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

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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