26.3
Anderson to Jadeja, OUT, duck, duck, GOOSE! Perfect set-up from Anderson, the inswinger to follow two going away and Jadeja is gone, pinned in front! Anderson looks as if he is about to burst a blood vessel, so impassioned is his celebration... Super line, similar to Jadeja's first-innings dismissal at the Ageas Bowl, pitching on leg and going straight on RA Jadeja lbw b Anderson 0 (7b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
India, at 122/6 (partnership 60 runs], has recovered modestly...let's see how far they can take India.
Ashwin has a potential to score big in test matches...he has scored a century before. these are the last two batsmen that can lead India to a modest total.
i think it's a low scoring pitch and England will not fare well as well.
India could not handle the swing. In overcast conditions which were there this morning, English bowlers are lethal. Remains to be seen whether the Indian bowlers can do the same.
6 aanday. Man, what is up with English pitches.
if i were the team's cook, i would have served one hard boiled egg to each one of them...my way to show my displeasure with their performance.
btw, it has nothing to do with the pitch...England is batting fine....it's has everything to do with dismal Indian batting. i'm disappointed/worried with/by Virat's continuing failures.
India equalled the record for the most number of ducks in an innings with six ducks in their innings. Only four times have so many batsmen fallen without scoring. India have sustained five ducks on three occasions. This was the second time that three of India’s top-four batsmen have been dismissed for nought.
India have a real job on their hands courtesy of poor batting performance on the quickest wicket of the series so far ((in ‘English’ (overcast) conditions)) although the pitch or the english attack was by no means frightful.
The Oval wicket (next test) is usu. full of runs so series will be gone if India lose here at Old Trafford.
My guess is England will score around 300-350 and then it will be up to the Indian batsmen to save the test, a really big ask considering the form of Kohli (it has been a struggle for him so far) and Pujara in this series
Kohli might still do well in the limited overs series
**A Tale of 6 Cricket Ducks: **India joins the party!
Most ducks in a test innings
Both South Africa and Bangladesh lost the match while Pakistan’s game against Windies was drawn.
96.4
Pankaj Singh to Buttler, OUT, another uppish drive, and Pankaj has another wicket! That's full, outside off, and he doesn't quite get to the pitch and scoops it straight into mid-off's hands. That was a slower ball, bowled with the offcutter action. It was definitely much slower, at 116.2 kph, and clearly deceived Buttler JC Buttler c Pujara b Pankaj Singh 70 (130b 10x4 0x6) SR: 53.84