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[csnew]

Not bad for a bowler who's injured. Nip one of these 2 and a chance at knocking them over cheaply. Then again a 200 run lead helps a little

[roco]

Was drs only on trial with a review after 2 tests or for the full series?

[ppccopener]

That is class from Jimmy. Absolute class

[wayward_hayward]

Jimmy hasn't lost it

[Seniorplayer]

Brilliant bowling from Jimmy to get that ball  toy come back in between Purjanas bat and pad

[csnew]

Kohli's making it look far far too easy right now

[smilley792]

Kohli is pretty class at the mo!

Not that we are gonna win this, but I doubt we will win anything if we do t come up with a plan for him.

[Seniorplayer]

England have applied themselves a lot better this morning. Still a long way off from india's score but the pitch doesn't appear to be that bad

Broad looks like he's going to miss the 3rd test. Woakes probably gets recalled after being "rested"

Is the only backup batsman ballance? I wouldn't play duckett or ballance. Need a right handed batsmen at 4

Broad playing in the next test is dependant on what  his scans  sent to the UK reveal.

[smilley792]

Broad playing in the next test is dependant on what  his scans  sent to the UK reveal.

Form the ecb

Stuart Broad has strained a tendon & one of the small joints in his right foot. He'll continue to bowl & be assessed after the Test #INDvENG[\quote]

[Manormanic]

You can't predict who will pick up an injury thou realistically. Ansari is the third spinner so it we don't need 3 next game prob will drop out. that's if Mohali does not spin as much as expected.

Tricky thing is if it spins do we pick another spinner because it's spinning or pick the better bowler regardless?

I'd say Woakes for Broad.  Buttler comes in as a different batting option - only question being whether we need four seamers, in which case Duckett goes, Ball comes in and Bairstow bats five, or whether we go:

Cook
Hameed
Root
Ali
Bairstow
Stokes
Duckett
Buttler
Woakes
Rashid
Anderson

With a fight on for the gloves.

[Seniorplayer]

 rasid bowled well this morning he has certianly improved  based on the predicted  3rd test pitch If Broad is fit  ansari out right hander Buttler in.

[Felix Tito]

Kohli is some player, like he was batting on a flat one in Bangalore rather than the heavily worn pitch in Vizag. Pujara's record looks impressive but his technique isn't anything special if you as me. A top order player who's been out bowled 24% of the time is poor and shows why he doesn't score runs outside Asia.

Broad and Anderson where outstanding but after that it was a non event.

[SOULMAN1012]

Have to agree with a lot of the comments and looks like we will need to fight back from one test down. Hopefully they stick with Duckett and he and Ramprakash as batting coach sort this technique of playing with just the bat to spin and leg out the way, never going to work.
Hope Ansari stays in the side, just a player a like watching and think he is a class young player, he won't get much test cricket in England this summer as we will only play Ali as a spinner

[Number4]

Rumour has it Bayliss, Broad and Anderson were seen at the local markets buying up on Mithai 

[csnew]

Bat out the overs and England win..simple right