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

[OverratedSanity]

Were always playing catchup after England got 500. Root's batting was several levels above everyone else in the game.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Incoming panauti presser talking about lack of intent

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Nawab of Panauti

 

[Kirkut]

Congrats poms on a superb win! It is funny that dust bowls aiding reverse swing were the conditions we used to do well in are now a part of our weaknesses.

 

[Kirkut]

And it's high time Anderson gets the respect he deserves!

 

[OverratedSanity]

We'll win as soon as we start playing Ankit Rajpoot and Sandeep Warrier

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Its an absolute slaughter this.

India would take a 2-2 drawn series right now.

That would keep the good guys at no 1 and lead to a Trans Tasman final.

 

[silentstriker]

They won't even last 50 overs. What a letdown after Sydney and Brisbane...

The selection has been atrocious. Kohli also needs to score some runs for once.

 

[silentstriker]

Its an absolute slaughter this.

India would take a 2-2 drawn series right now.

No, they absolutely would not. It may end up that way, but there is no way they would take that.

 

[Burgey]

Lol @ Archer having a dig now it's six fer

 

[Kirkut]

They won't even last 50 overs. What a letdown after Sydney and Brisbane...

The selection has been atrocious. Kohli also needs to score some runs for once.

I think they are playing tests too soon after winning down under, that series win has not even sunk in yet.

Anyways, excuses aside this team never had a solid batting line up.

 

[Shri]

my xi for the next test if there was no covid restrictions

rohit
gill
pujara
kohli
rahane
iyer
pant
axar/kuldeep
ashwin
ishant
bumrah

 

[Kirkut]

They won't even last 50 overs. What a letdown after Sydney and Brisbane...

The selection has been atrocious. Kohli also needs to score some runs for once.

The pitch takes a bit of blame too. It is a typical bat first win the test pitch. During fab 4 era we could afford to lose the toss and bat in 4th innings because we had the batting to save the test match, not in this case.

 

[morgieb]

Kohli only scoring runs when the pressure’s off. Typical.

 

[Burgey]

Kohli only scoring runs when the pressure’s off. Typical.

If it was the sudden death finale to the series, he would already be out.

 

[Pothas]

Bess would probably do well not to bowl another over here

 

[morgieb]

If ashwin’s out....

 

[Shri]

great now ash is out of the series too

 

[Burgey]

Kohli, mate. Stop trying to fit the arm guard to Ashwin. FMD brother, there's a physio out there. You don't have to do literally everything for the team.

 

[Burgey]

Really good stuff this from Archer.