***Official*** India in England 2014

[hendrix]

poor footwork again from Prior to make it look more difficult than it was.

 

[Zinzan]

such a ***y pitch

Heh, this looks like it'll be fun.

Nothing better in cricket than green pastures on the first day of a test.

 

[Bahnz]

Oh Prior, gotta take those.

 

[kingkallis]

I feel Prior was slightly late to react...

 

[Spikey]

when was the last time Prior went through a test without dropping one

 

[Swingpanzee]

Prior is such a gash keeper. Not the easiset chance but still...

 

[Daemon]

So do pitches like these tend to stay the same for the first couple of days?

 

[hendrix]

Yeah this was my first thought too, along with the infamous Indian tour of New Zealand 2002-03.

This was late on day 1 at the basin this year:



Was significantly greener early in the morning.

 

[ImpatientLime]

B-b-b-but we can't pick Buttler because his keeping isn't ready.

 

[Burgey]

Prior, just leave. That was tough, yeah, but we can't keep dropping them.

Very takeable tbh. Terrible lunger, is Prior these days.

 

[wpdavid]

Prior, just leave. That was tough, yeah, but we can't keep dropping them.

Yup. Cue my call to bring in Read or Foster as a short term fix at 8 and, if necessary as captain.

 

[Bahnz]

Yeah this was my first thought too, along with the infamous Indian tour of New Zealand 2002-03.

Nah those pitches were awful to bat on, but they weren't as green as this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVNIfMguJY0

 

[wpdavid]

when was the last time Prior went through a test without dropping one

Sydney, iirc.

 

[MW1304]

Cook won't last 5 seconds on this pitch.

 

[Maximas]

I don't think I've ever seen such a high volume of that really bright green grass though, in NZ and Australia it has that kinda browner tinge, stump cam makes it difficult to tell where the pitch ends on either side

 

[hendrix]

B-b-b-but we can't pick Buttler because his keeping isn't ready.

just pick Foster IMO.

 

[Burgey]

Jeez Pujara played that over well. He's a quality player.

 

[Burgey]

Sydney, iirc.

Well played

 

[GIMH]

when was the last time Prior went through a test without dropping one

He keeps spilling catches as well

 

[ImpatientLime]

Who's the better keeper out of Foster and Read? IIRC weren't there always management concerns about Read going to his right? Or was that a nonsense?

Who's the better bat?