[Cricket] India v England Test Series

[curly69]

Don't forget Australia got them all out for 38?3

 

[vegster]

Just got up in time to see Kohli go, 73-3 and the door is open. Scoreboard pressure in action [emoji6]!

 

[zeemeeuw]

Catch!

 

[Guinness Boy]

Roooooooooot!

That was Bobby Sanchez like.

 

[Scappa]

What. A. Grab.

 

[happypig]

Switch the names around I’d be worried but that’s England, India are used to fielding for a long time and batting for a long time in docile conditions.

I’m extremely confident India will easily make 355, this wicket is flat as a pancake and our spinners are bang average. I don’t think India will try and score quickly, that’s my point, with the opposition scoring 600 first innings with say 2 3/4 days left you are just going to be trying to preserve the draw, India aren’t trying to win this now. Have a team ever won after a conceding 600 odd first innings?

This match is a nailed on draw for me from here, hope I’m wrong obviously That’s why IMO the aggressive tactic was to get them in tonight and have two spells with the new ball, for the value of 20/30 runs that would have been worth it.

600 no. 551-6 declared yes. Just as I was flying out for the 2006/7 Ashes Series.

Whilst losing when posting a first innings total of 500+ can happen, the chances are slim. That is, perhaps, my one criticism of Root as a captain; he's a bit too cautious sometimes. Rather than let the tail score a few slow runs he could have got stuck in to an India tired after nearly two days in the field.

 

[vegster]

4 down and now the Patio doors are open!

 

[The Wizard]

Pant is insane

 

[Charity Shield 1910]

Batsmen get away with murder these days with the pitches and padding. They also have the boundary ropes in their favour. That Indian batsmen got a 6 when it bounced 10 yards inside the edge of the boundary. He miss hit it and would have been out had the rope been where ot should have been, next to the advertising hoarding.

 

[knocky1]

Whilst losing when posting a first innings total of 500+ can happen, the chances are slim. That is, perhaps, my one criticism of Root as a captain; he's a bit too cautious sometimes. Rather than let the tail score a few slow runs he could have got stuck in to an India tired after nearly two days in the field.

All going to plan for Root. Batted on yesterday for runs and this morning for time. Bowlers won’t have a full day in the heat today and Leach can get hit for six after six and get a few wickets in between.

 

[The Wizard]

Pant is going MENTAL, absolutely taking Leach to the cleaners.

 

[Charity Shield 1910]

Another over and another "6" where he would have been caught on the boundary if the rope had been put back to its rightful place. Out twice in two overs. Batsmen's runs these days have to be halved when comparing them to previous generations when you take into account the boundary ropes, padding and pitches.

 

[The Wizard]

Leach always over pitches a couple per over, frustrating to watch

 

[Sid in the Sharknado]

If Bess shared his luck out amongst the British population we'd all win the lottery.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Watching Pant bat, really is great entertainment. I must admit, it was more fun watching him take Nathan Lyon apart, that England’s bowlers, though.

 

[knocky1]

If Bess shared his luck out amongst the British population we'd all win the lottery.

But a £3,800,000 win would only give us £63 each.

 

[Sid in the Sharknado]

But a £3,800,000 win would only give us £63 each.

With Bess' luck it'd be a rollover.

 

[GREASED WEASEL]

So glad Leach held onto that catch

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Handy wicket that. I was calling for Bess to take a blow, and get Root himself on.

 

[jakarta]

Just the 350 runs to make then...