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Cook gone cheaply,now there is a novelty.
He was playing well but got a good ball. Give him a break.
"But Cook’s place is in doubt after scoring nine runs in his first three innings of this series in New Zealand. He will have to make a score of some size in his second innings to alter the pattern of his recent career, which is feast or famine, a double-century or a score below 50, and often well below."
Selectors favourite,anyone else would have been dropped for his recent string of failures.
Chris O'Connor
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India's decision to axe a seamer is looking less than inspired and possibly shocking.
Cue the spinners ripping through us
Cue the spinners ripping through us
Root out. And that will be lunch.
Chris O'Connor
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A lead of 100 could easily be a winning one with Sunday looking another washed out day.
India's selectors, Kohli and Shastri, have given England a sniff of victory by dropping Umesh. A fourth seamer instead of the largely ineffective Kuldeep could have made this even closer.
England 4/11, draw 4/1, India 10/1 oddschecker
India's selectors, Kohli and Shastri, have given England a sniff of victory by dropping Umesh. A fourth seamer instead of the largely ineffective Kuldeep could have made this even closer.
England 4/11, draw 4/1, India 10/1 oddschecker
Chris O'Connor
Player Valuation: £35m
England were In complete control at tea, 230-5
Obviously the lack of seamers in support has helped but Bairstow and Woakes now rarely troubled, what a stand
Superb match from Chris Woakes too, has to stay in the side now.
India's preparation for the test series, existing entirely of self truncated 18 a side three day charity junkfest at a summer carnival against the seriously weakened opposition of an Essex squad team, is being shown for what it was, hopelessly inadequate.
The first test was close with England winning, but if England had caught or run between the wickets properly it could have been very one sided indeed.
This series is in danger of being as one sided as India's last two tours here.
England have won 8 of the last 10 home tests between these sides, most by massive margins
India are in danger of making that 14 from the last sixteen
They're only the number one ranked team as they play a much higher proportion of their total test matches at home when compared to every other top nation.
Anyone can win at home, that ranking is so misleading.
Obviously the lack of seamers in support has helped but Bairstow and Woakes now rarely troubled, what a stand
Superb match from Chris Woakes too, has to stay in the side now.
India's preparation for the test series, existing entirely of self truncated 18 a side three day charity junkfest at a summer carnival against the seriously weakened opposition of an Essex squad team, is being shown for what it was, hopelessly inadequate.
The first test was close with England winning, but if England had caught or run between the wickets properly it could have been very one sided indeed.
This series is in danger of being as one sided as India's last two tours here.
England have won 8 of the last 10 home tests between these sides, most by massive margins
India are in danger of making that 14 from the last sixteen
They're only the number one ranked team as they play a much higher proportion of their total test matches at home when compared to every other top nation.
Anyone can win at home, that ranking is so misleading.
Chris O'Connor
Player Valuation: £35m
Only need 40 overs to bowl them out
roydo
in memoriam - 1965-2024
Kinda what I was thinking. Not being daft, but if they were in a similar position at home, with a dusty bunson, and a few world class spinners, well, they would fancy their chances of skittling an England team 150 behind.
AndyC
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Not for me, bat the day out and maybe an hour tomorrow and then bowl at them as the overcast weather really arrives.
roydo
in memoriam - 1965-2024
Can see that. But with the weather being unpredictable, the best chance to win may be 20 overs against them tonight.
That said, no idea what the conditions in London are, but if they are similar to me, swing tastic.
Chris O'Connor
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Tbf I'd taken my eye of the ball so cant comment on no declaration or going off for bad light as was watching Wolves vs Everton by the time they eventually went off, (not at all happy about Graig Pawson - but wrong thread for that
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I think if it rains as expected tomorrow the declaration is certain. 98 overs on Monday is possibly 30 or 40 more than we'll need to finish it.
Two things have massively cost India, the toss being massive and obviously the first.
The second though is Kohli,
A few points:-
His captaincy when Root and Pope came together, bowling Kuldeep ahead of Ashwin, and latterly when Woakes and Bairstow were going strong, was beyond belief, he went defensive too early and kept trying to follow the ball with every field placing, truly puzzling when you're trying win a game.
Bowling a nervous Kuldeep to new man Pope let him off to a nice start with a few giveaways, the lad hadn't ever faced a true quality spinner like Ashwin before. Kuldeep indeed looked worse than average and a shocking selection. He must have looked at his form in the last one dayer when England coped easily without the pressure to score runs. This was a side for the first test at Edgbaston not now in a three day test on a green wicket, clueless.
Virat even at the toss, said if he'd have won it, he would have bowled first with the overheads and rain, before then rather comically revealing he would have done so with two seamers and Pandya, who is ordinary even by county seamer standard or worse.
I get the impression that Kohli gets his picks and is primarily responsible for selection, even if Ravi Shastri sits up there on the balcony.
England have a lot to thank Virat for, he could hardly have been a more generous opposition captain.
I think if it rains as expected tomorrow the declaration is certain. 98 overs on Monday is possibly 30 or 40 more than we'll need to finish it.
Two things have massively cost India, the toss being massive and obviously the first.
The second though is Kohli,
A few points:-
His captaincy when Root and Pope came together, bowling Kuldeep ahead of Ashwin, and latterly when Woakes and Bairstow were going strong, was beyond belief, he went defensive too early and kept trying to follow the ball with every field placing, truly puzzling when you're trying win a game.
Bowling a nervous Kuldeep to new man Pope let him off to a nice start with a few giveaways, the lad hadn't ever faced a true quality spinner like Ashwin before. Kuldeep indeed looked worse than average and a shocking selection. He must have looked at his form in the last one dayer when England coped easily without the pressure to score runs. This was a side for the first test at Edgbaston not now in a three day test on a green wicket, clueless.
Virat even at the toss, said if he'd have won it, he would have bowled first with the overheads and rain, before then rather comically revealing he would have done so with two seamers and Pandya, who is ordinary even by county seamer standard or worse.
I get the impression that Kohli gets his picks and is primarily responsible for selection, even if Ravi Shastri sits up there on the balcony.
England have a lot to thank Virat for, he could hardly have been a more generous opposition captain.