*Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

[Pothas]

@Red_Ink_Squid was depressingly accurate. It is so similar to Lords last year.

 

[King Kane]

A good lead for India now, even with 10 players they should win it comfortably.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Siraj outbowled Bumrah massively in this innings , what a confidence booster for him

Hardly. Bumrah was brilliant in the morning without the rewards to show for it.

 

[Shri]

95/8 after Joe Root's dismissal..

might as well make root captain again and bring back silverwood

 

[Xix2565]

95/8 after Joe Root's dismissal..

I'd like to thank our MVP Joe Root for allowing this poor Indian side a tiny lead.

 

[Daemon]

That’s a really encouraging effort after getting plastered yesterday and losing Ashwin. Great character from the bowlers.

Gifts from both teams seems to be the way the series pivots I guess, whether it’s through dropped catches or dumb shots.

 

[MW1304]

That went worse than the most obnoxious gambhiring could have predicted.

 

[OverratedSanity]

The early spells from Bumrah and Kuldeep in the morning set everything up yet they came away with the least reward. Weird how that works sometimes.

 

[Andyhere]

I'd like to thank our MVP Joe Root for allowing this poor Indian side a tiny lead.

Even after this performance you are calling India poor than this English team so worse that they shouldn't even be playing club cricket. Bunch of arrogant clowns, India showed them where they and their bazball belongs!

 

[Daemon]

Very drunk right now. Still weighing up a 4am alarm. Up for 2nd session more likely. By which time I expect Duckett to be on 250 and Root 123. Fkn go on the Bazball warriors

Good morning and a happy new year

 

[CarlsbergXpress]

Ahh the old adage where 1 brings 8

 

[Silver Silva]

That’s a really encouraging effort after getting plastered yesterday and losing Ashwin. Great character from the bowlers.

Gifts from both teams seems to be the way the series pivots I guess, whether it’s through dropped catches or dumb shots.

People underestimate how hard it is to overcome a 400 + first innings deficit ..

It allows a team to absorb pressure and still be in the game no matter the pitch because you look up at the scoreboard when you are 200 for 2 and think damn.."We still need to double our score just to take a lead , and we batting last on this"

 

[GIMH]

Good morning and a happy new year

**** you

 

[Arachnodouche]

Fully expecting us to be 50/3

 

[Aidan11]

This tour is going the same way ad the previous one here.

 

[Andyhere]

The early spells from Bumrah and Kuldeep in the morning set everything up yet they came away with the least reward. Weird how that works sometimes.

agreed 100%

 

[GIMH]

@Red_Ink_Squid was depressingly accurate. It is so similar to Lords last year.

This time Ben Stokes will finish the story in the 4th innings though

 

[MW1304]

People underestimate how hard it is to overcome a 400 + first innings deficit ..

It allows a team to absorb pressure and still be in the game no matter the pitch because you look up at the scoreboard when you are 200 for 2 and think damn.."We still need to double our score just to take a lead , and we batting last on this"

That psychology isn't really the problem for Bazball tbh. They seem to think they can catch anything. It's more the 50/50 on whether their combative style is going to look brutal and thrilling or shambolic and wrong-headed. We've had a taste of both this innings.

 

[OverratedSanity]

This is a great advantage. Not big enough for it to be impossible for this batting lineup to squander though. A quick start would help.

 

[Calm_profit]

It was stupid choice to rest Siraj in second test.