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

[Daemon]

bhenchod I didn’t expect us to be this **** with the bat

 

[Teja.]

FFS, worst time to **** up Jinks.

 

[Prince EWS]

Kohli to be sacked as captain?

Should probably wait until the VC justifies his place at home.

 

[morgieb]

Yikes. Will be a miracle if India can even draw from here.

 

[morgieb]

Should probably wait until the VC justifies his place at home.

Good from this ****

 

[cnerd123]

the crash from the Gabba high

How much time did they spend coming up with plans and working on batting strategies for this series?

 

[Arachnodouche]

Captain Ajinkya Brearley

 

[Chrish]

lol

 

[Arachnodouche]

the crash from the Gabba high

How much time did they spend coming up with plans and working on batting strategies for this series?

They're cooked after two days in the field.

 

[Teja.]

Should probably wait until the VC justifies his place at home.

I say this as Rahane's biggest fan. Pant is not going to improve his home keeping dramatically short term. If Pant does remotely well as a batsman, Rahane has 2-3 tests to make a hundred to save his place.

 

[Daemon]

I say this as Rahane's biggest fan. Pant is not going to improve his home keeping dramatically short term. If Pant does remotely well as a batsman, Rahane has 2-3 tests to make a hundred to save his place.

Provided Pant makes expensive blunders during that time.

I don’t think Rahane has that short a leash ftr.

 

[Shri]

kohli has to go

rahane test captain

rohit limited overs captain

 

[Burgey]

Oh this is beautiful. Just magnificent. And it this venue, too. It's like the stars have realigned after the dirge of the home summer and put everything back where it belongs.

 

[Shri]

Oh this is beautiful. Just magnificent. And it this venue, too. It's like the stars have realigned after the dirge of the home summer and put everything back where it belongs.

dude eng are playing not aus

 

[Arachnodouche]

I say this as Rahane's biggest fan. Pant is not going to improve his home keeping dramatically short term. If Pant does remotely well as a batsman, Rahane has 2-3 tests to make a hundred to save his place.

Thought he'd turned the corner in Melbourne, looking as composed and judicious as he did. But he's made three mental blunders to get out in the three games since. Sadly looks like it may have been a false dawn.

 

[Burgey]

dude eng are playing not aus

I know. I don't care. It's hilarious and beautiful all at once.

 

[cnerd123]

dude eng are playing not aus

Burgeys so scarred he's gone from cheering for Aus to win to cheering for India to lose

We're 90s Australia now.

 

[Daemon]

Burgeys so scarred he's gone from cheering for Aus to win to cheering for India to lose

We're 90s Australia now.

Yes I remember how he used to say he enjoyed how others derived pleasure in watching Australia fail because of their dominance before.

He’s now become one of them.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Ffs, this is looking as backs-to-the-wall as Aus now. Thought we'd get some room to catch our breaths at home.

 

[Teja.]

Provided Pant makes expensive blunders during that time.

I don’t think Rahane has that short a leash ftr.

I think the project of improving Pant's keeping against spin at home is a very long term one. Not expecting much improvement this series.