[Cricket] Third Test- India v England- Venue: Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad 24-28.02.2021

[The Wizard]

India panicked after the first Test and ensured that the last two wickets were terrible. They shouldn't be allowed to play in the Test Championship at Lords (assuming they make it).

I’d prepare them a furious green top to face New Zealand at Lords in the WTC final

 

[Cheshire Cat]

When was the last two day Test completed?

 

[Simster]

England have not helped themselves in their batting.

Root and Stokes tapped, padded and prodded top quality spinners to various close fielders. To what effect? Time no longer matters. And you can't bat spinners out of the attack through attrition, it has to be because they're expensive.

Both should have tried clubbing Patel out. It looked like Stokes was doing that, but he got a close decision his way and went back into his shell. The only way we could've won this was with Root and Stokes adding quick runs. India would have absolutely shat themselves if they had tried. They would have retreated knowing they still had time to bat and put doubt in their own minds over the pitch, that perhaps it isn't as bad as they thought...

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

When was the last two day Test completed?

In two days

 

[Sid in the Sharknado]

I think it might to be honest, see our first innings against Ireland a few years back. Some awful decision making!

Fair point, it definitely does happen. I'm not sure what England's batting line up was in that game though, I remember a lot of players were rested.

On this pitch though, it's why I'd bat Foakes higher up the order. He seems much calmer and to have more faith in his defence in these conditions.

 

[doogie004]

Another straight one


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[Simster]

That was unlucky imo. Went straight on when it looked like it would spin. AGAIN.

 

[The Wizard]

Pope is trash, meant to be good against spin yet he gets out like that constantly.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Swing the bat Archer

 

[doogie004]

That was unlucky imo. Went straight on when it looked like it would spin. AGAIN.

Unlucky or not a disgrace of a pitch should b banned cheating twats


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[The Wizard]

Realistically India could play 9 batsman and just bowl Ashwin and Axar

Archer won’t last long, the fact he’s in at 8 is astounding.

 

[Simster]

Pope is trash, meant to be good against spin yet he gets out like that constantly.

At least he batted in the right manner here. A bit more aggressively. I want Sibley dropped before Pope, he is absolute shite.

 

[KeegansHairPiece]

This is fun.

Commentators talking like the Indian spinners are geniuses getting turn on this pitch. I’ve been on a campsite and batted on a better track!

 

[Pevenseagull]

got £1.50 on Archer to be top England bat @100/1 ... starting to look quite good

Hmm

 

[studio150]

Is a 2 day test good for test cricket?

 

[KeegansHairPiece]

Tell a lie, they mention the pitch when Pant fails to take one...

I though Glenn MCGrath was biased in the com box, but he’s got nothing on these...

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

Pope is trash, meant to be good against spin yet he gets out like that constantly.

Yeah, but how can you play that ball. Ashwin is an off-spinner, and yet that ball has ragged off the seam, turned the other way as if he was a left-armer. Thats as unplayable as you get.

 

[Simster]

This is fun.

Commentators talking like the Indian spinners are geniuses getting turn on this pitch. I’ve been on a campsite and batted on a better track!

Agreed. "Sensational delivery from Ashwin"

Er, not really. It just kept straight and because the pitch is so unpredictable, the batsman misread it.

 

[doogie004]

Is a 2 day test good for test cricket?

No but the fact it’s India in India nothing said or done


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[Is it PotG?]

Obviously my knowledge is limited, and in the grand scheme of things it matters not but can someone who has played a bit explain something?

How did Root & Co come to the decision to play Archer, Broad and Anderson having seen the pitch and conditions prior to the start?