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I've got Ashwin coming in for Stokes

Anyone have Woakes at the start?

No. Mo was the only England player selected who didn't play in Birmingham.

Some truly terrible scores in the Lord's Test, and not just by the India batters. Unless you've got Jimmy the Saint, your points collection is going to look as bounteous as for a garrulous priest in a shantytown. Just in case that cumbersome and confusing analogy isn't clear, the scores are very low.

It doesn't help that no one has Woakes or Curran (or Pope). Still, if you have got the the Burnley Bellyacher, prepare to make a swift move up the pack. In fact, if you (like me) didn't pick a load of English seamers, but stocked up on Indian spinner,s you misread the conditions, particularly which way the wind blows.

Anderson...230
Broad...126
Bairstow...123
Hardik...97
Ashwin...64
Buttler...44
Kohli...40
Sharma...30
Rahane...31
Cook...31
Jennings...21
Kartik...21
Root...19
Rahul...18
Pujara...18
Kuldeep...2
Vijay...0
Rashid...0

As ever, please inform head office if you spot any inaccuracies.

lol gonna be a low scoring FL

Yes. Mike has a couple of zeros on his card.

Through on the tickertape, the scores for the Lord's Test.

Adi...538
Alfie...529
Ian...476
Red...430
GG...371
BFL...371
Prof...371
Andy...364
Al...338
Mike...334
Durham...290
Arthur...264
Redjr...263
DD...215
Doc...142

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Alfie's all England strategy pays off in St John's Wood.

And there'll be dancing on the streets of Mumbai tonight.

Been to the Simon Cowell school of spinning things out, Arthur?

if it's worth doing, it's worth doing well..... keep it up

And the grand scoreboard.

Ian...1277
Adi...1237
BFL...1209

Prof....1110
Al...1108

Red...1099
Alfie...1093
Durham...1093
GG...1077
Arthur...1038
Redjr...1033
Mike...1016

Andy...890

Doc...670

DD...539

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Durhamfootman wrote:Been to the Simon Cowell school of spinning things out, Arthur?

if it's worth doing, it's worth doing well..... keep it up :salute

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Good long jump this. 9th to 2nd. Got the long ladder in the Snakes and Ladder game.

Hooray for Jimmy.

Cheers AC

Leaderboard changes afoot??

Pandya might be cashing in here.

I have him as second reserve

thank goodness JB2 will come good in the second innings

Jonny seems to be injured.