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

[honestbharani]

I know cricket is important but this was some way to spend the weekend...

 

[Prince EWS]

You can't drop Pant but he really is not a Test standard keeper. Playing Saha + Pant might be the way to go.

I've thought this, but at full strength I don't really see how it'd work at the moment. Jadeja is now basically a lock as an allrounder, so to play Saha you'd need to either drop Ashwin or Rahane... and I don't see that happening.

Could've possibly played instead of Washy this game given the injuries, but that would've meant a lot of Rohit overs. At 600/8 you don't really hindsight-select a keeper instead of bowling allrounder very often.

 

[trundler]

So how many chances will Buttler miss?

 

[Daemon]

Anderson reversing sweeping Ashwin. The level of disrespect lmao.

 

[Arachnodouche]

lol that is such **** collection technique from Pant . Awkward height to be sure but he gave himself no chance.

 

[silentstriker]

I've thought this, but at full strength I don't really see how it'd work at the moment. Jadeja is now basically a lock as an allrounder, so to play Saha you'd need to either drop Ashwin or Rahane... and I don't see that happening.

Could've possibly played instead of Washy this game given the injuries, but that would've meant a lot of Rohit overs. At 600/8 you don't really hindsight-select a keeper instead of bowling allrounder very often.

Well I don't think you play both Jadeja and Ashwin away. If you're talking home and you want to go with two spinners, I would do Jadeja, Ashwin, Ishant and Bumrah.

 

[honestbharani]

Anderson reversing sweeping Ashwin. The level of disrespect lmao.

This is such a stupid post. And of course, he gets bowled.

 

[Chrish]

God when will this tourture end?

 

[honestbharani]

Ashwin > Bumrah with the new ball.



But,


Bumrah > Ashwin with the old ball.

 

[Arachnodouche]

lol they look happy enough going off the field. Plenty to like about this outfit.

 

[Shri]

****ing finally

openers have to bat until tea

 

[Shri]

i think nadeem was the biggest problem with our bowling

****ing stupid

kuldeep should have played

 

[silentstriker]

****ing finally

openers have to bat until tea tomorrow

Yes.

 

[Woodster]

Impressive first innings effort from England, obviously. I stand somewhere in between the thoughts that that is a better effort than I anticipated from us and that we’re probably not quite as far ahead (with the time remaining in the Test) in order to be confident of forcing a positive result.

That’s not meant as too negative, if you’d have told me during last summer this batting line-up would be making 550+ in the opening Test in India, however long it took, I’d have snatched your hand off!

 

[Burgey]

I have been away at a resort for a much needed break along the beach some 30 kms south of the ground and feel really refreshed finally after the last year or so.

Must have been so good to get out of the joint mate

 

[Woodster]

Really interested to see how our spinners go today and for the rest of this Test. I expect Leach to be the more consistent, more economical and probably more threatening than Bess. However, I anticipate minimal success and still think Jimmy, Archer and Stokes may be our best route to finding the first 10 wickets needed here.

 

[Shri]

ffs how healed is jaddu's hand atm

 

[Prince EWS]

Ashwin > Bumrah with the new ball.



But,


Bumrah > Ashwin with the old ball.

Tell us more things you also told us two days ago.

 

[Shri]

gill's bat doesn't look heavy compared to some of the modern bats that we see

 

[Arachnodouche]

The top just came off the surface like a mini asteroid impact.