India tour of England 2018

[Villain]

Pujara looked rock-solid there blocking around 80+ balls, this is what I look forward to which is the fighting spirit, trying to win it from nowhere.. the intent! IT'd be really stupid to drop him now and I don't think they would at least for the next match.

 

[abhi_jacko]

Another score in the 100s coming up ...

 

[asprin]

LOL, just LOL!

 

[LiveLoveABD]

James Anderson has based his career on his success in England. So it will not surprise anyone that of his 540 odd Tests wickets around two thirds of them have been taken on English soil. Of his 139 Tests 80 have been played in England. Home soil is his happy hunting ground. Not so other countries as these stats indicate.

In England 2003-2018 - 80 tests 354 wkts @23.80 .
In Australia 2006-2018 - 18 tests 6 w @ 35.40.
In South Africa 2005-2016 - 8 tests 25 w @39.92
In India 2006-2016 - 10 tests 26 w @33.46.

Non sense! Complete nonsense! Is success having numbers to stroke your ego or winning test matches for your country home and away? When England won in India a few years back, Jimmy was instrumental in the win. He didn't get very many wickets but built a whole heap of pressure for the guys at the other end to do so. This is what I hate about modern day debates. Everything is based on numbers. Please watch that test series again. Jimmy was making the SG ball jag around to his tunes. First with the new nut and then with reverse. The guy was all over India like a rash on dustbowls as well. I also seem to recall him troubling PAK batters in the UAE and bowling some inspired spells. I feel he's struggled the most in Australia. Barring the Ashes England won where I thought he was again instrumental, he has struggled there.

All in all, he can bowl in any conditions against any batters. Of course, when it's swinging he's another bowler, but the guy has adapted really well when needed also.

 

[LiveLoveABD]

Stokes in next game. Who sits? Surely Rashid.

 

[Aalay]

TBH, this is just fantastic bowling and it kind of looks impossible to survive. I know these are international players and they must adapt to different conditions but this is just high class bowling. Four seamers coming at you one after another and there is rarely any loose deliveries being bowled.

 

[SaiSrini]

What fun, what real fun! I am actually enjoying this a lot (yes, this is sadistic!)

 

[Gaurav_7]

TBH, this is just fantastic bowling and it kind of looks impossible to survive. I know these are international players and they must adapt to different conditions but this is just high class bowling. Four seamers coming at you one after another and there is rarely any loose deliveries being bowled.

Doesn't mean we can't even score 100 runs...

 

[Aalay]

Doesn't mean we can't even score 100 runs...

Now that's a whole different story mate!

 

[abhi_jacko]

Once again Pandya showing more grit than specialists..

 

[Morphed]

We need to pass atleast 100 to have any dignity

 

[Morphed]

Yes!!

 

[abhi_jacko]

Pandya's leaving has been really good.. He keeps resisting playing the deliveries outside off as much as possible

Then cashes in when the bowlers go straight

I know he is batting at a time when there is no pressure of winning or saving the game, but still .. His footwork is much more confident than both of our openers and DK

Not sure how you can bench him when he has been the second/third best batsmen in the first two tests ..

 

[Aalay]

Once again Pandya showing more grit than specialists..

THIS! He clearly doesn't have the game yet to perform in these conditions. However, he has shown a lot more fight than our top order to stay out there.

 

[Morphed]

Hardik gone!