The British broadcasters including Sky missed a trick not bidding for this. Second to Australia this is one of the biggest test matches that England play.
@@environm3ntalist549 you cant tell me that the bcci wouldnt have paid sky royaly an with a world wide interest too....just sky being penny pinchers....
The terrestrial broadcasters would rather show repeats of Cash In the Attic, Minder and other such dross. They could have had some great viewing figures especially with the sizeable India population in the UK. Keep paying your licence fee though!
I am a huge Indian Cricket team fan. But I have NEVER seen a cricketer like Ben Stokes. In my generation (I am a 70's kid), ONLY Beefy and Ben have captured a fan's imagination beyond one's wildest dreams. I mean, this is superhero stuff by England from past couple of years. Purest form of entertainment really! You feel like paying and watching even if England play Bangladesh, because that is how entertaining these English Cricketers are and I don't even feel that way with the Indian Cricket team off late. Hats off to Ben Stokes, an unbelievable leader of men! NO words really.
@dragonballfanscantread2383, of course they were great too. But have you ever heard of Kapil Dev's test series or Imran's? They have all played great innings' and bowled some great spells. But nobody has had that presence like Beefy and now, Ben. I know Flintoff is rated very high too. But to me it has always been Beefy and Ben/
As a India fan, this has been the best result from a great match. India winning at canter would have put people off this series both in England and India. Now there is interest in both countries and hopefully every game is as tough as this one and we get to Dharamshala 2-2! But India have work to do to get 2 wins in the next three games against this England side.
Having watched English test cricket for more years than I care to mention the current regime is such a breath of fresh air. England now play with a freedom and joy that has never been seen before. It makes one wonder what previous great test teams would have been like with a similar captaincy/management. Let's hope the media stay behind English test cricket irrespective of future results because they have become eminently watchable.
Brilliant comment. I've been watching England since 1984/85 and I totally agree with you, it's the most enjoyable and exciting test cricket I've seen us play.
@@davidholgate123that's not what he said he said with those great team whatever England great was or whenever team gonna stay same the only change is management and captaincy To summarize his comment same team just this type of attitude/mentality
@@davidholgate123 He's not talking about this England team, he's saying he wonders how the England teams of the past would have got on if they had the attitude of this current England team. Not the ability of this England team just the attitude.
@@davidholgate123 yeah that's fine and I agree with your points the West Indies teams and Australian teams of the past were always going to beat us regardless of intent or positive mindset because they were fitter, faster and better but to begin with you said how this current England team wouldn't have fared well against the best teams of the past when nobody mentioned this current England team playing anyone from the past in the first place
Stunning win by England, it cannot be underestimated what an amazing recovery this was to win the game. England under Stokes have an amazing belief in that they never think they are out of the game. It will not always work but it is so exciting.
Exactly this. It won’t always come off, but my god it’s fun to watch either way. At a time when test cricket is under siege from franchise slogging, Bazball is keeping the game relevant.
Where would the world be without indian fans and their excuses. You do realize England had their own absentees in brook, moeen and anderson who could also have made quite a difference?
@@desertrose1430Are you full of negativity? He already said well done England & we just missed players like the mentioned ones. Nothing of an excuse you can say on that. But to be honest, these kind of matches keep test cricket alive.
@@evilstube missing in a way that you're saying if kohli would have played india would win. That's the excuse. And you guys are good at it when you lose.
Inspite of being an Indian, and an avid supporter at that, I was rooting for England. Rooting for them because of the fearless & exciting Cricket they've introduced with the onset of Stokes-McCullum partnership. They'll still lose some games from winning positions but they're going to continue play this fearless way. Pope's innings and end is a classic example of that.
England know that India will come back fighting hard, especially in the next test match, and won't underestimate them at all. Brilliant victory, one of the best I've ever seen in 40 years of watching test cricket. This England team is very exciting and makes you want to watch every ball. What a test series we've got!!
I m so happy that england won as an indian,coz our toxic media and fans hyped up the team so much as if they just need to go into the ground and they will win..Just like the finals WC..We need to have competitive cricket to give a real challenge to both teams..I hope we go for 2-2 till the finals..Will be a series to remember..
I wanted to know how and why Hartley bowled better in the 2nd innings. His answers - he learned from the Indians and bowled a better pace - make sense. The fact that he has that awareness and ability to improve is encouraging. If he can continue to improve over this series, given his ability with the bat as well, he could become an England regular.
Any once else imagining Nas in his Essex townhome couch ensconced in a quilt with Athers on the phone, flipping channels, and wishing that this was their life?
Well done England. As a huge cricket and an Indian fan, this was so good to watch. England played really well and fought hard. India came out with no intent and played defensively. Ollie Pope's knock was one of the best and it was almost as if India didn't expect it. And Tom Hartley, what a performance. But it had to be that man again, Ben Stokes to effect the run-out from nowhere. Hoping for an interesting and hard fought series.
Shemer Joseph what an incredibly talented cricketer, I am hoping windies cricket management will keep him for serving long , Certainly there are many talented Carribbean cricketers Switching to leagues and off for the national sides in recent time also , Players like , Shei hope , Mayers , Holder are the prime examples
Truly underachievers. Team India has a serious mental block issue in crunch match moments, situations, and ICC knock-out events. Something seriously wrong with the senior players and the think tank mindset. Nothing wrong with the skillset they possess, it's all in the mind. It's high time BCCI should hire a good team of top-notch proven sports psychologists before they curb the fearless approach and make the sheep out of batters like Jaiswal. Timid Team India
I watched many great tests and even greater performances since first marvelling at the West Indies in the 70s. But this England team under Stokes is one of the most exciting ever to play Test Match cricket and the performances of Pope and Hartley were up there with the very best ever. I don't think any of us believed we'd beat this strong Indian team at home with their spinners, but somehow we just did....
Special mention: KS BHARAT's keeping skills He was excellent with gloves Clinical Perfect technique n takes. This is why u need specialist keepers in test cricket Bairstow or Rahul would miss a lot N suffered while batting too.
Excellent work by England! You just can't get enough of the positive mentality instilled by Stokes and Baz. India played excellent cricket, but couldn't overcome the pressure of chasing 200+. England should beware of a reaction from India, who will undoubtedly learn from this match, but I hope the BCCI don't make some boring pitches that create one sided matches.
Yes. I hope Bcci doesn't go back to preparing appalling pitches. This was an excellent test match pitch. Really proud of Bcci that they chose to give a sporting pitch which has resulted in a riveting game. Its been an amazing day for the underdogs both here and in Australia. Test cricket at its best❤❤❤
@@vikyp989this is the thing - Indian fans will say that the English media is moaning if we end up with a road or an absolute dust bowl, truth is test cricket needs and deserves pitches which are result orientated and make it into at least day 4. It’s not good for anybody on either extreme. Yes it might help India to win, but sometimes the big picture is important. Nobody wants to watch one sided games, or a supposed 5 day test match that ends in 2 days like the recent game in SA. It’s hard to get it right, but this pitch was pretty great. Plenty in it for both bat and ball
Yes now Rohit Sharma ( Ashwin) will ask for rank turners because let's be honest jadeja and Ashwin are no warne or murli. They depend on rank turners to get wkts. England won a few years ago when root scored a double ton in Chennai and after that India made horrible dust bowls. I'm afraid that is what we will see. Ideally a pitch should last 5 days. Doctoring pitches has already cost India the world cup final.
Going to admit, I have to agree with you as well. Why at makes them not only very unbiased and enjoyable commentator’s, but unbelievably kind hearted characters!.
England employing Hartley to debut is similar to Australia using Kuhnemann last year in India, tall left arm spinning it away from the right handers, I hope we get similar pitches to this, but I suspect rank turners are coming
I have to admit, England played brilliantly in this Test match. They showed great character and resilience to bounce back from a huge deficit and win the game. Pope and Hartley were outstanding, and Stokes and McCullum deserve credit for their leadership. India were too complacent and overconfident, and paid the price for it. They need to learn from this defeat and come back stronger in the next match. This series is far from over, and I hope India will show their true potential and fight back. Well done, England, but don’t get too comfortable. India will not give up easily. 🇮🇳🏏
Cheers guys, what a day of test cricket, long may it continue. The series is set up beautifully, should be some great cricket to come. Gives me goosebumps and I'm 66 years young!
It is such a joy to hear nasser and Michael review any match. Non partisan, dispassionate, clear, concise and pleasing comments and observations. Sunil Gavaskar can learn a thing or two from these gents. He is always points to people in the shade, blood not flowing in the feet and other nonsense instead of keeping things simple. Call it as you see it. Add value of you can or people are wise enough to make conclusions. It is not radio commentary after all.
From the past 5-6yrs Indian top order batters struggle to play spin. On the other side opponents have played the quality spin of Ash, Jaddu n Axar better and scored reasonably in Indian pitches. At the same time Indian batters gave away 10fer to Ijaz patel, 7 der to Murphy, Hartley n Krejza on debut match.. In the last 4-5 yrs the lower middle order Washington, pant, shardul, Ashwin are winning the matches on turning tracks not kholi, pujara, rahane Or present top orders. Indian batters should analyze it and work on their skills
India is winning in India due to the wonderful spin duo of jadeja and Ashwin. I don't remember india scoring a 500 at home in the last decade actually which they should do once in a while at home. Indian players have been playing fast bowling better than spin lately maybe because the top players don't play ranji trophy anymore. Not sure though
@@aqibpeer7451 SA series in 2018 was a high scoring one. Rohit, Mayank, Kohli all got 200s. Ind would win the toss (this was the series where Faf was losing all tosses so brought Bevuma to call for the toss) score 500-600 and then bowl out SA cheaply twice
India must sack the curators who let the matches run past 2 days; they should come up with spin tracks and include 3 more spinners in their playing eleven.
The Hyderabad pitch gave a brilliant cricket match , the next pitches cannot possibly get worse from this. There should be some of kind of limit and rules around this thing. At the end of the day you want a good game of cricket
First time in my life as a cricketing fanatic I have cheered for an opposition team to beat us. Was great to see the West Indies win. Looks like there is still hope outside the big 3. Hopefully the ICC helps out the lower financial teams out so these teams have the chance to be great again.
I never miss any of the video in which you both are discussing cricket literally like never missed any video,but today as an Indian supporter my heart is feeling really heavy today, I don't think i will gather the courage to listen you two,😔
I love hearing Michael Atherton more than my girlfriend...... Such a god gifted & melodious voice....... My favorite commentator during a test match.....
Ben stokes is the best captain i hav ever seen.His unwavering belief in his vision and refusal to surrender to defeat serve as a testament to the transformative power of perseverance. Psychologically Indian side took a huge dent.Time to capitalise on this. 🏴🏴
As an Aussie, im ok with our useless middle order batters not taking one for the team and helping Smith get the team home. A great story has come from it with the Windies
…..And that’s why Test match cricket will live forever. If anything, these unforeseen wins today by England and WI have recreated fans’ interest in Test cricket.
England vs Australia, India vs Australia and India vs England are the top 3 encounters in recent times. I’m surprised to see bazball working in spinning conditions. Hats off to england
Well played Ollie Pope in a bowler-friendly pitch. Another good example that how a batter should adopt the situation quickly in favor other than complaining. I believe that Indian batmen have avoided sweeping and reasonable reverse sweeping that made the different.
Indeed, it was a great comeback. Which almost looked like an inn defeat sprung up a surprise for us. But all credit goes to Pope for an outstanding skillful play.
I thought tom 34:24 hartley learned what is required of a international cricketer it's a big step up from county to test cricket,to his credit he got more accurate got more turn started to land the ball on the seam looked so much better than first innings more of the same please
Stunning effort by Hartley and the English as it must have looked insurmountable needing 190 to make India bat again. The Australian game showed up a few cracks. The pivotal moment was the dismissal of Carey in the first innings. Sometimes you just have to rein it in and another 30 would have been invaluable. Good to see Starc go after the bowling in the second innings. I believe he needs to play his shots fearlessly rather than just try to hang around.
1st match of any series is always a hurdle for India. India had no answer to the reverse sweep and switch hits. Pope played the inning of his life. Next game will be a tough test for England.
India missed the energy of Kohli, Shami and Pant. Eng did great, especially Pope 👏, Hartley and Stokes captaincy. Also a good game for Root, Duckett and Foakes. But a lot of timid batting and poor shots by Ind. Gill and Shreyas need a break. Crumbled under slightest pressure. Siraj too perhaps. Ironically, in 2021 also, Eng won the first Chennai test and then lost the series. It will be a long and fun series at this rate;) Vihari, Patidar, Sarfaraz, Sundar, Tilak... Lot of good options IF they get picked. Current Ind management and coach have odd plans though.
These results prove if any was needed that test cricket is the ultimate ,windies winning is as big a shock as England turning it around in amazing fashion to win just wish ide put a few quid on both!
India losing 1st time after having 150+ lead at home. Ollie Pope innings was wow. And what a great debut for Hartley. And indeed what a day for Test cricket. Windies win, Shamar Joseph spell n Lara, Hooper emotions
FIRSTLY im Very VERY pleased for the Windies. ❤❤❤ That set up today perfectly. THEN listening in on the radio today hearing England 🏴 have been victorious and managed to take those final wickets makes this the most incredible & memorable January weekend of Cricket I can remember. FANTASTIC 🎉🎉🎉 Just a shame it’s not easy to view it via the usual channels.
people seem to be forgetting the frequency at which Australia lose at The Gabbatoir... India did it a couple of years ago, but it's very rare, and therefore , an even better result for WI.
India needs to select cricketers who actually done well in the domestic circuit, those who know to play in spinning wickets. Not selecting Sarfaraz Khan who has scored mountains of domestic runs year after year and averages 70 plus is extremely unfair, wasting his peak years. Gill, Iyer and Rahul have got so many chances on the basis of white ball performances, they even selected Suryakumar instead of Sarfaraz in Australia series, unbelievable.
Key’s selectors getting it right: we have an opening pair and a no.3. Prior to Ben/Baz these three specialist positions had become a profound metaphysical problem.
What a day for the test cricket fans. Windies Historic win against the mighty Aussies 🇦🇺 England beating India in what would be called as one of the greatest comebacks in the game. That's what text cricket is all about and what a day to bring all the fans on one page. ❤❤❤
Jadeja's absence due to hamstring could be seen as advantageous for Indian cricket. While Jadeja is undeniably talented, his approach on the field has been perceived as selfish. His track record includes running out several teammates, such as Hardik Pandya in the Commonwealth, Rahane in a test match for a personal milestone, and Ashwin on multiple occasions, often prioritizing his own wicket. In a team sport, the emphasis should ideally be on collective success rather than individual achievements. Looking ahead, India's prospects in upcoming tests seem promising. For the team composition, it might be beneficial to consider Rajat Patidar as a replacement for Gill, focusing on a more team player.
I still feel there is a long way to go in series, England won on the basis of only two persons. Though I still feel Pope is not a player for this type of condition for he plays with hard hands, he got away with poor fielding and slowness of the pitch. Last time also England won the 1st test, ended up loosing the series 3-1. Long way to go....
I'm glad India lost. Something similar happened a few years ago when root scored a double hundred in Chennai and England won. Unfortunately, it means rank turners for the rest of the test matches. Ashwin jadeja are no warne and Murali and need rank turners to get wkts. I hope India stops doctoring pitches. It already cost them the world cup final. I wish we could play on tracks that last 5 days.
Great podcast guys! Listening to you from Orange County California. On the test , why was Mark Wood bowling so short? Surely in India , you have to bowl fuller and at the stumps as Bumrah always does , and he got 6 wickets. And lastly Anderson has to play the next match!
as much as I don't like the English team, their win is extremely important for world cricket and the west indies win is a beautiful thing also. we want the test playing nations to be closer to each other in standard so it continues for another 20-30 years.
Don't know whether it was fear or complacency, but India started day 3 with absolutely no intent to score despite having two good batsmen who were set at the crease. We carried the same passiveness into our fielding/bowling effort and England put us to the sword with their brilliant attacking play. It was as if Pope's 196(and the poor fielding) zapped the Indian's spirit because when we came out to chase the target none of the Indian batters showed the testicular fortitude to take charge of the run chase and not allow the English spinners to settle into a rhythm. Great credit to England because they could've doubted themselves after being 190 runs behind but they believed in their aggressive brand of cricket and sculpted a historic win(it's the first time ever India have lost a test at home after taking a 100+ run first innings lead). If India had won this test comfortably it would've put us off from watching the rest of the series so it's great for the series that we've lost. Also a great day for test cricket in general because West Indies also had a huge win against Australia!
The British broadcasters including Sky missed a trick not bidding for this. Second to Australia this is one of the biggest test matches that England play.
Spent to much on football.
Sad state of sky cricket
Not really. Too much money being asked. Sky know their business better than you.
@@environm3ntalist549 you cant tell me that the bcci wouldnt have paid sky royaly an with a world wide interest too....just sky being penny pinchers....
The terrestrial broadcasters would rather show repeats of Cash In the Attic, Minder and other such dross. They could have had some great viewing figures especially with the sizeable India population in the UK. Keep paying your licence fee though!
I am a huge Indian Cricket team fan. But I have NEVER seen a cricketer like Ben Stokes. In my generation (I am a 70's kid), ONLY Beefy and Ben have captured a fan's imagination beyond one's wildest dreams. I mean, this is superhero stuff by England from past couple of years. Purest form of entertainment really! You feel like paying and watching even if England play Bangladesh, because that is how entertaining these English Cricketers are and I don't even feel that way with the Indian Cricket team off late. Hats off to Ben Stokes, an unbelievable leader of men! NO words really.
@dragonballfanscantread2383, of course they were great too. But have you ever heard of Kapil Dev's test series or Imran's? They have all played great innings' and bowled some great spells. But nobody has had that presence like Beefy and now, Ben. I know Flintoff is rated very high too. But to me it has always been Beefy and Ben/
@@Ram92026zyou are true..
Ben Stokes has made everyone watch test matches with more interest than watching those stupid t20 leagues...
One of the things that make these two so special is their obvious love and respect for each other
Nah, it's the banter.
Even the big Bishop ,was getting emotional and shedding a few tears.
Lara ,Hooper ,Walsh also shedding a few joyful tears.
As a India fan, this has been the best result from a great match. India winning at canter would have put people off this series both in England and India. Now there is interest in both countries and hopefully every game is as tough as this one and we get to Dharamshala 2-2! But India have work to do to get 2 wins in the next three games against this England side.
Well said - test match cricket needs more days like today! The game is alive and kicking
i heard that dhoni mentored england team n west indies also
@@msdadsfsxDhoni created this universe 😂
India win 4-1 we will create terrible wickets
terrible wickets are almost like a lottery@@kushajkumar6313
Having watched English test cricket for more years than I care to mention the current regime is such a breath of fresh air. England now play with a freedom and joy that has never been seen before. It makes one wonder what previous great test teams would have been like with a similar captaincy/management. Let's hope the media stay behind English test cricket irrespective of future results because they have become eminently watchable.
Brilliant comment. I've been watching England since 1984/85 and I totally agree with you, it's the most enjoyable and exciting test cricket I've seen us play.
@@davidholgate123that's not what he said he said with those great team whatever England great was or whenever team gonna stay same the only change is management and captaincy
To summarize his comment same team just this type of attitude/mentality
@@davidholgate123
He's not talking about this England team, he's saying he wonders how the England teams of the past would have got on if they had the attitude of this current England team. Not the ability of this England team just the attitude.
@@davidholgate123 yeah that's fine and I agree with your points the West Indies teams and Australian teams of the past were always going to beat us regardless of intent or positive mindset because they were fitter, faster and better but to begin with you said how this current England team wouldn't have fared well against the best teams of the past when nobody mentioned this current England team playing anyone from the past in the first place
@@davidholgate123
Yeah Warne and McGrath loved when Bateman tried to take them on
Stunning win by England, it cannot be underestimated what an amazing recovery this was to win the game. England under Stokes have an amazing belief in that they never think they are out of the game. It will not always work but it is so exciting.
Exactly this. It won’t always come off, but my god it’s fun to watch either way. At a time when test cricket is under siege from franchise slogging, Bazball is keeping the game relevant.
Maybe not always but still gonna work more often than not
Well done England... Stokes, Pope and Hartley 👏
India missed the energy and fearlessness of Kohli, Pant and Shami last two days
Where would the world be without indian fans and their excuses. You do realize England had their own absentees in brook, moeen and anderson who could also have made quite a difference?
Was in Visag on a ship many years ago boy could it rain there .
@@desertrose1430Are you full of negativity? He already said well done England & we just missed players like the mentioned ones. Nothing of an excuse you can say on that. But to be honest, these kind of matches keep test cricket alive.
@@desertrose1430well England played well no doubt...we just missing Kohli and pant..not giving excuse
@@evilstube missing in a way that you're saying if kohli would have played india would win. That's the excuse. And you guys are good at it when you lose.
Inspite of being an Indian, and an avid supporter at that, I was rooting for England. Rooting for them because of the fearless & exciting Cricket they've introduced with the onset of Stokes-McCullum partnership. They'll still lose some games from winning positions but they're going to continue play this fearless way. Pope's innings and end is a classic example of that.
England know that India will come back fighting hard, especially in the next test match, and won't underestimate them at all. Brilliant victory, one of the best I've ever seen in 40 years of watching test cricket. This England team is very exciting and makes you want to watch every ball. What a test series we've got!!
I m so happy that england won as an indian,coz our toxic media and fans hyped up the team so much as if they just need to go into the ground and they will win..Just like the finals WC..We need to have competitive cricket to give a real challenge to both teams..I hope we go for 2-2 till the finals..Will be a series to remember..
though England and Windies won , we still love test cricket ...Congrats Engish and West Indies...Gold format of Cricket
You wanted Australia to win?
no wanted to win cricket here..
@@PrashantGupte-ShareMarket-Tech test cricket forever
And hopefully more nations join in
I wanted to know how and why Hartley bowled better in the 2nd innings. His answers - he learned from the Indians and bowled a better pace - make sense. The fact that he has that awareness and ability to improve is encouraging. If he can continue to improve over this series, given his ability with the bat as well, he could become an England regular.
Been following England since the eighties… under Ben Stokes these are the best of times. He is a legend.
He sure is
As an Aussie, Athers and Nass are the best..
One of the best games I can remember. It was amazing to finally see us not afraid of India
Any once else imagining Nas in his Essex townhome couch ensconced in a quilt with Athers on the phone, flipping channels, and wishing that this was their life?
Screaming *You cannot do that*
Well done England. As a huge cricket and an Indian fan, this was so good to watch. England played really well and fought hard. India came out with no intent and played defensively. Ollie Pope's knock was one of the best and it was almost as if India didn't expect it. And Tom Hartley, what a performance. But it had to be that man again, Ben Stokes to effect the run-out from nowhere. Hoping for an interesting and hard fought series.
Shemer Joseph what an incredibly talented cricketer, I am hoping windies cricket management will keep him for serving long , Certainly there are many talented Carribbean cricketers Switching to leagues and off for the national sides in recent time also , Players like , Shei hope , Mayers , Holder are the prime examples
Truly underachievers. Team India has a serious mental block issue in crunch match moments, situations, and ICC knock-out events. Something seriously wrong with the senior players and the think tank mindset.
Nothing wrong with the skillset they possess, it's all in the mind.
It's high time BCCI should hire a good team of top-notch proven sports psychologists before they curb the fearless approach and make the sheep out of batters like Jaiswal.
Timid Team India
It's you fans. You put too much pressure on them. You need to relax so they can relax. It's just a game.
@@RichardHorrocks Couldn't be more true.
@@RichardHorrocks yes we will put pressure we have supporter them but they are choking
I watched many great tests and even greater performances since first marvelling at the West Indies in the 70s. But this England team under Stokes is one of the most exciting ever to play Test Match cricket and the performances of Pope and Hartley were up there with the very best ever. I don't think any of us believed we'd beat this strong Indian team at home with their spinners, but somehow we just did....
Special mention: KS BHARAT's keeping skills
He was excellent with gloves
Clinical
Perfect technique n takes.
This is why u need specialist keepers in test cricket
Bairstow or Rahul would miss a lot
N suffered while batting too.
Brill for The Windies … we need them back in top form …
Excellent work by England! You just can't get enough of the positive mentality instilled by Stokes and Baz. India played excellent cricket, but couldn't overcome the pressure of chasing 200+. England should beware of a reaction from India, who will undoubtedly learn from this match, but I hope the BCCI don't make some boring pitches that create one sided matches.
Yes. I hope Bcci doesn't go back to preparing appalling pitches. This was an excellent test match pitch. Really proud of Bcci that they chose to give a sporting pitch which has resulted in a riveting game. Its been an amazing day for the underdogs both here and in Australia. Test cricket at its best❤❤❤
That's exactly what they're gonna do
@@desertrose1430 I fear they'll
@@vikyp989this is the thing - Indian fans will say that the English media is moaning if we end up with a road or an absolute dust bowl, truth is test cricket needs and deserves pitches which are result orientated and make it into at least day 4. It’s not good for anybody on either extreme. Yes it might help India to win, but sometimes the big picture is important. Nobody wants to watch one sided games, or a supposed 5 day test match that ends in 2 days like the recent game in SA. It’s hard to get it right, but this pitch was pretty great. Plenty in it for both bat and ball
Yes now Rohit Sharma ( Ashwin) will ask for rank turners because let's be honest jadeja and Ashwin are no warne or murli. They depend on rank turners to get wkts. England won a few years ago when root scored a double ton in Chennai and after that India made horrible dust bowls. I'm afraid that is what we will see. Ideally a pitch should last 5 days. Doctoring pitches has already cost India the world cup final.
Best commentary duo, along with David Gower. Can listen to them for hours. Totally unbiased to any teams regardless.
Also I would throw in Butcher, David Lloyd and Ian Botham in the mix
Going to admit, I have to agree with you as well. Why at makes them not only very unbiased and enjoyable commentator’s, but unbelievably kind hearted characters!.
England employing Hartley to debut is similar to Australia using Kuhnemann last year in India, tall left arm spinning it away from the right handers, I hope we get similar pitches to this, but I suspect rank turners are coming
Well played England. Now series is alive. I am happy as an Indian.
I have to admit, England played brilliantly in this Test match. They showed great character and resilience to bounce back from a huge deficit and win the game. Pope and Hartley were outstanding, and Stokes and McCullum deserve credit for their leadership. India were too complacent and overconfident, and paid the price for it. They need to learn from this defeat and come back stronger in the next match. This series is far from over, and I hope India will show their true potential and fight back. Well done, England, but don’t get too comfortable. India will not give up easily. 🇮🇳🏏
Cheers guys, what a day of test cricket, long may it continue. The series is set up beautifully, should be some great cricket to come. Gives me goosebumps and I'm 66 years young!
It is such a joy to hear nasser and Michael review any match. Non partisan, dispassionate, clear, concise and pleasing comments and observations. Sunil Gavaskar can learn a thing or two from these gents. He is always points to people in the shade, blood not flowing in the feet and other nonsense instead of keeping things simple. Call it as you see it. Add value of you can or people are wise enough to make conclusions. It is not radio commentary after all.
Australian supporter who is almost happy for WI, played with joy and determination
Pat Cummins crying 😂😂😂
@@Marcus.22823nope
@@Marcus.22823 I don't think so, they won everything
From the past 5-6yrs Indian top order batters struggle to play spin. On the other side opponents have played the quality spin of Ash, Jaddu n Axar better and scored reasonably in Indian pitches. At the same time Indian batters gave away 10fer to Ijaz patel, 7 der to Murphy, Hartley n Krejza on debut match.. In the last 4-5 yrs the lower middle order Washington, pant, shardul, Ashwin are winning the matches on turning tracks not kholi, pujara, rahane Or present top orders. Indian batters should analyze it and work on their skills
India is winning in India due to the wonderful spin duo of jadeja and Ashwin. I don't remember india scoring a 500 at home in the last decade actually which they should do once in a while at home. Indian players have been playing fast bowling better than spin lately maybe because the top players don't play ranji trophy anymore. Not sure though
@@aqibpeer7451 SA series in 2018 was a high scoring one. Rohit, Mayank, Kohli all got 200s. Ind would win the toss (this was the series where Faf was losing all tosses so brought Bevuma to call for the toss) score 500-600 and then bowl out SA cheaply twice
Forgot to mention o'keefe 12fer at pune in 2017
India must sack the curators who let the matches run past 2 days; they should come up with spin tracks and include 3 more spinners in their playing eleven.
Certainly the best commentary pair of all time ❤. Adding bumble would make a perfect commentary trio
The Hyderabad pitch gave a brilliant cricket match , the next pitches cannot possibly get worse from this. There should be some of kind of limit and rules around this thing. At the end of the day you want a good game of cricket
First time in my life as a cricketing fanatic I have cheered for an opposition team to beat us. Was great to see the West Indies win. Looks like there is still hope outside the big 3. Hopefully the ICC helps out the lower financial teams out so these teams have the chance to be great again.
Love these two.
Missed your commentary Nas & Ath . 😢
whey they are not commentating
As much as i hate losing to England , one has to admit that England played courageously , well done England !
Two Happiest English men.... love it ♡
I never miss any of the video in which you both are discussing cricket literally like never missed any video,but today as an Indian supporter my heart is feeling really heavy today, I don't think i will gather the courage to listen you two,😔
You will come around it. It is just a game. There is always another game around the corner. Best part is Test Cricket is golden.
Gutted that it's not free to air - not even 50 mins of decent highlights.
And it's hidden away on shitty Talksport 2 on radio as well...absolute joke
I love hearing Michael Atherton more than my girlfriend...... Such a god gifted & melodious voice....... My favorite commentator during a test match.....
I agree we missed his commentary with sky not being involved for this series. We have to suffer KP instead
Be ready for a 💔 breakup.😂
Kevin Pitersen is my second best......
Him and Nasser should be here instead of Murali and manjrekar deep das
Ben stokes is the best captain i hav ever seen.His unwavering belief in his vision and refusal to surrender to defeat serve as a testament to the transformative power of perseverance.
Psychologically Indian side took a huge dent.Time to capitalise on this.
🏴🏴
As an Aussie, im ok with our useless middle order batters not taking one for the team and helping Smith get the team home. A great story has come from it with the Windies
I wouldn't change how Australia plays cavalier
Ben is an amazing skipper, England must make him boss of T20 as Jos is an average skip but a great Bat WK all rounder. Skip job is wearing down Jos B.
But Jos Buttler only lead England to t20 wc win 2022
…..And that’s why Test match cricket will live forever.
If anything, these unforeseen wins today by England and WI have recreated fans’ interest in Test cricket.
I can say for sure, this current English team is having the right approach. I think they have a great chance in Australia
Well played England, i m happy for the fact it was a good match, hope all the remaining tests are far more thrilling. Good luck to both teams.
England vs Australia, India vs Australia and India vs England are the top 3 encounters in recent times. I’m surprised to see bazball working in spinning conditions. Hats off to england
Well played Ollie Pope in a bowler-friendly pitch. Another good example that how a batter should adopt the situation quickly in favor other than complaining. I believe that Indian batmen have avoided sweeping and reasonable reverse sweeping that made the different.
This is where players like Rishabh Pant and Virat Kohli are valued. Shows how much some players missing, throws the entire balance of a team off.
You remember 36!
Indeed, it was a great comeback. Which almost looked like an inn defeat sprung up a surprise for us. But all credit goes to Pope for an outstanding skillful play.
I thought tom 34:24 hartley learned what is required of a international cricketer it's a big step up from county to test cricket,to his credit he got more accurate got more turn started to land the ball on the seam looked so much better than first innings more of the same please
Stunning effort by Hartley and the English as it must have looked insurmountable needing 190 to make India bat again. The Australian game showed up a few cracks. The pivotal moment was the dismissal of Carey in the first innings. Sometimes you just have to rein it in and another 30 would have been invaluable. Good to see Starc go after the bowling in the second innings. I believe he needs to play his shots fearlessly rather than just try to hang around.
Only thing this test was missing was Nas ans Athers on comms
1st match of any series is always a hurdle for India. India had no answer to the reverse sweep and switch hits. Pope played the inning of his life. Next game will be a tough test for England.
It doesn't matter who won today, that was exactly what Test Cricket needed
India missed the energy of Kohli, Shami and Pant.
Eng did great, especially Pope 👏, Hartley and Stokes captaincy. Also a good game for Root, Duckett and Foakes.
But a lot of timid batting and poor shots by Ind. Gill and Shreyas need a break. Crumbled under slightest pressure. Siraj too perhaps.
Ironically, in 2021 also, Eng won the first Chennai test and then lost the series. It will be a long and fun series at this rate;)
Vihari, Patidar, Sarfaraz, Sundar, Tilak... Lot of good options IF they get picked. Current Ind management and coach have odd plans though.
Wouldnt surprise me if kohli comes back sooner for 2nd test match
@@shylo8590and goes for 🦆😂
honestly, the Indian team specially their batting seem to struggle when there is a bit of pressure. Same thing in knockout matches.
What a game ! Congratulations To England and Ollie !
These results prove if any was needed that test cricket is the ultimate ,windies winning is as big a shock as England turning it around in amazing fashion to win just wish ide put a few quid on both!
Excellent vodcast lads.
Good day for Test cricket . coming as underdogs and winning a test match against india and aus in their home turfs is amazing
India losing 1st time after having 150+ lead at home. Ollie Pope innings was wow. And what a great debut for Hartley.
And indeed what a day for Test cricket. Windies win, Shamar Joseph spell n Lara, Hooper emotions
FIRSTLY im Very VERY pleased for the Windies. ❤❤❤
That set up today perfectly.
THEN listening in on the radio today hearing England 🏴 have been victorious and managed to take those final wickets makes this the most incredible & memorable January weekend of Cricket I can remember.
FANTASTIC 🎉🎉🎉
Just a shame it’s not easy to view it via the usual channels.
Great day of test cricket the best and purest format! Unreal scenes!
This is why we ❤ ENGLISH CRICKET
people seem to be forgetting the frequency at which Australia lose at The Gabbatoir... India did it a couple of years ago, but it's very rare, and therefore , an even better result for WI.
Thanks for doing these podcasts guys. They are really awesome!
Can listen to these two for hoursss. Such beautiful analysis. 💫💫
Love this podcast.. love from India
More close matches in one day of test match cricket than there was in the entirety of the recent World Cup…
Congratulations England. Oli Robbinson in the team in the place of Mark Wood & Anderson for Rehan Ahmed.
good stuff guys, keep these coming
India needs to select cricketers who actually done well in the domestic circuit, those who know to play in spinning wickets. Not selecting Sarfaraz Khan who has scored mountains of domestic runs year after year and averages 70 plus is extremely unfair, wasting his peak years. Gill, Iyer and Rahul have got so many chances on the basis of white ball performances, they even selected Suryakumar instead of Sarfaraz in Australia series, unbelievable.
Poor team selection.
Bowling was helping them win previously.
Batsmen were poor of late
Key’s selectors getting it right: we have an opening pair and a no.3. Prior to Ben/Baz these three specialist positions had become a profound metaphysical problem.
Love sky sports..great podcast guys...so in depth..simple and precise
What a day for the test cricket fans.
Windies Historic win against the mighty Aussies 🇦🇺
England beating India in what would be called as one of the greatest comebacks in the game.
That's what text cricket is all about and what a day to bring all the fans on one page. ❤❤❤
Jadeja's absence due to hamstring could be seen as advantageous for Indian cricket. While Jadeja is undeniably talented, his approach on the field has been perceived as selfish. His track record includes running out several teammates, such as Hardik Pandya in the Commonwealth, Rahane in a test match for a personal milestone, and Ashwin on multiple occasions, often prioritizing his own wicket. In a team sport, the emphasis should ideally be on collective success rather than individual achievements. Looking ahead, India's prospects in upcoming tests seem promising. For the team composition, it might be beneficial to consider Rajat Patidar as a replacement for Gill, focusing on a more team player.
I still feel there is a long way to go in series, England won on the basis of only two persons. Though I still feel Pope is not a player for this type of condition for he plays with hard hands, he got away with poor fielding and slowness of the pitch. Last time also England won the 1st test, ended up loosing the series 3-1. Long way to go....
Amazing amazing podcast, you can listen to them all day long. 😊
Waiting for some show like this in India for a loooong time 💔
Congrats England & WI cricket team
Well played England team..❤❤😊😊🎉🎉
Now the pitch looks ok 😂😂😂
A great test match between India and England, irrespective of who won. This is what we need to keep test cricket alive.
Brilliant win ❤️
India will be strong camebeck
I'm glad India lost. Something similar happened a few years ago when root scored a double hundred in Chennai and England won. Unfortunately, it means rank turners for the rest of the test matches. Ashwin jadeja are no warne and Murali and need rank turners to get wkts. I hope India stops doctoring pitches. It already cost them the world cup final. I wish we could play on tracks that last 5 days.
indeed what a day it was for Test Cricket !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Micheal Atherton is favourite commentator 🏏
Great discussion
You guys are the best commentators and analysts
Test cricket is the highest form of sport there is.
Especially now football is being hijacked by tactical theory and the distrust of flair
I could listen to you two all day, love these Vodcasts, keep em coming.
Stars aligned and underdogs won! That's sports!
The sad reality is that now pitches will become more worse . That's what India did last time around after England won the Chennai test
Whatever the pitch condition is, it is the same for both teams. Right teams need to be assembled on both sides and the best wins.
@@striker44 u didn't get me. What I meant is a 2-3 day match pitch.
@@abhishek_kothari yes, that's bad for test cricket but also for revenue generation for BCCI, wouldn't it?
@@striker44 well they wouldn't care. They get so much through ipl.
I'm just waiting for this video ,thanks sky sports for this broadcast with these two legends ♥️
Great podcast guys! Listening to you from Orange County California. On the test , why was Mark Wood bowling so short? Surely in India , you have to bowl fuller and at the stumps as Bumrah always does , and he got 6 wickets. And lastly Anderson has to play the next match!
as much as I don't like the English team, their win is extremely important for world cricket and the west indies win is a beautiful thing also. we want the test playing nations to be closer to each other in standard so it continues for another 20-30 years.
Don't know whether it was fear or complacency, but India started day 3 with absolutely no intent to score despite having two good batsmen who were set at the crease. We carried the same passiveness into our fielding/bowling effort and England put us to the sword with their brilliant attacking play.
It was as if Pope's 196(and the poor fielding) zapped the Indian's spirit because when we came out to chase the target none of the Indian batters showed the testicular fortitude to take charge of the run chase and not allow the English spinners to settle into a rhythm. Great credit to England because they could've doubted themselves after being 190 runs behind but they believed in their aggressive brand of cricket and sculpted a historic win(it's the first time ever India have lost a test at home after taking a 100+ run first innings lead). If India had won this test comfortably it would've put us off from watching the rest of the series so it's great for the series that we've lost. Also a great day for test cricket in general because West Indies also had a huge win against Australia!
Amazing show ..you guys are awesome