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

[cnerd123]

I have struggled to care about this game at all, and I really should have. ?

kinda snuck up on all of us tbh. Lots of other cricket happening till this. There wasn't much build up in terms of warmup games or anything either

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Test cricket is the best cricket....

Show the 'Hundred' kids this please.

Pinnacle of our game

 

[Window]

The Olympics are on! No ones got to watch cricket!

 

[wpdavid]

It's a different game when India are batting, isn't it. Others can suggest whether that's down to the standard of batting, the standard of bowling, or a bit of both.

 

[silentstriker]

Weather forecast doesn't look great.

 

[silentstriker]

It's a different game when India are batting, isn't it. Others can suggest whether that's down to the standard of batting, the standard of bowling, or a bit of both.

Not sure what standard you're talking about - Rohit averages like 25 in away games.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Not sure what standard you're talking about - Rohit averages like 25 in away games.

The new version of Rohit after he started opening is perfectly competent away from home.

 

[BoyBrumby]

****headery notwithstanding, Robinson does look decent, doesn't he?

Not lightning, but brisk enough and gets good bounce.

Very accurate too.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Rohit has looked fine, but Rahul has been garbage imo. Why is the dude so ****ing restless, settle down ffs.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Sliding down, IMHO.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Sliding down, IMHO.

The rankings or the DRS?

 

[silentstriker]

****headery notwithstanding, Robinson does look decent, doesn't he?

Not lightning, but brisk enough and gets good bounce.

Very accurate too.

Yeah, looks pretty good.

The game is well set up. We will likely lose some significant time due to weather, so it's good to see a low scoring game.

 

[Shri]

so who's getting dropped for hameed in the next test

 

[flibbertyjibber]

so who's getting dropped for hameed in the next test

Take your pick

Should have played today.

 

[Gob]

Only 13 pages?

****ing disgraceful effort

 

[Starfighter]

Quite like I'd notice jibberish typed by a monkey while scrolling down the page, chump.

So why'd you reply then? Perhaps you hold break new ground and actually contribute something of value rather than putting other posters down because they asked a question you didn't like.

 

[Manee]

I watched most of the day's play and have to hold my hands up and say that India bowled far better than I expected. They all looked good. Bumrah looked like his old self, getting more swing than I've seen him get in Test cricket for a long time. The way he cleaned up Anderson was tremendous and would have done for many top order players. Shami was the pick of the bowlers, applying incredible pressure. Siraj was a tad wayward but looked a dangerous wicket-taking option and clearly bowled aggressively. And Thakur was pleasantly surprising in how he kept it tight and consistently swung it away with the newish and old ball. Thakur's loose ball is outside off and it was not punished by England as they were reluctant to swing outside the off stump against the moving ball. This allowed him to apply pressure.

England's batting, on the other hand, was poor. Ollie Robinson's dismissal was soft and Root will be kicking himself for missing a 79mph ball on the stumps that did not move much. Lots of the others will be disappointed with dismissals also. It really showed the impact of the relentless pressure that India applied. However, I think Root and Robinson are the two dismissals that I think England will think did not need to happen. It is why England got 183 in conditions where at least 250 is par.

India's batting line-up is very soft too. Jimmy and Broad are never far from tearing through a team and today, Curran and Robinson looked more dangerous. I think India will need some counterattacking knocks else they'll be out for under 200 too. India need to try to get rid of the slips through some aggressive batting to allow them the freedom to score off the balls outside off. I don't think digging in will get India anywhere and it is up to Kohli, Rohit, KL, Rahane, Pant, Jadeja and Thakur to try to apply the pressure while Pujara is the rock.

This match, in my opinion, is evenly poised with India only slightly ahead and it is a real shame that the rain will likely cause this to be a draw. Judging by BBC, we'll have two sessions tomorrow and then difficult to say how much play in the following days.

 

[Uppercut]

Bumrah’s action is even stranger watching it live. Looks for all the world like he’s about to bowl off spin then just fires it down at 85mph+.

I wasn’t sure what to expect from the Indian attack but they bowled really well. Kinda deserve to be further ahead but it was a great toss for England to win.

 

[fredfertang]

Take your pick

Should have played today.

Quite, and equally to the point who's getting dropped for Darren Stevens?

 

[Flem274*]

I would lick peanut butter off those nipples. Imagine, the harsh, peanuty taste of the butter coming from his pectoral region. He would say to me "Ohh yes nintendo, lick me harder." And I would be all like "Call me whooping cough, because i'm about to destroy your children." Then I would contact his wife and ruin him with a series of partially falsified rape charges on social media.

this started one way which was kinda weird but each to their own and then took a real turn