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

[vcs]

Decent fightback by India here.

 

[Shri]

Mo making Raina look good.

 

[Daemon]

Haha Pandya has got 3 of the jammiest wickets so far, wag

 

[Daemon]

Get the feeling India won't chase this

 

[91Jmay]

Dhoni claiming a catch on the half volley. Only the 10th time in his career so probably give him the benefit of the doubt

 

[Daemon]

Dhoni claiming a catch on the half volley. Only the 10th time in his career so probably give him the benefit of the doubt

He didn't really appeal, looked like one of those situations where the fielder doesn't know but wants it to be checked out.

 

[centurymaker]

It's all going to be about taking wickets when india bat because if there are wickets in hand, no total shud be too great on this another box of a ground.. but Good news from England POV is that there's still enough assistance in the pitch for the seamers.

 

[YorksLanka]

good from Stokes here to get England 300+

 

[91Jmay]

Should get 320+ but doubt that's enough with our bowling line up

 

[YorksLanka]

this wicket will suit the England seamers tho, think Stokes and Woakes will get more bounce out of it..

 

[Daemon]

Brilliant from Woakes on the 2nd and 3rd ball this over, he knew exactly where the fielders were and what Bumrah would do

 

[Howe_zat]

Chris Woakes averages more with the bat than Shahid Afridi

 

[Daemon]

Bhuvi's bowled so many good yorkers and they've still gone for boundaries, poor bloke.

 

[Howe_zat]

Should always be a run out of the last ball

 

[vcs]

England were 240 odd for 6 and still put up 320+.

 

[theegyptian]

Yes I think England will probably win this. Two paced when the seamers are bowling. Up and down and some sideways movement at times although don't quite know how the lights will affect the wicket. England need to be aggresive though with the ball. Keeps slips in play.

 

[Daemon]

Yes I think England will probably win this. Two paced when the seamers are bowling. Up and down and some sideways movement at times although don't quite know how the lights will affect the wicket. England need to be aggresive though with the ball. Keeps slips in play.

Batting doesn't look hard once it stops swinging though, That's going to be the key imo, if we don't lose too many first up the chase is on.

 

[YorksLanka]

this wicket will suit the England seamers tho, think Stokes and Woakes will get more bounce out of it..

sorry mental block-meant stokes and kerplunk..

 

[theegyptian]

Stokes has improved a lot as a batsman at the back end of the innings. No more of the attemptss at hacking every ball for six, a lot more refined and selective with his strokeplay (even if he did hit a couple of deliveries that would have been wides) and more consistent as a result. I feel a lot more confident about him batting 6 or 7 long term if that's what they decide. I'd still worry about runchases but he's improved a lot so credit to him.

 

[Spikey]

mike selvey @selvecricket
Nasser excellent on yorkers. But even that small zone negated if batsman goes deep in crease or moves forward.

what did nas say? I assume it wasn't the simplistic "bowl more yorkers!!!"