*Official* 1st Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 05 - 09 Feb 2021

[Flem274*]

buttler's batting record in test cricket isn't terrible tbh. as mw1304 says people are comparing his test career to his odi career, where he might well finish the best keeper bat ever.

a keeper averaging 34 is perfectly fine at #7 and h4x at #8.

 

[wpdavid]

Should just slog a few, get all out and bowl a few overs at the openers.

Yes, prodding around at this stage isn't helping us much. There's a case for Root declaring now.

 

[cnerd123]

if we get them out for 550, we only have to score 350 to avoid a follow on

can you perform a rain dance plz

 

[mackembhoy]

this is getting really painful now. Eng's h4x tail is going to take them to 700 after all. Anderson has an 80 odd against us and Jack Leach won MOTM for his batting not too long ago.

Just as I type, Ishant strikes. Thank God.

That Trent bridge pitch against you was even more of a road than this.

The leach one was hilarious night Watchman at 3 I think against Ireland at lord's was an absolute road. After they skittled us for 70 or something.

 

[Shri]

can you perform a rain dance plz

nah too much effort for eng

 

[91Jmay]

buttler's batting record in test cricket isn't terrible tbh. as mw1304 says people are comparing his test career to his odi career, where he might well finish the best keeper bat ever.

a keeper averaging 34 is perfectly fine at #7 and h4x at #8.

It's an OK record if you're an excellent keeper, which he isn't. He is an ok keeper who averages 34. If he wasn't an ODI great he'd have barely half that amount of Tests.

 

[sunilz]

if we get them out for 550, we only have to score 350 to avoid a follow on

We are winning this one.
Amazing Adelaide 2003, 2006?

 

[mackembhoy]

buttler's batting record in test cricket isn't terrible tbh. as mw1304 says people are comparing his test career to his odi career, where he might well finish the best keeper bat ever.

a keeper averaging 34 is perfectly fine at #7 and h4x at #8.

He's just awful against seam on his off stump in red ball. For an English batsman is bizarre he doesn't know where it is.

Anything else he's great.

 

[Flem274*]

If he wasn't an ODI great he'd have barely half that amount of Tests.

maybe, but england could be worse for it if they went searching like they did with openers post-strauss.

sometimes you have to make the most from an average hand.

 

[91Jmay]

Don't get just blocking here tbh. Play a few shots now.

 

[cnerd123]

That Trent bridge pitch against you was even more of a road than this.

The leach one was hilarious night Watchman at 3 I think against Ireland at lord's was an absolute road. After they skittled us for 70 or something.

Scored 92, don't think he'll ever get that close to a Test 100 again sadly. Was a weird match, Ireland got bowled out for 38 under drizzle and lights with a red-ball in the 4th innings when they needed just 180ish to win. The whole story on Day 1 was them bowling out England for 80 odd, and 3 days later that happens. Made for brilliant viewing tho lol.

 

[91Jmay]

maybe, but england could be worse for it if they went searching like they did with openers post-strauss.

sometimes you have to make the most from an average hand.

Yeah he wasn't keeping anyone else out of team who massively deserves it tbf.

 

[wpdavid]

The leach one was hilarious night Watchman at 3 I think against Ireland at lord's was an absolute road. After they skittled us for 70 or something.

And irc the rest of our batting failed in the 2nd innings after Leach was dismissed.

 

[Bijed]

Scored 92, don't think he'll ever get that close to a Test 100 again sadly. Was a weird match, Ireland got bowled out for 38 under drizzle and lights with a red-ball in the 4th innings when they needed just 180ish to win. The whole story on Day 1 was them bowling out England for 80 odd, and 3 days later that happens. Made for brilliant viewing tho lol.

I don't think I've known a match make less sense than that one haha. Leach wasn't even it a 3 as nightwatchman, he just straight up opened

And irc the rest of our batting failed in the 2nd innings after Leach was dismissed.

Yep, of all the people for the match-winning partnership to be between, I would not have picked Jack Leach and Jason Roy

 

[cnerd123]

Yeah he wasn't keeping anyone else out of team who massively deserves it tbf.

Why do you hate Ben Foakes

 

[flibbertyjibber]

of late he's been decent and looked composed. Coming off sl where he played well, I just found it surprising how poor he looked today. doesn't really matter given he's going home after this test.

Maybe mentally he is already switching off. Home to family in a few days. Easily done even for professionals.

 

[91Jmay]

Why do you hate Ben Foakes

He scored basically no runs domestically for quite a while. I'm not convinced he does much different to Buttler.

 

[mackembhoy]

And irc the rest of our batting failed in the 2nd innings after Leach was dismissed.

Well I think one things for certain him and joff need to swap places. Especially after losing a set batsman to avoid a little flurry.

Joff needs to just do a broad and do his IPL batting. As he's been utterly hopeless in international cricket. Surprisingly in white ball too.

 

[fredfertang]

can you perform a rain dance plz

You need a Lancastrian to do that, and I have no intention of doing one

 

[wpdavid]

He scored basically no runs domestically for quite a while. I'm not convinced he does much different to Buttler.

Without checking, I think Foakes did better in 2020 than in 2019, and that he was OK in 2018. Better keeper of course.