Turned more than last test and bounced. Pujara seemed largely untroubled. Regardless of how good the guy is/ends up he is in some serious nick at present and making England pay.
Oh, I'm in your camp really, but it's not as desperate as after the first day in the first match, and you'd hope Cook and Priors partnership has shown our bats Ojha and Ashwin, are not that good.
That's because pacers failed to play their part. I don't expect them to pick 5-fer in India. But they need to chip in 2-3 wickets to remain in the game. You can't expect spinners to do everything. Unhelpful pitch can't be used as an excuse for being completely useless.
Yeah, could be a time for KP really, a bit of pace means the ball will be coming onto the bat. Glad JB is playing too, good striker of the ball. If Trott, Cook, or Comp could just play a long innings, we've got people who can score quickly, and unsettle the spinners, down the order.
I don't think channels like Star follow any criteria for hiring commentators. You're in if you're an ex player and have a reasonable smattering of some 50 words in your arsenal that you can endlessly regurgitate. I like Dravid, he lends an air of calm to the action. Much like Benaud in that regard. But as above average as his Hindi is for someone hailing from the South, surely he has no business doing Hindi commentary? They seem to think a a good player automatically translates to a good raconteur, which is why you find hacks like Akram, Ramiz Raja, Russell Arnold, Manjrekar, etc in the box.
Who's that in reference to?
Pujara.
ffs.
