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

[Daemon]

Broad would've cleaned up on this wicket in the 4th innings imo. Thank **** he's not playing.

 

[Shri]

****ing nadeem ffs

 

[centurymaker]

Root has saved 8-10 overs of batting.

 

[centurymaker]

Don't want to see Nadeem near the Indian squad ever again!

No ball six.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Nadeem is what Jadeja's haters think Jadeja is

 

[Daemon]

I don't think Nadeem is a bad bowler but this has been a really pathetic performance from him.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Pitch playing up enough to think we should be winning this. If India survive we will have bowled badly.

 

[Prince EWS]

I don't think Nadeem is a bad bowler but this has been a really pathetic performance from him.

This is the way.

 

[White Ball]

Don’t see India winning now, but with all the high scoring chases plus with what SA are doing I can see England delaying the declaration so can only see this being a draw

 

[centurymaker]

Hoping England bats for one hour after Tea. Because if England declares now or at Tea, there will be no draw!

 

[greg]

Pitch playing up enough to think we should be winning this. If India survive we will have bowled badly.

Hopefully - although i think one can always get a misleading impression of quite how much a pitch is 'playing up' when a team is batting ultra aggressively (ironically the opposite can also sometimes be true!)

 

[Shri]

no sundar yet

this is appalling

 

[wpdavid]

I left the action for 20 minutes fully expecting Pope to depart during my absence, so I'm astonished to come back and see that he's still there but Root has gone. I don't think there's going to be any need for a declaration.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Is this a longer final session? Smash it until drinks and declare or be bowled out?

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Hoping England bats for one hour after Tea. Because if England declares now or at Tea, there will be no draw!

If they declare now there might be a loss

 

[wpdavid]

Is this a longer final session? Smash it until drinks and declare or be bowled out?

38 overs to go. I'd happily see England bat for 20 of them.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

38 overs to go. I'd happily see England bat for 20 of them.

That sounds good to me

 

[theegyptian]

They won't get anywhere near 38 overs (or the 35-36 with the switchover) tbh. India only bowled 25 that past sesssion and will slow it down even further. England were bloody 3 overs short yesterday which is terrible given the match situation.

 

[Kirkut]

Do you really think so? The Indians will play spin better than most of the England side, and our spinners aren't in the same league as Ashwin anyway.

I have not much expectations from Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit although talented finds ways to get out, Kohli is probably out of the purple patch. With exceptions to Pujara and Pant, not much I expect, although I would love to be proven wrong.

 

[mackembhoy]

They won't get anywhere near 38 overs (or the 35-36 with the switchover) tbh. India only bowled 25 that past sesssion and will slow it down even further. England were bloody 3 overs short yesterday which is terrible given the match situation.

Didn't help with them having to get the ball from the stands constantly.

No crowd to just chuck it back to them.