Fifth Test: India v England, 16-20 Dec (Chennai)

[rich1uk]

Bloody hell. England bat. Though, as they've been picking sides to play in the game that's just finished, maybe they've done the same with the toss.

yeah the whole series has been the equivalent of adding a 3rd slip after one gets edged wide of second

[Arthur Crabtree]

I had a little hunch that Ballance was going to play.

[Dr Cricket]

Good toss to lose, no idea what the best option.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Good analogy.

[Dr Cricket]

cook wins another toss and bats first

dawson makes his debut, broad back, woakes and anderson out

Strengthens the batting.

Maybe they want number 9 or 10 to get an hundred and beat India in the lower order battle.

[rich1uk]

I had a little hunch that Ballance was going to play.

he's got a good economy rate in tests with his leggies

[Arthur Crabtree]

Got to bat first. They've got three spinners.

[Dr Cricket]

TBH can't blame cook for the toss, no one really knows what the best option is so he basically just batted first and hoped the pitch will be ok.

[Dr Cricket]

Impressive kohli makes a change again yadav out mishra in.
Jayant got a slight niggle.
28 consecutive test India made a change, kohli never played the same test team in consecutive test ever.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Ishant in for Bhuve. Fresh from his nuptuals.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Mishra. Puts the cat among the pigeons in the FL.

[Dr Cricket]

Ishant in for Bhuve. Fresh from his nuptuals.

Not sure what to make of that bhuve would be a handful on this deck but I am a great Ishant Sharma fan.
Would have played both really.
Would have gone 3+2.
Not sure India needs mishra here.

[hopeforthebest]

Mishra. Puts the cat among the pigeons in the FL.

I'm pleased about Mishra anyway. Not so about Woakes, he seems to be back out of favour like a the yoyo he's most often been.

[rich1uk]

cook in the nervous 10990s for his test career

[rich1uk]

mis-field gets him to 11000 test runs off the first ball