India v Eng - 1st Test

[Weybridge]

Very difficult series this one. India at home is tough enough anyway, but they're also top of the Test rankings right now.

A few notables for England too :

Broad gets his 100th cap.
Cook gets a record 54th cap as England Captain.
2nd youngest England debutant in the shape of Haseeb Hameed, aged just 19.

[BlueinPLtwenty]

3 down before lunch

[Weybridge]

Solid recovery, 281-4.

Root just gone for 124, and Moeen edging closer on 88.


311-4 at Close. Moeen 99*

[Selsey Bill]

3 down before lunch

...and that's just the catches

[Selsey Bill]

Solid recovery, 281-4.

Root just gone for 124, and Moeen edging closer on 88.


311-4 at Close. Moeen 99*

Good day for the underdogs. Root is going to be up there as an all time great and Moeen has had a good few months. Big day tomorrow. Need to go on from here to put ourselves in a position where we at least can't lose.

[pompeygunner]

Please England no early disasters tomorrow. Do that & we'll be in a very strong position. Today went completely against what most pundits thought, really decent 1st day on a pitch that will deteriorate the longer it goes.
Cmon England.

[Pompey Penguin]

England 537 all out; and we will take tea.

England achieving the basic requirement when batting first in India of continuing well into the second day. Obviously a good score, but it is difficult to judge what par score would have been given the number of catches dropped by India. I suspect that to win this England are going to have to bowl well and hang onto everything.

[Number 1 Jasper]

IMHO this will end in a draw .

[Weybridge]

IMHO this will end in a draw .

I think you're right Jasp.

I can't see England making a sporting game of this one. I think Stokes/Bairstow/Moeen will be 3,4 and 5 tomorrow, and we'll smash India out of a result in the first session. Ten wickets in the final two sessions? Unlikely I reckon.

On the plus side, Australia 85 all out.

[Number 1 Jasper]

IMHO this will end in a draw .

I think you're right Jasp.

I can't see England making a sporting game of this one. I think Stokes/Bairstow/Moeen will be 3,4 and 5 tomorrow, and we'll smash India out of a result in the first session. Ten wickets in the final two sessions? Unlikely I reckon.

On the plus side, Australia 85 all out.

England declare. And yes Weybridge, always nice to see the Aussie struggling.

[Weybridge]

Cook has scored more Test centuries in India then any other visiting batsman apparently. No mean feat!

[Number 1 Jasper]

IMHO this will end in a draw .

I think you're right Jasp.

I can't see England making a sporting game of this one. I think Stokes/Bairstow/Moeen will be 3,4 and 5 tomorrow, and we'll smash India out of a result in the first session. Ten wickets in the final two sessions? Unlikely I reckon.

On the plus side, Australia 85 all out.

Lovely !

South Africa thrashed Australia by an innings and 80 runs in Hobart to win the three-Test series with a match to spare.

It is South Africa's third successive Test series win in Australia, following victories in 2008-09 and 2012-13.

Resuming on 121-2, Australia lost 8-32 inside 20 overs as they were bowled out for 161 on the fourth morning.




"I am embarrassed. We've lost five Tests in a row and that's humiliating," said Australia captain Steve Smith.

[pompeygunner]

I get the impression with Australia that they are going through transition again. In the 1st test Siddle was bowling & that for me means the bowling is a little threadbare. Starc is exceptional & Hazelwood a dependable bowler but beyond that?? Also Smith seems to have that familiar problem with captaincy affecting his batting.
England could be going there next winter @ exactly the right time if Hameed continues his development & one of our spinners comes to the fore.
Anyway FAF thats 5 they've lost on the trot.

[Number 1 Jasper]

I get the impression with Australia that they are going through transition again. In the 1st test Siddle was bowling & that for me means the bowling is a little threadbare. Starc is exceptional & Hazelwood a dependable bowler but beyond that?? Also Smith seems to have that familiar problem with captaincy affecting his batting.
England could be going there next winter @ exactly the right time if Hameed continues his development & one of our spinners comes to the fore.
Anyway FAF thats 5 they've lost on the trot.