shocking if true...

 

[Mwelolo]

Ffs I’d bo more worried about Armageddon than a game of bat n ball

You worry about Armageddon.

I’ll think about the cricket.

 

[On The Bob]

England 61-3 after being 42-0.

Akash Deep 3 wickets on Debut. Bowled Crawley off a no ball early on too.

The ball has been nipping around this morning. Whether it’s first morning movement or the cracks, we will wait and see. But there’ll be plenty in the pitch looking at it.

200+ might not be the worst first innings total.

 

[zzzzz]

Crawley could do nowt about that.
Jagged back massively AND kept low.
An awful awful wicket.

 

[zzzzz]

Root and bairstow need to step up here.
Both have been very poor on this tour.

 

[Mwelolo]

Over to Root and Bairstow, we’re in trouble again if they repeat recent performances.

 

[On The Bob]

Bairstow playing a Jonny Bairstow innings.

 

[zzzzz]

Bairstow playing a Jonny Bairstow innings.

Missed a straight one.
A really shyte shot.

 

[On The Bob]

Missed a straight one.
A really shyte shot.

Agreed. He’s making a habit of of getting starts and getting out. Looked so comfortable and then plays a shot that needs to be put in the locker on this pitch.

He’s been crap since he returned from his broken leg.

 

[On The Bob]

Wow. That barely got off the ground for Stokes. Not sure it was the length to play back to mind!

 

[On The Bob]

112-5 at Lunch

 

[Cambsred]

105-3 when I started my cornflakes

 

[SydneyRed]

Wow. That barely got off the ground for Stokes. Not sure it was the length to play back to mind!

It just about went through to him on the deck! Nothing at all you can do with balls like that. Ridiculous on a first morning wicket.

 

[On The Bob]

It just about went through to him on the deck! Nothing at all you can do with balls like that. Ridiculous on a first morning wicket.

Yeah, it’s India though. Pinnacle of cricket and they prepare a pitch that’d barely pass club cricket standards.

Hopefully we can push up to 200. That’d be competitive. First innings runs are crucial here.