All I can say, bloody hell.
:mad:
That was embarrassing. And unprofessional. And pathetic.
Insert appropriate adjective here.
I followed the whole thing on the CricInfo live score update. It was like watching Black Friday over a stock ticker.
At least Bill Frindall didn’t have to watch this. I could hear him in my mind saying things such as “This is the lowest England have ever been with five wickets down,” followed quickly by “This is the lowest England have ever been with six wickets down”…
What will the Sun say? “Thrashes before the Ashes”?
Out of curiousity, what language is that article written in?
:dubious:
English what else?
sigh
Midwicket: A fielding position
Stump: Those vertical things in lieu of bases
Legcutter: A type of a cricket delivery (a pitch).
As AK84 says, it’s just sporting terminology. I’ll have an equivalent go at a US game if you like:
Following a flea-flicker play on second and goal, the Redskins quarter-back called an audible and sent John Riggins into the end zone behind a pulling guard. However there was a facemask call just after Riggins spiked the ball.
Try understanding that if you’ve never watched US football. 
It doesn’t make sense even if you DO watch American football. 
51… wow.
5 ducks in a single innings. I wonder if that’s a test record.
Nope, the record is 6.
Set by Pakistan (1st Inns) in 1980-1981 v West Indies (National Stadium).
And…
South Africa (2nd Inns) 1996-1997 v India 1st Test (Sardar Patel Stadium).
:smack:
Panesar was not out on 0, making it only 4 ducks for the innings anyway.
The English press has had a field day is all I can say. Perhaps the days of Tests are numbered anyway, what with IPL and all.
This sums it up nicely