***Official*** India in England 2014

[OverratedSanity]

Hopefully this pitch doesn't flatten out too much. Could get extremely ugly for us.

 

[Spark]

Okay that ball is unfair.

 

[Bahnz]

This is the best bowling I've seen from England since possibly day 1 Trent Bridge 2011.

They were pretty magnificent on day 4 at Lord's v NZ as well.

 

[hendrix]

Still a bit premature to judge Pujara that harshly. The guy was awesome in South Africa, failed in two tests in new Zealand and has had a couple of ordinary dismissals here. Played ok in the first two tests but the fact that he wasn't able to cash in has affected him a bit mentally imo.

There was the slight bit of doubt in that the pitches in the SA series weren't exactly classic fast bouncy SA pitches

 

[Spark]

Hopefully this pitch doesn't flatten out too much. Could get extremely ugly for us.

There's not enough seam movement for it to "flatten". It'll swing all day, it seems, and bounce doesn't exactly go away.

 

[Uppercut]

The only difference between that bowling and this is that they were up against Dravid and Laxman, who was able to play late, leave well and survive (only just). Kohli and Pujara aren't as good as they are yet, and hence they were exposed. And Gambhir is Gambhir.

There's a big luck element too. Dhoni seems to have taken the top six's entire quota for play+misses today.

 

[Prince EWS]

Why won't England bowlers bowl at the stumps ffs!

Broad and Anderson should be dropped for this effort IMO.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Anderson and Broad honestly deserve better figures than they've got. That's how well they've bowled . Virtually no freebies.

 

[GIMH]

FMD this is just top line bowling. Sure India haven't played it magnificently but if this bowling isn't appreciated and instead its lolndia talk all day, it will be disappointing. England deserve full credit.

Are you new to CW or something? It's always the way

 

[Jono]

There's a big luck element too. Dhoni seems to have taken the top six's entire quota for play+misses today.

Sure but that's a given.

 

[Stapel]

FMD this is just top line bowling. Sure India haven't played it magnificently but if this bowling isn't appreciated and instead its lolndia talk all day, it will be disappointing. England deserve full credit.

Dare I say India are lucky to have lost only 4?

I don't think I ever seen such gun bowling, from both ends!

 

[OverratedSanity]

There's not enough seam movement for it to "flatten". It'll swing all day, it seems, and bounce doesn't exactly go away.

Bounce definitely can. It's the carry that has caused most of the problems.

 

[Spark]

Bounce definitely can. It's the carry that has caused most of the problems.

?

Those are... the same thing

 

[OverratedSanity]

There was the slight bit of doubt in that the pitches in the SA series weren't exactly classic fast bouncy SA pitches

Yeah fair enough, maybe not. It's still South Africa though. No one pointed out that the pitches were dead ****heaps when Sanga corrected his England record this time around, did they?

 

[Adders]

I seriously don't know how India are only 4 down.......this is ****ing mental.

 

[Spark]

Wonder if Anderson is going to do the left arm over impersonation again. Might be handy against Dhoni if he's going to go so far across and outside the crease.

 

[Stapel]

Broad has swung it but it's really the bounce which is giving batsman problems from his end.

Agreed!

 

[Prince EWS]

Sure but that's a given.

That Dhoni will always be the jammiest **** going? Can't disagree.

 

[Bahnz]

India have been very lucky not to lose 2 or 3 more.

 

[ajdude]

There's not enough seam movement for it to "flatten". It'll swing all day, it seems, and bounce doesn't exactly go away.

make up your mind ****