*Official* India Tour of England 2018

[TestMatch]

Has Curran ever batted up the order? What happens if you replace Jennings with him?

 

[91Jmay]

Listening to Harmison on cricinfo and he says that was deliberate from both bowlers as a response to the slowness of the pitch and the initial lack of swing. Both dropped it back of a length to contain. Subsequently with the pitch drying a little and the lacquer coming off the ball they are beginning to pitch it up looking for the swing.

I mean that doesn’t really explain Broad still bowling a foot too short now

 

[trundler]

I mean that doesn’t really explain Broad still bowling a foot too short now

Because he's a thick **** surviving off reputation

 

[the big bambino]

I mean that doesn’t really explain Broad still bowling a foot too short now

True, and I know he can pitch it up, but over his career he does seem to naturally prefer the back of a length stuff.

 

[S.Kennedy]

It is the same old Ashes 2017-18 ''why do seasoned bowlers continue to bowl short'' conundrum.

 

[Top_Cat]

That shot from Kohli shows what happens when you just throw it up, though. There’s no demons in this deck, everything pitched up is either easy runs or able to be handled.

 

[Flem274*]

hasn't been a wicket for ten minutes so a commentator, Lloyd in this case, wants more pace. typical.

 

[CasMcG24]

Pitching it up, Broad and Jimmy too short. Less said about Stokes’ spell the better

Thanks, I would have thought better from Jimmy and Stu just don't feel Stokes has his eye fully in the game... May feel he's there for the batting.

 

[TestMatch]

Sangakkara is such a soothing commentator.

 

[CasMcG24]

It is the same old Ashes 2017-18 ''why do seasoned bowlers continue to bowl short'' conundrum.

Well maybe there was space for Curran only a medium pacer but he'll get stuck in.

 

[trundler]

Hope this isn't a false dawn for Rahane. He's starting to look better.

 

[OverratedSanity]

sad to see rahane batting with such fear. he's a quality player.

Well he used to be

 

[OverratedSanity]

Eh that's four but that's not particularly encouraging batting tbh

 

[trundler]

Stop poking fire with that shot you shithead

 

[fredfertang]

Oh dear - that was crap

 

[91Jmay]

Rashid working on a short pitched strategy to Kohli is itstl

 

[Borges]

Ah! Adil Rashid; this is what I've been waiting for.
Hope he does well here; certainly don't want to see the unrelenting mediocrity that Moeen Ali provides in the next test.

 

[Top_Cat]

My imagination or has Rashid been given the end with the shortest leg-side boundaries due to pitch position on the square?

 

[trundler]

Ah! Adil Rashid; this is what I've been waiting for.
Hope he does well here; certainly don't want to see the unrelenting mediocrity that Moeen Ali provides in the next test.

I'll take mediocre over subpar tho

 

[Shri]

I don't care if we get bowled out for 10 today. First genuinely good night in a lonh time as far as women go.