***Official*** India vs England 2021 General Discussion thread

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Apologies if already discussed, I cbf reading the whole thread, but is this being shown in Australia? Not been happy with the lack of test cricket being shown of late.

 

[Spark]

Apologies if already discussed, I cbf reading the whole thread, but is this being shown in Australia? Not been happy with the lack of test cricket being shown of late.

it's such bullshit. what's the point of having a 24 hour cricket channel if you can't be bothered getting rights to test series around the world

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

But they've got so many BBL Mini's to show, how could they ever fit the test matches in

 

[Shri]

what about kayo

i remember free trialing the **** out of the world cup in sydney lmao

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

what about kayo

i remember free trialing the **** out of the world cup in sydney lmao

Kayo is just a Foxtel streaming service. Owned by the same people.

 

[Shri]

Kayo is just a Foxtel streaming service. Owned by the same people.

India v England | Event Centre | Kayo Sports

India is home after retaining the Border–Gavaskar Trophy and turns its attention to the touring English side, with captain Joe Root in career-best form.

kayosports.com.au

its on kayo apparently, the whole series

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

India v England | Event Centre | Kayo Sports

India is home after retaining the Border–Gavaskar Trophy and turns its attention to the touring English side, with captain Joe Root in career-best form.

kayosports.com.au

its on kayo apparently, the whole series

Thank you for answering my initial question.

 

[Arachnodouche]

There's always some blog or other streaming the games live. Unless it's a question of scruples, you can always scrounge up a link once the match starts.

 

[Shri]

you're welcome

 

[Spark]

There's always some blog or other streaming the games live. Unless it's a question of scruples, you can always scrounge up a link once the match starts.

beyond anything else, those often have a length delay which is pretty annoying. like an over or more.

 

[Isura]

If I remember rightly, last time England toured they ran up several 400+ scores in the first innings of games but still lost extremely heavily as India would respond with 600 each time. It'll need Bess and Leach to perform far better than Moeen and Rashid did last time if England are to be in with a shout. Hopefully we push them close but it would be a surprise if we came close to even drawing the series.

First test England 500+ and draw. Second and third tests England failed to reach 300. This is true for 4th and

I protest against creating sub forums for only big 3 series #subforumsforeveryone

One thread per series seems utterly sufficient.

 

[Isura]

How do us Yankees watch this? ESPN+? Disney+??

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

There's always some blog or other streaming the games live. Unless it's a question of scruples, you can always scrounge up a link once the match starts.

Wow really? I've never heard of that before. Can you explain in more detail?

 

[Prince EWS]

Apologies if already discussed, I cbf reading the whole thread, but is this being shown in Australia? Not been happy with the lack of test cricket being shown of late.

At least the PCB put the Pak/SA series on YouTube (not that Fox controlled this, but it meant there was an easy workaround), but yeah the lack of SL/England was extremely frustrating.

 

[Pup Clarke]

So I was rewatching the 2016 series and couldn't believe how many anomalies there were
Karen Nair 300, Jayant Yadav 100, a recall for Gareth Batty after 12 years (completely forgot about that!) and Zafar Ansari playing 3 tests and promptly retiring from the sport the following year

Bloody weird

 

[ankitj]

Is there any chance Jayant Yadav plays again? The guy had a pretty good series against England.

 

[cnerd123]

Is there any chance Jayant Yadav plays again? The guy had a pretty good series against England.

He's 31. Got injured shortly after playing for India, and I reckon his time has now passed.

Jayant Yadav looks on the bright side

He made a fairy-tale Test debut and then fell out of favour, but he's taking it all philosophically

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[Shri]

India vs England - Chepauk's accidental curator set to roll out pitch with 'English look'

Meet V Ramesh Kumar, who went from handling a textile business to becoming a curator at Chepauk

www.espncricinfo.com

do not **** this up for us mc

 

[honestbharani]

Lol. We will beat them with pace, they won't see that coming ?

That seems to be the most logical reason I can come up with, really. Feb s still remnants of winter here so I guess there will be enough swing on offer, esp. with the sea breeze setting in.

 

[Daemon]

The title is misleading, only the outfield has an 'English look'.

Traditionally the Chepauk pitch has worn a bald look. However this time around it has been lush green across the square and the outfield. The TNCA had hosted a few practice matches at the venue ahead of the group phase of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in the first half of January.

"There is no open spot. The outfield has a soft bed and is lush green," Ramesh says.

The groundsmen are working on two different types of pitch with varying soil profiles. One is purely red soil, but its character is different to the red soil at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, which generally provides bounce and assistance to all bowlers. The red soil in Chennai, on the other hand, can become flat quickly once rolled. This is one reason - at the moment - the pitch will have a greenish cover on the first day. The second pitch has a mixed profile: a base with the local red soil of about three inches with a top layer comprising black clay. A final decision on which pitch will host the first Test will be made in the days leading up to the match.