***Official*** India in England 2014

[Spark]

The pitch is suddenly lookinng a lot different now, isn't it? It is carrying through better for Anderson, although the bounce is still ugly slow and low from Broad's end. Maybe the first session was just the pitch settling down.. Definitely looks a lot more English now and the ball is swinging really well...

Hmm, look at how Rahane was mistiming all those drives, though. Yeah, he's new, but that's not happening on a pitch with some pace.

 

[Daemon]

So, so good with that shot.

 

[Jono]

The pitch is suddenly lookinng a lot different now, isn't it? It is carrying through better for Anderson, although the bounce is still ugly slow and low from Broad's end. Maybe the first session was just the pitch settling down.. Definitely looks a lot more English now and the ball is swinging really well...

Nah still not bouncing to Prior from both end.

 

[Adders]

The pitch is suddenly lookinng a lot different now, isn't it? It is carrying through better for Anderson, although the bounce is still ugly slow and low from Broad's end. Maybe the first session was just the pitch settling down.. Definitely looks a lot more English now and the ball is swinging really well...

Nah, the balls swinging now so the bowlers are bowling a fuller length. Movement through the air has largely taken the wicket out of it. If it starts going gun barrel again and the bowlers have to vary their length it will be the same as it was before lunch.

 

[King Pietersen]

Enjoy!

 

[Cevno]

Shot by Rahane.

 

[Cevno]

To be fair as i said above before too, this is the type of wicket so far, where Indian attack is gonna struggle lot more unless clouds come resulting in swinging the ball or the wicket starts actually deteriorating.

 

[honestbharani]

@Spark, Adders and Jono:

Well, I still think it is going through better for Anderson.. Also it looks like it has gotten slightly overcast... Or less sunny than it was earlier.. Not sure if that is suddenly aiding the swing. Or maybe they just goot it to reverse now and it is going really well for them.. Either way, the ball is swinging like a million times more now than the 2nd hour of the day and it is definitely making it look a different pitch to bat on, although it is just probably the conditions and reverse that is doing it...

 

[Daemon]

Ganguly would be on Star, wouldn't he?

Apparently not. Pretty nice lineup from Sky.

 

[honestbharani]

Sourav has been there all day on Star mate

 

[Cevno]

Apparently not. Pretty nice lineup from Sky.

Ganguly is on Star. Dravid, Akram, Manjrekar, Bhogle etc.. too.

 

[YorksLanka]

Is that Anderson?? Didn't recognise him when he isn't crying like a girl

 

[Spark]

@Spark, Adders and Jono:

Well, I still think it is going through better for Anderson.. Also it looks like it has gotten slightly overcast... Or less sunny than it was earlier.. Not sure if that is suddenly aiding the swing. Or maybe they just goot it to reverse now and it is going really well for them.. Either way, the ball is swinging like a million times more now than the 2nd hour of the day and it is definitely making it look a different pitch to bat on, although it is just probably the conditions and reverse that is doing it...

Anderson has proven plenty of times in the past that he knows how to get wickets on a slow deck, so the fact that he's doing so now is not much of shock.

 

[Shri]

**** you alllllllllllllllllll

Before or after Kohli?

 

[Daemon]

Sourav has been there all day on Star mate

Ganguly is on Star. Dravid, Akram, Manjrekar, Bhogle etc.. too.

had no idea they switch between broadcasters

 

[honestbharani]

Anderson has proven plenty of times in the past that he knows how to get wickets on a slow deck, so the fact that he's doing so now is not much of shock.

I am not talking about wicket taking ability though.. I just think it is carrying through better from that end.. Not that it is any great shakes but I think it is visibly better at that end than the end Broad and Stokes are bowling from...

 

[King Pietersen]

Just been reminded there's no DRS. BCCI are such ****s. Why are they continually allowed to deny the technology? It's not perfect, but with umpiring at the standard it is currently, I'd say we need it.

 

[wpdavid]

Anderson must be due a breather soon.

 

[Daemon]

Umpires used to get 93% of decisions correct pre DRS? Very unbelievable stat.

 

[Jono]

Umpires used to get 93% of decisions correct pre DRS? Very unbelievable stat.

Not really, its very believable. There are ****hous appeals which they say no to all the time.