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

Support 81allout: ko-fi.com/81allout 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