2nd ODI: India v England at Cuttack on Jan 19, 2017

[rich1uk]

assuming it must be very hot there today, a sub out with bottles of water at the end of one over

[alfie]

There's one wicket ! Nice catch Stokes ...Rahul on his way early...

Of course the downside is Kohli now has potentially 47 overs to bat

[rich1uk]

There's one wicket ! Nice catch Stokes ...Rahul on his way early...

Of course the downside is Kohli now has potentially 47 overs to bat

yeah i was just about to post that i wasn't sure having Kohli in this early against the new ball was a good or a bad thing

[alfie]

Instant replay !

Kohli gone ...Woakes

[hopeforthebest]

Woakes getting wickets good for England but very important for Woakes who's not seen much in the wicket column this winter.

[rich1uk]

not sure what i am more shocked by

Djokovic losing in the tennis to a nobody or us getting Kohli out for a low score

[rich1uk]

very tough one for woakes but from his reaction it looks like he thinks he should have held it

[rich1uk]

woakes on fire !

[alfie]

Have to say I don't altogether agree with Nasser about the need for England's bowlers to pull their lengths back...

Yes they'll be driven. They'll concede boundaries ; and eventually they'll need to get a bit shorter. But on a pitch where anything may be scored surely it is better to risk a few early fours in hopes of grabbing a couple of edges ? Not just saying this because they got Kohli with a full ball : I always believe the precious opening overs while the ball swings should be used to attack.

Third strike ! Woakes again

[hopeforthebest]

When will Nasser stop saying Woakes has put on a yard of pace in the last 12 months, I reckon two years from now. The fact that Woakes put on the extra pace about 3 years ago hasn't got through to these pundits who rarely watch CC cricket.

[rich1uk]

When will Nasser stop saying Woakes has put on a yard of pace in the last 12 months, I reckon two years from now. The fact that Woakes put on the extra pace about 3 years ago hasn't got through to these pundits who rarely watch CC cricket.

yeah it annoys me too when they keep referring to a player's reputation from years previously that doesn't apply any more

[meninblue]

3 down

[Arthur Crabtree]

England going into this game with an attack of medium fast bowlers and an offie is giving me flashbacks.

[alfie]

England going into this game with an attack of medium fast bowlers and an offie is giving me flashbacks.

Think some of them are a bit more than "medium fast" , to be fair.

Be nice to have a 95mph swing bowler and accurate wrist spinner , but you have to work with what you've got.

Actually "won" the first round with those three early wickets - as they did a few days ago ! But this part of the game is where it will probably be won and lost : at the end whoever is in will be swinging at everything so they really need to force errors and ensure there aren't wickets left at the end ; restrict the run rate ; or both. Something England seem to have a lot of trouble doing. Suspect Moeen is the key here. If he can deliver a string of tight overs - he has started well - they'll be well on the way...

Good fifty for Yuvraj India needed that.

[Arthur Crabtree]

It's just pace on the ball all the time with no sideways movement. Fast-medium.

It's the repetitive nature of a trip to India. They always come back having learned the same lessons.

Still, the toss is a big advantage so England should be able to chase what they're set.