Is that sensible? India could easily bat out the last day.
England in India 2021
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Yeah that should be the idea.
Guys, what’s Washy like batting?
Love this from Root.
No one knows. Decent bat at 7-8 in t20. Hadnt played a first class game for three years till Brisbane. There was an article on Cricbuzz which said Dravid at one point felt he was the best batsman in his age group in India. So I’m curious to see how he goes.
Won't be easy to bat out the last day but doable. It is better option since Eng wouldn't want to chase even 100-150 on last day against 3 spinners with pitch already roughed up.
Yes it's sensible no matter how good the pitch is in India it's still dangerous to bat last chasing decent total which could very well happen depending on how India fares in their Second inning if they are asked to follow on if it comes to that.
Yes!!!!!
Live by the sword and all that. Great innings by Pant but he should have made he sure he stayed for his team there.
Pant really doesn't like scoring centuries
Huge wicket, big chance to bowl them out for under 300
Yeah. That's the way he plays. It's always going to get him out eventually but wow it's great to watch!
Was bound to happen at some point. I expected it to happen a bit sooner, but England will be delighted to get him.
According to ESPNcricinfo, last time in FC on this ground, he opened and scored at 100.
Similar to what Stokes used to do when he first started out, think he will become a bit more reserved with experience.
These 2 are very good players with the bat and can score big so England will need to get them out sooner rather than later.
We aren't surviving beyond lunch tomorrow
Lets hope so
but it won’t be the first time a England would be undone by a lower order partnership.Pitch is absolutely dead, India have made such a meal of this. England with a real chance of winning this now, might wake India up for the rest of the series.
God these reviews take ages. Come on Umpire.
What an awful review
Wasn’t worth the waitHorrible day of batting by India. This was the day to get in and score some runs and here we are.
If this isn’t out, it shows what a ridiculous review that first one was.
Root's normally a lot better with his reviews
wonder what odds on a draw -- I think we will draw this
When it’s not your day, it’s not your day
Tough chance but Jofra should have held that. Had it in his grasp.
I reckon England will bat again even with a big lead. Unless the pitch really starts to fall apart I think a draw is most likely.
On the subject of things Archer was supposed to be good at, I could have sworn he was supposed to be a gun fielder.
Not that that's an easy chance, but I reckon he's a bit slow getting there.
Not that that's an easy chance, but I reckon he's a bit slow getting there.
Haven't watched much of this match. Anyone want to tell me where we went wrong? Have England bowled really well? Or have we fecked up?
Bit of both. They bowled well in the first session and we could’ve applied ourselves better.
Easier being a gun fielder in T20 than at the end of a long day in the field in a test match. Stokes who is renowned as a great fielder, drops quite a few in tests too.
Cookie seems like a top bloke
Yeah, that’s true. Plus Chennai is particularly sapping and Archer is still newish to test cricket.
Missed all of it today as I got hammered after the Utd game last night. I see the Dommy Bess march to 600 test wickets is well underway.
Underwood, Warne, Murali, Bess.
Yeah was thinking exactly the same actually. He'll be an amazing player in time.
Feel like he'd be better off at 7 at the moment though, with a bit less responsibility.
With this Indian batting line-up, #7 actually ends up having a huge amount of responsibilty
Brilliant day for England. Just caught the highlights and some poor shot selections. I won't moan about Pant and the way he bats. He is a special talent and I hope he is not dropped from the team. Kohli still look rusty and may need some more innings before we see the real Kohli again.
I don't know why but I am not too pissed with the team's batting approach. We still can salvage a draw here if ash/sundar continue to frustrate england bowlers. It is England's match to win so let us see how they get that job done.
I don't know why but I am not too pissed with the team's batting approach. We still can salvage a draw here if ash/sundar continue to frustrate england bowlers. It is England's match to win so let us see how they get that job done.
What happened with Leach? He's got awful figures.