2nd test: India Vs England at: 3.30 pm IST on 9 August at Lords

[rkt.india]

1 hour ago, Forever Indian said:

Nope, we will get some play but may be an interrupted day.

there is 85% chances of rain from 12 onward

[Ankit_sharma03]

 

 

[rkt.india]

23 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

 

 

bat

[nitinbwj]

Raining again ...

[Austin 3:!6]

3 minutes ago, nitinbwj said:

Raining again ...

Not raining yet...but got cloudy. I am in central London now.

[Austin 3:!6]

Its a win the toss and bowl first day. Cold and windy conditions. Tomorrow will be better to bat since it will be sunny

[Forever Indian]

6 minutes ago, rkt.india said:

there is 85% chances of rain from 12 onward

Use the BBC website, as they use the official Met data. Chance of rain is around 20 to 30 % through the day. We may have interruptions here and there but should get more than 60 over in I reckon.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2643743

 

[asterix]

Its a win the toss and bowl first day. Cold and windy conditions. Tomorrow will be better to bat since it will be sunny

Yes, but first you’ve to win the toss...

[Forever Indian]

From cricinfo:

 

10.05am "The early signs, about half an hour from toss, is that Pujara seems to be in for Shikhar Dhawan," says Nagraj from Lord's. He adds: "Fast bowlers: Ishant, Umesh, Pandya for sure. Kuldeep might just pip Shami."

 

Naga updates from Lord's: "Shami looks to be in." So seems like Ashwin might be the sole spinner again. We'll find out shortly.

Edited August 10, 2018 by Forever Indian

[SandeepMotta]

Has to be a fitness thing if Shami doesnt play.

[Nikhil_cric]

Lol 2 spinners and Yadav out. OK. England doing the right thing and playing 4 quicks. Good to see Dhawan out though. That England team suddenly looks very strong in these conditions . Why does this happen only when we tour here?

 

Edit: That was only ganguly's and swann's teams . My bad. 

Edited August 10, 2018 by Nikhil_cric

[The Dark Horse]

Guys any idea if we have a radio channel to hear the commentary?

[Forever Indian]

2 minutes ago, The Dark Horse said:

Guys any idea if we have a radio channel to hear the commentary?

Try googling BBC Test Match special, which is usually very good radio coverage. But not sure if regional restrictions may be there.

[Ankit_sharma03]

Rahane avg 92 in 2nd test in overseas

In 15 test he got 5 -100

[mishra]

LOL. This is England. We are back to so called overcast conditions, green pitch. Couderson

[shortbread]

Pujara, Kuldeep in and Pandya, Dhawan out!

[Ankit_sharma03]

 

 

[shortbread]

2 minutes ago, shortbread said:

Pujara, Kuldeep in and Pandya, Dhawan out!

My bad Yadav out. Lol......Pandya 3rd seamer......the english batsmen will be licking their lips!

[Ankit_sharma03]

It looks like a one-spinner pitch, says Sanjay Manjrekar in the pitch report. But there might be more for them later. More than anything, the team management will be worried about the weather forecast becuase there is rain expected in London. All said and done, what do you do after winning the toss, having seen the pitch? Bat first.

[Ankit_sharma03]

Says Nagraj, "Cheteshwar Pujara stood in the first slip alongside KL Rahul and Virat Kohli. It was a pretty strong sign that Pujara has replaced Shikhar Dhawan. That is one certain change for India on another overcast day. As for the bowling line-up, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami and Hardik Pandya marked their line-ups leaving the question whether the Indian think tank would consider playing a second spinner in Kuldeep Yadav ahead of Umesh Yadav. Both Kuldeep and Umesh bowled in the nets."