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

[mackembhoy]

This is the type of pitch where you evaluate your life choices.

I'm sat thinking why did I chose to like cricket.

 

[Jono]

The run rate control throughout the day has been superb. Woakes sensational accuracy.

Remember when certain posters were claiming India could go at 4 RPO today

Agree 4 rpo was stupid, but to be fair a fast run rate would have been on had England not bowled well.

They have, so it hasn't.

 

[Jono]

thats a big wicket

 

[honestbharani]

Yeah.. amazingly good ball to get him out too? bounced extra too.. Pitch showing that it is not as flat as it was on Day 1 and certainly on Day 2.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Rashid has deserved that.

 

[mackembhoy]

Da jinx worked I gambhired hard.

 

[honestbharani]

Night watchman time?

 

[MW1304]

That's nice.

Rashid underbowled today by the looks.

 

[Pothas]

Rashid has deserved that.

Yeah bowled loads better than he did in Bangladesh.

 

[honestbharani]

England's game now...

 

[hazsa19]

That was a really impressive over of leg spin

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Yeah bowled loads better than he did in Bangladesh.

Wasn't hard to do.

The last spell where he picked up the 4 wickets must have boosted his confidence and he has taken it on from there.

 

[MW1304]

None of the centurions can get past the 120s, weird.

 

[mackembhoy]

Da double jinx. I thank you cricket web

 

[honestbharani]

lol... good way to finish the day for England..

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Good end to the day. An early breakthrough in the morning and we are going to put the pressure on.

 

[honestbharani]

Virat looks absolutely livid at Mishra.. Pretty sure he wont get another game this series, tbh.

 

[hazsa19]

That's my kind of night watchman

 

[MW1304]

Haha whaaa?

So this puts India about where we were at the end of day 1. Kohli and Rahane still in. Makes it a bit more interesting at least.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

None of the centurions can get past the 120s, weird.

Stokes and Vijay were poor once they got their tons in comparison to the rest of their innings too. Heat playing a big part.