About this episode
We review the third Test of the England v India series - which England won by an innings and 76 runs. Click here to support 81allout on Ko-Fi Talking Points India's choice of five bowlers - choosing competitiveness over respectability The first morning - when India were bowled out for 78 James Anderson and the mastery with which he varies his length How badly did India really bat on the first morning? Joe Root's 'classical' style of getting beside the line of the ball What does one mean when one says a batsman has extra time to play his shots Dawid Malan cementing his spot The Ashwin question Is Rishabh Pant better off at No. 6 or 7? Cheteshwar Pujara and the need to factor in expectations What connects Virat Kohli and Ricky Ponting? Participants: Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@ sidvee ) Kartikeya Date ( @cricketingview ) Ashoka ( @ABVan ) Mahesh Sethuraman (@ cornerd ) Related: At Headingley, India were undone by a master of his craft - Ian Chappell - ESPNcricinfo Are Kohli and Pujara in slumps? Let's look at what the control data says - Kartikeya Date - ESPNcricinfo Welcome addiction - Mukul Kesavan - The Telegraph The master and his apprentice - Rob Johnston - Cricbuzz.com Uninventing Virat Kohli - Ben Jones - cricviz.com India ride on awesome foursome: England v India, Lord's Test review - 81allout podcast