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I cannot think of another one quite like it. Have there been openers dropped down to the middle/lower order mid-Test for purely performance reasons?As an admission of how badly we got our selection wrong this is pretty special
Bob Willis and Gubby Allen probably will both have doneHas an England captain ever taken a 10-for?
Did my own research.Has an England captain ever taken a 10-for?
At least they'll get 3 extra days to work on the pitch.Well I take my words back and this is a disgraceful wicket. After all the highs of Australia we come home to pitches like these. I am sure we could have prepared better pitches for the return of cricket to India for a series as big as this, Indian fans please do not cry if things are reciprocated in our tour to England later this year with green seaming and swinging pitches that end in 2 days as well. Yes while I agree the first inning shots played by the English batsman were for spin and they got out to straighter deliveries, this pitch has been an abomination.
As an Indian fan, this has been a boring series for me. The Chennai pitch for both the matches was below standard and this pitch has been below standard as well. I am just hoping that the last match has a better pitch that lasts all 5 days. There is enough talent on both the sides to last the match for all 5 days.
I will not be surprised if they do nothing and leave things as is. I for one have not enjoyed test matches in India recently. Its been way too one sided. I know Kohli will not admit this but he should man up and admit this is not the best pitch. He has been vocal about how Test Cricket is the utmost format, this is not how you will make sure Test Cricket survives. The younger generation is already getting bored and want a quickie T20. We should not be setting up expectations for them that Test matches end in 2 days.At least they'll get 3 extra days to work on the pitch.
It was very entertaining but test cricket shouldn't be finishing inside 2 days unless there's a complete mismatch in quality of the sides.