England in India

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This discussion was created from comments split from: Couldn't Think - from January 2024.

buffybegood

IronHerb said:

Ben Foakes will be keeping wicket for England in the forthcoming Test in India. Hurrah!

Shame it's too late for us to win the Ashes.

Bazshuayi

T.T.Th. Thats all Foakes!

buffybegood

Odd selection for the 1st Test imo, the only option other than spin is Mark Wood who isn't really going to put in long spells. All eggs very definitely in one rotating basket, with spinners Jack Leach, Rehan Ahmed and debutant Tom Hartley all selected as bowlers possibly supplemented by Root as well.

buffybegood

England win the toss and bat first.

buffybegood

First wicket down, 55-1, Duckett gone for 35, umpire's call LBW, but given on field.

buffybegood

58-2, Pope goes for 1.

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60-3, Crawley gone for 20.

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108-3 at lunch.

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121-4, Bairstow gone for 37.

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125-4, Root gone for 29.

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137-6, Foakes gone for 4.

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155-7, Rehan Ahmed gone for 13.

buffybegood

193-8, debutant Tom Hartley gone for a brisk 23.

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215-8 at tea.

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234-9, Wood gone for 11. Leach comes out to join Stokes who is on 58 not out.

buffybegood

Stokes bowled for 70, England all out for 246.

buffybegood

Disappointing that 5 of our top 6 batsmen got in (20 or more), but only one made more than 37. Commentators are suggesting it's not a bad score given the surface, likening it to a 3rd or 4th day pitch; time will tell I guess 🤞🤞🤞.

buffybegood

Tom Hartley's first delivery in Test Cricket gets despatched for 6, not what he was dreaming of I'm guessing.

buffybegood

buffybegood said:

Tom Hartley's first delivery in Test Cricket gets despatched for 6, not what he was dreaming of I'm guessing.

Nor is going for 25 in his first 2 overs, it's the stuff of nightmares so far.

thornburyiron

His third over was better, only 9 off it. Trouble is our spinners barely get it to turn so for batters who are brought up on spin it’s easy for them to pick what it’s doing.

buffybegood

Stokes has given him a 4th over, but the first ball goes for 4. Unless he gets a wicket he surely gets a rest after this one.

thornburyiron

Hartley must think he’s playing in a T20 game not a test the way he’s going around the ground. Desperation kicking in as we are appealing any time they don’t hit it. Running out of reviews.

buffybegood

Finally we get a wicket, Leach gets Rohit for 24, 80-1.

buffybegood

All 3 reviews burned inside the first 14 overs, very poor.

buffybegood

119-1, close of play. Time for bed.

buffybegood

Day 2 about to start, so important to take some early wickets.

Looks like Root is going to open the bowling this morning.

buffybegood

Root takes a wicket caught and bowled in his first over, India 123-2 😊

buffybegood

Foakes puts down a tough chance off the last ball of Root's over, but it might not have counted for anything anyway; the umpire missed the edge and gave a bye, and we've no reviews left.

buffybegood

Hartley gets his first wicket, 159-3.

buffybegood

No more wickets before lunch, 222-3.