Kohli's day to cash in after that drop by Root
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Chris O'Connor
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Yet again he didn't really, no wonder he's dropping down the rankings like a stone.
Robinson and the excellent Woakes putting England in control with Overton also bowling well and Jimmy just bowling (poorly).
summerisle
The rain, it raineth every day
Excellent day so far for England : Tea, India 122-6
Some of the wickets.
Some of the wickets.
That was horrendous batting by Pant. Gets another chance after an easy slip catch is dropped so just slogs it up in the air. Not smart at all.
Great batting by Thakur, but yet again it's poor short ball tactics when there is really no need. Letting them off the hook
big nev lookalike
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Sussex just got beat by Worcs.A tough target on that wicket but thanks to some solid batting by Libby and a very quick 50 by d’Oliviera they got home with 4 overs to spare. Disappointed for the youngsters.
BigMick
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A thriller at Southampton saw Hampshire cling on for an unlikely draw against Yorkshire with 9 wickets down. Lancs and Warwick played out a tame draw with only some excellent bowling by Parkinson to brighten the day. After Notts thrashed Somerset yesterday the table stand like this with 3 games to go:
"It was a very unresponsive surface at the back end of the season when the square has been hammered and we just weren't able to get enough pace back into it, which is understandable. It's very difficult to force a result on a surface like that.
If Warwickshire had been a bit more adventurous they might have been able to set us a challenging target but it's the start of a new, short division so perhaps it's understandable.
It was a good effort from Matt Parkinson. He just wants to bowl and keep getting better. It was turning but they were determined to see him off. A couple of early wickets would have meant the pressure was on.
Josh Bohannon's innings was fantastic. He is a hell of a player. His red-ball career is going from strength to strength. He has a great technique and he's able to put the bad balls away. He is prepared to build an innings and bat time. He has all the attributes."
Next round starts on Sunday:
Notts v Lancs
Warwick v Hampshire, strengthened by the return of Mohammed Abbas.
Yorks v Somerset at Scarborough.
- Warwickshire 33
- Lancashire 28.5
- Notts 28
- Somerset 20.5
- Hampshire 19.5
- Yorkshire 16.5
"It was a very unresponsive surface at the back end of the season when the square has been hammered and we just weren't able to get enough pace back into it, which is understandable. It's very difficult to force a result on a surface like that.
If Warwickshire had been a bit more adventurous they might have been able to set us a challenging target but it's the start of a new, short division so perhaps it's understandable.
It was a good effort from Matt Parkinson. He just wants to bowl and keep getting better. It was turning but they were determined to see him off. A couple of early wickets would have meant the pressure was on.
Josh Bohannon's innings was fantastic. He is a hell of a player. His red-ball career is going from strength to strength. He has a great technique and he's able to put the bad balls away. He is prepared to build an innings and bat time. He has all the attributes."
Next round starts on Sunday:
Notts v Lancs
Warwick v Hampshire, strengthened by the return of Mohammed Abbas.
Yorks v Somerset at Scarborough.
Very even day. Annoying that Root went at the end of the day
BigMick
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Have to agree. Burns technique means he's always going to have a lot of early failures at this level, and Hameed's unresolved problems just outside off-stump, allied with his passivity against accurate bowling, doesn't bode well.
Malan has a better technique than either of them.
You're going to need at least two good partnerships to get back in charge of this.
Need one of Malan, Bairstow, Pope, Woakes or Moeen to get 70 or 80. Need to bat about 70-80 overs today to be in a good position
Wouldn't mind the runs on the board now with Root out. But no reason someone can't get a decent score
Wouldn't mind the runs on the board now with Root out. But no reason someone can't get a decent score
arminisgod
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Proving headingly was a fluke batting performance
messymascot
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This is where Bairstow needs to step up. Needs to get at least 70. Will need some support but he has been in reasonable form without making a decent score. I like him so I hope he does it.