Lawrence Booth
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Lawrence Booth
@BoothCricket
Wisden editor, Daily Mail cricket correspondent, Northamptonshire loyalist. Previous account hacked, so starting afresh.
Barnes, London
Joined February 2023
- India's last seven added 41. England's last seven added 259. And they're almost level on first innings. A classic crazy Headingley Test.
- Ricky Ponting's reaction on Sky to Akash Deep putting his arm round Duckett after he got him out: "I like the way Ben Duckett plays his cricket. I like him even more now. To not react to that, hats off."
- A drinks break at 6.12pm with 19 overs to be bowled in 18 minutes, and the umpires just stand there, hands on hips, with all the authority of a pair of wet lettuces.
- At 177 for 7 in reply to England’s 353, and knowing they’d have to bat last, India were almost down and out. But they’ve found a new hero in Dhruv Jurel (twice), and the series is theirs. Very well deserved.
- Scenes here at The Oval. Grown men are crying and cheering, there is screaming and applause. Names are being taken in vain. And that's just in the press box.
- As long as Bumrah stays fit, India are in this World Cup. Still not convinced Virat Kohli is worth his place, mind you.
- Hats off to India: 285 for 9 declared in 34.4 overs against Bangladesh to make up for lost time in the second Test at Kanpur. Now that's how to make Test cricket exciting.
- Disappointed we won't be seeing the always compelling Virat Kohli one last time in England this summer. Test cricket has just lost one of its greatest advocates.
- England's last four home series against India and Australia have all finished 2-2.
- Jos Buttler’s just been asked how England’s bowling will adapt without Anderson and Broad. He responded by saying Jimmy was still available for selection.
- Crawley finishes his series with 290 runs at 32 - and as the only member of England's top seven not to score a hundred.
- Joe Root, fwiw, finished the series with 537 runs at 67, including a hundred in each of the last three Tests.
- My story about India’s pitch switch ahead of today’s semi-final v NZ in Mumbai. It was supposed to be played on a fresh surface. Instead, it’s been moved to a pitch already used twice. ICC pitch consultant Andy Atkinson is not happy. Same could happen for the final.EXCLUSIVE 🚨 #CWC2023 STORM as India accused of switching pitch for semi-final against New Zealand against ICC agreement to aid their spinners ✍️ @BoothCricket
