🏏India tour of England 2025: 2nd Test England vs India - Page 15

Faisal: "Absolutely agree. Batting in England used to be the ultimate test of skill and patience. Now, with Bazball, the pitches feel custom-made for aggressive batting. There's barely any swing or seam anymore. It might be entertaining, but the true essence of Test cricket -- where every run is hard-earned -- is slowly fading. Sad to see the grind and grit being replaced by just flair."

Shanky : "Can't shake the feeling that a collapse is imminent."

Pankaj from Mic: "Suddenly managing Bumrah's workload and not having him play in this match looks like the right idea. Doesn't look like there would be a result to this game but if India manages to tire out the English attack, next tests might go India's way." Long way to go before the draw enters the room.

Worzel : "Decent score it may be, but at comfortably under 4 runs per over and on a deck a 67 tonnes truck wouldn't disturb, you'd still think England still have control of things; or at least, not out of control!"

moloy: "Devine, some credit to the bowler please? that was a good effort ball" Indeed it was, rose sharply and at pace, from pretty much out of the blue.

Gill is playing with grit and determination to see the score 500+ his time.

Bashir to Washington Sundar, FOUR, down leg, flat and good length, Washington Sundar goes on the back foot and tucks it wide of short fine and it just races away.

Tongue to Washington Sundar, SIX, no messing around. It's short and down leg, Washington Sundar swivels and pulls way over fine-leg, was a bad delivery and Sundar did not have any second thoughts. Played a few shots like this during the famous Gabba win in 2021

Tongue to Washington Sundar, FOUR, awkwardly done but in the gap and four. Stokes has his hands on his head. It's short and down leg, flapped and it's just wide of Root at leg-gully, beats the diving Bashir at fine-leg

50 rum partnership between Sundar and Gill.

Heavy lifting was done by Gill though. But, now Sundar is hitting boundaries.

Finally Gill on strike. C'mon Gill India is watching. You can do it.

Cheers..