***Official*** England in India

[shankar]

Ashwin still looking for his first second inning wicket.

 

[Prince EWS]

hasn't ashwin been rather unimpressive this game relatively speaing?

He was awesome in the first innings IMO; figures didn't do him justice. He's been the worst of the frontline bowlers in the second innings though - trying a bit too much at times.

 

[hazsa19]

That Zaheer knuckle ball is consistently impressive

 

[Prince EWS]

That Zaheer knuckle ball is consistently impressive

Almost as good as the Jacques Rudolph bowling variations.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

It may be getting to the point when India is a better test team with Saha instead of Dhoni. Problem is Kohli perhaps not yet ready for captaincy.

If he did get the job who'd be tossing more before the start of a match, him or you?

 

[BoyBrumby]

That Zaheer knuckle ball is consistently impressive

Great bowler; huge fan.

It's way it was so disappointing as a cricket fan that he rocked up for the 2011 tour up here half-done and carrying a very palpable paunch.

India with him for four tests and it was never 4-0.

 

[Jono]

Why the **** is Zaheer at point? Idiotic

 

[Spark]

Zaheer is hilarious in the field nowadays. Just seems utterly incapable of putting in more than the most trivial effort.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

50 partnership. Hate to be a stuck record but Prior is wasted at 7 in Asia.

 

[Jono]

If he did get the job who'd be tossing more before the start of a match, him or you?

 

[Satyanash89]

Match so far has been pretty similar to Kolkata 2001... Cook to do a VVS?

 

[BoyBrumby]

50 partnership. Hate to be a stuck record but Prior is wasted at 7 in Asia.

True, but keeping for 700 overs straight is a pretty hard gig, tbf &, given the fragility of our upper order who aren't called Cook, he's likely to have a pretty teeny break between innings if he comes in higher.

Maybe there's a case for Bairstow to keep in the second even tho (as one understands) Prior is much the better custodian.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Match so far has been pretty similar to Kolkata 2001... Cook to do a VVS?

He may but we don't have the Dravid to partner him.

 

[Cabinet96]

Strange period of the game this. Dhoni feels happy to let the game drift with defensive fields.

 

[Ruckus]

Oh man just saw the first innings Bell dismissal...What a hero haha.

 

[duffer]

If he did get the job who'd be tossing more before the start of a match, him or you?

Haha.

 

[Burgey]

When do England declare?

 

[BoyBrumby]

Murali took his wickets @ 45 in India? ITSTL.

 

[hazsa19]

Cook needs to hog strike till tea.

 

[hazsa19]

the sofa just commentated on the replay of Prior's 1st innings dismissal thinking it was live