*Official* India tour of Ireland and England 2022

[chris.hinton]

Look at the reaction losing the toss.... India know they are going to lose

 

[White Ball]

Look at the reaction losing the toss.... India know they are going to lose

Not really I think they find it funny that England think they can keep playing T20 cricket. Think England will be brought down to reality in this game

 

[Flametree]

Feels like England are going to opt to chase every time these days regardless of the state of the wicket... (I say that having not seen or read about the wicket, it may be green as kermit for all I know...)

 

[chris.hinton]

Not really I think they find it funny that England think they can keep playing T20 cricket. Think England will be brought down to reality in this game

Not a chance, Sorry but Bairstow will make mincemeat out the bowlers. Sure he will need back up. India will not last the day batting wise as well

191 ao

 

[Gremlin]

According to Cricinfo, it was the overheads that dictated the decision. It's likely to be an off / on day so not a bad shout to be fair

 

[CricAddict]

Seems Pujara will open. Odd decision since Vihari had been opening in overseas tests before.

 

[CricAddict]

Not a chance, Sorry but Bairstow will make mincemeat out the bowlers. Sure he will need back up. India will not last the day batting wise as well

191 ao

why not 190 or 192?

 

[GIMH]

What's with the 10.30 start?

 

[OverratedSanity]

Seems Pujara will open. Odd decision since Vihari had been opening in overseas tests before.

Yeah I'd have gone Vihari too if they were going to pick him. He'd opened in the home tests v SL too on some spicy pitches.

 

[Xix2565]

why not 190 or 192?

Homage to the Oval Test where England lost after bowling India out for 191.

 

[Gremlin]

What's with the 10.30 start?

Indian broadcasters probably

 

[OverratedSanity]

We actually just went from Kohli bowling Bumrah into the ground to handing Bumrah himself the captaincy. Oof.

 

[chris.hinton]

England to get a wicket in the opening 10 overs

 

[mackembhoy]

What's with the 10.30 start?

So that the Indian market watches the blast afterwards so say the ECB. Odd for them to suddenly care about it.

With over-rates I can't see there not being an overlap anyway.

 

[Shri]

Prepare to be Bairstowed India fans. Your bowling doesn't have the tools to get Bairstow out early. 100 in 66 balls coming up

straight ball. bairstow bowled

poms:

 

[Shri]

india get rolled 1st innings. eng score 500 in a day. india innings defeat inside 4 days

 

[chris.hinton]

If it does then i will hold my hands up and accept the banter

 

[Burgey]

Not a chance, Sorry but Bairstow will make mincemeat out the bowlers. Sure he will need back up. India will not last the day batting wise as well

191 ao

You’re not comparing Bumrah et al to Southee and Co, surely?

 

[trundler]

Right so everyone expects Bumrah to restore Bowledstow right

 

[chris.hinton]

Right so everyone expects Bumrah to restore Bowledstow right

After he gets a century....