India tour of England Aug-Sept 2021

[Sherlock Holmes]

Cry me a river!!!!! Ashwin is not playing this game on this pitch.

But Shardul is. Hooray…..

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

But Shardul is. Hooray…..

We needed a 340-350 to give confidence to our pacers for bowling relentless spell on a slow pitch like this. Still achievable but not to that extent.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

We needed a 340-350 to give confidence to our pacers for bowling relentless spell on a slow pitch like this. Still achievable but not to that extent.

#BelieveInBumrah

 

[wasteyouryouth]

You think so because you want him to play because you are English.

Dont let your post make it to the Indian dressing room

I think England would be happy to have someone who hasn't played for six or seven weeks come into the team.

 

[Bigby Wolf]

Tail is wagging!

Tail is Wagging!

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

I think England would be happy to have someone who hasn't played for six or seven weeks come into the team.

Like Ben Stokes?

 

[SMMODS]

Bumrah and Umesh are also better in batting as compared to rahane

 

[Neptune]

Honestly these situations are where Stokes is so important. His stats dont reflect it but when everyone looks tired and not threatening, he really does make things happen

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Honestly these situations are where Stokes is so important. His stats dont reflect it but when everyone looks tired and not threatening, he really does make things happen

Question is, can Shardul become our Stokes?

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Rohit Sharma
KL Rahul
Cheteshwar Pujara
Virat Kohli
Surya Kumar Yadav
Ravindra Jadeja
Rishabh Pant
Shardul Thakur
Umesh Yadav / Ishant Sharma
Mohammad Shami / Mohammad Siraj
Jasprit Bumrah

OR

Rohit Sharma
KL Rahul
Cheteshwar Pujara
Virat Kohli
Ravindra Jadeja
Shardul Thakur
Rishabh Pant
Ravichandran Ashwin
Umesh Yadav / Ishant Sharma
Mohammad Shami / Mohammad Siraj
Jasprit Bumrah

 

[asprin]

Trailing by 99 is a winning position for you?

More like leading by 170 with 7 wickets in hand #getSomeContext

Could it be we are quietly having an absolutely classic Test series?

Possibly but the concerning thing from India's PoV is that they have been made to huff and puff against (with all due respect) a second string squad. Just wondering what the scoreline would have read had Stokes, Archer, Broad and Woakes played all the 4 Tests. I do agree though it's been a terrific series.

 

[blockerdave]

AFAIK England have not struggled for bowlers in Australia. It is the batsman who haven't put up enough runs. And are lacking a quality spinner.

England won with a batting line-up comprising of Alastair Cook, Andrew Strauss, Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Ian Bell(cut him some slack atleast ), Paul Collingwood and Matt Prior. Such a dream line-up that was! And not to forget that you guys had Graeme Swann to use the wearing pitch.

This England team just had Root for the batsman while they've got a decent bowling line-up in Woakes, Broad, Anderson and Robinson. Just a couple of batsmen and a quality spinner would do a world of good to England.

Sorry to say I don't get good feeling from an England fan's POV if I look forward to 2021-22 Ashes series in Australia. The only thing you can rely on is Australia's failing tactics.

2010/11 England did have a strong batting lineup but we faced the worst Aussie bowling line up in living memory (Ryan Harris aside, and I think he got injured during it?).

That, and 86/87 when the Aussies were weakened by South African rebel tourists missing, are the only times we’ve won in Australia without having at least one top class “fast” bowler. Even in 86/87 we had Cowans and Dilley I think, who were very quick if not top drawer.

Good pitches and a kookaburra ball, you generally need real pace and mystery spin.

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I think Rahane will play at Old Trafford. I don't think they will be keen to drop him, he's clearly a valuable member of the squad and has a lot of experience.

Shame his form has deserted him. I really like him as a player, and he was a sensational captain in the Aussie series

 

[NILAYSHAH60]

Like Ben Stokes?

Stop consuming that stuff!!!

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Stop consuming that stuff!!!

You weren't supposed to expose that

 

[beechcroft]

If my digging is correct.

Highest successful run chase at The Oval is 263/9 by England v Australia in 1902.

According to Nasser, this would be the highest run chase anywhere.