1st Test (Leeds) - 20th June

[mackembhoy]

India would've bowled too, but get through the first session ok and I suspect it's not a bad toss to lose.

Logic that your probably only get any joy for the first 2 hours and then it's going to be great batting for the remainder of the test.

CC pitches have certainly played that way a lot this season.

With our attack it could be a long day if we don't take them early wickets.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

No idea why we are bowling. Look up not down at Leeds.

Oh well, long day ahead.

 

[chris.hinton]

Logic that your probably only get any joy for the first 2 hours and then it's going to be great batting for the remainder of the test.

CC pitches have certainly played that way a lot this season.

With our attack it could be a long day if we don't take them early wickets.

I agree with this

 

[chris.hinton]

Oh and Banter mode off for me.,..... have to play safe lol

 

[Adders]

Oh and Banter mode off for me.,..... have to play safe lol

Softcock!!......5 in the shed by lunch

 

[Hungry Llama]

Lets hope stokes is right and we're all wrong, but it looks a perfect day for batting. surely bat first and bowl between the showers forcast at the weekend? can only think they were afraid of facing Bumrah & Siraj on a new pitch. Hope its not going to be Hamilton all over again.

 

[Heboric]

Will take time getting used to this Indian team. Such a lot of new faces to me anyway

 

[RightArmMystery]

"We're going to pause for a very poignant moment" *cuts to some dude's phone alarm going off*. Nailed it.

 

[Shri]

we will see india bowling here before tea so haha eng you ****ed up

 

[andruid]

No idea why we are bowling. Look up not down at Leeds.

Oh well, long day ahead.

Stokes and Mccullum being too clever by half, in their Bazball tradition.

 

[Gnske]

Summer is going to be vile watching England and Australia with the same front of shirt sponsor.

 

[Molehill]

There's more Indians in the dressing room than there are in the crowd!!

50%!!

 

[Gnske]

Jaiswal should honour the recent retiree by playing one of those to slip.

Some respect would be nice.

 

[Agonizingly Awkward]

Jaiswal is gonna show Woakes who's the real boss

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Jaiswal is gonna show Woakes who's the real boss

It's Woakes, isn't it.

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

There's more Indians in the dressing room than there are in the crowd!!

50%!!

Something something it’s grim oop north!

 

[cnerd123]

Oh and Banter mode off for me.,..... have to play safe lol

Absolute coward

Good move to bowl first. They'll chase anything we set.

Sucks to be Kuldeep. He's getting the Ashwin treatment now.

 

[cnerd123]

Im also shocked Thakur has conned another test here. Surely you go for NKR for the bits and pieces role instead?

 

[Molehill]

Something something it’s grim oop north!

Except that it'll be roughly the same in all the other grounds too.

 

[RightArmMystery]

Decent start from Carse, shaping up nicely. Just know he's gonna bowl plenty of gimme balls though, so these two just need to be patient.