***Official*** England in India 2016/17

[Howe_zat]

they're taking the piss now

 

[flibbertyjibber]

This is carnage. Pathetic session by India.

 

[Jono]

You better bat well ****s

 

[DriveClub]

England is so unfair, either there should be a cap on number of all-rounders or limit to oneginger per team. Im leaning towards limiting gingers.

 

[fredfertang]

I suppose this just goes to show that the real reason India haven't played Bangladesh is because they're running scared

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Great partnership. Should be able to get 600 from here.

 

[artvandalay]

The approach that England have used is pretty much the natural game of all the Aussie batsmen. They're not good enough to survive by nudging and nurdling anyway, might as well hit the spinners off their lines.

 

[Howe_zat]

That's been coming for a while, not counting the obvious drops. It's not quite the kind of wicket where you've got no risk in these shots whatsoever.

Still, gun partnership

 

[DriveClub]

England is so unfair, either there should be a cap on number of all-rounders or limit to oneginger per team. Im leaning towards limiting gingers.

Can I claim this wicket? I jinxed a ginger

 

[Shri]

Shami hit both batsmen's balls in one over. Ever happened before?

 

[Howe_zat]

The approach that England have used is pretty much the natural game of all the Aussie batsmen. They're not good enough to survive by nudging and nurdling anyway, might as well hit the spinners off their lines.

Didn't see Australia making 450 in Asia recently...

 

[Howe_zat]

England is so unfair, either there should be a cap on number of all-rounders or limit to oneginger per team. Im leaning towards limiting gingers.

do you want to destroy Irish cricket

 

[DriveClub]

Shami has been the best bowler this innings i think

 

[DriveClub]

do you want to destroy Irish cricket

Good point, ban would be for only test nations

 

[Howe_zat]

Just noticed that Stokes has finally got his batting average above his bowling average.

 

[Howe_zat]

That distorted guitar music backing up a Stokes boundary montage was the bollocks. More of that please

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Brilliant session. Put them to the sword after lunch and grind them into the dirt.

Lots of overs in the bowlers legs may tell later in the series too.

 

[artvandalay]

Didn't see Australia making 450 in Asia recently...

Obviously not because they were busy playing for the turn and missing sliders... They may be better served by this kind of approach.

 

[Howe_zat]

Obviously not because they were busy playing for the turn and missing sliders... They may be better served by this kind of approach.

Ah right.

Yeah, maybe, but Stokes and Bairstow had a license to do this based on the platform set up by Root's innings which was much more conventional.

 

[Prince EWS]

good point, ban would be for only test nations

RIP Irish Test cricket hopes.