England’s summer of international cricket - 2025 thread

[Swanjaxs]

Carse has been found out and Dawson is average. I feel sorry for Stokes and Archer.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Carse has been found out and Dawson is average. I feel sorry for Stokes and Archer.

Good comeback by India after getting battered for three days. Root dropping Jadeja first ball cos them the game.

 

[Swanjaxs]

Good comeback by India after getting battered for three days. Root dropping Jadeja first ball cos them the game.

Gutted for Joe, difficult chance but you'd bet your pension on him taking that. Definitely the turning point though.

 

[Swanjaxs]

The English players acted like spoilt brats belittling the two Indian century maker, they didn't have the grace to even applaud, if i was the Indian captain I would instruct my players to not even shake hands at the end with the English players. Appalling.

 

[TheLoneRanger]

Carse has been found out and Dawson is average. I feel sorry for Stokes and Archer.

Other than Stokes, England can't take wickets with the old ball.

Why the fvck should India walk off, with Sunda close to a maiden Test 100, and Jadeja also close to another Test 100??

 

[exiledclaseboy]

Other than Stokes, England can't take wickets with the old ball.

Why the fvck should India walk off, with Sunda close to a maiden Test 100, and Jadeja also close to another Test 100??

Little bit harsh seeing as England have taken 70 wickets in this series and Stokes has got 17. So that’s 53 wickets taken by bowlers other than Stokes. Silly thing to say. Agree with you on India not shaking hands though. Nothing wrong with those boys wanting to get their centuries.

The more salient point about this game instead of silly knee jerk reactions is that there hasn’t been a single positive result in any first class game at Old Trafford this season. Every one has been a draw.

 

[monmouth]

Little bit harsh seeing as England have taken 70 wickets in this series and Stokes has got 17. So that’s 53 wickets taken by bowlers other than Stokes. Silly thing to say. Agree with you on India not shaking hands though. Nothing wrong with those boys wanting to get their centuries.

The more salient point about this game instead of silly knee jerk reactions is that there hasn’t been a single positive result in any first class game at Old Trafford this season. Every one has been a draw.

He did say with the old ball mind…

If Engo clinch this series that's quite the scalp.

 

[TheLoneRanger]

Little bit harsh seeing as England have taken 70 wickets in this series and Stokes has got 17. So that’s 53 wickets taken by bowlers other than Stokes. Silly thing to say. Agree with you on India not shaking hands though. Nothing wrong with those boys wanting to get their centuries.

The more salient point about this game instead of silly knee jerk reactions is that there hasn’t been a single positive result in any first class game at Old Trafford this season. Every one has been a draw.

It's not really a silly thing to say -

"Other than Stokes, England can't take wickets with the 'old' ball."

* Stokes has taken six wickets with the ball between 41 and 80 overs.

* The other seamers have managed just two between them.

* Carse has not taken a single wicket with a ball older than 20 overs in this series.

 

[TheLoneRanger]

Pakistan fan 'asked to cover shirt' during England-India Test

Lancashire have said they are investigating the incident at Old Trafford | ESPN.co.uk

www.espn.co.uk

 

[TheLoneRanger]

4 changes - NO Stokes, Carse, Archer or Dawson ...

England line-up for fifth Test vs India:

1. Zak Crawley, 2. Ben Duckett, 3. Ollie Pope (c), 4. Joe Root, 5. Harry Brook, 6. Jacob Bethell, 7. Jamie Smith (wk), 8. Chris Woakes, 9. Gus Atkinson, 10. Jamie Overton, 11. Josh Tongue

 

[Cooperman]

4 changes - NO Stokes, Carse, Archer or Dawson ...

England line-up for fifth Test vs India:

1. Zak Crawley, 2. Ben Duckett, 3. Ollie Pope (c), 4. Joe Root, 5. Harry Brook, 6. Jacob Bethell, 7. Jamie Smith (wk), 8. Chris Woakes, 9. Gus Atkinson, 10. Jamie Overton, 11. Josh Tongue

Let’s hope that it’s a nice flat track and that we don’t miss Captain Courageous too much.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

No Stokes is a massive blow no two ways about it. Man of the series regardless of the outcome. I in toss, bat first. Bat long. Bat once if possible

 

[Cooperman]

Meanwhile, on this day in 2023. Such a brilliant moment in sporting history.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1950817456064209098

 

[exiledclaseboy]

India will be happy enough. England’s bowlers have been mostly poor, still picked up six wickets but look to have lost Woakes for the rest of the game.

 

[Swanjaxs]

India will be happy enough. England’s bowlers have been mostly poor, still picked up six wickets but look to have lost Woakes for the rest of the game.

I'd like to see Joe Root used more, he's a genuine spinning option imho.