***Official*** India in England 2014

[Prince EWS]

McGrath scored his only fifty in his 102nd game.

Ahh beaten.

 

[91Jmay]

Yeah Binny clearly in as a batsman who rolls his arm over but really unnecessary. If you are that worried about the tail, R Ashwin has proven a useful bat anyway.

 

[fredfertang]

Sadly I have to go out to the local fete now - hope to see Root get to 200 when I get back

 

[GIMH]

If this proves anything it's that we are the best side in the world

 

[Teja.]

Not sure if it's the record but McGrath did it in his 102nd Test.

This was my thought process too.

 

[smash84]

For some reason Jimmy Anderson reminds me of Robbie P

 

[Howe_zat]

Yeah Binny clearly in as a batsman who rolls his arm over but really unnecessary. If you are that worried about the tail, R Ashwin has proven a useful bat anyway.

Ashwin is better than that, not so long ago people semi-seriously claimed he should bat ahead of Dhoni. Has taken wickets against us before as well.

 

[Teja.]

Damn, I've just thought what you must be going through with all this, Teja.

...

I'm basking in it

Ishant Sharma taking three wickets in a spell and James Anderson about to ton up, this might just be the most painful test I've witnessed.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Sod the Tendulkar masterclass, can't wait for the Jimmy one.

 

[Arjun]

Yeah Binny clearly in as a batsman who rolls his arm over but really unnecessary. If you are that worried about the tail, R Ashwin has proven a useful bat anyway.

Indeed. Also Bhuvneshwar Kumar. And on a pitch this flat, they don't need a full batsman below five if they're doing well with the bat. And they're poor with the ball.

 

[ajdude]

For some reason Jimmy Anderson reminds me of Robbie P

their batting styles are sort of similar in a way as well

 

[Viscount Tom]

Where is Adders?

 

[Adders]

Where is Adders?

Still here VT....loving the Jimmy show.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Joe Root's brother Billy got a double hundred on Monday. Last time he did that Joe got one in a test. Doubt Jimmy can hang around that long.

 

[Furball]

Each of the Indian bowlers, particularly the three lead seamers, has bowled an obnoxiously large amount of overs. You do not overbowl your prime pace bowlers like this! Will the Indian team management ever realise? There's no way they'll ever solve their fast bowler problem and breed quality bowlers if they keep rolling down 30 overs an innings!

If they were quality they wouldn't be sending down 30 overs.

 

[GotSpin]

This is all quite amusing. Would be ideal for Anderson to get out for 97 though

 

[Furball]

England's plan is clearly to bat once, bat big here.

There is literally nothing to gain by declaring before 5pm today.

 

[Adders]

This is all quite amusing. Would be ideal for Anderson to get out for 97 though

Knocked Agar out of the record books once today, may as well have that off him too.

 

[Furball]

What's the most number of matches played before a maiden 50?

Also his maiden FC 50 IIRC.

 

[grecian]

I've been out all day, hospital then pub. WTF has happened here?