England tour of India, Jan 25 - March 11

[bigfluffylemon]

Match lost already

[Durhamfootman]

I'll reserve judgement, in case this is a 2 day pitch... it's happened before.... but England certainly have work to do and it worries me that they're clearly going to have to bowl very, very well

[Durhamfootman]

Rehan is on his way home for family reasons, seemingly, so that might help explain why England didn't go with 3 spinners.

Root and Foakes have dug in and added 50 (nearly), but it's a concentration break, so I'm expecting that to change

[Arthur Crabtree]

Looks like a more measured innings from Root.

[sussexpob]

Root and Foakes have guided England away from a one session death.... 200/5... pitch has cracks and is dry, but it looks a slow pitch. Hard to know what is competitive, but batting last is certainly going to be a disadvantage.

Maybe 300 might be a decent total

[sussexpob]

I say that, but this over from Ashwin, one ball kept low, the other jumped off a length. Mabe 300 is a very good score

[Durhamfootman]

England make it to tea without further loss. Can England end up batting all day? 300 is there if they can

[andy]

Foakes launches Ashwin into the stands, fantastic shot!!!this pair looking really good...218-5 foakes starting to put his foot down, Ashwin not posing too many problems

[andy]

Foakes out for 47

[sussexpob]

Foakes launches Ashwin into the stands, fantastic shot!!!this pair looking really good...218-5 foakes starting to put his foot down, Ashwin not posing too many problems

Kiss of death, Andy

Well played Foakes, turned a disaster into a fight back

[andy]

I know I'm sorry Hartley has just launched Ashwin into the stands too, then given out next ball

[andy]

Good review, not out!!

[sussexpob]

Good review, not out!!

Don't need to review that one, offstump cartwheeled.... hell of a ball that.

Someone needs to stay with Root for a bit.

[sussexpob]

Played Joe...

[andy]

350 would be an exceptional score I think