Cricket 2016

[Alistair20000]

How good is 288-5 at the W*nkhede (!) Stadium ? Have not watched any of it but guess we would like another 150 ?

Magnificent debut from Keaton Jennings (clap)

Feckin' swear filter for a place name, especially a cricket ground.

 

[CREDYGRECIAN]

England need 400 minimum

Stokes and Butler is exciting if they can keep them out for the first hour of tomorrow

Great for Jennings to score a ton on debut - Ali and Cook should of gone on and done the same

Nice that we've now got Hameed & Jennings which means Root can drop back down to 4

 

[Ex-ciderrr]

Nice that we've now got Hameed & Jennings which means Root can drop back down to 4

Like your thinking, would love to see that top 4. Im not much of a duckett fan, out of his depth on the international stage. With the likes of Jennings and Hameed performing the way they have I can't see a way back into the side for him for a while.

Going well though, impressed with England in the 1st day, like you said important that continues in the morning session with Stokes and Buttler tomorrow.

Come on England.

 

[CREDYGRECIAN]

The wheels have fallen off

 

[Alistair20000]

Yep.

We need Root to do a Kohli now with a big double hundred or we be are fooked.

241 for the 8th Indian wicket ? (facepalm)

 

[Alistair20000]

Root survives LBW shout as I posted that. Both Indian reviews gone now. (clap)

 

[CREDYGRECIAN]

England properly walloped there

Cook looks a tired skipper all of a sudden - reckon next summer could be the end of the road in terms of captaincy for him

Englands side lacks balance - 4 seamers on a Bunsen burner was a strange decision

Anderson looks ordinary in these conditions (fantastic bowler) but he's not alone

 

[Sidey's back]

England properly walloped there

Cook looks a tired skipper all of a sudden - reckon next summer could be the end of the road in terms of captaincy for him

Englands side lacks balance - 4 seamers on a Bunsen burner was a strange decision

Anderson looks ordinary in these conditions (fantastic bowler) but he's not alone

Creds - not surprising that Cook's feeling the pain. We've been dicked three tests in a row now.

Not sure there's much we can do about when we can't find one decent spinner, let alone three.

We could criticise selection I guess, but I'm not sure Leach would do too much better (at the moment). Duckett? I think most people would have given him a shout after last summer. Ballance was probably a mistake. However I'm not sure they would have taken Hameed, Jennings & Gubbins instead. Far too many debutants on a tough tour. I'd have taken Ian Bell personally. Experience (and class) still counts.

To be fair, it's all about familiarity with the conditions. We'd probably be 3 nil up if we got them on our green tops in early summer.

Bayliss is an interesting character. Does seem to have much to say. I guess that's not his style.

 

[CREDYGRECIAN]

Agree re Bell - he's a class act and proven too - he also plays spin as well as anyone

To be fair England was never likely to win away in India

 

[Antony Moxey]

England's cricket team are City in reverse: walloped away from home, unbeatable at home. At least the cricket team does it the right way round.