***Official*** England in India

[theegyptian]

and unless there is some reason that im not thinking off i dont really like england batting first here. so easy for india to win playing like this.

 

[Howe_zat]

Bell's hitting them absolutely beautifully. Such a form player I've never seen

 

[mightymariner]

Root at 4 will be interesting given that KP is replacing Trott at 3.

 

[wpdavid]

Good start, but we must need well over 350 with this attack in these conditions.

And surely Buttler should be playing.

 

[shankar]

This is dead boring after the pitches in the last series.

 

[theegyptian]

god i love ali cook. bell needs to crack on here - 100 of 120 is not good enough.

 

[wpdavid]

god i love ali cook. bell needs to crack on here - 100 of 120 is not good enough.

Do you think he's smart enough to realise that?

It's a good platform, but you'd think we need KP and/or Morgan do go ballistic to set up a really challenging target. As you say, this isn't a situation where Bell can bat for the most of the innings at 85% RPB

 

[Howe_zat]

Why do people always assume that good stands are entirely down to the pitch?

Let's give them a chance eh?

 

[Burgey]

England should push on to 380-400 here.

 

[wpdavid]

Why do people always assume that good stands are entirely down to the pitch?

Let's give them a chance eh?

Only based on what the local commentators are saying about this track. I think they know more about it than I do.

And no-one's saying that the openers didn't do well - only that we probably need an abnormally big score here.

 

[theegyptian]

Why do people always assume that good stands are entirely down to the pitch?

Let's give them a chance eh?

last warmup match bell scores 108 off 125. opposition comfortably chase down what looks like a big score to england but is nothing more than average in india with opener dhawan scoring 110 off 109.

it's a different game in india and why england struggle in india. bell and cook are decent bats but if india were 120-0 off 20 they would be pushing on, englands inclination is too continue on in the same vein.

the new restrictions with only 4 men allowed out allow for even further acceleration.

 

[Spark]

How on earth does Raina have this sort of bowling figures?

 

[Burgey]

This is pathetic from England now. Are these blokes playing for red ink?

 

[Burgey]

Sharma gives KP his best sultry Salma Hayek stare.

 

[Cevno]

Dinda back into the team today. Ah dire.

 

[Burgey]

KP. You bewdy.

 

[Cevno]

This is dead boring after the pitches in the last series.

Rajkot, tbf.

 

[Cevno]

lol @ how they have almost tried to copy Lords' media center, btw.

 

[shankar]

All grace.

 

[Burgey]

Dinda "big hearted". The Indian Siddle?