This is so much fun!!!

[Laaloo]

Test Cricket is awesome. I love test cricket. Great match this. Great quality all round.

[Sandeep99]

Matches in India should probably do away with toss. Let's give visiting teams that advantage. They're never going to win batting second. At least we can watch some quality batsmanship from our team in difficult conditions.

[Laaloo]

This whole test match from day one has been exciting.

[Vijy]

A very good pitch so far... something in it for bowlers, but the batsmen (if they play according to merit) can also do well.

[narenpande1]

I hope Jaddu frustrates the hell out of England by scoring a quick fire 70-80.

 

We need a lead of 70, which is possible if the tail hangs in with Kohli.

 

 

[Cricketics]

What is more fun is being awake all night and watch India bat. Test match is fun to watch when being played in these massive venues with crowd actually sitting in there and making noise.

More games for Mumbai please. Especially test matches. This game is also very well set up. Since England are 2-0 down, it is all pressure on their batsman and Cook of how they go about in their 2nd inning, whenever it comes.

[Laaloo]

Jadeja keeps the game in balance

[express bowling]

The last 2 test  series in India have been superb.  

 

Especially this one.   Gripping test cricket at its best between 2 excellent  test teams.

 

There has been good fight between bat and ball. Only the  batsmen and bowlers who have put in extra effort have done well.

 

Both spinners and pacers have had roles to play.

 

This is what sporting pitches and good teams do to test cricket.

Edited December 10, 2016 by express bowling

[Vijy]

25 minutes ago, express bowling said:

The last 2 test  series in India have been superb.  

 

Especially this one.   Gripping test cricket at its best between 2 excellent  test teams.

 

There has been good fight between bat and ball. Only the  batsmen and bowlers who have put in extra effort have done well.

 

Both spinners and pacers have had roles to play.

 

This is what sporting pitches and good teams do to test cricket.

In general, pitches have had something for pacers but not this one.

[Bigg Brother]

Crowd was great..Mumbai rocks!!!

[adi B]

Awesome test match tbh,runs in the second inning will be half of that scored in the first.thats what makes the matches intriguing

[adi B]

4 minutes ago, Bigg Brother said:

Crowd was great..Mumbai rocks!!!

True,awesome crowd .hopefully will see similar atmosphere tomorrow and in chennai

[WeStMiDz]

Matches where there is a crowd invariably appear to be more interesting to watch. This is why I don't understand why Mohali is used as a test venue so much. Nobody ever turns up even on a weekend.   

Edited December 10, 2016 by WeStMiDz

[G_B_]

only 20k at the ground but they made noise of 40k

[Cricketics]

1 minute ago, G_B_ said:

only 20k at the ground but they made noise of 40k

Our veteran poster @Holysmoke was out there. He shared an amazing video of Kohli reaching Hundred. 

[SUMO]

test matches should be given to centres once in a couple of years
and tickets selling should start 4-5 months earlier 
bring school kids a lot more

if india can get 40000-50000 crowd for a test match that would be terrific

[philcric]

Cricket Acumen 101 doesn't agree with this thread ..

 

 

 

 

[gakgupta]

Quality match so far....everyone has the role to play.....good spinners got the wickets...good batsmen got the runs....

Only downside is... pacers didn't had the role to play

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[sandeep]

2 hours ago, gakgupta said:

Quality match so far....everyone has the role to play.....good spinners got the wickets...good batsmen got the runs....

Only downside is... pacers didn't had the role to play

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No biggie - there are plenty of engrossing tests where spinners don't have a role to play.  And I believe Shami would have found a way to be effective here easily.  Bhuvi, unfortunately for us and him, was very ordinary on D1 - he could and should have done better.  

[Temujin Khaghan]

Blockbuster series...

 

our team needs to play 12-15 test matches per year..