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

[Shri]

It's his hair imo.

I am bald but I am not jealous of the baby's hair.

 

[honestbharani]

Dawson looks like the quintessential English utility player. Takes me back to the days of Mark Ealham.

 

[indiaholic]

what is this gibberish

Early doors. Singer called Rashid recently had a song called, 'Call me Dil' (?). Our Ashwin is what the people from Chennai would call him, i guess. Sir is self evident.

 

[Burgey]

How is this pitch playing? Periodically checking the sccore and it seems England are batting at timeless test rates.

 

[GIMH]

You're posting at timeless test rates ****

 

[vcs]

It's a pitch that would reward attritional cricket IMO. Quite unlike the one in Wankhede.

 

[vcs]

These two aren't getting out any time soon.

 

[Shri]

How is this pitch playing? Periodically checking the sccore and it seems England are batting at timeless test rates.

Road after lunch both days.

 

[vcs]

Lucky Rashid.

 

[centurymaker]

Now 450+ is more likely than not!

 

[Shri]

Go for their throats. Dig it in at pace and get Yadav and Sharma in.

 

[Daemon]

Mishra is so ****

 

[Black_Warrior]

Rashid "I have 10 FC centuries" finally coming good?

 

[centurymaker]

500/9 dec
with 5-10 overs to bowl at India before stumps.

Can happen.. if the next man can also apply himself, whenever he comes in

43 overs left in the day

 

[wpdavid]

Enjoyable batting from these two, but you struggle to see us taking wickets on this.

 

[fredfertang]

This is better - went back to bed after Moeen was out and was expecting to see these two bowling by now rather than still batting

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Getting near a below par score then.

 

[centurymaker]

England will do a much better job of getting (buying) wickets here through boring the batsman into throwing their wickets away.

 

[wpdavid]

Getting near a below par score then.

Feels that way, doesn't it.

 

[vcs]

This is a very good opportunity for England to push for a win.