England v India 1st Test

[Dayvo]

Hmmm, I can smell a follow-on coming.

 

[Dayvo]

Duckett bowled by a good one

Only relying on cricinfo, it seems Duckett played down the wrong line.

 

[psmiffy]

Yup - England still bat deep - but the indian spinners are bowling a lot of balls that are going past the wicket (and the wicketkeeper from time to time)

 

[psmiffy]

Only relying on cricinfo, it seems Duckett played down the wrong line.

Yup - but at the moment picking the right line is pretty tricky

 

[Dayvo]

Taken from cricinfo:

I'm all for giving players a run in the team especially when they are young. But Duckett needs to dropped as he a massive technical floor against spin that he needs to sort out before he can play.

If his technique is that faulty, it makes me wonder how on earth he went through all the stages before he got to Test level.

 

[psmiffy]

Taken from cricinfo:

I'm all for giving players a run in the team especially when they are young. But Duckett needs to dropped as he a massive technical floor against spin that he needs to sort out before he can play.

If his technique is that faulty, it makes me wonder how on earth he went through all the stages before he got to Test level.

Just from the little of him ive seen this morning i would tend to agree - however, it is pretty difficult in English cricket to get exposed to spinners of this quality on a pitch like this

 

[psmiffy]

That is a good fifty from Root - not been entirely comfortable but he is still there

 

[nickyboy]

That is a good fifty from Root - not been entirely comfortable but he is still there

Root gone to what was a terrible shot in the circumstances of the match. The target, given we are under the pump, was the follow on. That looks a long way away now

 

[psmiffy]

Root gone to what was a terrible shot in the circumstances of the match. The target, given we are under the pump, was the follow on. That looks a long way away now

I didnt see that coming at all - I dont know if it was in his mind that it was inevitable that he was going to be out in the near future

 

[Dayvo]

Root out by PS' praise.

 

[psmiffy]

Hmmm, I can smell a follow-on coming.

it could be a cunning ploy to bowl last on a square turning wicket

 

[Dayvo]

it could be a cunning ploy to bowl last on a square turning wicket

Sure, assuming England score more than 455 runs in both innings.

 

[User482]

This could be going better...

 

[psmiffy]

Sure, assuming England score more than 455 runs in both innings.

That had crossed my mind - but i was busy trying to work out if they will make it through the ten overs to stumps

 

[psmiffy]

not a chance