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[dadnlad]

I know we still have the old adage that you have to wait till both teams has batted to properly judge but this is looking very promising.

only usually counts when team skittled for low score,

 

[Bluemoon dan]

only usually counts when team skittled for low score,

I don't know. It can work both ways. A team gets 450+ in their first innings and everyone thinks they're well on top only for the opposition to reply with 500 because the pitch is just totally dead.

 

[brian the blue]

I don't know. It can work both ways. A team gets 450+ in their first innings and everyone thinks they're well on top only for the opposition to reply with 500 because the pitch is just totally dead.

Which is exactly what happened last time we played them over there and we got 470 and lost.

We need 600 on this pitch batting first.

 

[waspish]

I don't know. It can work both ways. A team gets 450+ in their first innings and everyone thinks they're well on top only for the opposition to reply with 500 because the pitch is just totally dead.

Yep we need at least 550 that takes time out the game for India to bat to put us under pressure in our last innings.

 

[PannickAtTheDisco]

Shame the Vicar fell in the last over.

 

[brian the blue]

Bumrah's action looks well dodgy.

It looks weird but it’s fine.

They have to let most actions slide after allowing Murali to chuck his way to 800 test wickets!

 

[Dr Jacoby]

It looks weird but it’s fine.

They have to let most actions slide after allowing Murali to chuck his way to 800 test wickets!

Muralitharan was a genius.

I’ll be satisfied with any result that sees Australia miss out on the WTC final.

 

[ancoats]

its only a good start and the hard work starts tomorrow. england must not fall like a pack of cards if roots goes early
i agree with the others on this wicket 500/550 is the target then maybe the wicket will start to crumble on day 3 or 4

i get loads of shit on here ? but mainly because of my hate for root the captain. i think he is a good cricketer but not captain and gets lucky at times. am big enough to take the flack and rightly so at times ? but many others have questioned root being captain also

 

[Tim of the Oak]

its only a good start and the hard work starts tomorrow. england must not fall like a pack of cards if roots goes early
i agree with the others on this wicket 500/550 is the target then maybe the wicket will start to crumble on day 3 or 4

i get loads of shit on here ? but mainly because of my hate for root the captain. i think he is a good cricketer but not captain and gets lucky at times. am big enough to take the flack and rightly so at times ? but many others have questioned root being captain also

Were they the ones who didn’t rate Gundo and John Stones?

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Root is closing in on going third in our list of Test Match run scorers. He deserves to be considered one of the greats.

Joe Root closing in on top three English Test run-scorers after Chennai ton

England captain Joe Root marked his 100th Test appearance with a century against India on Friday.

m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk