Indian Tour of England 2014 (On Fox Sports)

[Carbine Chaos]

Prior showed his entire game has gone to pieces. His catching ,stump work , batting ,....
everything has gone!!

Did anybody else read this out in this voice?

 

[Damon_3388]

Lol, fair to say Stuart Binny is the first 'Stuart' to play for India?

 

[TheHoneyBadger]

Wish they'd dispense of Prior, pick Buttler and bring Borthwick in as their frontline spinner.

Glad Stokes is back in, he was fantastic to watch last summer.

Hopefully England can knock a few over in the first couple of hours, middle session could be ugly otherwise.

 

[drummond2fevola]

I feel dirty barracking for India

 

[Donnie Darko]

Wish they'd dispense of Prior, pick Buttler and bring Borthwick in as their frontline spinner.

Glad Stokes is back in, he was fantastic to watch last summer.

Hopefully England can knock a few over in the first couple of hours, middle session could be ugly otherwise.

its already getting ugly judging by Jimmys first 2 overs .

 

[happy_eagle]

I feel dirty barracking for India

Im hoping for 0-0 with both sides to choke on the 5th day of a match

 

[Donnie Darko]

I feel dirty barracking for India

Nobody cheers for them!!

 

[TheHoneyBadger]

its already getting ugly judging by Jimmys first 2 overs .

Reckon he's winding down? Wasn't the same last summer, just doesn't have the arrogance or consistency anymore.

So many wide, lengthy deliveries.

 

[Donnie Darko]

Lol, fair to say Stuart Binny is the first 'Stuart' to play for India?

That name is pretty rare in England let alone India FFS

 

[Donnie Darko]

Reckon he's winding down? Wasn't the same last summer, just doesn't have the arrogance or consistency anymore.

So many wide, lengthy deliveries.

Something went pear-shaped after Lords 2nd test and since then he hasnt been good. Maybe his time is over !!

 

[Stig O'Hara]

If the captain would set a decent field for him, ie: another slip/gully......he's starting to get a bit of shape.

 

[Torz]

Stuart Binny? Surely not. And Ishant Sharma is playing too.

Surely Ashwin would be a better option.

 

[TheHoneyBadger]

Something went pear-shaped after Lords 2nd test and since then he hasnt been good. Maybe his time is over !!

Possibly. He's still showing these small flashes of brilliance, though. Something for the selectors to think about, I guess. His knowledge is invaluable for the likes of Stokes, Broad, etc.

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Love watching Pujara bat. So much patience.

 

[PTizzle]

Anderson's great run at Trent Bridge continues. Lucky Broad is keeping it tight too.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Good start this for India.

Yes, I have decided to cheer on India ahead of England.

 

[Doodlesweaver]

Dravid is commentating on Sky, hoorah!

 

[TheHoneyBadger]

Love watching Pujara bat. So much patience.

He's just such a refined bat, too. It'd be an insult to call him a grinder, when he opens up the face it's a great sight.

Looking forward to seeing the Indian middle order this summer, as much as I enjoyed watching us trounce them in 2011/12, it'll be interesting to see how the new line-up performs on Aussie soil. Vijay and Dhawan I don't care much for, but it gets very interesting once a wicket falls.

 

[Doodlesweaver]

He's just such a refined bat, too. It'd be an insult to call him a grinder, when he opens up the face it's a great sight.

Looking forward to seeing the Indian middle order this summer, as much as I enjoyed watching us trounce them in 2011/12, it'll be interesting to see how the new line-up performs on Aussie soil. Vijay and Dhawan I don't care much for, but it gets very interesting once a wicket falls.

I really like the look of them, look like they've got batting talent to burn

 

[Doodlesweaver]

He's just such a refined bat, too. It'd be an insult to call him a grinder, when he opens up the face it's a great sight.

Yes, I find him elegant as a batsman.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

I agree with the commentators, what was the curator thinking with this pitch?

Surely they aren't so scared of Bhuv Kumar and co. that they won't back themselves in with useful, greentop pitches?

 

[Doodlesweaver]

I agree with the commentators, what was the curator thinking with this pitch?

Surely they aren't so scared of Bhuv Kumar and co. that they won't back themselves in with useful, greentop pitches?

It's Trent Bridge, isn't it? They should be ashamed of themselves.

 

[whats_at_stake]

Pujara is all class.

 

[PTizzle]

It does reek of English cautiousness the pitch, but I can understand not wanting sides to be rolled for 150-200 and have the test over in 3 days.

I do enjoy test cricket more when the going is tougher with the bat though, I hope it's not too much of a runfest.

Nice cut from Pujara, looking solid

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Still don't understand why batsmen are allowed to use their bat to keep their ball away from the stumps.

Should it not constitute hitting the ball twice?