Ashwin's triumph in Chepauk: India v England, 2nd Test review

02/17/21 • 64 min

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We discuss the second Test between India and England in Chennai

Talking Points:

Was there anything at all wrong with the pitch?
How Rohit Sharma tackled the tricky surface
England's rotation policy - and would they have followed this during the Ashes?
R Ashwin's glorious home Test in front of an adoring crowd
Does Ashwin the bowler have the equivalent of 47 Test centuries?
Ashwin's ability to do what he decides to do
Ben Foakes' technique against spin on a turning track
Rishabh Pant's improvement behind the stumps
Kohli's skillful sequence – 74, 72, and 62
The Rahane review - and England subsequently being handed back their review
The consistently good home umpiring during the Covid months
Is Anderson the Karunanidhi of cricket? Or the Tom Brady of cricket?

Participants:

Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

Ashoka (@ABVan)

Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)

Related:

When Cook and Co. did the unthinkable - 81allout podcast on the 2012-13 India v England series

The theatre of spin - Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Pitched language - Kartikeya Date

The bias against spinning pitches - Jarrod Kimber

Madrasapattinam - R Ashwin's Chepauk memories, YouTube video

The Paaji effect - R Ashwin's chat with Bharat Arun, YouTube video

Ashwin talks about his variations - Sky Sports

Ben Foakes stands up to give keepers' union something to shout about - Andy Bull, The Guardian

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We discuss the second Test between India and England in Chennai

Talking Points:

Was there anything at all wrong with the pitch?
How Rohit Sharma tackled the tricky surface
England's rotation policy - and would they have followed this during the Ashes?
R Ashwin's glorious home Test in front of an adoring crowd
Does Ashwin the bowler have the equivalent of 47 Test centuries?
Ashwin's ability to do what he decides to do
Ben Foakes' technique against spin on a turning track
Rishabh Pant's improvement behind the stumps
Kohli's skillful sequence – 74, 72, and 62
The Rahane review - and England subsequently being handed back their review
The consistently good home umpiring during the Covid months
Is Anderson the Karunanidhi of cricket? Or the Tom Brady of cricket?

Participants:

Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview)

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

Ashoka (@ABVan)

Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)

Related:

When Cook and Co. did the unthinkable - 81allout podcast on the 2012-13 India v England series

The theatre of spin - Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Pitched language - Kartikeya Date

The bias against spinning pitches - Jarrod Kimber

Madrasapattinam - R Ashwin's Chepauk memories, YouTube video

The Paaji effect - R Ashwin's chat with Bharat Arun, YouTube video

Ashwin talks about his variations - Sky Sports

Ben Foakes stands up to give keepers' union something to shout about - Andy Bull, The Guardian

Previous Episode

When Cook and Co. did the unthinkable - England in India 2012-13

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In this episode, we look back to England's tour to India in 2012-13.

England had not won a series in India since 1984-85 and they began the tour as underdogs - especially after a heavy defeat in the first Test in Ahmedabad. The turnaround began in Mumbai – thanks to some splendid spin bowling followed by hundreds from Alastair Cook and Kevin Pietersen – and England went on to defy expectations in the final two Tests.

Talking Points:

England's tours to UAE and Sri Lanka before the India series
Kevin Pietersen's "reintegration" into the side
Monty Panesar not playing in the first Test in Ahmedabad
Sehwag's hundred, Pujara's double-hundred
The Cook-Prior rearguard in the second innings
Panesar's ball to Tendulkar on day one in Mumbai
Pujara's masterful innings against spin
Pietersen brutal hitting and the shock in the stands
Tendulkar's innings on day one in Kolkata
James Anderson's spell of reverse-swing
The Cook marathon – with support from Trott
Jonathan Trott's lesson in patience
The slow Nagpur pitch
The consequences of the defeat for India – and the end of many journeys

Participants:

Karthik Krishnaswamy (@the_kk)

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

Ashoka (@ABVan)

Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)

The balls of the century - Monty Panesar to Sachin Tendulkar - Karthik Krishnaswamy - ESPNcricinfo

First step to redemption, India go 1-0 up - Karthik Krishnaswamy - Indian Express

Cheteshwar Pujara: the worker ant - Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Dhoni's pitch flawed - Karthik Krishnaswamy - ESPNcricinfo

Patient Tendulkar middles it this time - Karthik Krishnaswamy - Indian Express

Quick wickets but no miracle this time - Karthik Krishnaswamy - Indian Express

Post lunch, humble pie - Karthik Krishnaswamy - Indian Express

Pads on, DRS isn't watching - Karthik Krishnaswamy - Indian Express

Zaheer Khan. Left arm... over? - Karthik Krishnaswamy - Indian Express

Be bold, be practical, do the right thing - Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

Next Episode

An unquiet history: an interview with writer Osman Samiuddin

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Our special guest this week is Osman Samiuddin, a senior editor at ESPNcricinfo and author of The Unquiet Ones: A History of Pakistan Cricket.

One of the finest contemporary cricket writers, Osman has had a ring-side view of the triumphs and disappointments of Pakistan cricket over the last two decades. His match reports, profiles, and long-form features contain both a depth of research and originality of style – as well as a sense of timelessness that make them both a work of journalism as well as a draft of history.

Talking Points: