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

[flibbertyjibber]

people are getting way too excited over the pitch. it will look a lot less threatening when rashid and moeen are bowling on it instead of ashwin.

Harsh on Rashid as he has more wickets than Ashwin in the series going in to this game.

 

[Scaly piscine]

When you go for a 7th bowler, you are usually staring at a 600+ score by the opposition. At that point, is someone even a bowler? And England have 6 legit bowlers at the moment.

Not really. He regularly had the odd over for Durham last season.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Good days cricket, need to get as close to 400 as we can (preferably a few more) and see how quickly the pitch breaks up. Certainly more turn and bounce today than on any other pitch we have seen so far on day 1 of this series so getting a good score becomes even more important.

 

[Scaly piscine]

Obviously England having 6 bowlers already makes Jennings' bowling less useful, but I could definitely see him having the odd over every match when England go back to 5 bowlers. Apart from anything else you don't need a 6th bowler as he'll do that job (not that you really ever *need* a sixth bowler, but it's useful). Next series Hameed will come in. I guess you could argue about whether Rashid stays in Buttler's place once Moeen drops down.

 

[BoyBrumby]

the answer is always more south africans

How many Saffers have scored a century on debut before Jennings?

Interestingly (or perhaps not) the BBC observes four of England's last five test debut century makers are South African by birth: Strauss, Prior, Trott and now the boy Jennings.

Captain Cook the native odd man out.

 

[Pothas]

I am all for us having a batsman that does a bit of trundling anyway, has been part of most England sides that I can remember.

 

[TT Boy]

Crapinfo commentator being crappier than is usual in their live commentary day's play summary, even by their standards...





I get that they are in a good position and Stokes and Butler could really ram home the advantage, with Woakes, Rashid and Ball all capable of contributing a lot with the bat. But surely dominating and fantasticare too strong as words to describe what is basically been a middling day 1 score?

Worst part of that summary is Stokes and Buttler "looking solid as ever". I had a nap with 15 minutes left in the day but up until then Stokes was looking anything but solid and was close to being out on numerous occasions. Jos didn't look too hot as well.

 

[Howe_zat]

Nasser laying into Kohli is awesome

 

[Contra]

Yes out!

 

[Howe_zat]

Bat on ground not considered from 3rd umpire. Not sure about that.

 

[fredfertang]

That's ****ing outrageous - cheating ****s

 

[Adders]

Well that was ****ed.

 

[fredfertang]

Should be able to review the review to the match referee

 

[cnerd123]

AshWIN > Stokes

20th wicket in the series for him, and 47th of this home season. Still 34 up for grabs this series. Could end with 35 overall for this series, which isn't bad at all.

 

[Contra]

Haha that's definitely out, you just have to look at it deviate so much after crossing the bat. If it didn't deveat so much it would have been a stone dead lbw

 

[fredfertang]

What are these commentators on about?

in all the years I played the game I was never once in any doubt about whether I'd hit the ball (always walked of course)

 

[Howe_zat]

What are these commentators on about?

in all the years I played the game I was never once in any doubt about whether I'd hit the ball (always walked of course)

sometimes you were wrong

just didn't have the tech to show it

 

[fredfertang]

nah - you can feel it - even the faintest feather

 

[Contra]

LOL this isn't a bunsen

 

[flibbertyjibber]

So what have I missed?

Is the Stokes dismissal controversial?