India v England series

[zebediah]

Christ Bess's figures are horrific there, out bowled by the skipper.

 

[scotch]

Yes, Leachy is on

Trouble is mate, if you are not going to trust to bowl him against two left handed tail enders, you may as well just say to him you are fielding the rest of the match.

After those first two overs, im fine with that, tbh id tell him hes batting 3 and to focus on getting us some runs as he can bat

 

[Scunny Dan]

Yes, Leachy is on

After those first two overs, im fine with that, tbh id tell him hes batting 3 and to focus on getting us some runs as he can bat

Fair enough.

 

[zebediah]

India's tail enders playing spin better than our openers.
All you need to know right there.

 

[LD19SAFC]

It’s gonna be another battering.

 

[scotch]

This is already starting to have the last day of a long tour feel about it, where the players just want to get home asap

 

[Scunny Dan]

It’s gonna be another battering.

only been on the field 25 minutes. But they do seem untroubled. Get poor old Ben to bend his back again and rough them up.

 

[zebediah]

Starting to look like an innings defeat now isn't it?
It's a good pitch, we won the toss, everything in our favour in this game bar team selection.

 

[Pepe]

I very much doubt they will be padding up again.

 

[scotch]

It’s gonna be another battering.

This tour has just fallen apart the moment Buttler flew home, odd team choices, mishandled player man management

 

[Scunny Dan]

If you were in any doubt India were on top in the game and the series, listening to the comms for 10 seconds would soon put you right. May as well be shaking pom poms in raa raa skirts ffs.

 

[scotch]

Remember nair getting that triple a few years back.....think washington fancies his chances
The only consolation is that we havent played our best team at any stage in this series, i expect it to be different in the Summer return series

 

[The Hesford Diet]

All I'm hoping for now is that some of the less established batsmen make a few runs. The side could also learn from Jimmy's attitude of still trying your best even if you or the team are at their worst.

 

[Scunny Dan]

Anderson has been absolutely luckless this morning.

 

[Rufus T Firefly]

Jimmy deserves something here.

 

[zebediah]

The only positive for me is that both Pants and Washington could easily have gone for single figures on another day and then it's a different match.
But they both rode their luck after swinging away like it was the last few overs of a white ball game.

 

[Scunny Dan]

Jimmy deserves something here.

Indias gameplan is pretty basic today - survive Anderson by hook or by crook, and leather the spinners to all parts.

 

[scotch]

This Axar has a first class batting average of 40, and is coming in at 9.... only Root tops that as a test average
Anderson 5 overs 5 runs
Bess and leach 5 overs 33 runs

 

[zebediah]

The other positive is that I can go to bed early today

 

[scotch]

The other positive is that I can go to bed early today

And miss our 501-1