***Official*** England in India

[Neil Pickup]

Yeah correct

We've only ever won 11 Tests in India, list here

Which, bizarrely, all seem to have been comprehensive beatings...

Fair enough on the not-out there, for me, looked like it was sliding down and Sky Hawkeye says clipping leg.

 

[smash84]

tendy looking good for once this series

 

[Neil Pickup]

tendy looking good for once this series

Good work.

 

[Spark]

tendy looking good for once this series

Quality jinx.

Didn't look likely itbt.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Yeeeeeesssssssssss

Get in, massive blow mentally for India.

 

[Cevno]

tendy looking good for once this series

WAC!!!!

Absolute plumb.

 

[ankitj]

The mandatory Tendulkar's confidence inspiring shot has happened. What next?

So that should be it, great man. I hope you are dropped for last 2 matches. I feel unbelievably numb saying that!

 

[Spikey]

I actually thought the Swann one last over was plumber. I reckon that might have sailed over.

 

[centurymaker]

1-1

series soreline

 

[Prince EWS]

absolute minefield.

indian spinners, indian fielders, indian captain are all trash

Yeah this is the first of the Test I've seen but if the pitch hasn't changed significantly in character since Pietersen started his innings then either Pietersen and Cook played some of the best innings you'll ever see or the Indian spinners were very underwhelming.

 

[Satyanash89]

 

[smash84]

Good work.

Quality jinx.

Didn't look likely itbt.

lol.....did think about this once before posting this but hadn't thought that it could happen to indian batsmen.....****, God knows how many times this has happened to Pak batsmen though

 

[ankitj]

On the brighter side, our best batsman will walk in now. Go Kohli.

 

[Cevno]

This bowling at a quicker pace with revs is really helping England here.

Almost like Clarke vs Murali Karthik in 2004(?).

 

[Neil Pickup]

1-1

series soreline

Hah. If Test cricket should have taught you anything, it's that nothing's ever over.

 

[Spark]

This bowling at a quicker pace with revs is really helping England here.

Almost like Clarke vs Murali Karthik in 2004(?).

Yeah my thoughts too.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

So that should be it, great man. I hope you are dropped for last 2 matches. I feel unbelievably numb saying that!

Be a shame if it is but even if it isn't it won't be long till he does retire/get dropped.

 

[Spark]

Yeah this is the first of the Test I've seen but if the pitch hasn't changed significantly in character since Pietersen started his innings then either Pietersen and Cook played some of the best innings you'll ever see or the Indian spinners were very underwhelming.

From what I can tell they basically just bowled too short.

 

[Cabinet96]

Big moment for Kohli. I rate him a lot as a player, but he's been way overhyped IMO. Time for him to deliver.

 

[Howe_zat]

If I were not in a public place, or half asleep, or unable in every sense, I would have done a backflip right there.

Yeah this is the first of the Test I've seen but if the pitch hasn't changed significantly in character since Pietersen started his innings then either Pietersen and Cook played some of the best innings you'll ever see or the Indian spinners were very underwhelming.

Ojha was good, bowled some real pearls past the edge during that partnership, and catches went down. Had no support.