Zim tour of Eng, May 22-25

[Arthur Crabtree]

Yes, me also. Amazing start by England. Wonder if they'll declare tonight?

[Arthur Crabtree]

Duckett goes. Pope starts with 21 off 10!

[Durhamfootman]

Pope on a run a ball 49. Crawley on 93 at tea

[Arthur Crabtree]

Ton up for Crawley. Good for him, but not going to make any top tens. Apart from top ten Crawley Test tons.

Though this is his fifth.

[Arthur Crabtree]

70* at a run a ball. Is this the new Pope?

[Durhamfootman]

bring on India, eh?

[Durhamfootman]

Pope gets his ton

queueing up for them now. Nobody will want Stokes to declare until they've all had a go at bagging one

"honest Ben... we think we can bowl them out twice in a session and a half on the final day.... giz a go"

[Durhamfootman]

and my usual hobby horse..... 74 overs bowled at 5.30, so to get 90 overs in they'll be out there until 7pm

maybe they've been slowed down by a procession of England wickets trudging slowly back to the dressing room

[Arthur Crabtree]

I think v BD in 05, something like 3 of the top 4 got tons.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Top 3 in Brisbane 2010, of course.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Can't declare now. Maybe have an hour in the morning.

[sussexpob]

Harry needs some runs, so maybe let him have a 100 too ...

[Durhamfootman]

Root falls for 34

useless git.... drop him!

Zim are on target to bowl their overs by 6.40 or 6.45. That's hardly late at all.... nowhere near professional enough. You won't catch England bowling their overs without spinning it out until 7pm at the earliest...... I mean, it's not fair on the crowd who've already been fleeced blind only to then be told that they have to also accept a 15 minute reduction in time added on. Some of these 'valued' England supporters will have been bladdered by 12 noon on £15 pints and now they'll have to be woken up early to be told to ssip off home..... ludicrous..... heads should roll

[Arthur Crabtree]

Pope gets a big ton whenever he actually gets to 3 figures.

[Durhamfootman]

If they continue to end play at 6.30 regardless of whether all the overs have been bowled, then expect England bowlers to settle for 78 overs day

I was timing the overs that Carse bowled on Friday in the Durham game and he was taking 6 mins to bowl an over. Even Harmy used to manage to do it in 5 mins

That's definitely England pace, so if they all do that..... 10 overs an hour plus the half hour added on.... 65 overs a day unless Bashir bowls from one end for the entirety of a couple of sessions.

"Total bargain.... that'll be 120 quid please"