2nd Test (Edgbaston) - July 2nd

[Johan]

It's raining again

 

[centurymaker]

Early lunch usually only comes in at 12.30. Be losing overs by then. Reckon it'll be a 2pm start at earliest given how heavy the rain was.

In that case, we may get around 70 overs today.

 

[slowfinger]

don't expect England to be as lacklustre and ignorant as they were this test, for they will pick a much better XI for the remainder of the series, just as they did in the Ashes 2023

 

[centurymaker]

I think play could possibly start after an early lunch, giving India 82 overs today.

Edit- nope, play to start in 20 mins.

80 overs left in the day

 

[SkyBlue]

Embarrassing to bat the way we did pre/post Tea in hindsight

This will be a pivotal moment in the series if we draw this and ensures England win this series

Gambhir should be sacked. Too many miscalculations and blunders over the past 10 months.

Australia would've sacked their coach a long time ago if they won 1 test in 10 games.

Our test team needs a fresh thinktank.

 

[centurymaker]

don't expect England to be as lacklustre and ignorant as they were this test, for they will pick a much better XI for the remainder of the series, just as they did in the Ashes 2023

Same applies to India. Inexperienced side gaining more and more experience and bowlers getting into rhythm. Bumrah and Kuldeep chilling on the bench.

 

[centurymaker]

Embarrassing to bat the way we did pre/post Tea in hindsight

This will be pivotal moment in the series if we draw this and ensures England win this series

Gambhir should be sacked. Too many miscalculations and blunders over the past 10 months.

Australia would've sacked their coach a long ago if they won 1 test in 10 games.

Our test team needs a fresh thinktank.

The way Jadeja batted was inexplicable. If the goal was to set 600, then they could have got that 6-7 overs sooner if Jadeja had batted properly rather than at SR of 25-30

 

[wpdavid]

12.40 start

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Lol, why bother having a full lunch when we’ve already lost an hour and a half!

 

[SkyBlue]

The way Jadeja batted was inexplicable. If the goal was to set 600, then they could have got that 6-7 overs sooner if Jadeja had batted properly rather than at SR of 25-30

I think they are spooked by Bazball especially with what happened in the last test and the huge partnership on day 3.

Either way cowardly tactics by a glorified 'mentor' parading around as coach.

Unfortunately, I see England surviving this.

 

[wpdavid]

Anyone else from these shores always wish the English media was as fanatical about cricket as posts like this always seem to imply?

Granted I don't read much of the print media, but I doubt whether there was much anguish about the wickets in India on our last couple of tours.

Whereas I do remember a great deal of Australian angst about the wickets here in 2015 after Broad skittled them at Trent Bridge.

 

[Thala_0710]

So they're not going to try and chase down everything after all

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

So they're not going to try and chase down everything after all

Only because of the rain imo.

 

[Johan]

So they're not going to try and chase down everything after all

We are positive, not stupid- remembers the 2023 Ashes 1st test declaration well, not always stupid

 

[Spark]

Granted I don't read much of the print media, but I doubt whether there was much anguish about the wickets in India on our last couple of tours.

Whereas I do remember a great deal of Australian angst about the wickets here in 2015 after Broad skittled them at Trent Bridge.

I read, and heard, plenty of anguish about the state of Indian pitches especially in 2021 from the likes of Mark Butcher, Paul Newman etc

 

[Thala_0710]

Only because of the rain imo.

Only lost 10 overs so far

 

[SkyBlue]

Prashit back to bowling pies

 

[Johan]

I read, and heard, plenty of anguish about the state of Indian pitches especially in 2021 from the likes of Mark Butcher, Paul Newman etc

first pitch in Chennai was good that series, competitive game, both could've won, good for batting at the start and then kept breaking. The other wickets were so bad we went back to 1890s level of wickets, if we do that, India would compain too.

2024 wickets were way better

 

[slowfinger]

i tell you what it's nice to see an englishman bat well with a Gray Nicholls

 

[Burgey]

Brook has had a Marnusesque run of luck to start his career. Going to be very deflating for England fans when it ends from November.

hahahaha Aldi Ian Bell gone