*Official* 2nd Test at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 13 - 17 Feb 2021

[centurymaker]

Plus, as often happens on pitches like this, it actually slows up and gets easier to bat on through the game for set batsmen.

This is the point I made earlier and people laughed it off. 'Pitch is only going to get harder to bat on and 2nd innings here is going to be impossible" - Sooo untrue, indian pitches can't get any worse than day 5 / day 6 condition! In fact, they can slow down and make batting a little easier so batting last may not be the most difficult time to bat!

 

[OverratedSanity]

Plus, as often happens on pitches like this, it actually slows up and gets easier to bat on through the game for set batsmen.

Pitch only gets tougher Im told.

 

[Senile Sentry]

When Sanju Manju termed the pitch as poor, I expected a KLPD like this.

 

[Shri]

axar go away

come on ash

 

[Shri]

yesssssssss

 

[karan_fromthestands]

This is the point I made earlier and people laughed it off. 'Pitch is only going to get harder to bat on and 2nd innings here is going to be impossible" - Sooo untrue, indian pitches can't get any worse than day 5 / day 6 condition! In fact, they can slow down and make batting a little easier so batting last may not be the most difficult time to bat!

But that's unfair for teams that can't survive till the pitch slows down.

 

[Shri]

has ash put away the carrom ball for good

 

[OverratedSanity]

Ball hasn't turned much for a while now.

 

[wpdavid]

Ball hasn't turned much for a while now.

It's the hope that gets you, etc.

Moving on, could that be a consequence of the pitch becoming softer as it continues to disintegrate?
Or is that complete nonsense?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Drop by Pant
R
O
P

 

[OverratedSanity]

Even peak foakes wouldn't have taken that

 

[honestbharani]

Ash predictably losing it after the drop and bowling tripe for the rest of the over. He has to cool it and get back to basics. Otherwise, 50 opening partnership coming up.

 

[Shri]

pant saying 'bowling ash' after the drop was cheeky tstl

wouldn't fly with kumble

 

[GIMH]

we should win this early on in the final session on day 5 based on CRR

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Even peak foakes wouldn't have taken that

We need something to cheer us up so we will call it. Not going to change the result is it.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Ball hasn't turned much for a while now.

This reminds me, what happened to Jake Ball

 

[Shri]

Ash predictably losing it after the drop and bowling tripe for the rest of the over. He has to cool it and get back to basics. Otherwise, 50 opening partnership coming up.

probably not focused again fully yet and has thoughts after that knock

should be fine tomorrow while bowling

 

[GIMH]

This reminds me, what happened to Jake Ball

A black actor played him in his biopic and he never recovered

 

[Uppercut]

I want England whingeing for days about the pitch then letting Ashwin score a century on it injected directly into my veins.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

We need something to cheer us up so we will call it. Not going to change the result is it.

Absolutely. I cheered when India didn't get penalty runs when the ball hit the helmet.