India or England, who misread the pitch and will it decide the result?

[Babar_Azam_fan]

Quite contrasting combinations.

Pacers
Eng 4
India 2

Spinners
Eng 1
India 3

To make it worse, India has 3 spinners but won't bowl on day 4 and 5. Whereas Eng might bowl on day 5, but has just 1 spinner.

Will the team combinations be a major factor in deciding the result?

 

[ChTab]

Quite contrasting combinations.

Pacers
Eng 4
India 2

Spinners
Eng 1
India 3

To make it worse, India has 3 spinners but won't bowl on day 4 and 5. Whereas Eng might bowl on day 5, but has just 1 spinner.

Will the team combinations be a major factor in deciding the result?

Haven't watched the game so far & I don't have any idea how the pitch will behave, but as far as stats are concerned in D/N games it seems like India got the combination wrong.

I think they are a fast bowler short in this test match.

 

[King_Kohli]

As of now India doing well.

 

[Pakhs]

Its a turner.. bowl turning sharply already that too with a pink ball. More interesting in knowing if the ball will hold its color given dust bowl.

 

[deep82]

Ball is turning but its not a dustbowl like Chennai.

England already in a mess after winning the toss. Can't see them back from here.

A big drubbing coming up!

 

[deep82]

Another contrast - India bats till No. 9 while England till No. 7.

Broad, Anderson, Archer, Leach - that's the weakest tail I have seen from England in ages!

 

[pillionrider]

England have picked a bowling attack for the final session every day. What will they do in the remaining two sessions

 

[Babar_Azam_fan]

So English have misread the pitch

 

[Minnowbasher]

Absolute square turner. If England even had Moeen Ali I would back them to defend 100

 

[James]

England’s team selection clearly demonstrates that they misread the pitch, but to be honest, the ball is turning to such a ridiculous degree that even Leach and Root is looking like a good spin pair at the moment.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

England should have read my posts in the pre-series thread. I was heavily attacked for predicting that India would produce rank turners to suit their spinners - understandably - but noooo...Indian PP'ers wouldn't have it. Indian wickets are like the Gabba according to the Indian patriots who disparaged me for being out of touch.

Which I was...but still my predictions were more accurate than the seasoned India watchers.