We review the second Test of the England v India series – with the focus on the dramatic final day.
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Talking Points
- The remarkable turnaround on the final day of the Lord’s Test
- How narratives around player behavior are often a TV creation
- Enhanced TV coverage offering us a perfect window into fast bowling
- India’s bowlers extracting wickets on a pitch with few demons
- Jasprit Bumrah to Ollie Robinson – the ball from heaven
- England’s lack of batting depth – and their over-reliance on Joe Root
- The opening partnership between Rahul and Rohit – a study in assessing the conditions
- Pujara and Rahane – facts v spin
- How Pujara has been turned into Test cricket’s Batman
- The Ashwin decision – shouldn’t India’s greatest spinner be one of the first names on the team-sheet?
Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)
Ashoka (@ABVan)
Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)
Related:
- Sledges, brawls and epic contests: inside the Karnataka – Tamil Nadu rivalry – 81allout podcast with Hemang Badani and Vijay Bharadwaj
- What’s the story, Morning Glory – 81allout podcast about narratives that shape the game
- Jasprit Bumrah talks fast bowling with Ian Bishop and Shaun Pollock – Youtube.com
- Bharat Arun interview – Karthik Krishnaswamy – ESPNcricinfo
- How Mohammad Shami flipped the switch on his bowling – Aakash Chopra – ESPNcricinfo
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Lead image from here.