Cricket

[wheypat]

Cracking start to the first test in India. Who knew that we had it in us, after the collapses in Bangladesh

[compounder74]

Think it helps that we've picked a proper opener to partner cook, ducket in his right position and the walking wicket balance is dropped. Add that to both root and mo batting out of their skins and India couldn't catch a cold.

Root was class in not complaining about his dismissal - personally I'm not sure I'd have given him out.

Compared to Bangladesh it also looks like they're playing on a green seamer.

Get 600 tomorrow and see how India go - hopefully it's not 600 each!

[jackdaww]

Cracking start to the first test in India. Who knew that we had it in us, after the collapses in Bangladesh

very nice .

moeen , stokes and woakes great all rounder assets.

[UncleIan]

[Scrolls through the unread posts, thinks...]

Oh yes! The cricket!

[scurries off to the BBC website]

Wow! Now that I didn't expect. I mean, normal service is for the two centurions to get out, collapse ensues, score 300-350. If two centurions is normal service of course.

[compounder74]

Looks like it's going to be 600 each and a draw - hope the rest of the series is a bit more interesting.

[jackdaww]

yes its a draw , but england had the better of it .

our spinners did well , rashid seems to be growing .

and there is now Hameed promising to solve the top order .

our odds must be on the up.

[wheypat]

And normal service has been resumed. Ah well . . . .