India (364 & 298/8 dec) defeat England (391 & 120) by 151 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the series

[Devadwal]

Has Rohit dropped any catch?

 

[pillionrider]

Ashwin is the answer for him!

I hope this doesn't come true

India is gonna get into a winning position tomorrow. I just hope Kohli's captaincy blunder and prejudice vs Ashwin doesn't see us miss the opportunity to wrap up the game.

 

[Babbar]

Root is standing solid like a Redwood or Banyan tree in the sea of turbulence created by the Indian team. Respect.

 

[Varun]

Bring on Ishant the Lord's slayer.

 

[Rajdeep]

Bring on Ishant the Lord's slayer.

Great call

 

[pillionrider]

I swear, when we win this today, I'm gonna lose my mind.

 

[Devadwal]

3 down .pls take 2 more wickets before tea.

 

[MP2011]

Hameed gone.

 

[jnaveen1980]

18 extras out of 48 runs.

 

[Rajdeep]

India has no answer to Root this whole series. Absolutely owned us everytime...top class batsman. Best batsman in the world currently.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

That bounce was perth-esque....
Hope Ishant works out the lords slope and bowls like mcgrath....
cmon get root...

 

[Rajdeep]

Drop by Pant?

 

[Devadwal]

Root ko out karo yar

 

[Babbar]

Moderately-difficult Root catch dropped

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Drop by Pant?

very difficult leg side chance...

 

[Devadwal]

Very difficult chance

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Lord of Lords - Ishant Sharma

 

[RamLakhan]

Maybe they should try Rohit Sharma's off spin to Root...?

 

[Smbhayi]

Which IPL franchise will not bid on match-winning talent just coz they sledged an Indian player?

Symonds get picked right after monkeygate!

 

[jnaveen1980]

India would have been 2-0 but for root. This is such a match saving series for him which is just as important as match winning.

 

[Bewal Express]

Hameed gone.

Sibley 2.0

 

[Sunzi]

England's openers - Pants.
Hameed - Fraud.
Bowling Unit - Meh.

 

[Ab Fan]

Root is the greatest batsman of all-time. Better than Bradman and Sobers too.

 

[MP2011]

Sibley 2.0

Enroute to his 9, he was dropped once and then eventually got out to Ishant.

 

[Devadwal]

Not enough time left now so its going to be a draw .

 

[OMB]

those county players were far more impressive. Sibley, Burns and Hameed could have had their moment of glory today.

 

[Devadwal]

10 min remaining until lunch , desperately we need a wicket anyhow

 

[jnaveen1980]

Total respect for Root. What a player. Making use of his form to the fullest.

 

[Devadwal]

Met office showing rain can fall in anytime lol

 

[street cricketer]

This test has featured easily India's best ever combined fast bowling attack ever in an overseas test.

Yeah I rate Siraj better than Umesh.

 

[MP2011]

Shami concedes 4 more byes.

 

[Protea Fan]

Rotating the strike is like a cheery on the cake for ROOT

 

[Robert]

England's openers - Pants.
Hameed - Fraud.
Bowling Unit - Meh.

I would give Hameed the series and then take him to Australia.

England should get this Byes bloke up the order, he’s our second best bat after Rooooooot.

 

[Varun]

Woot!!

 

[Devadwal]

Gone. In 2014 ishant was take a wicket on last delivery before tea .same thing happened here.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Just came back.

Hows our chances guys?

Can we do it?

 

[MP2011]

Bairstow gone.

 

[Varun]

Remember Ishant took out Moeen Ali last ball before lunch or tea in 2014 too?

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Ishant strikes.

 

[Romali_rotti]

Still think this will be a draw.

I am really hating Kohli's screaming celebrations after each wicket, arrogant little shi*

 

[therealAB]

Root vs India

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Yorkshire whinger Bairstow gone.

 

[Varun]

Just came back.

Hows our chances guys?

Can we do it?

Root stands between us and victory.

 

[deep82]

6 wickets to get in last session.

Very much possible. Get Root early and it will be a humdinger from thereon.

 

[Devadwal]

38 over left guy's.so how is light condition there ?

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Root stands between us and victory.

Then theres a chance.

 

[Cric_lover4487]

Hameed will be sitting duck in Australia, Cummins, Starc and crew will eating alive...

Hameed will do well in Aus. He is like Shubhman Gill. Plays bounce well but bit weak on swing bowling.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Virat has done well as a captain here.
Bowling changes and field setting has been brilliant.

 

[Justcrazy]

India clearly have been a better side in the two test matches so far

 

[RamLakhan]

Root and Light will perhaps save England. I think we will get only 20 more overs... Root should get out in first 5 overs for any chance...

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Virat has done well as a captain here.
Bowling changes and field setting has been brilliant.

Haven't got a chance to watch it.

But if this is the case, thats really good.

We are in with a real chance here.

 

[Bengaluru]

Hameed will be sitting duck in Australia, Cummins, Starc and crew will eating alive...

Dont flatter yourself. The same bowlers you speak so highly of were taken apart by Pant and Washington Sundar. Hameed is a proper batsman in comparison.

 

[Protea Fan]

Root should stop taking singles and play maximum balls from here to save england

 

[King_Kohli]

2 minutes silence for people who keep moaning on Ishant selection over Ashwin.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Root is playing like prime Steven Smith here.

 

[King_Kohli]

Virat has done well as a captain here.
Bowling changes and field setting has been brilliant.

So far has been brilliant in this series, particularly the way he used Shardhul and Siraj in first test.
And today as well.

 

[Justcrazy]

England has to negotiate 200 balls here

 

[Justcrazy]

With this kind of batting Poms will lose Ashes 4- 1 , there will be no hiding in Australia

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

India better win this game.

Or else it would be the ULTIMATE troll for us.

Pujara, Rahane and Ishant performing and cementing their spots.

Ishant...atleast understandable but the former 2 are hopeless.

With 2 traditional English pitches upcoming.


[MENTION=139664]street cricketer[/MENTION]

 

[Saurav]

Just came back.

Hows our chances guys?

Can we do it?

not much unless we get Root early

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

not much unless we get Root early

But one small mistake and that can change the game no?

apart from that...do others look like staying?

 

[Robert]

With this kind of batting Poms will lose Ashes 4- 1 , there will be no hiding in Australia

“Poms” will hopefully have Stokes back and Malan too, who got a century and three fifties on the last visit.

The batting around the CC is very bad though, it is not geared up to produce test batters any more.

 

[Firebat]

Surely in India's favour. Just get Root to the non-strikers and the wickets fall.

 

[Justcrazy]

Bumrah to start the proceedings here

 

[Justcrazy]

Surely in India's favour. Just get Root to the non-strikers and the wickets fall.

They have got Root

 

[Robert]

Oh gawd.

This feels final.

 

[JattMaula]

Now we have a chance to win it.

 

[Firebat]

And that's the match. Surely India have got this now

 

[Justcrazy]

India will not let the opportunity go here , they are all fired up

 

[MP2011]

Root gone.

 

[RamLakhan]

Root and Light will perhaps save England. I think we will get only 20 more overs... Root should get out in first 5 overs for any chance...

Let's see... Now only light can save England

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

WOW WOW WOW

Rooty gone.

All it takes is one mistake.

Bumrah

 

[MP2011]

Pressure does silly things to you.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

4th innings is tough ain't it.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

Root uprooted....cmon lads...:

 

[Romali_rotti]

Dont flatter yourself. The same bowlers you speak so highly of were taken apart by Pant and Washington Sundar. Hameed is a proper batsman in comparison.

We will see,

He looks nothing more than a sitting duck for me as of now.. He will be mince meat in Aus, ofcourse if he proves me wrong, I will acknowledge.

 

[Sunzi]

Facing defeat from the jaws of victory here, England.

Shami and Bumrah's first session heroics have done it.

 

[Sunzi]

Fancy Moeen and Buttler to win it...

rcastic:

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

WOW WOW WOW

Rooty gone.

All it takes is one mistake.

Bumrah

4 pacers strategy has worked fine here.

 

[Justcrazy]

Poms under big pressure here