England vs India Test Series

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    #1 dreamboy3000, Jun 20, 2025 at 9:49 AM
    Some common sense from Headingley to allow people to bring in some of their own fluid.

    The bookies odds are strange. I don't think we warrant being odds on to win.

    Sai Sudharsan to make his test debut. It's a different format but in the IPL when he opens with Gill it's for me the best opening partnership in that tournament.

    Correct decision to leave out Bethell. You can't drop Pope after his last innings.

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    #2 x11barnsley, Jun 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
    Suppose it’s cos we’re at home and they’ve a few young uns.
    Also, we’ve got Root and Kohli isn’t there anymore
     
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    #3 Barnsley Chopin, Jun 20, 2025 at 10:30 AM
    Any Reds going? I'm there Saturday. Think @Journo Tyke is there today.
     
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    #4 dreamboy3000, Jun 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
    So we decided to bowl and Gill would have done the same. Stats are for chasing in the 4th innings, but it's still a surprise. Glorious batting conditions, tire out your opponents in 30 degrees weather and let the dry weather crack the pitch for later on in the match.
     
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    #5 Tyketical Masterstroke, Jun 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
    I'm going tomorrow.
     
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    #6 Wombwell Loyal, Jun 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
    Howard Stand tomorrow
     
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    #7 Frans, Jun 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
    4 of us currently on Western Terrace
     
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    #8 On yer tyke, Jun 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
    I’m on the western terrace tomorrow.
     
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    #9 Didcot Red, Jun 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
    If you win the toss, think about putting the opposition in, then BAT.

    from 275 for 3 England have a metaphorical mountain to climb.

    What was their thinking?
     
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    #10 troff, Jun 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
    I’m in the rugby stand whatever it’s called now on Sunday.

    EDIT I’m in the Howard Stand Upper Tier; towards the western terrace side
     
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    #11 troff, Jun 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
    Batting fourth and fancying chasing whatever
     
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    #12 Didcot Red, Jun 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
    from here it's likely to be 400+
     
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    #13 Jack Tatty, Jun 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
    I found it strange given our bowling issues why we decided to bowl first
     
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    #14 Redhelen, Jun 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
    Unfortunately not. India doing really well, not watched much but Shubman Gill is a class player.
     
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    #15 WG Red, Jun 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
    Unreal to win toss and not bat in these conditions surely
     
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    #16 KFC, Jun 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM
    Been today. 9 of us absolutely incredulous when we saw the call from the toss. It was absolutely glorious, perfect for batting.

    Two reasons they got it wrong, apart from the score.
    1. The crowd never got going. If we'd batted, they'd have lapped it up by lunchtime.
    2. We put the pressure on our inexperience (bowlers) rather than theirs.

    Stokes didn't just hand the the initiative for this test today, but for the whole series. Considering their big thing with Bazball is meant to be 'clarity ' they weren't half muddled with their thinking today

    Still think England will bat big in their first innings though and this test will be drawn
     
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    #17 x11barnsley, Jun 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
    To be fair to Stokes, Boycott , Bumble and the Indian captain all said they’d have bowled first.
    I think they said that six previous international results at Headingley had gone to the team batting last
     
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    #18 mansfield_red, Jun 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
    But surely it depends on conditions etc. for those matches? That sounds a bit like saying you should call a coin flip as heads if it's landed heads the last 6 times.
     
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    #19 KFC, Jun 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
    Then they all failed to loop at the sky.
     
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    #20 Stephen Dawson, Jun 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
    Win toss and bat. If you're not sure win toss and still bat.

    With scoreboard pressure staring down barrel of an arse holing.
     
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