1st Test India v England at Chennai, Feb 5-9 2021

[Exsilium]

Timothy Wade review there

 

[jargan83]

The odd ball has kept low and a couple just spat at Ben Stokes out of that rough.

England need to cash in during this innings and get close to 500

 

[AlwaysGreen]

The last time England toured India they lost a 5 match series 4 nil, in the last 2 games they scored over 400 in the first innings and still lost both games by an innings.

That's why there want to score 9138 runs first dig this time

 

[Bazal]

The last time England toured India they lost a 5 match series 4 nil, in the last 2 games they scored over 400 in the first innings and still lost both games by an innings.

That's why there want to score 9138 runs first dig this time

Yeah especially with how much clay dust is already coming through the pitch.

It's a road at the moment, great toss to win. I think there's a pretty good chance it'll be a sandpit by day 4

 

[JJ]

Are the English bowlers good enough anyway?

geez I wish Jed Stokes had not gone to England to coach league

 

[AlwaysGreen]

How the hell are us Aussies complaining about England scoring slowly when bar Smith and Labuschagne our bats can't even score more than 30?

Baldness.

 

[TheParraboy]

Root is aiming for 600 - 700.

They will declare tonight mate, around 500-550 ahead

 

[Bazal]

They will declare tonight mate, around 500-550 ahead

They probs shouldn't.

They should make as many as they can before the deck falls apart IMO. Play the way India do, try and get about 850 and then bowl for the last three days

 

[mozza91]

Warney would’ve declared half an hour before play began yesterday. Root is just a selfish Steve Waugh clone.

 

[Bazal]

Haha Pujara almost Wadey'd it

 

[AlwaysGreen]

They probs shouldn't.

They should make as many as they can before the deck falls apart IMO. Play the way India do, try and get about 850 and then bowl for the last three days

You're forgetting that the poms have got Dom Bess and Jack Leach to unleash on the Indians

 

[Bazal]

You're forgetting that the poms have got Dom Bess and Jack Leach to unleash on the Indians

Of course, how could I forget???

Better upgrade that 850 to about a thousand

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Stokes out for 82.

Root 300 is my prediction

 

[Bazal]

Is Ishant wearing tube bandages on his arms to cover the stitches where Dr Frankenstein attached his new arms?

 

[Tommy Smith]

420/4.

Root on absolute fire on 190*.

Run rate over 3... but but we need to bring out da levers and go da tonk!

 

[Bazal]

420/4.

Root on absolute fire on 190*.

Run rate over 3... but but we need to bring out da levers and go da tonk!

Who knew one post from a Kiwi (I think) could rile up old Baldy Smith so much...

 

[jargan83]

Not a bad way to bring up 200

Well batted Ellen

 

[Bazal]

Solid knock from the fifth best bloke of the Big Four...

 

[TheParraboy]

4/440

still 37 overs left

39 runs from the last 10 overs

Tonk up, declare after another 20 overs/100 runs

 

[mozza91]

420/4.

Root on absolute fire on 190*.

Run rate over 3... but but we need to bring out da levers and go da tonk!

England couldn’t handle a player with Stoinis-esqe lever capabilities.