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

[Shri]

england:

 

[Gob]

so assuming we lose the d/n test, a 2-2 result is india's best case scenario

2-1 win would get them to the WTC no?

 

[honestbharani]

2-1 win would get them to the WTC no?

India? Yes. Think so.

 

[Shri]

so do we prepare a bunsen in the next test and back our spinners to be better than theirs

 

[Shri]

so england won by 227 runs and root got 258

the solution is simple

switch his covid test results

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Didn't realise India had won 14 tests in a row at Chennai before this, makes it even better.

 

[GIMH]

Has a player ever had a better 100th Test than Root?

 

[Shri]

Didn't realise India had won 14 tests in a row at Chennai before this, makes it even better.

notice how we don't call it a fortress tho unlike some who refer to a stadium in a worse city

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Has a player ever had a better 100th Test than Root?

Alec Stewart getting a hundred on the Queen Mothers 100th birthday?

I know we didn't win but he loved that stat.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Has a player ever had a better 100th Test than Root?

Allan Border

 

[nzfan]

Wow... awesome England. That was a drubbing and a half. Didn't expect that. Root is going to ruin it for India it looks like. Complete performance by England. Barring maybe two sessions rest of the match was dominated by England. This wasn't even close once England batted 2 days. I guess India will bounce back but there is every chance England can run with this. England's bowling was outstanding. Batting needs a bit of work still.

Now I can say NZ deserves to be no.1 I can't remember when we last dropped a home game.

Last time we lost a test match at home was in March 2017. 4 years now. Quite a record.

Co-incidentally the last time India had lost a test match was in March 2017 as well.

 

[TT Boy]

Has a player ever had a better 100th Test than Root?

Inzy had a good 100th test in India.

 

[TT Boy]

Inzy had a good 100th test in India.

Ponting also scored a hundred in both innings against South Africa in their 100th.

 

[Burgey]

Where is the day night test being played?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Where is the day night test being played?

Ahmedabad

 

[Prince EWS]

Has a player ever had a better 100th Test than Root?

On a scale of Nathan Lyon to Joe Root, how good was your 100th Test?

 

[Burgey]

Ahmedabad

Cheers. Players would have been hoping it was here. Bit cooler and the benefit of not being able to see as much of the joint.

 

[morgieb]

Has a player ever had a better 100th Test than Root?

I remember Ponting scoring twin hundreds in his 100th Test, second one proving a match-winner.

 

[Teja.]

Congrats to England fans, a great win

Anderson’s first over was one of the greatest overs I’ve seen. Unplayable movement out of nowhere.

 

[Teja.]

Also, Virat 100% Panauti confirmed.