India tour of Eng, June 20 - Aug 4

[andy]

FFS bowling first....

Pitch will be slow and get more uneven as goes on....

Sudharasan for nair
Thakur for Reddy
Kamboj for deep

[sussexpob]

Pitch report saying its a very dry surface, which looks a little uneven. Sounds like a classic OT wicket, always usually some turn there on later days and always a bit up and down..... Bowling first is ballsy if the pitch is dry, this might finally bring some spinners into the game.

Interesting chances. Deep makes way for a Debutant, maybe some extra batting required? Nitish dropped for Thakur, not sure Id have done that. And Sudharsan is back for Nair, which you cant argue too much with.

Bumrah plays

[sussexpob]

Win toss yet again...

Saying India have lost their last 14 tosses

[andy]

Nitish and deep are injured....

Reddy is out the series, deep should be fit for last test

[sussexpob]

Nitish and deep are injured....

Reddy is out the series, deep should be fit for last test

Arshdeep Singh also got injured. Did the Indian bowlers decide to warm up for the test with some rounds of boxing?

[Arthur Crabtree]

Nitish and deep are injured....

Isn't it Arshdeep that's injured as well as Nitish? According to press, Deep was in the squad for this game.

[sussexpob]

Nitish and deep are injured....

Isn't it Arshdeep that's injured as well as Nitish? According to press, Deep was in the squad for this game.

Akash Deep wash injured batting in the nets apparently, copped one on his hand

[Arthur Crabtree]

Kampoj a medium pacer all rounder apparently. Going on his stats, more of a bowler who bats a bit.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Well, he's never scored a fifty in fc or LO, so maybe just a bowler.

[andy]

First edge of the match that dosent carry

[sussexpob]

Pitch will be slow and get more uneven as goes on....

Woakes gets two edges first overs, both completely die past the bat.

[andy]

Yep and it will get slower and lower as game goes on...

[andy]

Only a matter of time before smith stands up to woakes...pitch is so slow

[andy]

India's selection shows how far Krishna has fallen out of favour ..started as a banker in the XI and now kamboj who was drafted in as emergency cover is now suddenly parachuted in......

Stokes into the attack

[andy]

50 up in the 18th over.......glad to see sudharasan back in India side he will be a big player for them moving forward....the end of Nair's test career again? Got starts just couldn't kick on....