***Official*** England in India 2016/17

[honestbharani]

Assuming this pitch will disintegrate I'll be very surprised if you need more than 4 sessions at the end of the game to bowl us out. You're meant to have the world's best spinner.

Lol @ the condescension. Salty much? You are supposed to have the best and longest batting line up too..

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Interesting over, 3 boundaries and a clunk

 

[fredfertang]

When I woke up 10 minutes ago was expecting to see Stokes bowling rather than batting - maybe we can get back in this

 

[Dan_M_Bali]

Lol @ the condescension. Salty much? You are supposed to have the best and longest batting line up too..

I think the stats show India have the best tail. Is it being salty to suggest the worlds best spinner should be able to bowl a team out in 4 sessions on a final day pitch in India?

 

[Daemon]

Gotta say I have been might impressed with Stokes. I know he came on a lot over the last 2 or 3 years and has improved as a test cricketer, esp. batsman but definitely did not expect him to show the kind of gumption he has done since he has been here. He has had like 10 chances and lives, sure, but this innings esp. shows how much he has improved and how much he WANTS to improve. Definite Kohli levels of the Maturity Journey there. Obviously has ways to go as a bowler and is very much a batting allrounder at this point and seems to get wickets by the sheer force of his personality than anything magical with the ball, but then, so did Shane Warne so many times in his career.


Definitely and easily the best all rounder in the world now and I just hope England don't destroy him with captaincy and too much lavish praise like it seemed they did a bit with Flintoff. As long as Stokes can ensure things dont get to his head too much, we are in for a treat of a career.

Yeah he's a wonderful cricketer. And great to watch as well.

hb got one like and Burgey got 3, cruel injustice

 

[Howe_zat]

Kohli is an arsehole

 

[honestbharani]

I think the stats show India have the best tail. Is it being salty to suggest the worlds best spinner should be able to bowl a team out in 4 sessions on a final day pitch in India?

Well, you know what was the salty part about your post, so no point in talking about it repeatedly. But to your point, yes 4 sessions if the pitch does break up, but that is a big IF as it seems to actually be getting better to bat on at the moment. Hence, the pace of the runs if we get a lead will be important for India.

 

[Dan_M_Bali]

I like Kohli's man management.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Kohli is an arsehole

Only just realised?

 

[indiaholic]

hb got one like and Burgey got 3, cruel injustice

Should have added a tldr.

 

[honestbharani]

See.. this is why nostrils should not take the new ball..

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Don't think Yadav gets another over.

 

[vcs]

Counter-attack is on.

Great stuff from England

 

[Dan_M_Bali]

Yadav might be spending the rest of the day with his hat on.

 

[fredfertang]

Kohli is an arsehole

No need to hold back Jake, tell us what you really think of him

 

[Daemon]

Nostrils

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I can't believe how on a tour to Asia our most important bat has been Ben Stokes, seriously good player and getting better all the time. Nobody would be surprised if he was an important run scorer next winter in the ashes after his ton in Perth and that innings against SA but to do it in India against the number 1 side in the world has taken me by surprise and it is a very pleasant one.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Interesting passage of play

 

[Howe_zat]

There's only two kinds of leave, they say.

 

[Dan_M_Bali]

Leaving Jadeja is a bad idea on any surface.