England v India (Third Test) Headingley

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Andy Zaltzman
Test Match Special statistician
England's openers have overtaken the opposition's team score - this is just the fifth time in England's Test history that this has happened.

 

[The Hesford Diet]

Woke up this morning feeling awful with depression but watching today has kept me occupied reading on here also helps, a awful day turned into a cracking one and has helped change my mood even if a few hours!

There's a superb thread on the main SMB forum for depression. It's probably saved lives and definitely helped a lot of people. Have a peek at that and also here for more Kohli baiting.

 

[rentaghost]

Burns certainly polarised opinion. He’s had too many failures of late but always seems to get a knock when the sharks are circling. Keep it up!

 

[Sea to Shining Sea]

Burns certainly polarised opinion. He’s had too many failures of late but always seems to get a knock when the sharks are circling. Keep it up!

He’s certainly the better of the Burns / Sibley combo. With an opener who is looking to be busy alongside him, he’s less of an issue. He needs more runs of good form and to reduce the amount of zero contributions to really cement his place. This helps today.

 

[scotch]

Burns certainly polarised opinion. He’s had too many failures of late but always seems to get a knock when the sharks are circling. Keep it up!

Hes a duck or decent score batter which is more understandable as an opener but also why he averages in the 30's

 

[Voice of fair play]

Burns certainly polarised opinion. He’s had too many failures of late but always seems to get a knock when the sharks are circling. Keep it up!

Have said before but will say again that Aussie attack last Ashes was simply superb and Burns performed exceptionally well against that attack.

You don’t do that unless you have something about you

 

[Jack Torrance]

100 opening partnership

 

[GuestServices]

100 opening partnership

Well chuffed

 

[Julio_Schwarz]

Sketchy but well done Hameed.

 

[Steak Pie]

Struggling to believe what I'm seeing here. So chuffed for Has especially. Amazing scenes.

 

[Hulkenburger]

Sketchy but well done Hameed.

They all count

 

[scotch]

Lucky hameed, hes deserved that

 

[Concordsafc]

Well done on your 50 son any means! Sometimes luck is needed

100 opening partnership too well done boys !!

 

[NorthCountryBoy]

Hes a duck or decent score batter which is more understandable as an opener but also why he averages in the 30's

A bloke averaging 32 or something will probably do for England these days. Which is why I always thought Denly should have remained in the mix.

 

[Jack Torrance]

India are rattled

 

[Sea to Shining Sea]

That’s the bit of fortune a career sometimes needs. I really hope he makes this position his for the next decade

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

So pleased for Hameed

 

[GuestServices]

So pleased for Hameed

Me too

 

[chopsfc007]

A bloke averaging 32 or something will probably do for England these days. Which is why I always thought Denly should have remained in the mix.

Denly didn't get scores though

 

[scotch]

A bloke averaging 32 or something will probably do for England these days. Which is why I always thought Denly should have remained in the mix.

Definitely 1 of the openers is fine if your 2 and 3 are averaging closer to 40 with root behind