Crazy start to the day.
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Not even lunch on the second day yet and, in reply to England’s 112, India are 125-8.
Joe Root 3-0!
Crazy start to the day.
1st ball
What a delivery Eng 0 - 1
What on earth was Bairstow doing?
0 - 2 after 3 balls
And the second ball was reviewed.
56-5.Root out England lead by 23
Is it too much to think that India could get skittled out for 38 again, like they did in Australia?
81 all out!
India need 49 to win
Could be close
What a farcical series and pitch .
All over
49-0 India win by 10 wickets
India win by 10 wickets!
It just goes to show that with a bit of application you can score runs, even if the pitch is poor.
Shirley there is a threshold regarding test match batting track standards. 17 wickets in a day early in the match must call the pitch quality into question.
As someone said on another City messageboard, if that pitch had been produced for a county Championship match, the home team would have had points deducted for an unfit pitch - there was a lot of fuss about the pitch for the last test, but India’s number eight Ashein proved you could bat on it.
A number of the dismissals were from balls that went straight on because the batsmen were frightened out of their wits by the fact that there was some turn. A number fell to rank poor shots as well e.g. Bairstow swinging across the line first ball and nearly getting out and then getting out second ball. You would be hard pressed to find a more inept and gutless batting display than the England second innings. Anything over 120 would have been a good lead but they never looked capable of getting it. They just stood there and let the India bowlers do what they wanted. Roots captaincy was poor as well - people on the boundaries when India were 6/7 down first innings and starting the India second innings with four men out deep when they had under 50 runs to get.
You have to have some form of standards for the wicket preparation allowing a home side to do whatever they want is not correct ,this is sport for everyone to watch and they deserve the 5 days . Yes some Indians did well however they play with these types of wickets and this would favour the home side , surely the standard of the game should guarantee a competitive game .
And Virat Kohli should not get away with his constant bickering of the umpires, I thought cricket was beyond that?
Agreed. India deserved to win both tests, and the pitch in the second test was poor but frankly, the pitch in this test was an absolute disgrace. It was fun today but nobody could bat on it. England have been absolutely abysmal in the last two tests. First time Broad and Anderson have played together and neither took a wicket.
having watched the highlights twice last night i dont think it was the pitch most of the wickets seemed to come from bal that stayed straight and the england batsman were expecting them to turn sideways might be wrong just think england were completely out thought by india
How would that logic work with Joe Root a part time bowler taking 5-8.
India needed to win this series by 2 clear matches to qualify for the World Test Championship, after losing the first one they made the decision to make poor pitches. The thought their bowlers batsmen would cope with a complete minefield better, and they have.
Is home advantage to that extent good for the game in general?
To address you point about the straight ball, if the average ball is turning by more than 5% the straight one will get you because you are playing for turn. It is why seam bowlers throw in a crossed seam delivery when the ball is swinging.
Exactly.
Do people really believe that the host team should make the game fair by playing to their guests' strengths?
I personally believe that a Test pitch should be prepared to last 4 or even five days but that's personal preference.
From an entertainment and commercial perspective it makes sense.
The fact that India have pitches that suit spin and England does not means that Indian batsmen are better prepared to face spin bowling than English batsmen is too simplistic, there has to be another reason for the annihilation.
Oh I know, let's blame the pitch.
India won the game by 10 (ten) wickets.
This is as big a hiding as you are ever likely to see in test cricket.
Perhaps India played really poorly in their first innings but put it right in the second.
People were saying after the second test where England lost, that whichever team bats first wins as the pitches will only deteriorate. Wrong!
More time in the nets preparing to face spin. Simples.