Cricket

Crawley on track for a century before lunch. Think the last Eng player I can remember doing that was Robin Smith, though there’ve probably been others.

Good session for us that

Well, fuck me. That's a score to wake up to.

Who was dropped for Jacks?

Edit. Ah Foakes

Can remember the last time we had an opening stand this big

Must be 20-0. Typo, surely…

Typical England batting collapse.

So, have they all been suffering from Bradman-itis then?

At the moment only Root and Duckett have a SR under 100

Don't think I've ever seen 6 4s in an over from England player

Made me think of the first test at Brisbane 2010 ashes. 517/1 declared in the second innings. (match drawn)

Strauss made 110
Cook 235 n/o
Trott 135 n/o

there were only 3 sixes hit into whole match from 1365 runs scored, i expect more over the rope in this match...

I feel for the bowlers. Finally a wicket after all that and then out comes Ben Stokes...

This is extraordinary.

Stokes is elite

Will there be any non-sky extended highlights on?

Might get something on the PCBs Youtube channel if you're lucky

So, the statgasm:

• highest day 1 total ever
  
• 4th highest innings run rate ever (only one other day 1 innings in the top 50)
  
• 4 batters went from 0-100
  
• 5 of the fastest 50 innings of all-time are already England's Bazball era
  
  

It'll still be a draw, obvs, because they forgot to pack any bowlers and are England, but that's something.

What a day. Not really sure I care what the result is after that.
Stokes with 34 off 15 looks like he was going for the 5th ton of the day.

Just seen the score card. F'kin hell.

Bloody hell Harry Brook

Watching in New Zealand, the time difference works out pretty good as the days play is 6pm to latest 2am so Friday night pizza, beers and cricket is on the cards.

England first innings around 6.5 per over. That was a very good rate in the 50 over comps not too long ago.

An actual wicket

Another!

Scoring 650 and trailing after the first innings would be peak England.

Well well well