Quote from: Sithara007 on Today at 03:11:29 AM

Quote from: GbitG on February 06, 2021, 12:30:32 PM

After watching first two days play now we can say England is very well prepared for this very important series they are playing very confidently against Indian spinners Root is specially player to watch in this match and for coming matches 550 is really good foundation for their start of series now Indian batsmen also feel some pressure because they have to do some hard work for staying in hunt for this series and WTC Final.

Obviously Root was the backbone, but the other players also played well, especially Dom Sibley and Ben Stokes. Also, the lower order has added valuable runs for England. The 9th wicket partnership between Jack Leach and Dom Bess has so far added 30 runs, and may be capable of pulling England over the 600 mark. For India, the spinners conceded 404 runs while taking 4 wickets, while the pace bowlers fared far better (4 wickets for 133 runs). A total of over 600 runs would give England a chance to force India to a follow on.

What a batting performance by the England team. They truly deserve to win this match and it will only be possible if they can enforce the follow on. If India also batted well, then there will be not enough time in the match for the result.