Cricket

[47er]

1 hour ago, jim mk2 said:

Bess bowled like a drain in the first test. England stuffed here, 250 would be a good score batting 4th

some brainless bowling by moeen at the moment. Pitching far too short

Koli b Drain, Pujara b Drain, Pant b Drain, Rahane b Drain.

[jim mk2]

4 minutes ago, 47er said:

Koli b Drain, Pujara b Drain, Pant b Drain, Rahane b Drain.

He bowled badly though which is why he was dropped. Two of those wickets were very lucky and second innings he bowled more full tosses that balls he pitched 

Edited February 15, 2021 by jim mk2

[47er]

6 minutes ago, jim mk2 said:

He bowled badly though which is why he was dropped. Two of those wickets were very lucky and second innings he bowled more full tosses that balls he pitched 

Was he dropped or rested?

[jim mk2]

45-3. My 250 target looking optimistic now

[Darrenbot]

Root got away with a plumb LBW at the end there.England won't last much longer than lunch tomorrow i'm thinking.

[darrenrover]

2 hours ago, jim mk2 said:

45-3. My 250 target looking optimistic now

Fancy answering anything?

[jim mk2]

1 hour ago, darrenrover said:

Fancy answering anything?

Yes, I'd rather your donation went to a homeless charity instead of a football club if possible

[darrenrover]

13 hours ago, jim mk2 said:

Yes, I'd rather your donation went to a homeless charity instead of a football club if possible

Yep, that can be arranged @jim mk2, no worries. I've already given a tenner to Darwen Rangers but I'll make a point of going down to Sainsbury's in Darwen this morning and gladly give a tenner to the really sociable chap, who stands outside every single day: rain, hail, snow or blow, selling 'Big Issue'.

What I'll do though, if you don't mind;  I'll not take a copy of the magazine and contribute further to that arsehole, 'champagne socialist' proprietor, but give the lad my tenner (50% yours?) free and gratis, just as I've done on a weekly basis for at least the past 10 years, when I've been in town.

WE ARE The Rovers!!!

Edited February 16, 2021 by darrenrover

[darrenrover]

1 minute ago, darrenrover said:

Yep, that can be arranged @jim mk2, no worries. I've already given a tenner to Darwen Rangers but I'll make a point of going down to Sainsbury's in Darwen this morning and gladly give a tenner to the really sociable chap, who stands outside every single day: rain, hail, snow or blow, selling 'Big Issue'.

What I'll do though, if you don't mind;  I'll not take a copy of the magazine and contribute further to that arsehole, 'champagne socialist' proprietor, but give the lad my tenner (50% yours?) free and gratis, just as I've done on a weekly basis for at least the past 10 years, when I've been in town.

WE ARE The Rovers!!!

edit:  @jim mk2, you do realise that YOU could owe me a £score possibly don't you?

I'm ever the eternal optimist, great patriot and definitely a 'glass half full' type of person:

Highly unlikely for 'US' to win this 2nd Test but it is NEVER over until 'The Fat Lady' has sung! (Can one say 'fat' or 'lady' these days?) 

Fuck knows, in this lunatic, PC 'Libtard', World, that WE all now live in! Perhaps it would be better and more acceptable to say "It's never totally over until the clinically obese person with tits springs in to song"!

WE ARE The Rovers!!!😜🤣

[darrenrover]

Fecking idiot Lawrence, Jesus H Christ!!!

[darrenrover]

Ever the optimist me, 200-1 now for an England win, (110-6) but effectively for 5 (Leach being 'night watch man')

I've just put £50 on it because we bat all the way down now to Broad.

If I win I've £10k to come back and if I lose, well shit happens but I've got almost half of that to come back off @jim mk2.

COME ON ENGLAND!!!

[AllRoverAsia]

I didn't watch it.

I was busy torrenting and it slipped my mind. Honest.

Anyway its not nice seeing the male gender of our species suffer ignominy in public especially before a crowd of Covid ignorant locals and pricks like Ashwin.

 

[chaddyrovers]

Moeen Ali will fly home and miss the 3rd test. 

Bess, Archer,.Crawley, Bairstow and Wood returned to the squad for the 3rd test on 24th February which is day/night test match. 

 

[den]

Third test tomorrow 9a.m. 
 

Big first innings total absolutely vital. Toss very important. 
 

Then again, Jimmy bowling under lights could be amazing. Unfortunately, so could India.

[Gav]

1 minute ago, den said:

Third test tomorrow 9a.m. 
 

Big first innings total absolutely vital. Toss very important. 
 

Then again, Jimmy bowling under lights could be amazing. Unfortunately, so could India.

Great time to start a test den.

Free to air Tv.

Looking forward to it. 

[den]

We could do with @Kamy100 joining us for the Opposition viewpoint.

Edited February 23, 2021 by den

[den]

toss to England and batting. 
Crawley, Jimmy, Bairstow and Archer back.

Edited February 24, 2021 by den

[Kamy100]

12 hours ago, den said:

We could do with @Kamy100 joining us for the Opposition viewpoint.

I don't support India, I am Pakistani heritage and even then England is always my first love.

Hopefully we can put a big score on the board in the first innings, the pitch looks very dry for day 1 and it could be a mistake just going in with 1 spinner, although with the pink ball and the lights it could possibly swing late in the day.

Have to be careful in the first hour as the pink tends to swing much more in the first 10-15 overs.

[47er]

27 minutes ago, den said:

toss to England and batting. 
Crawley, Jimmy, Bairstow and Archer back.

Looks a stronger line-up for me.

[den]

Wow. First 3 balls! Bouncing, swinging. 5th ball along floor.

Edited February 24, 2021 by den

[den]

Sibley gone for duck. This is going to be very difficult.

[Gav]

Kohli saying he'd have batted first, bet he's glad he lost the toss now!

[den]

1 hour ago, Kamy100 said:

I don't support India, I am Pakistani heritage and even then England is always my first love.

Hopefully we can put a big score on the board in the first innings, the pitch looks very dry for day 1 and it could be a mistake just going in with 1 spinner, although with the pink ball and the lights it could possibly swing late in the day.

Have to be careful in the first hour as the pink tends to swing much more in the first 10-15 overs.

I got that wrong then 😲 I thought you were Indian Kamy.

Still, I do know from your Twitter posts that you’re a keen cricket fan. I’ve just been out to pay my respects to Graham the rovers fan that died from Covid recently. 
 

When I went out that ball was doing all sorts. Hopefully it’s calmed down now.

Edited February 24, 2021 by den

[jim mk2]

Sibley has good concentration and the temperament to play a long innings but his technique is so poor. His bat does not come down straight and he turns his wrist at most balls to try to play them to leg. A good bowler will get him out and I don't see him as a long term solution to open the England batting

[den]

2 hrs in and were looking at going 2-1 down. 
 

can’t see how we can compete on these wickets.