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HellsBells Feb 2021 10:34am, 5 Feb 2021 27,680 posts	0 HellsBells Oh gosh yes - thank you It’s not exactly obvious is it?
Oscar the Grouch Feb 2021 10:35am, 5 Feb 2021 2,572 posts	0 Oscar the Grouch Timed my coffee run just right to see Root move to 100. Also recall Alec Stewart scoring 100 in his 100th Test which I think was also the Queen Mum's 100th birthday...
rf_fozzy Feb 2021 10:37am, 5 Feb 2021 13,053 posts	0 rf_fozzy I don't care Scorge. It's on terrestrial TV. Would it be better with a proper commentary team (C4 are taking the international feed) etc? Yes, probably. But it's better on C4 with a dodgy studio in Alastair cook's living room than on Sky or elsewhere. Just a shame that TalkShite got the radio rights
GregP Feb 2021 10:38am, 5 Feb 2021 125,041 posts	0 GregP Ditto with the coffee run Oscar. I went downstairs with him on 98. Bugger me Graham Thorpe had a tough paper round. He's what, Nico's age? And Nasser's for that matter. Looks very much like he needs a refit.
Nicholls595 Feb 2021 10:39am, 5 Feb 2021 23,623 posts	0 Nicholls595 D'oh! Just remembered it's on Channel 4. Now have muted pictures on my P.C
rf_fozzy Feb 2021 10:39am, 5 Feb 2021 13,054 posts	0 rf_fozzy Oscar - better stat is the batsmen from outside Asia who've scored 3 tons in a row in the subcontinent from the Zaltz - Barrington, Lara, Root, Cook, Amla, Kallis, Sobers, Weekes
Cerrertonia Feb 2021 10:46am, 5 Feb 2021 13,696 posts	0 Cerrertonia New ball about to be taken. Often a flurry of wickets at the end of the day in India, hopefully we can see out the day. Nice stat on cricinfo - Sibley becomes the third English opener to face more than 250 balls in the first innings of a test in India.
rf_fozzy Feb 2021 10:53am, 5 Feb 2021 13,055 posts	0 rf_fozzy Others - cook and boycott?
HellsBells Feb 2021 10:56am, 5 Feb 2021 27,681 posts	0 HellsBells Amiss and Boycott apparently
rf_fozzy Feb 2021 11:01am, 5 Feb 2021 13,056 posts	0 rf_fozzy That can't be right as Cook faced 377 balls for his 190 in 2012. espncricinfo.com