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

[Jono]

When will this meme of Pujara not being ruggedly handsome end?

Nostrils and Saha are clearly the most facially impaired.

Like all of mine, they never will.

 

[duffer]

When will this meme of Pujara not being ruggedly handsome end?

Nostrils and Saha are clearly the most facially impaired.

Ishant the clear winner. Especially with the man bun.

 

[Jono]

you people keep forgetting that skin is a massive factor per the King Kohli looks scale. Pujara is bottom ranked because of that, despite the fact Ishant obviously has woeful teeth.

It's why Starc would struggle to make the Indian side, despite the fact he'd be our best fast bowler by a distance.

 

[Stapel]

Well, those two late wickets do make a result a bit more likely.

The pitch hasn't really detoriated yet, has it? There's been a lot of talk that it will. But will it? Does anyone have a proper idea about that?

 

[MW1304]

Admittedly I only started watching just before tea, but this hasn't been nearly as boring a day as some are making out. It's just been Testy af.

 

[Stapel]

Ash, Jaddu, Jinx and Kohli are good for 150 runs tomorrow. England getting a 70 run lead and being rolled for 150 odd in a session or two would be perfect.

Yeah, that would be perfect. But I find it hard to believe one team will score runs easily, and right after will roll the opposition over for a few dozen runs and a bit.

 

[91Jmay]

Run rate very solid which was my biggest thing and the late wickets puts game at about 50/50 you'd say. Still see path to victory more easily for India though. Rashid bowling nicely here, seems to have put a bit more pace on the ball which I think works with the conditions.

 

[Shri]

Yeah, that would be perfect. But I find it hard to believe one team will score runs easily, and right after will roll the opposition over for a few dozen runs and a bit.

My thinking depends on Jaddu trolling England with a lucky, slog filled seventy odd tbh.

 

[MW1304]

Hang on I only liked that Shri post for the pokeball bit, but the ****'s gotten rid of it. Like might have to be revoked here.

 

[fredfertang]

I fear this is going to turn out to be one of those games that gives Test cricket a bad name - can't see anything but tedium for the next two days

 

[Burgey]

3/300 and Rahane gets a night watchman. Smh.

 

[Shri]

Hang on I only liked that Shri post for the pokeball bit, but the ****'s gotten rid of it. Like might have to be revoked here.

Was cluttering up the space and wanted to make a separate post with that bit but I realized midway that I didn't care that much.

 

[indiaholic]

I fear this is going to turn out to be one of those games that gives Test cricket a bad name - can't see anything but tedium for the next two days

Small chance that the pitch breaks up on the last day. Can have a 13-14 wicket day if that happens.

 

[OverratedSanity]

M Vijay stat of the day:

Since his return to the side three years ago, M Vijay averages 46.5 ( 5 more runs than Cook ) and only averages less than one opener (Warner).

 

[honestbharani]

Not rating him as one of the best openers around should be a perma bannable offence around here, TBH...



Dan

 

[mackembhoy]

And the wife beater should be dropped for Kuldeep Yadav.

Pros of selecting Kuldeep:

Pujara wouldn't be the ugliest guy in the XI anymore
England would need time to adjust to a left arm leg spinner
KY Is not completely useless with the bat
In reasonable form as a bowler

Cons:

He looks like a male model here though

 

[Burner]

See that Pujara got a ton. It's odd but the mental image of Pujara I have, I can't see him getting out on a pitch like this. Really has the temperament of a stone.

 

[Shri]

He looks like a male model here though

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They have got some ugly ass models where you come from?

 

[Adders]

See that Pujara got a ton. It's odd but the mental image of Pujara I have, I can't see him getting out on a pitch like this. Really has the temperament of a stone.

CA Pujara	c Cook b Stokes	124	206	17	0	60.19
	91.1 126.2 kph, shortish outside off... and steered straight to wide slip! Cook is the only man in there but he clings on as the ball flew fast at chest-height, tumbling back to end Pujara's stay! He waits briefly as they check the no-ball but Stokes' foot was behind the line and England have a treasured breakthrough, a drop of water in the Gujarati desert... 277/2

 

[sheldon65]

I got to see most of his innings, he has excellent temperment but can't play the short ball. The slow nature of Indian pitches bail him out at home but I can't see him being a consistent performer overseas unless he changes his technique.