No idea how the openers got to tea. Could hardly get near the ball.
20-0
He’s bloody done it again!
That’s not how you leave a ball.
Jennings leaves a straight ball. Bowled middle stump.
Surely he can’t go to Sri Lanka looks totally out of his depth
27-1
So we need to find two openers
We did anyway. We were just too scared to admit it and drop Cook. Now he’s taken the tough decision away.
Jennings is shit, woefully shit, leaving and hitting off is one thing but fucking middle? Boycott is still better.
Another really hard fought day. Power and pressure tipping back and forth.
Test cricket is bloody great.
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Right.
Enough of this sentimental Ton on retirement crap. It won’t happen.
Because in his test debut Cook made 50 in 1st Innings and a ton in the second vs India.
The world is not that kind
Equally seen a lot of bollocks articles debating when Root will declare.
- we won’t last that long
- we are 3-1 up why if they are still batting would you give them even a sniff of a consolation.
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Test match special will start in a couple of hours time I have a You tube connection darkened room with a housemaid to provide Vodka and coke for the duration of the days play. Which will take us to approx 01:00 tomorrow morning.
Good luck.
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Screwed my timings up yesterday did chores sat down & bugger 9:30pm
Done shopping early today bacon sarnie cooking clear to go
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Cook 50 up…
Only second player to have twin 50s in first and last test, can’t remember what the other name was.
50 for Cook.
Only he and Bruce Mitchell (aus) have finished career with 2 50’s career average now 45.
Root 50 up
167-2, lead by 207
100 partnership then 50 for Root.
Run rate creeping up Ishant off injured (ankle) so India only have 3 bowlers.
Ball not doing anything compared to last night
Cook now becomes the 5th highest run scorer in test history, however he is now the highest left hand scorer!!
Nervous nineties time eek!
Can he avoid a commentators curse?
Century in his first and last test match for Mr Cook…missed how he got it but it seems it was a bit of a mis-field or something.
Ah
Vihari to Cook, 5 runs, Jadeja fires this in short of a length, and overthrows brings Cook’s up hundred. He can afford to be expressive now. His family is watching, his successor as captain is at the other end, all of England and a major part of world cricket fans… all on their feet. A never-ending applause. You have deserved it, sir. He waves his bat 360 degrees to accept the applause. Then ends it with a tug on the ear. The applause is not ending only. Cook is a little embarrassed. Never wanted to be the centre of attention. He now is
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Lunch 243-2, lead by 283
Cheeky lunchtime declaration?