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KM

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This pitch will be ridiculous on day 3.
 

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Looking forward to seeing our spinners bowl. Might give perspective on Rohits and Rahane innings.
It's going to be carnage! Can see some seriously low scores from England here - especially without Buttler and even Bess in the team.
 

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It's going to be carnage! Can see some seriously low scores from England here - especially without Buttler and even Bess in the team.
Yeah Buttler's the sort of guy who could have gone for it and scored a reckless 100. This sort of situation might actually have been made for him.
 

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My jynx bets on Rohit to make 200 and Rahame to make 100 paid off I shall be taking the credit for thank you

that being said I fear for our batting on this pitch
 

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Rohit's 150 is genuinely looking ridiculous on this pitch.
 

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Rohit's 150 is genuinely looking ridiculous on this pitch.
Our only hope is Root doing the same but doing it day 2 is an entirely different prospect, can’t see us getting a result out of this
 

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One way to look at it is it's a chance for someone to make an all time great innings.

If one of the England batsmen made a big hundred batting 2nd on this pitch it would be seriously impressive. You can never write the likes of Root or Stokes off.
 

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Think it's a bit unfair to bemoan the state of the pitch. Everyone knows you can get these pitches and conditions when touring this part of the world.

It would be like a touring side getting frustrated by overcast, swinging conditions in England - and pitches that accommodate it.

It's just how it can be, and teams should prepare best they can for it. England have some decent spinners but no-one with the sort of quality to dominate and take total advantage of this surface. Expect India's spinners to get some mad figures here.

The Root is now bowling with the new ball over Leach and Ali demonstrates this.
 

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Our only hope is Root doing the same but doing it day 2 is an entirely different prospect, can’t see us getting a result out of this
I dont give us much hope of clearing 200 on this barring a Stokes miracle slow fest.
 

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Think it's a bit unfair to bemoan the state of the pitch. Everyone knows you can get these pitches and conditions when touring this part of the world.

It would be like a touring side getting frustrated by overcast, swinging conditions in England - and pitches that accommodate it.

It's just how it can be, and teams should prepare best they can for it. England have some decent spinners but no-one with the sort of quality to dominate and take total advantage of this surface. Expect India's spinners to get some mad figures here.

The Root is now bowling with the new ball over Leach and Ali demonstrates this.
Agree 100%
 

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Think it's a bit unfair to bemoan the state of the pitch. Everyone knows you can get these pitches and conditions when touring this part of the world.

It would be like a touring side getting frustrated by overcast, swinging conditions in England - and pitches that accommodate it.

It's just how it can be, and teams should prepare best they can for it. England have some decent spinners but no-one with the sort of quality to dominate and take total advantage of this surface. Expect India's spinners to get some mad figures here.

The Root is now bowling with the new ball over Leach and Ali demonstrates this.
Agreed mate. All part of the fun.
 

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Think it's a bit unfair to bemoan the state of the pitch. Everyone knows you can get these pitches and conditions when touring this part of the world.

It would be like a touring side getting frustrated by overcast, swinging conditions in England - and pitches that accommodate it.

It's just how it can be, and teams should prepare best they can for it. England have some decent spinners but no-one with the sort of quality to dominate and take total advantage of this surface. Expect India's spinners to get some mad figures here.

The Root is now bowling with the new ball over Leach and Ali demonstrates this.
Yeah this is all fair enough.
 

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One way to look at it is it's a chance for someone to make an all time great innings.

If one of the England batsmen made a big hundred batting 2nd on this pitch it would be seriously impressive. You can never write the likes of Root or Stokes off.
Agreed. Looking forward to seeing Stokes bat.
 

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Think it's a bit unfair to bemoan the state of the pitch. Everyone knows you can get these pitches and conditions when touring this part of the world.
Assuming this match doesn't go something like 350, 160, 80, 50.

If that happens I think you can blame the pitch.
 

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Well a pretty boring first day of the test.

Not much really happened :lol:

Nice to watch cricket with fans back in the ground.
 

KM

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Very decent day. If we can get close 400 then surely that'd be amazing.
 

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This is a challenging pitch but if one bats with the right intent and not too defensive , it is still good pitch to bat. I feel england missed a huge trick by not playing Buttler. I get giving rest and all but it's not like ashes or whatever they are prioritizing is next month itself. Bess should have been picked too. Weird choice this.