Off Topic England cricket 2021

After a close win for WI in the first ODI. England won convincingly in the 2nd decider is on Sunday before the T20s start

 

http://www.fawanews.com/India vs England.html

Good stream if you want to watch the game.
India well on top, but??????

 

Turned on and DRS overruled a wicket lol

 

Is it an indictment of our spinning options or is it just Root is actually a pretty decent spinner?

 

Root has 61 test wickets and 33 odi and t20 scalps. A bit better than a purely part timer. I have thought for some time that he should take a bigger part in the bowling attack, and train/practice bowling more. Especially as he no longer has the responsibility of captaincy.

 

And a second scalp in this innings 're-enforces my point.

 

First Test, Hyderabad (day two of five):
England 246: Stokes 70; Ashwin 3-68, Jadeja 3-88
India 421-7: Rahul 86, Jadeja 81*; Root 2-77, Hartley 2-131
India lead by 175 runs

Not looking good

 

Yes, we have rather been taken to the cleaners....again! Our 3 or 4 best spinners should be sent to play in India red ball cricket for 2-3 seasons to learn how to play there

 

Summary

1. Pope anchors England with increasingly-assured century
2. Ashwin bowls Stokes with sharp spinning delivery
3. Bumrah's brilliant spell of reverse swing removes Duckett and Root
4. India bowled out for 436 - a lead of 190
5. Root takes two wickets in two balls, including Jadeja for 87
6. First Test, Day three, Hyderabad

Close of play - Eng 316-6
Lead by 126

 

So we are losing, but not quite as badly as I thought we would haha

 

Well, Root appears to be our best spinner.

 

India 73/3 need another 158 for victory

Did you see that WI beat Australia at the Gabba by 8 runs? It looked like an excellent test, Shamar Joseph took 7 in the final innings to win it for them

 

India 139/7 need another 92

 

188-9,43 still needed.

This will be a brilliant win, if we do

 

202 all out.
A great victory for England

 

We only went and won it guys.

First ever defeat in India for India when they have a first innings lead of more than 100 runs.

 

It's only the 4th test they have lost in India in 48 games!

 

I wonder if the pitch for the next test will be spin friendly. They may change their approach.

 

I do know that most of the squares in India tend to have two soils the black and the red soil. If it is red they tend to turn and crumble quickly so winning the toss and batting is crucial.

Edit: Just saw an article which said it should have plenty of turn and India might only play one fast bowler

 

India won an important toss and chose to bat, they are currently 142/2 after 43 overs