Grant Fondo
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Anyone concerned with Anderson and Buttler not playing tomorrow? Might swing the balance India's way, surprised Bess is dropped too, he got a bunch of wickets v Sri Lanka?
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deptfordmarmoset
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''Don't change a winning side'' doesn't sit well with rotation, does it? I think Bess had difficulties in the 2nd innings but India would have seen how replacement Ali did during the Ashes and might make his bowling look 2nd Bess.
nickyboy
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That's sports science for you. I doubt Anderson's body will allow him to perform at top of his game in back to back tests. It's tough for wicketkeeper/batsmen, mentally tiring. I'm sure his replacement will do ok.
I'm very interested to see how Ali goes. In theory he should be great but I just worry if his tekkers may not be up to it these days. We'll see
Dayvo
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An interesting stat!
deptfordmarmoset
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It's astonishing how two batsmen so unalike can arrive at such a similar point!
Beebo
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The bubble seems to be a big factor in rotation policy here. Plus it’s very hot in India. Anderson is an old man now so Broad is the ideal replacement.
Certain players are being rested, sent home or joining the squad late to maintain a freshness in the overall team and stop players going nuts.
Butler is going home to see his family. Bairstow, Curran and Woods all went home after the SriLanka series in a pre agreed swap with Burns, Stokes and Archer.
Not sure about Bess, especially as Ali hasn’t bowled much recently.
Tenacious Sloth
Guru
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Great start for Ollie Stone.
Beebo
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And Ali bowls Kohli for a duck. 🦆
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newts
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Wow, what a ball from Ali to get Kohli
Beebo
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After a promising start the game may be slipping away already. I would like India out for less than 300.
The pitch looks like it will break up badly later on.
The pitch looks like it will break up badly later on.
matticus
Guru
What was K thinking after he was clean bowled? He really didn't want to go!
deptfordmarmoset
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Yes, it definitely wasn't in his script. I wonder whether he played the bowler but not the ball.
newts
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Oh dear the third umpire messed up big time, thankfully Rahane is out very soon after.
matticus
Guru
I can't work out where/if we can listen to the TMS team. This tweet links to the ball-by-ball text page, but there is a later tweet with video of [the thinks-hes-funny bloke] commentating with Alistair Cook. So I'm confused!
View: https://twitter.com/bbctms/status/1360434977037570051?s=20
View: https://twitter.com/bbctms/status/1360434977037570051?s=20
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Donger
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England unlucky with their reviews. IMHO that toe-on-the-line incident should have been given out stumped, and then the communication fiasco that led to the third umpire not even looking for the catch off the glove was a shocker. These things really start to matter when you are left with no more reviews. That said, this is looking much more like a usual scenario when losing the toss in India. Same ground, but entirely different wicket and noisy fans in the ground. I doubt whether we can rely on Sibley making many runs, and even if he does he'll use up so much time that the wicket will be in a poor condition for those who follow. Can't keep expecting Root to do it all. This series could be decided by the tosses.
