India tour of Eng, June 20 - Aug 4

[Arthur Crabtree]

Gooch got a pair on debut of course. So SS still got a lot to do.

[mikesiva]

I see Nair has six caps over 9 years, and a top Test score of 303*. So a mixed picture.

And that triple was against England in 2016.

Anyone remember that knock? I don't!

[mikesiva]

Gooch got a pair on debut of course. So SS still got a lot to do.

Sardasan averages 39 in FC cricket. Sarfaraz averages 65, in contrast.

Gill averages 35 in Test cricket. Sarfaraz averages 37.

It's puzzling how Sarfaraz can't find a way into this under achieving India side.

[Arthur Crabtree]

And that triple was against England in 2016.

Anyone remember that knock? I don't!

Maybe a feeling he likes English bowling!

It was the deadest of rubbers though.

Just for nostalgics, the England attack was Jake Ball, Stuart Broad, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Liam Dawson.

[Durhamfootman]

seemingly Carse trapped Jaiswal plumb in front with a yorker.... but had overstepped

I wonder what that will end up costing?

[sussexpob]

And that triple was against England in 2016.

Anyone remember that knock? I don't!

Maybe a feeling he likes English bowling!

It was the deadest of rubbers though.

Just for nostalgics, the England attack was Jake Ball, Stuart Broad, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Liam Dawson.

300s are scored so rarely, I think that the pitch, situation or bowling attack doesn't take away from the achievement.

The incredible thing about Nair is, he scored about 20 runs over the next 5 matches, and looked totally clueless.

[sussexpob]

Someone needs to tell Mark Wood he's not as funny as he thinks

[Arthur Crabtree]

300s are scored so rarely, I think that the pitch, situation or bowling attack doesn't take away from the achievement.

Yes, fair enough. Though BCL's 400* got plenty of that.

[sussexpob]

Jaiswal gets his hundred.

This guy is a talent, isnt it. Couple of cut shots that Carse over that need putting in a muesum.

[sussexpob]

England going to have 40 odd overs to get through after tea.... pathetic over rate

[Durhamfootman]

seemingly Carse trapped Jaiswal plumb in front with a yorker.... but had overstepped

I wonder what that will end up costing?

well.... lots as it happens

and still going

[Durhamfootman]

England going to have 40 odd overs to get through after tea.... pathetic over rate

you surely can't be even remotely surprised... 51 overs by tea even after half a dozen from the spinner

I can't even imagine how many points they'd get deducted in the CC. Even with the extra half hour, they'll be 10 overs short by the end of play

probably works out at a tenner a head that the crowd will be diddled out of. Where's trading standards when you need them?

[Durhamfootman]

it doesn't do what it says on the tin

[sussexpob]

England really need to bag some wickets this session, because if India end only 2/3/4 down tonight, tomorrow could get ugly when you have 2 pace bowlers busting their gut in this heat, and being backed by two medium-fast bowlers whose have fitness levels made of biscuits nowadays.

Could get very ugly this if England can't halt India this session

[andy]

India could easily be 320-2 by close of play then England staring down the barrel early doors...little bit of spin but not much else in the pitch....