England's tour of India - 2021

[Sherlock Holmes]

Not sure if promoting a batsman well known for getting bowled through the gate for a pink ball test is a wise move.

But it's not England. It's a sub-continent pitch

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Not sure if promoting a batsman well known for getting bowled through the gate for a pink ball test is a wise move.

They are going to play him anyway. Better to play him to struggling openers than an in form keeper

 

[Aislabie]

Okay, time to put on my best Ed Smith shades and pick a proper team for the next game:

Dom Sibley
Zak Crawley
Jonny Bairstow
Joe Root
Ben Stokes
Ollie Pope
Jos Buttler Ben Foakes
Moeen Ali
Jofra Archer Mark Wood
Jack Leach
Jimmy Anderson

 

[Ed Smith]

Okay, time to put on my best Ed Smith shades and pick a proper team for the next game:

Dom Sibley
Zak Crawley
Jonny Bairstow
Joe Root
Ben Stokes
Ollie Pope
Jos Buttler Ben Foakes
Moeen Ali
Jofra Archer Mark Wood
Jack Leach
Jimmy Anderson

Moeen is away home. So that'll be Dom Bess. But then you've cracked it I reckon

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Okay, time to put on my best Ed Smith shades and pick a proper team for the next game:

Dom Sibley
Zak Crawley
Jonny Bairstow
Joe Root
Ben Stokes
Ollie Pope
Jos Buttler Ben Foakes
Moeen Ali
Jofra Archer Mark Wood
Jack Leach
Jimmy Anderson

Shame that 500 and 600 test wickets aren't played together

 

[CerealKiller]

This was a straight delivery, no swing or seam, delivered at 130 kph by Faheem Ashraf, if i remember correctly.

 

[Aislabie]

Moeen is away home. So that'll be Dom Bess. But then you've cracked it I reckon

How about Mason Crane? I'm sure that couldn't possibly go wrong. And if Mason Crane sounds more like a character from a corny American procedural than a cricketer that's because he is - there's a Mason Crane who I think murders his wife in a Quantum Leap episode

 

[Ed Smith]

How about Mason Crane? I'm sure that couldn't possibly go wrong. And if Mason Crane sounds more like a character from a corny American procedural than a cricketer that's because he is - there's a Mason Crane who I think murders his wife in a Quantum Leap episode

If Mason Crane is the answer, I don't want to know what the question is

 

[Aislabie]

Something about the structure of this BBC Sport article feels a little passive-aggressive:

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If Mason Crane is the answer, I don't want to know what the question is

Who is the only overseas player to play for New South Wales in the 21st Century?

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

This was a straight delivery, no swing or seam, delivered at 130 kph by Faheem Ashraf, if i remember correctly.

It's Big Brain Fade Time!

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Should chennai pitch be intervened by ICC?

Your thoughts?

 

[wasteyouryouth]

Here's one:

Sibley
Burns
Root
Stokes
Pope
Foakes
Woakes
Bess
Archer
Leach
Anderson

Not only do we have three seamers, we have the Stokes-Woakes-Foakes triad which unlocks 1000XP.

Although I'd be really surprised if they didn't want to play Broad, Anderson and Archer. It may be that they think Root and Lawrence could do the work of a second spinner.

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Should chennai pitch be intervened by ICC?

Your thoughts?

Yes, the match should be abandoned before play starts tomorrow morning.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Stokes-Woakes-Foakes triad which unlocks 1000XP

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Yes, the match should be abandoned before play starts tomorrow morning.

It's past midnight already in india so your words count for 5th day. The game might already end by then.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Here's an Indian XI to neutralize the English overdose.

Rohit
Gill
Pujara
Kohli
Rahane
Pant
Jadeja (Hopefully he is fit in time)
Ashwin
Ishant
Bumrah
Shami (hopefully he is fit in time)

Axar and Siraj as backups

Technically there is no real replacement for Jadeja. Tad bit sadistic for a country of billion.

 

[Ashutosh.]

Burns
Sibley
Lawrence
Root
Stokes
Foakes
Archer
Bess
Sibley
Broad
Anderson

Long tail?

Who is at 9?

Here's an Indian XI to neutralize the English overdose.

Rohit
Gill
Pujara
Kohli
Rahane
Pant
Jadeja (Hopefully he is fit in time)
Ashwin
Ishant
Bumrah
Shami (hopefully he is fit in time)

Axar and Siraj as backups

Technically there is no real replacement for Jadeja. Tad bit sadistic for a country of billion.

https://indianexpress.com/article/s...d-out-of-test-series-against-england-7155275/

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Who is at 9

Leach for the win

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https://indianexpress.com/article/s...d-out-of-test-series-against-england-7155275/

Had Pandya been at his fullest with the ball. He would have swooped his way through the pink ball test. Tad bit sadistic: Vol. 2.0