3rd Test India v England at Ahmedabad, Feb 24-28 2021

[undertaker]

Imagine:

- playing in your 100th test and potentially not getting a bowl throughout an entire innings
- being one of the best bowlers in test cricket, and potentially not getting a bowl throughout an entire innings, or
- being picked as a bowler in the team (batting at #8), and potentially not getting a bowl throughout the entire match?

I wonder how Sharma, Bumrah and Sundar are feeling right now?

 

[jargan83]

Commentators verbally humping Patel bowling on a deck I reckon my shitty off spinners would get 5fer

 

[undertaker]

As much as I have doubts whether it will happen, I would love to see England score at least another 70 runs with a 100+ run lead.

 

[undertaker]

Cue to Nathan Lyon after Ashwin's wicket of Ollie Pope: learn how to bowl a straight ball instead of the one-dimensional off-break ball pitched a foot or so outside of off-stump that was constantly dished up during the last test series vs India.

 

[jargan83]

This is some kind of reverse power surge that's how quickly wickets are falling

 

[undertaker]

Well done to Ashwin on his 400th test wicket.

Beat Nathan Lyon to it by at least 23 test matches.

 

[jargan83]

Axar put into the crowd by a bald man. Time to retire son.

 

[undertaker]

If this test match finishes before stumps tonight, it will only be the 22nd test match (and 2nd day/night test) to finish within two days:

https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/283076.html

 

[jargan83]

That umpire looks like Pujara's cousin

 

[undertaker]

Another wicket to a straight ball

 

[undertaker]

That umpire looks like Pujara's cousin

LOL! I was just about to say the umpire looks like Pujara's long list twin brother removed at birth. Such an uncanny resemblance the two have.

 

[some11]

This is unreal hahaha

 

[some11]

India gonna be chasing 50 and win on day 2.

What a joke.

 

[69-05-41]

Is Anil Chaudhary the curator at Ahmedabad?

 

[some11]

What was anderson complaining about? clearly hit his glove on the way through.

 

[undertaker]

Just remembered that the last test (starting on March 4) is also played at this stadium (albeit a red ball test)

Assuming India wins this one, it's going to be very interesting to see what pitch gets dished up for next week's test, especially since India needs to win the test series to advance through to the WTC final.

Wouldn't surprise me one bit if a high-scoring road (designed to last 5 days) was produced for the final test. BCCI won't want to run the risk of giving either England's fast or spin bowlers an opportunity to take 20 wickets.

 

[undertaker]

India gonna be chasing 50 and win on day 2.

What a joke.

Agree with you.

However, several of the England dismissals were due to atrocious shot selection and their batting technique has been found wanting in these conditions.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

This pitch will get a triple power surge AAA ++++, rating.

Any pitch outside India with a blade of grass on it gets called an unsafe green top and effigies of Les Burdett get burned throughout India.

 

[undertaker]

49 runs to win.

Realistically, England needed a 100+ run lead to give Leach/Root an opportunity to put India under pressure.

 

[jargan83]

The last Test in the series will be over in 1 day - the first 2 innings T20 game.