*Official* First Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham - Aug 4-8 - 2021

[Raffski]

Is this India side better than the one from 2018?

 

[wpdavid]

Going to this tomorrow.

I really don't want us to bat.

You've picked the best day if the weather forecast is to be believed. Enjoy.

 

[honestbharani]

Is this India side better than the one from 2018?

I think the batting has somehow gotten worse but the bowling is better. And we may just have better balance if sense prevails and they dont drop Jaddu or Ash. Lets see.

 

[wpdavid]

The weather forecast for Days 2 to 5 is dire, so it looks like they have a total of two and a half days to come up with a result. Not impossible with England's batting, but surely unlikely.

 

[Uppercut]

The weather forecast for Days 2 to 5 is dire, so it looks like they have a total of two and a half days to come up with a result. Not impossible with England's batting, but surely unlikely.

Very patchy but a result still looks likely to me. Especially if the rain makes batting difficult.

If the forecast is right today will be waaaay better for batting than any other day will be.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Going to this tomorrow.

I really don't want us to bat.

The good news is that if we do bat first you'll probably get to see us bowl as well.

 

[h_hurricane]

The good news is that if we do bat first you'll probably get to see us bowl as well.

I would say both teams will get a chance to bat today, regardless of the toss, if the weather holds up good.

 

[Gob]

drunk as ****. hope both teams lose

 

[CricAddict]

Maybe better not to regard Broad and Anderson as a single entity, especially as there's a fair difference in their ages. Anderson's performances against NZ concerned me, but he's proved me wrong more than once before, so who knows.

He just got his FC career best last month. Definitely should be concerned about him.

 

[Nintendo]

YJB handed a cap to commemurate his 75th test, so definitely in the xi today. Onwards and upwards YJB.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

YJB handed a cap to commemurate his 75th test, so definitely in the xi today. Onwards and upwards YJB.

A special day. Could this be the match that brings his Test average up to 35?

 

[h_hurricane]

drunk as ****. hope both teams lose

Expectation is the mother of all disappointments.

 

[Manee]

They have an extremely strong bowling attack which will makes the series close imo

No Ashwin and no Ishant. Unsure I can see India taking 20 wickets, tbh!

 

[Manee]

Ok Siraj is playing - this makes me feel a bit better!

 

[Spark]

No Ashwin and no Ishant. Unsure I can see India taking 20 wickets, tbh!

This is what I mean by being amazed at the pessimism. Indian batsmen struggle against swing, sure. But thinking that Shami, Siraj, and Bumrah can't take 20 wickets against this English batting lineup? Really?

 

[OverratedSanity]

Ashwin was our best bowler in the WTC final. Great work Kohli.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Bit of a surprise from both teams then. I think every match preview I saw had Ashwin and Leach down to play.

 

[Manee]

This is what I mean by being amazed at the pessimism. Indian batsmen struggle against swing, sure. But thinking that Shami, Siraj, and Bumrah can't take 20 wickets against this English batting lineup? Really?

I'm scarred by 4-1 more than I am by multiple cancer surgeries.

 

[Manee]

Ashwin was our best bowler in the WTC final. Great work Kohli.

Surely it is an injury. No one can be stupid enough to think Thakur > Ashwin right now.

 

[Spark]

Ashwin was our best bowler in the WTC final. Great work Kohli.

Yeah admittedly if India are going to randomly weaken themselves massively for no apparent reason then obviously judgements will have to change.