Southampton is traditionally one of the more spin friendly pitches in England, India bat well first innings and they’ll be set well.
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Got the breakthrough but a solid start by the openers.
Meh, both have essentially thrown out away after batting so well.
Pujara getting off the mark:
Over or under 50 balls?
Over or under 50 balls?
Unders win!
Done in style too!
Draw here would be anticlimactic. They need to find a way to get a winner especially if they're set on hosting the finals in England with the shite weather
This is the key partnership for India to get to a competitive score.
Strange from umpire. No onfield decision?
If there was one, nobody saw it. Was weird they got together & went to review with no clear out/not out call.
Bad light stopping play again.
If Test cricket is to survive, they need to start going with the pink ball full time.
If Test cricket is to survive, they need to start going with the pink ball full time.
Commentator (Nasser Hussain i think): Jamieson has only bowled 6 balls this innings which have gone on to hit the stumps. May need to adjust his length.
Very next ball, lbw Kohli
Very next ball, lbw Kohli
Fantastic bowling. Great cricket.
Jamieson’s a brilliant bowler. Gets lovely shape with the ball but it’s the control with the length that’s really impressed me, constant pressure on the batsmen.
Rahane’s thrown away his wicket. Just before the new ball too.
250 would be a decent score here.
Edit: now with rahane gone, can the tail do it again.
Edit: now with rahane gone, can the tail do it again.
India throwing away their hard work of yesterday.
Pretty annoying the way most of the wickets have fallen.
Ashwin has played some gorgeous shots.
edit - out next ball
edit - out next ball
Another start, another disappointing shot
Good intent shown by ashwin. No point just trying to defend for the sake of defending here. Scoring a quick 20-25 is more valuable than just sticking around and getting out at 8.
What would you folks say is a par score for this pitch?
With the overcast, swinging conditions, I feel it's about 200-250.
With the overcast, swinging conditions, I feel it's about 200-250.
Jadeja might as well swing his bat and try get near 250. Not easy conditions to bat in, New Zealand will be under pressure too.
What happens if this match (inevitably) ends up as a draw because of the shite weather?
Joint winners.
I'll take 250 right now. Will be competitive.
2 wickets left, 2 reviews left. Why don't you review that? 
Not a big score but they used up a lot of overs. If NZ want to win this they'll probably have to score quicker than India. Might be an idea for the seamers to try some full wide ones to see how keen NZ are.
This game is set-up nicely with the tricky conditions for batting. Just hope the weather stays clear.
It is, especially when the weather/bad light is likely going to prevent a result.
That's so shite
Personally, I think it should be a 3-game series to decide the winner. A one off final is fine for limited overs cricket, but Test cricket should be contested over multiple games.
should be down to boundary count IMO
Or a super-over to give NZ PTSD
Bhuvneshwar Kumar would've been really valuable for India in these conditions
Or they could just make the test timeless. If they're going to hold it in England they need to account for the weather.
Yeah this.
England is a good place to hold the tournament because of its geographic location and the fact no-one else plays during the northern summer. But the weather has to be accounted for. If not, they need to consider somewhere like Dubai.
Apart from the logistical problems I think a timeless test would just be too different a contest. I don't think the best test team and the best team in a timeless format are necessarily the same team.