Tongo
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Hameed sounds / looks class. England in a good position to give India a couple of awkward sessions tomorrow.
And Australia got skittled out again!
And Australia got skittled out again!
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Hameed is good because he moves his feet. Ducked looks the opposite and is going to need a fantastic eye to stay in the side.
HomerJSimpson
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Good day for England but can't see anything other than a draw. Even if we get a quick 150 in the morning and give them a sporting declaration (not sure that's in the Cook mindset) we won't get ten wickets on that pitch.
HomerJSimpson
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Decent effort by England and one more session and I think they'd have got a win.
Tongo
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Interesting all the chat about Cook not declaring early enough. I dont wholly agree with this. Yes, England had India 6 down by the close but i dont think anyone was predicting that England would go through the top order that quickly. Plus, Kohli at no point looked as if he was going to get out in either innings. It took him treading on his stumps first time round to get out but he looked at complete ease. He only needed a couple of players to stay with him and that total, or a lower total in more overs, would have been chaseable.
Cook isnt the most attacking skipper but i wouldnt blame him for being cautious, not after all the hype about how England were going to get stuffed in the lead up to this test.
Cook isnt the most attacking skipper but i wouldnt blame him for being cautious, not after all the hype about how England were going to get stuffed in the lead up to this test.
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Totally agree. I thought it was a good declaration, perhaps even more ambitious than expected. At time, all the pundits were happy at the time. Everyone is an expert after the event!
fundy
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anyone expecting an earlier declaration than that, on a very very flat deck (that was 1385/23 at that point!) in the first game of a 5 day series from the away captain was dreaming lol, if anything im surprised Cook wasnt even more careful
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Love it that Australia got spanked...again! Lost their last 5 tests.
Tongo
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Watched the highlights on the BT Sport twitter feed. Some of the shots were incredible. Doesnt look good for the Aussies as, Smith apart, nobody seems able to patiently compile an innings.
Tongo
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An ominous looking stand being built between Pujara and Kohli.
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I think we're in a pickle this test, all due to losing the toss. Pitch looks flat but starting to break-up already. We need to hang in there with our first innings.
HomerJSimpson
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Hoping to catch the highlights later but was there some late afternoon spin and movement? It looks like we could be chasing down a big first innings total
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Not looking good....
Tongo
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There's something not quite right about a pitch not even lasting two days before crumbling into a lottery. It appears that this test will be decided by who won the toss. Not a great advert for test cricket.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Fair comment. I think we can probably chalk this one off. Start again in the next match and hopefully it'll be a better and longer lasting pitch. Definitely not a good advert though
Tongo
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Even if England lose this test i think they need to look at the fact that Kohli is the only Indian batsman who looks like scoring big runs consistently. Ashwin offers decent support but thats it. Would be interesting to see how India get on if England got Kohli early.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
bit harsh on Pujara who has 2 tons in 3 inns. Vijay also has a ton too. oh and we've not really looked like getting Kohli out, this 2nd inns its looked like hes playing on a different pitch
Far bigger issue is the lack of England batters who looks capable of a big score. When the Indians get in they get 100+, our guys seem to think the jobs done at 40 or 50
accepted, this was a massive toss to win, day 1 was def the best time to be batting
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Definitely a big factor, the toss but at the end of the day we've not batted well enough or found a way to get the wickets quick enough. It's a big learning curve to play in these conditions so perhaps tough to be over critical on a young side
Tongo
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Good fight from England today. Shame the last Indian wicket yielded 30 odd runs but England havent crumbled. They will still probably lose this test, particularly with the late wickets, but have battled well so fair play to them.
Kohli looks rather one dimensional with some of his tactics and India's attack looks toothless if Ashwin doesnt take wickets.
Kohli looks rather one dimensional with some of his tactics and India's attack looks toothless if Ashwin doesnt take wickets.
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
I was really impressed with England overall. Shame the last Indian wicket wagged and Cook went with five balls left. I think that dismissal will be pivotal but I hope England can find an unlikely way to eek out a draw
