*Official* India Tour of England 2018

[SillyCowCorner1]

Someone's making a triple century in this match

 

[mr_mister]

If Cook produced this innings a little earlier in the series he wouldn't have retired so early IMO

 

[Borges]

Batting is not as easy as the scoreboard suggests. Both these guys have been dropped, and even without that, Moeen has looked like a walking wicket.

 

[Starfighter]

Someone's making a triple century in this match

There'll only be one innings at this rate, if that's the case.

 

[TestMatch]

Two hours for 20 runs. Never seen Ali bat this patiently.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

If Cook produced this innings a little earlier in the series he wouldn't have retired so early IMO

I think he would, he must have been close to going after the ashes last winter as he was saying then it was a game by game thing as far as he was concerned then.

 

[artvandalay]

Batting is not as easy as the scoreboard suggests. Both these guys have been dropped, and even without that, Moeen has looked like a walking wicket.

They could still score quicker imo. It isn't THAT difficult out there. Moeen though is showing why he shouldn't bat at #3 in international cricket.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Two hours for 20 runs. Never seen Ali bat this patiently.

The fact he has played and missed at most of his deliveries means he hasn't actually been that patient.

 

[mr_mister]

lol Pant just did an awesome kip-up

 

[ImpatientLime]

i'm not watching and shami is beating the edge repeatedly according to cricinfo. is he bowling too short or something?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

lol Pant just did an awesome kip-up

He's tuning up the band for Sweet Chin Music!

 

[Groundking]

Moeen has been so loose this innings.

 

[CarlsbergXpress]

i'm not watching and shami is beating the edge repeatedly according to cricinfo. is he bowling too short or something?

Yeah about a foot, still bowled well with no luck though.

 

[ImpatientLime]

Yeah about a foot, still bowled well with no luck though.

nah. if he's bowling too short its entirely his own fault and nothing to do with luck.

 

[OverratedSanity]

i'm not watching and shami is beating the edge repeatedly according to cricinfo. is he bowling too short or something?

Yeah about a foot, still bowled well with no luck though.

nah. if he's bowling too short its entirely his own fault and nothing to do with luck.

That's too simplistic. This pitch isn't really doing enough for him to pitch it up more frequently imo.

 

[CarlsbergXpress]

nah. if he's bowling too short its entirely his own fault and nothing to do with luck.

If he was bowling a yard too short I would agree, could have picked up a couple easily.

 

[StephenZA]

Feels like India have lost a bit of their fire....

 

[OverratedSanity]

Would be nice to see Cook ton up. Think the Indian pacers have bowled brilliantly post lunch, but it looks like they're fading now, understandably. Bit odd that India have gone and dropped the allrounder on the flattest pitch of the series. Might be the one game he might have been needed the most to give the pacers a breather.

 

[Daemon]

wtf is with us losing all the tosses

 

[artvandalay]

wtf is with us losing all the tosses

This goes back to the previous series where england won 4 tosses and still lost every match. That trend has continued here.