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[tim2000s]

Agree with you Gerry, and to be fair, all of the guys who I know that are at Lord's today have been berating the lack of properly pitched bowling. We wasted a session.

[Gerry SA]

I think, and I'm shocked to say it, Stuart Binny could be a real handful on this pitch.

Little wobblers at 70-75mph could be a nightmare for the English batsmen. 

[Gerry SA]

This lad Rahane looks a fine player.

Interesting stat all of his 50+ scores(96* vs SA 118 vs NZ 54* vs ENG) have all been outside India.

He doesn't get the big hype as some of the others in his side but he's a classy player.

[tejasapatel]

This lad Rahane looks a fine player.

Interesting stat all of his 50+ scores(96* vs SA 118 vs NZ 54* vs ENG) have all been outside India.

He doesn't get the big hype as some of the others in his side but he's a classy player.

Rahane is a great player, just look at his records in last few domestic seasons. He is very similar to Dravid and he along with Pujara should be big part of India's future in Test cricket.

[Gerry SA]

Sorry made an error Rahane has 4 50+ scores all away from home.

He made 51* and 96 in Durban

[Gerry SA]

A quite brilliant century from Ajinkya Rahane has turned this match on it's head.

Second 50 was at a run a ball.

275/8. India in the game.

[csnew]

That was some innings by rahane!
Surprised India didn't declare and have 1 over at cook

[tejasapatel]

And he is gone for 103 with a one handed catch by Anderson.

[petehosk]

Well done Rahane! On the honours board and good knock!! 

[smokem]

Field placings are bonkers to the number 10...

This was by far India's day. They battled hard and have come out on top. On the other hand, England has had a miserable day in favourable conditions.

[Gerry SA]

India will be happy that they'll keep Cook on his toes tomorrow morning.

Whether they bat 1 ball or 4 overs.

Cook would've loved to have rocked up tomorrow and only be thinking of batting.

Now he's in a horror run of form and will only get 10mins up get prepared to bat once India are dismissed.

Could scramble his brain...

[swamidude]

I turned off the TV at 140-7, but what a knock by Rahane. Tough runs always mean the most and on a wicket like that staring down the barrel of being rolled over I think he'll be proud of that. With the big names of Kohli,Dhawan and Dhoni throwing it away (although Kohli got an absolutely jaffa), he's put India in a great position given the state of the pitch.

Jadeja should be dropped on the basis of his dismissal alone. He's a good player of spin and that shot was horrific given the circumstances and the state of the game.

[ppccopener]

Great knock by rahene,that was superb
This is going to be a far more interesting match than trent bridge
Our batsman will not find it easy on that greenery

[procricket]

Field placings are bonkers to the number 10...

This was by far India's day. They battled hard and have come out on top. On the other hand, England has had a miserable day in favourable conditions.

Think tomorrow will decided if it India day or not i would say there a whole lot of doom monger here but if England fight back tomorrow will be interesting 

[MJB3]

Doesn't help England's bowlers, who are obviously low on confidence, that they have to create 14-15 chances per innings with the amount of drops we've seen over the past year.

Matt Prior being the main culprit, surely he must be replaced by the end of the series.

Not that it can be used as an excuse for the obviously incorrect length being bowled by the bowlers, but I do sympathise.

Bhuvi will be licking his lips tonight at the prospects of bowling tomorrow.