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1st Test of 5 starts on August 4 at Trent Bridge.
Why are India at long odds to win the 1st Test? Am I missing something? If not for rain, England would have lost at home to World Champions NZ 2-0. They were thrashed by NZ's 2nd XI in the 2nd Test. And India are 2nd-best in Tests behind NZ. If the putrid batting lineups of England and Oz had played in the WTC final, it might have been over within 3 days.
The pitches in this Test series will be very flat by ECB order. (They reckon this will help England to play on the dead foreign pitches, like Oz's.)
If there are reasons for India's huge underdog status against India, please let me know. |
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"It seems probable that England will pick two all-rounders - Sam Curran to bat at No. 7 and Ollie Robinson at No. 8 - in an attempt to replicate the depth with bat and ball that Stokes provides. But with the surface also expected to turn, England are also keen to pick their left-arm spinner, Jack Leach. James Anderson and Stuart Broad are expected to complete the attack - though there is understood to have been some talk about rotating them - meaning there is unlikely to be room for Mark Wood.
That will leave England's batting a little light. With Ollie Pope enjoying a long bat in training on Monday, it appears he will be fit to return at No. 5 with Jos Buttler, the keeper, batting at No. 6. The top three is set to be Rory Burns, Dom Sibley and Zak Crawley, meaning there is unlikely to be room for Jonny Bairstow or Dan Lawrence."
(cricinfo)
Miller from cricinfo reckons "England are there for the taking"... so again, I wonder why India are big underdogs. |
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Donny
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Poms chose to bat.
Rory Burns out to Jasprit Bumrah for a 5 ball duck.
Now, 1/37. Crawley 23*, Sibley 11*. _________________ Donny.
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Donny
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K wrote: | ... so again, I wonder why India are big underdogs. |
Perhaps they knew Root would win the toss. _________________ Donny.
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Zak Crawley out, after review) to Mohammad Siraj for 27.
Poms 2/42. _________________ Donny.
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Donny
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Lunch.
England 2/61. Sibley 18*, Root 12*. _________________ Donny.
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Donny
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3/83.
Root 23*, Bairstow 7*. _________________ Donny.
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Donny
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India: 4 quicks and no Ashwin. Jadeja preferred.
Did someone tell them the wicket would be a greentop ?? _________________ Donny.
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Not a greentop but England finding the going tough.
Shami 1/15 from 12 overs. Thakur 0/10 from 6. _________________ Donny.
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6/155. Root 64*, Shami 3/23. _________________ Donny.
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7/155. Root lbw for 64 to Thakur. _________________ Donny.
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8fa. Thaku 2/25. _________________ Donny.
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9/160. Bumrah 3/40. _________________ Donny.
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England 183. Bumrah 4/46.
India 0/71. Rohit 28*, Rahul 37*. _________________ Donny.
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0/96.
Rahul 46*, Rohit 36*. _________________ Donny.
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