Mudball
Assistant Pro
One umpire call goes Eng way and the other goes the other way..
The Cricket Thread
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Captainron
Big Hitting, South African Sweary Person
2 spinners ragging it after 8 overs. It’s not right though is it.
Piece
Tour Winner
First hour, first day pitch, turning sideways! Lucky to get 150 here.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Is it too early for a rain dance..?
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
I'm getting the feeling that if Root doesn't score a double ton we're a pretty average side.....
Grizzly
Well-known member
Batted four times in Sri Lanka, one was unbeaten in a run chase, twice he got good balls when starting again on the second morning. Root aside, comfortably our next best player of spin.
No idea what the review was about though!
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
Hmm.
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
150? That would be more than lucky.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
80/6 on one going through the top 4 in the first session and weve only picked one spinner, expect Roots planning on bowling a lot of overs lol
Mudball
Assistant Pro
Wicket doing tricks, but not as bad as the puff of dust we saw in the second test.
Some of the umpiring still debatable
But have to hand it to the bowlers, they have expolited the surface. The ball that got Pope was unplayable. Archer got out playing french cricket.
150 a challenge
... having said that, nothing to work since Leach is in.. he will play the day out.
Some of the umpiring still debatable
But have to hand it to the bowlers, they have expolited the surface. The ball that got Pope was unplayable. Archer got out playing french cricket.
150 a challenge
... having said that, nothing to work since Leach is in.. he will play the day out.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
England have, mostly, missed straight balls..
funkycoldmedina
Newbie
Those are the one's that do the damage when it's ragging sideways, it's like a day 5 wicket already. I would admonish England if they produced a complete green top wicket because this wicket is a disgrace, it does test cricket no favours
Piece
Tour Winner
They have. Interestingly, a snap-shot analysis shows that the leftie action was the same for a straight and a turner. Makes it difficult for the batsman, especially with questionable technique!
Mudball
Assistant Pro
So far Foaks is showing how to bat on a turner... If Foaks is in the squad as the Keeper who can bat... what is Bairstows role? Cant we get a specialist batsman who can play spin
funkycoldmedina
Newbie
But he showed he could play spin in Sri Lanka. Unfortunately England are not well blessed with test batsmen knocking on the door and it's not fair to blood someone away in India especially on tracks like this.
Mudball
Assistant Pro
On the positive side, England all set to bowl with a pink ball under the lights on Day 1....
With the cooler temperature, hopefully see some swing from Anderson & Archer..
Axar Patel has a fiver.. he seems to have bowled all day.. Bhumra hardly used today..
Match looks unlikely to make it to the weekend.. (unless we see a couple of tons from India in the first inning) ..
With the cooler temperature, hopefully see some swing from Anderson & Archer..
Axar Patel has a fiver.. he seems to have bowled all day.. Bhumra hardly used today..
Match looks unlikely to make it to the weekend.. (unless we see a couple of tons from India in the first inning) ..
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Easy life being an Indian pacer..
Couple of overs here and there and wait for the overseas tour
Couple of overs here and there and wait for the overseas tour
Mudball
Assistant Pro
England would have preferred Swanne in the dugout rather than commentary ...
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Now we get to see how good or bad this pitch is..
