India V England 1st test

Close of Play England 311-4 Moeen on 99 Stokes on 19

Not a bad days play by the look of it.

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Good day of cricket that. I’m bloody knackered after getting up at half 3 to watch.

A couple of dubious decisions for wickets. Cook should have reviewed and probably didn’t because his partner was too inexperienced to call it.

Lovely batting from Root again. Looks like a wicket that favours pace, which will suit us.

And I’ve decided to start referring to Moeen Ali as Meon Valley. Just to cheer myself up.

Are they using DRS in this test, I heard somewhere that India finally sanctioned the use of it but…

They are. I’ve never been a fan of it, but at least things are uniform now.

There have been early teething problems and it doesn’t solve everything, saying that I’m a great fan of Hawkeye for LBW decisions.

One thing that I don’t like is the Umpires call decision. Maybe they should reduce it from 50% of the ball to 25%!!

Interesting to see how our Middle/Lower order finally cope without insane pressue to recover!

Clearly looks a good strip that should deteriorate, and has to be a 500 + 1st Innings type game. Wonder whether the lads can now knuckle down and take a decent first day total to the realms of a winning total.

Day 2 Moeen and Stokes to continue,

hopefully a good day at the crease followed by putting the Indian’s in, with an hour and half to play and skittling them out.

Moeen gets his century and were away

Ffs wake get shit together turn tv on before going work.

Bowler runs in Moen leaves a straight one, like perfect timing.

343-5 reckon need 180+ more yet

Moeen fails to capitalise and its 343 for 5

Stokes gets his 50

England 379 for 5

400-5

Bairstow hits a six and is on 29

Stokes is dropped twice, once on 60 and again on 61

Bairstow goes for 46

England 442 for 6

450- 6 at lunch

Stokes 84

Woakes 4

Woakes is out straight after lunch

England 451 for 7

465-8

Lower middle order dribbling away still think we need 500+ on this pitch

Tail definately not wagging

And thats the ton for Stokes

England 478 for 8

3 centuries in the first innings of the first test match cant be all bad can it ?