Centuries by Rohit Sharma (103) and Shubman Gill (110) take India to 473/8 at Stumps on Day 2 of the 5th Test, lead England by 255 runs

[Cricket Warrior]

England might argue that they won the first session, but there will be absolutely zero room for contention as to who owned the other two. Opting to bat, the tourists found themselves in a decent position at 175/3, but lost their last 7 wickets for just 43 runs. Interestingly, all 10 fell to the spinners. While Kuldeep starred with a five-for, Ashwin bagged a four, with Jadeja accounting for the key wicket of Root.

Crawley got out in the 70s for the third time this series, while Bairstow got a good nut after showing a refreshingly positive intent. As disheartening as it may sound, there's nothing to write home about the rest.

With the bat, it was Jaisball doing the talking for India once again. The 22-year-old became the second fastest to the 1000-run milestone and threw his wicket away in search of a big hit. England spinners have either been too full or too quick, and none of it caused any concerns to the batters so far.


Squads:

India’s Playing IX: Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Devdutt Padikkal, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah (VC) Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj.

England's Playing IX: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes (C), Ben Foakes (WK), Tom Hartley, Mark Wood, James Anderson, Shoaib Bashir


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[jnaveen1980]

Hope these guys don't lose their plot after a break. India is also culprit of this in this series.

 

[Croma]

Hope these guys don't lose their plot after a break. India is also culprit of this in this series.

Do you think Jadeja will bat at 5 or higher today?

Padikkal/Sarfaraz both will come after him?

 

[deltexas]

Do you think Jadeja will bat at 5 or higher today?

Padikkal/Sarfaraz both will come after him?

Padikkal should be at 4 and sarfraraz at 5 and jadeja afterwards. No way should sarfraraz be batting after jadeja..

 

[Ab Fan]

Rohit
Jaiswal
Gill
Kohli
Rahul(wkt)
Pant(wkt)
Jadeja

This is perfect batting lineup for overseas conditions. All capable of scoring runs overseas. Pant and KL can switch keeping depending on fitness of Pant.

 

[BouncerGuy]

India is winning this test as well after such a dismal performance from the English team. I am not sure if there is any reason they would be fighting to win this game. Had England won the 4th game, things could have been much more exciting today. But now it is all India and they are winning it.

 

[Croma]

Just tuned in to watch Rohit hit Bashir for a straight 6

 

[Croma]

Now Gill launches Anders for a straight 6

Bazzball in progress

 

[jnaveen1980]

sixes galore in this series for India. Morning session 2 sixes already

 

[Devadwal]

Gill dancing down against Anderson and hit a straight six

 

[BouncerGuy]

This is too easy for both Rohit and Gill. Should capitalize on this opportunity and both should get hundreds here.

 

[deltexas]

Boy what a beautiful ground dharamshala is ! Really scenic and a lush green outfield - what a sight!!

 

[Devadwal]

Jaiswal waste the apportunity to score big hundred . Its very good batting pitch. I don't know how England were bundled out for 218 on first day .

 

[Croma]

166-1, Batsmen looking relaxed and boundaries flowin easily.

It will be upto the batters to make a mistake as the pitch looks delicious for batting

 

[Croma]

Rohit almost gifted a catch to leg slip

 

[Ab Fan]

In India, there are so many venues and varied conditions that overseas teams will always struggle to win games here.

In Australia or England or other nations, there are just about 5-6 venues where test cricket is played mostly.

 

[MP2011]

We should aim to bat just once and bat big.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Such a flat pitch, ball is also travelling because of the altitude. Dismal batting effort by England yesterday, they needed 500+ here after winning a good toss.

 

[Swashbuckler]

We should aim to bat just once and bat big.

Jaiswal missed out big time. How often has a player scored 3 double centuries in a series? Jaiswal had it in the bag, but rush of blood.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

In India, there are so many venues and varied conditions that overseas teams will always struggle to win games here.

In Australia or England or other nations, there are just about 5-6 venues where test cricket is played mostly.

Not just Test cricket. We saw PAK and England struggle to adapt during the World Cup.

Not all overseas teams struggle equally. The Aussies adapt really well.

Have won multiple ODI series here and actually can compete in a Test series. They rarely get blown away.

 

[Ab Fan]

Let's just accept what I said some weeks ago, Mark Wood would have been considered a crap bowler if he played for Pakistan. He would have been trolled mercilessly, even more than Hasan Ali with this level of performance.

 

[MP2011]

Jaiswal missed out big time. How often has a player scored 3 double centuries in a series? Jaiswal had it in the bag, but rush of blood.

Yeah, another double ton from him would have been so nice.

 

[Croma]

50 for Gill

 

[jnaveen1980]

India 194/3 in WC final after 39.3 overs Here they are 186/1

 

[Ab Fan]

Wood's speed is up to 150 but Gill pretty confident as nothing much in the pitch.

 

[Croma]

Good over from Wood, got an edge and nice bouncer aimed at Gill's skull. But a wide last ball is cut neatly for a boundary summing au Engand's series.

 

[Swashbuckler]

High time we post a 750/800 total.

 

[Croma]

200 up and only 1 wicket

 

[jnaveen1980]

15 overs 67 runs today.

 

[Vikram1989]

Rohit
Jaiswal
Gill
Kohli
Rahul(wkt)
Pant(wkt)
Jadeja

This is perfect batting lineup for overseas conditions. All capable of scoring runs overseas. Pant and KL can switch keeping depending on fitness of Pant.

I will like to chk Jurel in place of kl.jurel is a tough nut to crack.If he can score in sena, we will get a good number 5 after long time who can play spin/fast and not a mental midget.

 

[Swashbuckler]

India and Australia, both bossing their opponents today. Likely finalists of this WTC cycle.

 

[MP2011]

India 194/3 in WC final after 39.3 overs Here they are 186/1

Perhaps biggest of our brain fades, ever!

 

[MP2011]

India and Australia, both bossing their opponents today. Likely finalists of this WTC cycle.

What's the point of it? It'll again be played in England as a one-off test.

 

[James]

218 all out on this just put England on the plane home now. This could be a defeat by any margin, an innings and 100s.

 

[MP2011]

High time we post a 750/800 total.

Must be long. Don't remember when was the last time we posted 600+

 

[MP2011]

Rohit
Jaiswal
Gill
Kohli
Rahul(wkt)
Pant(wkt)
Jadeja

This is perfect batting lineup for overseas conditions. All capable of scoring runs overseas. Pant and KL can switch keeping depending on fitness of Pant.

Rahul is waste of space in all formats

 

[Swashbuckler]

218 all out on this just put England on the plane home now. This could be a defeat by any margin, an innings and 100s.

Nasser Hussain said yesterday was England's worst day this tour.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Wonder if Mark Wood has some ancient Pakistani genes. Very similar lack of control over line and length . Would make Haris Rauf proud.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

India and Australia, both bossing their opponents today. Likely finalists of this WTC cycle.

Australia 4 down. Thats a lot closer. This, on the other hand, looks like men vs boys so far.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Must be long. Don't remember when was the last time we posted 600+

Similar situation as Chennai, 2016. That was also 5th test, England 3-0 down and waiting for their flight home. India capitalized and bullied English bowlers badly, Karun Nair scored run a ball 300 and played just 2 tests after that. England in their 2nd innings on day 5 lost all 10 wickets in one session.

 

[WengerOut]

"Ben Stokes, the saviour " segment by commies going on

 

[Swashbuckler]

Australia 4 down. Thats a lot closer. This, on the other hand, looks like men vs boys so far.

NZ will find a way to lose even if they take first innings lead. Mental scars are too deep in that 'rivalry'.

 

[James]

Nasser Hussain said yesterday was England's worst day this tour.

Yes. By a long way. Win the toss and bat first, this is a 500 deck. Pope walking down the wicket for his dismissal was completely bizarre and it was almost as if that happening on the stroke of lunch mentally defeated the rest of the team.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

NZ will find a way to lose even if they take first innings lead. Mental scars are too deep in that 'rivalry'.

I know but still. At least it "looks" competitive. This looks like only the margin of victory needs to be determined now.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Yes. By a long way. Win the toss and bat first, this is a 500 deck. Pope walking down the wicket for his dismissal was completely bizarre and it was almost as if that happening on the stroke of lunch mentally defeated the rest of the team.

175/3, then England burnt all 3 reviews in a span of 12 balls, no run added. One of the most bizarre things I have seen in this sport.

 

[Croma]

India has wiped the deficit with the loss of just 1 wicket.

 

[Mockingbird]

Can’t believe England flopped so badly yesterday on this belter of a pitch. This pitch is paradise for bazballing!

 

[Croma]

Bashir 86* has outscored Rohit 85* though

 

[Croma]

Who will reach 100 first?

 

[Croma]

Gill welcomes Bashir with a

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Yes. By a long way. Win the toss and bat first, this is a 500 deck. Pope walking down the wicket for his dismissal was completely bizarre and it was almost as if that happening on the stroke of lunch mentally defeated the rest of the team.

Pope was foxed in the air. Kuldeep mentioned that they had planned that for him since his game against spin heavily involved rushing down and disrupting length.

The 3 burnt reviews were worse Especially Johnny. He nicked it. Also Root and Stokes were plumb. Reviewed out of desperation more than anything else.

 

[Croma]

Rohit sweeps nicely fo

Looks determined to score big. Both of them

 

[Ahmed216]

Capitulation

 

[jnaveen1980]

50 overs 230/1 Close to 5 run rate.

 

[James]

Kuldeep getting on top of England recently has reminded me of how old England sides used to get dismantled by top class spinners. In the end the spin bowling itself is good, but it’s also the mental side of it where a certain bowler comes on and they have no idea which way it will turn or how much it will turn (if at all), so whilst many of the wickets will fall to quality deliveries that do something in the air or off the pitch, some of the dismissals are just to average/stock deliveries because England have lost their heads.

 

[Buffet]

Pitch is very good to bat. Eng batted poorly to get out so cheaply.

 

[Ahmed216]

Wonder if Mark Wood has some ancient Pakistani genes. Very similar lack of control over line and length . Would make Haris Rauf proud.

Haris does not even play tests there's lack of focus on test cricket in Pak nowadays... Still I feel Naseem and Shaheen will do well for Pak with more experience. Need to play more than 4-5 tests per year.

 

[James]

Can’t believe England flopped so badly yesterday on this belter of a pitch. This pitch is paradise for bazballing!

It’s the best batting pitch of the series, the sort of pitch where if England had batted first earlier in the series they might have performed better on it, but at this stage, it seems that they are mentally shot. When that’s happened, in international cricket it doesn’t matter what the pitch is playing like or how good it is — a team is going to get absolutely hammered.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Probably the best batting surface. True in nature so far.

 

[WengerOut]

Stokes this, Stokes that... Everything is a Stokes plan. Even if he sneezes, the droplets would aid swing..

 

[Mesozoic]

Jaiswal really gave it away yesterday.


Another easy 200 was there for the taking again this rubbish attack.

 

[cricketcricket79]

Making an inexperienced kid like Bashir bowl so many overs here is like borderline child abuse.

 

[Swashbuckler]

England should focus more on bowling than batting in the immediate future. Worrying signs if Wood is your second quick and first quick is a 41 year old who has nothing left to prove in the sport.

 

[jnaveen1980]

5th six for Gill

 

[Croma]

Gill launches another one into the stands

One sided spanking at the moment.

Bashir already hit for 7 sixes

 

[Croma]

I really doubt Bashir's coming to India again.

 

[jnaveen1980]

England should focus more on bowling than batting in the immediate future. Worrying signs if Wood is your second quick and first quick is a 41 year old who has nothing left to prove in the sport.

Even when they were going well with their bazball tactic i always kinda called this out. I understand them scoring 6 an over by being aggressive. I always wondered how the heck they take 20 wickets with this bowling. Pakistan batting totally botched against this England attack.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Gill wants to get to 100 before Rohit.

Bashir reached 100 with that six, in 20 overs.

 

[Mesozoic]

Century for Bashir in just 20 overs.


@shaz619 Yet another "humiliation" for the Indians.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Pitch may be flat but bowling is also so bad right now, Sunday club league level if I can be honest.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

England tad unlucky. This pitch wasn't this easy to bat on yesterday morning Moisture in the pitch created some bounce , grip and ripping turn(Crawley dismissal) on occasion.

India got to roll the pitch twice in just 30 overs and it's a bit warmer today and pitch is a flat beauty with ball coming on nicely.

Having said that, gulf in quality is a yawning chasm and there's nothing Stokes could have done to prevent an Indian win imo.

Feeling bad for Stokes. Just don't have the players/FC system to continuously perform at the level he wants.

 

[MP2011]

We have already hit 11 6s in this innings

 

[MP2011]

Stokes this, Stokes that... Everything is a Stokes plan. Even if he sneezes, the droplets would aid swing..

This Stokes bhakti is nauseating

 

[jnaveen1980]

England tad unlucky. This pitch wasn't this easy to bat on yesterday morning Moisture in the pitch created some bounce , grip and ripping turn(Crawley dismissal) on occasion.

India got to roll the pitch twice in just 30 overs and it's a bit warmer today and pitch is a flat beauty with ball coming on nicely.

Having said that, gulf in quality is a yawning chasm and there's nothing Stokes could have done to prevent an Indian win imo.

Feeling bad for Stokes. Just don't have the players/FC system to continuously perform at the level he wants.

I back Kuldeep to turn the ball even today. The reason they struggle is not because of pitch it is because they don't pick Kuldeep. Regardless of condition that is not going to change. Unless and until they learn to pick him from the hand this will continue

 

[Devadwal]

@shaz619 are you enjoying Bashir bowling?? He is now regretting for getting visa

 

[James]

This is going to be a huge loss to round off a comprehensive series defeat. McCullum will be under pressure for the first time to take some tough decisions.

Broad perhaps retired a bit too early? But he’s done either way. It’s time to actively ditch some of these other players for England. Definitely Bairstow straight away even if he scores a pointless hundred in the second innings, and give Anderson a farewell home Test & his 700th wicket at the beginning of the summer then move him on as well.

I also think Foakes is at risk because he just doesn’t contribute enough with the bat. There are some promising wicketkeeper-batsmen waiting in the wings to debut, who will likely contribute more with the bat than Bairstow and Foakes as well as doing a good enough job with the gloves.

Mark Wood, they gave him a 3 year central contract — really? He will still feature at times I am sure, but he can only play a couple of Tests in each series.

Woakes has already been dropped for overseas assignments and will be a home specialist at best.

Lots of change around the corner.

 

[jnaveen1980]

If England wants a sustainable model it should be a mix of 2005 model and this one. You cannot compromise on bowling quality. Cannot use any random bowling unit play and try to beat the opposition via mind games. Mind games can go only so far. Bowling quality is must.

 

[Swashbuckler]

Rare maiden, Rohit looking nervous on 99.

 

[Devadwal]

England won 1st test due to Indian team were overconfident otherwise 5-0 clean sweep would have been very nice .

 

[jnaveen1980]

Add Pant to this. This aggressive unit will become super aggressive unit.