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fetcheveryone Oct 2024 11:50am, 8 Oct 2024 31,120 posts	Quote Pin fetcheveryone Just dug out "Geoff Boycott On Batting": instagram.com - I've never read the content, I just liked making him dance for me.
Bazoaxe Oct 2024 12:33pm, 8 Oct 2024 27,496 posts	Quote Pin Bazoaxe Why did Duckett not open ?
Bazoaxe Oct 2024 12:34pm, 8 Oct 2024 27,497 posts	Quote Pin Bazoaxe found it Pope was promoted to opener after Ben Duckett takes blow to left thumb while taking catch
fetcheveryone Oct 2024 1:31pm, 8 Oct 2024 31,121 posts	Quote Pin fetcheveryone It looked as though the ball hit him right on the end of the thumb, and the thumb then moved in the sort of direction you wouldn't want it to. He did well not to upset any lip-readers, because it looked bloody painful.
um Oct 2024 9:03am, 9 Oct 2024 8,922 posts	Quote Pin um Joe Root has overtaken Sir Alastair Cook to become England's highest Test run-scorer of all time. Root eclipsed Cook's tally of 12,472 Test runs when he hit an elegant straight drive back past Aamer Jamal to reach 71 against Pakistan on day three of the first Test in Multan. The 33-year-old, who is playing in his 147th Test, has done it in 14 Tests fewer than Cook, and now sits fifth on the all-time list. Sheffield-born Root, who captained England in a record 64 Tests, is now only behind India's Rahul Dravid, South Africa's Jacques Kallis, Australia's Ricky Ponting and Sachin Tendulkar, also of India. The legendary Tendulkar, who played in 200 Tests, tops the list with 15,921 runs, but Root could eclipse that mark if he continues in the same vein of form over the next few years. bbc.co.uk
Dave W Oct 2024 9:57am, 9 Oct 2024 22,710 posts	Quote Pin Dave W Very well done to Joe Root. A magnificent achievement. Onwards and upwards. Can see him beating Tendulkar eventually if he can stay fit.
fetcheveryone Oct 2024 10:09am, 9 Oct 2024 31,123 posts	Quote Pin fetcheveryone I think I worked out he's averaging 84 runs a match, and that he needs about another 4 years to go past Tendulkar.
Bazoaxe Oct 2024 10:42am, 9 Oct 2024 27,502 posts	Quote Pin Bazoaxe He has a very good record does Joe root I am not sure but I think there is a chance this test will use the full five days and probably be a draw. Bring back the timeless tests.
paulcook Oct 2024 10:51am, 9 Oct 2024 6,641 posts	Quote Pin paulcook Make this a timeless test and he could have the record by a week on Saturday!
SPR Oct 2024 10:51am, 9 Oct 2024 46,360 posts	Quote Pin SPR Root is averaging almost 60 since he resigned as Captain.