First Test - India v England

[TeaCider]

Awful start for England.

 

[Alzi]

Might not be a bad thing this as will be more time to get at them. Root superb again, Buttler in next for a quick whack to get over 400.

Any chase over 300 is a HUGE ask on this wicket now.

 

[BoroJake]

Might not be a bad thing this as will be more time to get at them. Root superb again, Buttler in next for a quick whack to get over 400.

Any chase over 300 is a HUGE ask on this pitch now.

Definitely. The bounce on that Pope catch shout was insane. anything over 300 is a big ask. With buttler to come 400 is definitely possible

 

[s!ovak]

Might not be a bad thing this as will be more time to get at them. Root superb again, Buttler in next for a quick whack to get over 400.

Any chase over 300 is a HUGE ask on this wicket now.

My worry is I can't see Kohli and others failing again. Then there's Pant

 

[TeaCider]

Root's gone.

 

[BoroJake]

Look at how low that ball kept for root. Going to be very difficult to chase 350

 

[s!ovak]

Need another 50 at least.

 

[Alzi]

Need another 50 at least.

Brilliant knock from Root again. Just need to slog out now basically

 

[Alzi]

My worry is I can't see Kohli and others failing again. Then there's Pant

Very different wicket they’re batting on now under a lot of pressure. Imagine facing Archer on this.

 

[Borotommo]

I think we’ve got enough already, but they’ll try for 400 for insurance purposes. Indians very chirpy after a big chase in Aus, but I think it’s a bluff and we’ll knock them over for 200 and some

 

[jam69]

Can't be far off, need 100 overs minimum.

 

[BoroJake]

Another 5 overs at most before declaration i reckon

 

[BoroJake]

What is Bess doing?

 

[ForssAwakens]

Don't agree with Root not asking India to follow on - I get why he did it but I think Eng won't win now.

You wouldn’t want to bat 4th on this pitch. Also fielded a full day so I little rest wouldn’t do any harm

 

[Alzi]

bizarre from Bess.

 

[TeaCider]

Gone strangely slow.

 

[BoroJake]

Very negative bowling from India too. Lots of time wasting too

 

[Ingleby_Flash]

Get to 400 and then slogfest. Declare in an hour if not all out.

 

[TeaCider]

I'm not a cricket expert, but I can't understand why we've just had half an hour of Dom Bess kneeing the ball away whenever it comes at him?

 

[s!ovak]

I'm so confused by this.