The Summer of '18 Test Match Thread

Insh’allah

Actually, before my reboot and second marriage I did have to do one every year even while down here. Then the ex wife took it all so left her the bloody problem.

Meanwhile.

Which position do those 2 payers bat? Maiden and T.A Xreturn?

How is their early season form? Flat track bullies or nurdlers on soggy puddings?

Yeah, summer test, India at the Rose Bowl eh @so5-4bw ?

His first delivery will surely be the wrong-un, or maybe the slider…

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w rzeczywistości będzie w języku polskim

I take it will be at the higher Polish tax rate of 32%. :lou_lol:

If it gets me outta this place…

And 32% of salary? Will be well in pocket just in savings on beer purchases :sunglasses:

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Vince dropped. Stoneman stays hmm

Bess is the spinner.

Butler back as a batsman is actually a good idea

Mohammad Abbas to Stoneman, OUT , bowled him! That is an absolute beauty and due reward for Abbas’s diligence this morning. Full, threatening, late swinging, blasting the timbers with the batsman caught on the crease. Another failure for Stoneman, so here comes the skipper!

MD Stoneman b Mohammad Abbas 4 (12b 1x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

Fuck sake, if the Pakistan player had been accurate with his throw then Root would have been out without troubling the scorers. All blame on Cook calling for the run that shouldn’t have been on.

In this summer’s easiest bet of the year competition, Stoneman doesn’t even last 10 overs…

And now Root gone for 4.

Bimey, Granty’s tweet was scarily close to being prophetic

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Hasan Ali to Root, OUT , full, swinging, gone! That’s a terrible miscalcuation from Root, Hasan dangled the bait, as unsubtle as a lump of seal blubber in a pond full of killer whales, and drew a massive wiping drive. A thin nick through to the keeper, and England’s skipper departs in single figures!

JE Root c †Sarfraz Ahmed b Hasan Ali 4 (24b 0x4 0x6) SR: 16.66

Hasan Ali to Malan, OUT , gottim, Malan nicks behind! Hasan has another, he’s bounding around Lord’s like Tigger in the Hundred Acre Wood… Finds his line to the lefty, lovely angle across and the ball just leaves Malan enough up the slope as he tries to drop his bat in defence. Thin edge, but Malan knew it, and immediately turns for the hutch

DJ Malan c †Sarfraz Ahmed b Hasan Ali 6 (3b 1x4 0x6) SR: 200.00

1st Test, Pakistan tour of Ireland, England and Scotland at London, May 24-28 2018

Day 1 - Session 1: England won the toss and elected to bat

All over by this time tomorrow then.

Corrected for you

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I liked this comment from the Beeb live feed

“Only England can make you look forward to the official start of summer for weeks and then pray for rain half an hour after they have gone into bat …”

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Lunch
1st Test, Pakistan tour of Ireland, England and Scotland at London, May 24-28 2018

Day 1: England won the toss and elected to bat

Blimey the cricfree stream is 6 runs behind espn

And not working very well so back to work it is then