1st Test: India v England @ Hyderabad Jan 25-29, 2024

[TheParraboy]

Looking forward to this series

Will be LOL whoever loses

Good time

Kicks off 3pm Thursday



Amazingly the first test will only be Bumrahs 5th test on Indian soil

Bumrah: Bazball could get me 'heaps of wickets'

"As a bowler, what I think is that it keeps me in play. And if they're going for it, playing so fast, they won't tire me out"

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Kholi will not play the first 2 tests.

Brook out too for whole series. Both personal reasons.

Kohli to skip first two Tests against England for 'personal reasons'

"Certain personal situations demand his presence and undivided attention," BCCI says of Kohli; replacement to be named soon

www.espncricinfo.com

Harry Brook pulls out of England tour of India

Batter to miss Test series for personal reasons; Dan Lawrence named as replacement

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[King-Gutho94]

I just hope the best team on paper wins but the losers are able to get a moral victory somewhere from the defeat so we can all walk away happy.

 

[bazza]

I hope whoever wins loses any WTC points for slow over rates

 

[bazza]

indian spinners getting wickets after 10 overs on day 1 - will be like the Australian tour

 

[AlwaysGreen]

All out 246.

 

[Bazal]

All out 246.

But they played positive and didn't go into their shells against the nasty Indian spinners so one moral victory point to England

 

[King-Gutho94]

India bazballing the bazballers.

0/63 off 8.4 overs

 

[jargan83]

India bazballing the bazballers.

0/63 off 8.4 overs

Came here to say exactly that and you beat me to it.

 

[bazza]

England must be happy that all those runs are providing entertainment

 

[AlwaysGreen]

England have already chewed up their 3 reviews in the first 23 overs.

 

[JJ]

I guess England are still in it, but if India bat well today it’s done

 

[AlwaysGreen]

https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/68094403

Its like they are brainwashed. Love this spin on a bowler getting tonked:
'Jaiswal slog-swept left-arm spinner Tom Hartley's first delivery in Test cricket for six, with the debutant, who bowled from the second over of the innings, conceding 63 runs from his nine overs.

"We back Tommy," said Duckett. "Stokesy gave him nine overs to bowl when other captains might take him off after two overs, then he'd be hiding away for the rest of the game." '

 

[Bazal]

England must be happy that all those runs are providing entertainment

Another moral victory point to England

England have already chewed up their 3 reviews in the first 23 overs.

That's sporting of them, knowing India didn't like the DRS system and the poor, financially struggling BCCI was forced into it.

One spirit of cricket point

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Moral victory to the stumps:

‘Rugby tackle on the stumps’: England keeper’s ‘hilarious’ and rarely seen gaffe

England star’s ‘rugby tackle’ gaffe leaves teammate in stitches

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Sphagnum]

So is Bazball just throwing your wicket away in the most stupid way imaginable and then standing around having a sook when you’ve clearly been caught?

4d chess strats

 

[Cheese sandwich]

So is Bazball just throwing your wicket away in the most stupid way imaginable and then standing around having a sook when you’ve clearly been caught?

4d chess strats

England with their 2 kiwis have not just re-invented but completely saved test cricket don't you realise

 

[AlwaysGreen]

India 100 ahead, 5 wickets in hand, England still in a very strong position.

 

[TheParraboy]

ind 175 ahead

Jadeja 81*

 

[Marshall_magic]

Bazbald