4 wickets for Dom Bess as India close on 257/6 on Day 3 of the 1st Test

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[Slog]

Wanna see Anderson take 3-4 wickets atleast

 

[Dingolfy]

Wanna see Anderson take 3-4 wickets atleast

Highly unlikely unless Indian batsmen wanna bat like how SriLankans did in their first test.

 

[Ab Fan]

Wanna see Anderson take 3-4 wickets atleast

Wanna see Anderson getting smoked by our GOAT home track bully.

 

[Dingolfy]

Wanna see Anderson getting smoked by our GOAT home track bully.

That’s more likely to happen.

 

[Slog]

Wanna see Anderson getting smoked by our GOAT home track bully.

Rohit?

 

[Mamoon]

Everyone is assuming that this will go down like the 2016 series where India would score 700 and then win the match on the last day.

Yeah, that is not happening. They might score big, but they are not winning this match. From this position, only two results are possible: draw or England win.

A mini batting collapse by India cannot be ruled out either. This England attack has more bite than the one they had 5 years ago, and Root is a better captain than Cook.

 

[Oligochaetes]

England continue to bat. Nice strategy to tire out the India bowlers in the first test itself..

 

[Oligochaetes]

I think India are missing a trick, could maybe try short balls at the tailenders and force England to declare rather than injure their bowlers

Wow.. 20 no balls from India

 

[Justcrazy]

England looking to get bowledout here

 

[Junaids]

I guess we are going to see whether Siraj’s physical assault of Kuldeep is part of a wider dressing room split.

There are three options:

1. It was a stupid joke by a halfwit, like Gazza’s japes back in the day.
2. The Indian dressing room is broken.
3. The dressing room is fine, but Siraj is a cancer which needs to be cut out and expelled forever.

 

[Justcrazy]

India would want to finish this soon and come out and bat

 

[Justcrazy]

Four

Bess looking to his fifty here

 

[Justcrazy]

OUT

Bess gone , his dream of Test fifty shattered

 

[Mr Crickekter]

England playing for Draw
Could have declared before 3rd session of 2nd day

 

[Oligochaetes]

Bumrah gets his 3rd

 

[Gharib Aadmi]

England playing for Draw
Could have declared before 3rd session of 2nd day

Not necessarily. But they have made it very difficult for them to lose this match.

 

[Dingolfy]

Everyone is assuming that this will go down like the 2016 series where India would score 700 and then win the match on the last day.

Yeah, that is not happening. They might score big, but they are not winning this match. From this position, only two results are possible: draw or England win.

A mini batting collapse by India cannot be ruled out either. This England attack has more bite than the one they had 5 years ago, and Root is a better captain than Cook.

Last time they had Moeen Ali, Rashid and Broad. I dont see how current lot are better than them. Plus India now has way better batsmen especially in these conditions.

 

[LegendAli]

Pant is a terrible keeper, wow.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pant misses a regulation stumping here

 

[Dingolfy]

Not necessarily. But they have made it very difficult for them to lose this match.

And also more likely wasted an opportunity to win this match.

 

[Justcrazy]

These two have added 10 runs so far

 

[Mamoon]

Last time they had Moeen Ali, Rashid and Broad. I dont see how current lot are better than them. Plus India now has way better batsmen especially in these conditions.

Archer is the main difference. He has revitalized England’s one dimensional attack.

He has experience of bowling on Indian wickets due to IPL and if he can find some good rhythm, he can be a game-changer for England.

He is a lethal bowler and exactly the type of bowler England have been looking for years.

 

[Justcrazy]

So England bowled out for 578 runs , India will bat soon

 

[JattMaula]

Finally!

 

[Ab Fan]

India need 379 to make sure England bat again and waste more time.

 

[Ab Fan]

Time for the home track bully to show why he is considered a home track bully of highest order lol

 

[Jeetlodil]

Well done England. Massive score like Ind Pak Bangalore test 2005. India were 6 down in the Bangalore test at end of day 3

 

[Oligochaetes]

Sehwag ... would have been scary on this pitch (memories)

How will India approach this? I suspect first step will be to get to 379 and avoid follow on.

 

[Dingolfy]

Archer is the main difference. He has revitalized England’s one dimensional attack.

He has experience of bowling on Indian wickets due to IPL and if he can find some good rhythm, he can be a game-changer for England.

He is a lethal bowler and exactly the type of bowler England have been looking for years.

IPL is different from Test cricket and you have to bowl more than four overs. And he didn’t do much in the last series against Windies.
I dont even remember when was the last time a SENA fast bowler had run through Indian batting lineup in India. Nortje is equally fast ( if not more) and he was bludgeoned to all parts of the ground last series.
Also we don’t know Archer has enough stamina to last in hot and humid India.

 

[Jeetlodil]

Sehwag ... would have been scary on this pitch (memories)

How will India approach this? I suspect first step will be to get to 379 and avoid follow on.

Yes but before that only 3 or 4 wickets down or even less by EOD.

 

[Abhilash93]

IPL is different from Test cricket and you have to bowl more than four overs. And he didn’t do much in the last series against Windies.
I dont even remember when was the last time a SENA fast bowler had run through Indian batting lineup in India. Nortje is equally fast ( if not more) and he was bludgeoned to all parts of the ground last series.
Also we don’t know Archer has enough stamina to last in hot and humid India.

Good points. Indians would probably be more worried about Anderson than Jofra.

 

[Mamoon]

IPL is different from Test cricket and you have to bowl more than four overs. And he didn’t do much in the last series against Windies.
I dont even remember when was the last time a SENA fast bowler had run through Indian batting lineup in India. Nortje is equally fast ( if not more) and he was bludgeoned to all parts of the ground last series.
Also we don’t know Archer has enough stamina to last in hot and humid India.

IPL is different but Archer is a very dangerous bowler and England are more potent with him in the team irrespective of the conditions.

If he is in good rhythm he will create problems for any lineup on any surface. He is an incredible talent.

 

[pillionrider]

I guess we are going to see whether Siraj’s physical assault of Kuldeep is part of a wider dressing room split.

There are three options:

1. It was a stupid joke by a halfwit, like Gazza’s japes back in the day.
2. The Indian dressing room is broken.
3. The dressing room is fine, but Siraj is a cancer which needs to be cut out and expelled forever.

lol keep hoping.

I'm guessing you haven't had too many male friends. Or it's so long back in time, you've forgotten how many times guys grab each other's neck without necessarily being ruffians. The reaction of the people around is key. That should tell you what was going on.

 

[MP2011]

Rohit got to forget about his habit of throwing away his wicket in test cricket.

 

[Jeetlodil]

Puff of dust

 

[MP2011]

What a jaffa from Archer!

 

[Dingolfy]

IPL is different but Archer is a very dangerous bowler and England are more potent with him in the team irrespective of the conditions.

If he is in good rhythm he will create problems for any lineup on any surface. He is an incredible talent.

My point is that he hasn’t demonstrated that consistently. And India is not a place you run through batsmen due to sheer pace. We have plenty of examples in Mitchell Johnson, Nortje, Brett Lee and more.
The only one I remember having success in India due to pace is the one and only Shoaib Akthar. But then he knew how to bowl in these conditions

 

[dravidthewall]

India going at 6 runs per over...

 

[MP2011]

Exquisite drive from Gill off Jimmy.

 

[MP2011]

Another jaffa from Archer.

 

[Jeetlodil]

Gone. 1 down

 

[MP2011]

Rohit gone.

 

[Abhilash93]

India going at 6 runs per over...

Even in the 2016 Test where England scored 480 odd in the 1st innings, they had scored at 2.4 and India scored 750 runs at 4 per over. Lets see whether they can keep that up without losing wickets.

 

[Oligochaetes]

Archer! What a beauty!

 

[Jeetlodil]

Beautiful ball Archer

 

[MP2011]

This is what mountain of so many runs does to opposition batsmen.

 

[Oligochaetes]

Archer has taken the pitch out of the equation so far...

 

[Mamoon]

My point is that he hasn’t demonstrated that consistently. And India is not a place you run through batsmen due to sheer pace. We have plenty of examples in Mitchell Johnson, Nortje, Brett Lee and more.
The only one I remember having success in India due to pace is the one and only Shoaib Akthar. But then he knew how to bowl in these conditions

There is more to him than just pace. He is a better bowler than all those that you mentioned above. Ability wise he is in the league of Ambrose/Garner. Terrifying bowler.

 

[Abhilash93]

Rohit is always susceptible to the outside edge early in his innings.

 

[Jeetlodil]

Pace increasing and channel getting better...should make most of the next hour till the ball is new

 

[MP2011]

Rohit in any case, has a very lousy technique for test cricket.

 

[Jeetlodil]

Broad may have been a better choice unless Anderson can use reverse swing to an advantage

 

[Abhilash93]

Archer bowls a few rubbish balls, then comes up with a Jaffa.

Cranking up to 147kph now.

 

[MP2011]

Oof, what batting from Gill!

 

[jnaveen1980]

Rohit is the luckiest SO* to play test cricket.

 

[MP2011]

As Sunny is saying Gill never looks hurried while playing his shots.

 

[RainStopsPlay]

Anderson is Gill's bunny! What a player Gill is! India is blessed!

 

[Protea Fan]

Gills is soo easy to watch, Effortless stroke play and compact technique

 

[Dingolfy]

There is more to him than just pace. He is a better bowler than all those that you mentioned above. Ability wise he is in the league of Ambrose/Garner. Terrifying bowler.

I think its too early to hype him to the level of legends who were much taller than him. Anyways, we will see how good he is at the end of this series.

 

[MP2011]

Stokes brought in.

 

[Oligochaetes]

WHy is Stokes bowling around the wicket? Leg side theory?

 

[sindhiboy]

Broad would have been much more effective on this pitch than anderson.

Jofras extra pace is proving to do the trick.
His inclusion has made a massive difference

 

[MP2011]

WHy is Stokes bowling around the wicket? Leg side theory?

Yeah.

 

[MP2011]

Another great stroke from Gill off Archer.

 

[Oligochaetes]

Poor shot, 2 down!

 

[MP2011]

Gill gone too.

 

[Abhilash93]

WHy is Stokes bowling around the wicket? Leg side theory?

May be to create some rough for Dom Bess on the off side (to the right handers).

 

[MP2011]

Good low catch from Jimmy.

 

[Oligochaetes]

Already on the backfoot within 10 overs

 

[Abhilash93]

Soft dismissal

 

[Oligochaetes]

May be to create some rough for Dom Bess on the off side (to the right handers).

Sounds right...

England have started off well here.. Getting both the openers cheaply. One more wicket and England will be on top and in a position to dominate the test match

 

[Ab Fan]

Just see off Archer and get runs of rest.

 

[sindhiboy]

Anderson is Gill's bunny! What a player Gill is! India is blessed!

Ended up getting him out but taking a brilliant catch

 

[MP2011]

Sounds right...

England have started off well here.. Getting both the openers cheaply. One more wicket and England will be on top and in a position to dominate the test match

2 fielders in mid wicket area don't suggest that. That was definitely leg side plan to stifle batsmen. If in the process it creates rough for Bess, it's just bonus.

 

[MP2011]

See forward short leg in now. Clearly leg side plan.

 

[Protea Fan]

Kid was looking in sumptuous touch before that brain fade,pity he couldn't convert this

Bw nice captaincy from root to stick with archer.The leg side field was set for something like this, bowling relentlessly on the pads and was hoping for a mistake

 

[MP2011]

Need Kohli's double ton more than ever.

 

[Protea Fan]

Broad could have been much more effective in this wicket along with archer

He will hit the deck hard and that would have been effective

 

[Ab Fan]

Kid was looking in sumptuous touch before that brain fade,pity he couldn't convert this

Bw nice captaincy from root to stick with archer.The leg side field was set for something like this, bowling relentlessly on the pads and was hoping for a mistake

I think he needs to cut a few of his shots. Too many shots and he ends up giving a catch to fielder.