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[Inruin]

These reverse sweeps are getting a bit cute. This is a damn good start, no need to throw it away.

High risk for not much reward I think. I get it may break up a bowlers line or length but in these conditions, if I'm the bowler, I'd be pretty happy the batsman is playing that shot

 

[Ever Hopeful]

View: https://youtu.be/b2AyvY8l3pk?si=ktqUBg70bIrkpxHX

 

[Inruin]

45% humidity and feels like 38degrees Celsius. Hopefully this saps the indians a lot

 

[Inruin]

Correction, feels like 40 degrees

 

[Matiunz]

View: https://youtu.be/b2AyvY8l3pk?si=ktqUBg70bIrkpxHX

I always laugh that someone took the time to make a dubstep remix of this, still laugh every time.

 

[Inruin]

Is Ian Smith the best cricket commentator in the world right now?

 

[Ever Hopeful]

I always laugh that someone took the time to make a dubstep remix of this, still laugh every time.

Yeah, it is one of those moments that gives and gives. It is as funny or funnier every passing year. The stretcher is magic.

 

[Ever Hopeful]

Is Ian Smith the best cricket commentator in the world right now?

Always has been. I was miserable when he stayed with Sky. Turned out he picked right.

 

[Ever Hopeful]

The dubstep version


View: https://youtu.be/pKCEoeei1Ng?si=BH1FKDxyCCP4qeVx

 

[Ever Hopeful]

Arrghh. Not Young's day, but no fault on his part. Good ball after a good innings. Long tail though...

 

[Inruin]

Must be a case for switching GP and Blundell in the batting order.

Who is coming through that can take over from Blundell? He is 34 now

 

[Inruin]

250 would be a good score wouldn't it?

 

[John Nick]

Brave effort by Mitchell

 

[Inruin]

FFS how many bowled!

250 looking a long way off now

 

[Canadian_Warriors_Fan]

FFS how many bowled!

250 looking a long way off now

Both teams need to bat, at least that's how I'm looking at it.

 

[Ever Hopeful]

Damn this is a Santner pitch. I hope Sodhi can be accurate.

 

[3rdstriker]

Looks like games in the balance we do need over 200-250

 

[Boats n Hoes]

250 would be a good score wouldn't it?

I would normally say thats a nothing score really. Win the toss and bat first should be looking at 350+ really.

That said the way India have been batting of late any total could be challenging. Apart from Young and Mitchell not a lot else tbh.....probably time for Mitchell to hit out.

 

[Boats n Hoes]

Is Ian Smith the best cricket commentator in the world right now?

God help us if he's not part of the Sky home summer commentary team again!

That was god awful listening to what they rolled out last summer

 

[Inruin]

I would normally say thats a nothing score really. Win the toss and bat first should be looking at 350+ really.

That said the way India have been batting of late any total could be challenging. Apart from Young and Mitchell not a lot else tbh.....probably time for Mitchell to hit out.

Conditions aren't easy for batting either though. And fourth innings could be a nightmare for India to bat if we have any decent sort of target to bowl to