What a performance by the Indian cricket team!

[The Bloop]

Last week, Tim Paine told Ashwin he couldn't wait to see him play at the Gabba. Aged well...

India with probably the best series win in the modern era. Beats 2005 Ashes. No Kohli, no front line bowlers, incredible stuff. Rishabh Pant is a star, too. Fearless cricketer.

Even with all the flamboyant batting in their lineup, I do love the gritty stubbornness of Pujara.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

Even with all the flamboyant batting in their lineup, I do love the gritty stubbornness of Pujara.

He's batted for 3 full days of the last two tests . Had a strike rate of 5 before lunch!

[MacAdder]

Watched the highlights this afternoon.
Fantastic entertainment and test match cricket at its very best.

There are quite a few DVDs knocking about regarding Great Test series but this one has to rank alongside any of them.

To hit 300 plus on the final day with still plenty to do not to lose it in the last session, the Indians deserve great credit.
It doesn't seem that long ago that achieving over 300 in a test match was considered highly unlikely and the batting side would be very often trying to bat all day for the draw.
Nobody would have blamed them had they abandoned the chase half way through the day after losing a few, many past England captains would have.

Great to see cricket fans witness it too.

[the other bob wilson]

Watched the highlights this afternoon.
Fantastic entertainment and test match cricket at its very best.

There are quite a few DVDs knocking about regarding Great Test series but this one has to rank alongside any of them.

To hit 300 plus on the final day with still plenty to do not to lose it in the last session, the Indians deserve great credit.
It doesn't seem that long ago that achieving over 300 in a test match was considered highly unlikely and the batting side would be very often trying to bat all day for the draw.
Nobody would have blamed them had they abandoned the chase half way through the day after losing a few, many past England captains would have.

Great to see cricket fans witness it too.

I think that if Pant had got out early on, then you may have seen India shut up shop. You're right about fourth innings totals - historically, 200 was considered a big score to chase, but the records show that in the last twenty years or so, bigger totals have been reached quite often. This can partly be explained by the fact that there are much more test matches being played today, but I'd say a bigger cause of the change is that pitches have changed - they always used to deteriorate as the days went by, but now it's not unusual to see pitches at their worst for batting on the first day and then gradually flatten out into something that gets easier and easier for the batsman.