***Official*** England in India

[Neil Pickup]

Right, I'm off to go and buy some breakfast.

Going to assume I missed nothing of note

 

[smash84]

Lol, when the commentators are calling for Chawla as India's great hope, you know its curtains.

 

[Teja.]

Ashwin - now averaging 61 with the bat for the series - can't buy a ****ing wicket.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Yeah if Galle last year (which gave us a really exciting Test) got reported, then this one should get a lot more than a report.

Absolutely, there was nothing wrong with that Galle pitch. This is the worst pitch I can ever remember seeing.

 

[centurymaker]

how do you get out on this pitch?

you just don't if you bat sensibly.


43 overs and just 1 wicket today and that too of a useless ojha

 

[Prince EWS]

I can't believe Compton didn't get out there.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Going to assume I missed nothing of note

Well the screen went blue and you had to press the red button to get pictures. Highlight of the day.

 

[stumpski]

200 runs in the series now for Compton. Averaging 39 yes, but seems to find it all such a struggle, you wouldn't say he's been a find. Root breathing down his neck I would say.

 

[Prince EWS]

200 runs in the series now for Compton. Averaging 39 yes, but seems to find it all such a struggle, you wouldn't say he's been a find. Root breathing down his neck I would say.

There is absolutely no reason both shouldn't be in the team at the moment. There are no batsmen injured currently - there is a full strength top seven, and if you wanted to get Bairstow in then it'd make far more sense to drop Bell than either of them at the moment.

 

[Jono]

I heard jack ****

 

[Cevno]

OOh got him!!!!!!!

Turn.

 

[Neil Pickup]

how do you get out on this pitch?

you just don't if you bat sensibly.


43 overs and just 1 wicket today and that too of a useless ojha

You get sawn off by a blind and deaf Sri Lankan.

 

[stumpski]

Hmmm, did he touch that?

 

[centurymaker]

i can see england being just 1 or two wickets down by close of play today


150/2 worst case scenario

 

[Cevno]

I heard jack ****

Same.

 

[Spark]

Clearly the ump got bored.

 

[Cevno]

You get sawn off by a blind and deaf Sri Lankan.

How the hell did he manage to get the ICC best umpire award ?

 

[stumpski]

There is absolutely no reason both shouldn't be in the team at the moment. There are no batsmen injured currently - there is a full strength top seven, and if you wanted to get Bairstow in then it'd make far more sense to drop Bell than either of them at the moment.

At the moment fine, but I can't see Root as a long-term option at 6.

 

[Jono]

I reckon the Gods of cricket rang up and said "nah not having this, see off Cook whether he's out or not"

 

[NasserFan207]

Dharmasena must hate Cook