India tour of England Aug-Sept 2021

[Ed Smith]

They've picked SCurran over Mahmood. Baffling

We love the safe option. It's really annoying...


Cracking start though. My guy Jimmy

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Indian batsman, fearing the threat of Sam Curran, are clearly playing recklessly against the lesser bowler at the other end.

 

[Bigby Wolf]

India back in their original England form.

This is how we perform on these conditions usually barring one or two games per tour.

 

[Aislabie]

So the time is 12:48, and Jimmy Anderson charges into bowl with figures of six for 11 behind him. The tail is exposed, but the veteran bowler - now into his 11th consecutive over - hobbles to a halt. The spell has just been too much for his body. Joe Root has no choice but to throw the ball to Sam Curran to finish the over

 

[Ed Smith]

So the time is 12:48, and Jimmy Anderson charges into bowl with figures of six for 11 behind him. The tail is exposed, but the veteran bowler - now into his 11th consecutive over - hobbles to a halt. The spell has just been too much for his body. Joe Root has no choice but to throw the ball to Sam Curran to finish the over

You don't even joke about this man. Not cool

 

[blockerdave]

Is bowling Mo now Root’s way of saying he’d have preferred Mahmood?

 

[Aislabie]

I have been wondering all morning why there's not been a short-leg and that kind of confirms it. Lots of late swing and lots of bounce - inside edges will go in the air as demonstrated

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Rohit Sibley digging in well again.

 

[Aislabie]

That didn't look good - Root injured. Hopefully it's magic-sprayable

 

[Dutch]

Jimmy is the man....but what's Buttler doing? He caught all three of them?

 

[blockerdave]

Drop off from Anderson is immense, especially as Robinson wasn’t quite on it in his spell

 

[Dutch]

And another!

 

[wasteyouryouth]

You choose to bat first and three of you get out driving Jimmy Anderson in his first spell with the new ball. At best that's careless, at worst it's just stupid.

Great session for England, but 3rd and 4th innings can be more important at Headingley.

 

[Ed Smith]

You choose to bat first and three of you get out driving Jimmy Anderson in his first spell with the new ball. At best that's careless, at worst it's just stupid.

Great session for England, but 3rd and 4th innings can be more important at Headingley.

It's borderline negligence to be playing those shots to Jimmy on day 1 of a test. You could possible excuse Pujara because it moved so late, but he's in horrific nick

 

[wasteyouryouth]

It's borderline negligence to be playing those shots to Jimmy on day 1 of a test. You could possible excuse Pujara because it moved so late, but he's in horrific nick

Pujara's looked like a player struggling with indecision, it was a nothing shot.
Rahul has been very good so you can let him off with a poor dismissal at least once. Rahane got a good one to be fair.
It's remarkable how Kohli seems to have forgotten everything that made him so successful in 2018. A TERRIBLE SHOT. WHY DOES NO ONE DEMAND HE IS NOT IMMEDIATELY DROPPED.

And NO. I'm definitely not fishing for likes.