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

[Son Of Coco]

is that allowed?

using your bat to keep the ball away from your stumps after you've played a shot

Yes.

 

[cnerd123]

We're getting ****ed. Can't see where the next wicket is gonna come from.

We need to win at least 2-1 to make the WTC final. It's hard to see how we win this Test. So either we draw or lose here and need to win 2 out of the next 3. Hopefully the pitches for the next 3 Tests aren't as flat. Draws won't help.

Wonder how our bowlers will hold up after a long first innings. Root seems set for a massive series.

Ishant and Bumrah have bowled decently today.

 

[Chrish]

Other than Kiwis, does anyone seriously care about WTC ? I mean as mentioned earlier, it’s not even a proper series so can you seriously decide the “winner” based on one game? I understand NZ fans getting excited at the prospect of winning it because they don’t play much test cricket. But for the others, it should be just meaningless one game “series”. I would have liked for it to be at least three game competition.

In last English tour, England outscored India in first inning in first game which resulted in a draw.

 

[Victor Ian]

I'm enjoying this SuperRoot.

 

[Arachnodouche]

****ing idiot Ashwin

 

[cnerd123]

Desperate review. Rahane would have caught that if he was at slip.

 

[JOJOXI]

I was actually impressed with India and Kohli not getting sucked into stupid reviews until that, very poor review

 

[Arachnodouche]

Thats out ffs

****

 

[cnerd123]

Ooof I thought that would have been umpires call, didn't think it be bouncing that high. More understandable review than Ashwin's, but that's two burned in two overs.

 

[Arachnodouche]

lol Jack Leach MOTM incoming

 

[fredfertang]

After all the fuss it's a bit one-sided this one

 

[Pothas]

316-3 and yet somehow it still feels like we are 50-3 on the first morning and desperate for these two to put on a good partnership.

 

[Arachnodouche]

That is not a good enough effort from Ashwin.

 

[Arachnodouche]

316-3 and yet somehow it still feels like we are 50-3 on the first morning and desperate for these two to put on a good partnership.

The pitch is disintegrating already. 316 is near enough to 400 on this so Eng in a very strong position.

 

[Pothas]

Have been watching for about 5 minutes and Stokes could have been out at least 3 times.

Root with that 100 to 150 conversion.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Stokes is pure box-office. What a player.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Very random crowd sound-effects.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

lol reverse sweep

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

and again or replay

 

[cnerd123]

Man this has been an action packed session but it's all in England's favour. Nothing going to hand for India, Stokes pwning us, missed runout, burned reviews, and Nadeem getting some balls to spit viciously out of the footmarks.

We're probably not going to make the WTC final, doubt we're even going to win this series. If this is how England are going to bat all series then ggwp