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India v England

1st Test, England are batting. Currently 3/216, Root 97 not out. A few new faces in the England side.

why not just start a thread for each series like normally happens?

dont know why there needs to be a really long super thread for every topic on here

I'm ok with it, interest in Test series not involving Australia can sometimes lose interest very quickly.

End of Day 1 England 4/311 from 93 overs. Root 124, Ali 99 not out

heater31 wrote:I'm ok with it, interest in Test series not involving Australia can sometimes lose interest very quickly.

Not as fast as the current Saffers series. We are absolute plonkers.

regards,

REB

Day 2- England have piled the runs on, currently 9/529.
Stokes 128
Ali 117
Bairstow 46

Hope Ali and Stokes centuries in this test don't inspire the Aust selectors to continue their quest for an all rounder.

Stumps day two, England 537 and India end the day 0/63

Rangana Herath ran riot against Zimbabwe taking 13 wickets for the match with eight in the second innings. His five wickets in the first innings saw him become the third player in test history behind Muralitharan and Steyn to take a five wicket haul against all of the test playing nations.

Pitch in India is an absolute road

India 1/240

Brodlach wrote:Pitch in India is an absolute road

India 1/240

It's boring as bat shit and unfortunately Australian pitches are heading the same way.

India 2/316. Almost the end of day 3 and looks like it'll be a draw.

Stumps day 3, India 4/319 still trialling by 218

In indias defence this is the first road they have produced in the last few years. Root was the first visiting batsmen to make a ton in india since michael clarke in 2013. Even india havent scored heavily at home over the last few years. Mind you i'm pleased they produced one road for the series so we didn't lost 5-0

Stumps Day 4-
India 488
Vijay 126
Pujara 124
Ashwin 70
Rashid 4/114

England second innings 0/114 leading by 163.
Hameed 62, Cook 46

Really liked the look of young hameed, this wasn't like the first innings where the pitch was a road. It was turning square and he looked really composed. For a 19 year old it is a rare quality to have.

England second innings 3/260. declared.
Cook 130
Hameed 82

India second innings 6/156, trailling by 153.

New Zealand vs Pakistan, 1st test in Christchurch, Day 2.
Pakistan 1st innings 133
Grandhomme (On debut) 6/41

New Zealand 1st innings currently 3/103
Raval (Also on debut) 54 not out


India vs England, 2nd test, Day 2.
India 1st innings currently 7/381
Kohli 167
Pujara 119
Anderson 3/62

There's a bit of Ricky Ponting in this Pommy kid Hameed's technique. Looks like he's got a bit about him.