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by **rich1uk** » Thu Dec 08, 2016 4:34 am

england win the toss and bat first

jennings to debut and jake ball comes in for batty

by **rich1uk** » Thu Dec 08, 2016 4:37 am

nasser agrees with me

doesn't see the point in having a 4th seamer in these conditions so why not just play another batsman

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Thu Dec 08, 2016 4:46 am

One of the seamers will be playing as a batter. Probably Ball.

Presumably batting first gives England a little edge.

by **rich1uk** » Thu Dec 08, 2016 4:51 am

on a pitch thats expected to break up its certainly a better option than having to bat last

thats been where the whole nonsense about the toss has been completely taken out of context by a certain poster

winning the toss in these situation improves your chances but doesn't guarantee anything

it just means instead of maybe having a 1 in 20 chance of winning if you had lost the toss, its now 1 in 10

by **rich1uk** » Thu Dec 08, 2016 4:54 am

just seeing the aerial shot of how close this ground is to the sea, dont think it will be quite as chilly as a saturday afternoon in arbroath or hartlepool tho

by **rich1uk** » Thu Dec 08, 2016 4:58 am

just saying on commentary this is the first time ever there has been a test in mumbai with no "home" player in the india team

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Thu Dec 08, 2016 4:58 am

It's an advantage, but it's not definitive.

Odd looking Indian side.

by **backfootpunch** » Thu Dec 08, 2016 4:59 am

Let's hope we don't give away the advantage of winning the toss again

350 absolute minimum required

by **hopeforthebest** » Thu Dec 08, 2016 5:01 am

I like the suggestion that Jake Ball is in for his batting, it always good to start the day with a guffaw.

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Thu Dec 08, 2016 5:06 am

Maybe he should be batting at four.

by **backfootpunch** » Thu Dec 08, 2016 5:07 am

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Maybe he should be batting at four.

Couldn't do much worse than duckett

by **Arthur Crabtree** » Thu Dec 08, 2016 5:07 am

Good for England that Shami isn't playing, I guess.

by **rich1uk** » Thu Dec 08, 2016 5:09 am

jennings looks more like a fast bowler than an opening batsman

by **hopeforthebest** » Thu Dec 08, 2016 5:11 am

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Good for England that Shami isn't playing, I guess.

Not for my FL team though, a 4 man team again suggests a return to last place. Unless Vijay gets his finger out.

by **hopeforthebest** » Thu Dec 08, 2016 5:15 am

Cook's attempt at positivity/aggression looks terrible, even worse than when he's defensive.

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