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Bingo! Three day tests anyone? 
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Mudball
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Bingo! Three day tests anyone?
Going back to the old days... play 3 days and then take a day off.. now make it a week off
Piece
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Game on! So we did play two spinners! 
Captainron
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India has the worst decks since Makestyk in Leeds circa 2000.
DanFST
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This is an absolute joke.
Biased commentary yesterday "nothing wrong with the pitch".
Biased commentary yesterday "nothing wrong with the pitch".
Imurg
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That's ruined Root's figures....
IanM
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These pitches are the equivalent of arriving at the course after 4 hours driving, only to find there was hollow tinning was carried out the day before!
Beezerk
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Roooooot.
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The difference in the commentary box is embarrassing- we know they are going to be bias but they are taking the pee here
Yesterday - nothing about the pitch , all about the ability of the Indian players etc etc
Today - the pitch is the cause , the Indian players poor etc etc
It’s been superb from Leach and Root
The pitch is shocking and the match referee should report it - it’s close to getting dangerous on those foot holes
Yesterday - nothing about the pitch , all about the ability of the Indian players etc etc
Today - the pitch is the cause , the Indian players poor etc etc
It’s been superb from Leach and Root
The pitch is shocking and the match referee should report it - it’s close to getting dangerous on those foot holes
Kellfire
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Fantastic pitch. Great to see bowlers on top even though the ICC wants to sanitise cricket to be a batting only spectacle.
DanFST
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250 runs & 19 wickets in under 100 overs. Root turning it 2 foot on the second morning.
It's awful.
Captainron
Big Hitting, South African Sweary Person
It’s too early to be on meth!
Mudball
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Rooooooooo...
So a lead of 32... On this pitch that might be inning defeat territory
So a lead of 32... On this pitch that might be inning defeat territory
Kellfire
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Why is it awful? Why not have games where bowlers are favoured? It’s too rare.
Piece
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Clever Rooooot. Don't pick a second spinner, as it's you who can mop-up the wickets 
Lead by 33. Pop quiz on how many down before we get to 33? I'll go 3.
Lead by 33. Pop quiz on how many down before we get to 33? I'll go 3.
DanFST
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Because test match cricket is supposed to be a test.
Joe root has just got 5-8.... The pitch Is unsuitable. If barely lasted 1 session, let alone 5 days.
Kellfire
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As a former off-spinner, I’d kill for pitches like these. I remember how harrowing it was to show up to an away ground and be told we were being shifted onto an artificial wicket that day. That was my figures destroyed!
Kellfire
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It’s a test for the batsmen for a change. Test matches can last five days. They don’t have to.
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I was listening to the drivel on the radio this morning. Apparently it was all about having World Class Spinners.... so ours is ok and he can make big hundreds too! Strewth, I would turn it on that pitch.
Possibly.... 2 day Test match anyone?
Possibly.... 2 day Test match anyone?
Captainron
Big Hitting, South African Sweary Person
You want a contest.
Having a deck that has both sides making 600 runs for no wickets is just as bad.
This is admittedly a bit more interesting but it’s still a farce.
