Lack of options right now. Imagine Crawley will cement his place long-term but not many options atm
England v India 2021 Cricket Test Series
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He'd definitely be in our side!!!!
England need to do us a favour and stop playing Test Cricket
No idea how our bowlers keep finding the fight in themselves when we know how pointless it is if we have to chase any score of note. The current batting line up is just wafer thin.
I’m going to Lords tomorrow but not sure there will be much to get excited about from an England perspective!
I’m going to Lords tomorrow but not sure there will be much to get excited about from an England perspective!
I get Ian bell vibes from Crawley
England would kill for a prime Ian Bell right now
Absolutely.
The way Sibley got out was inexcusable for a top order batsman
Anderson’s longevity is so underrated,so many top England cricketers have come around him and retired ages ago while this guy just keeps going on despite being a seamer
I'm amazed Alex Lees isn't being considered in England's top order. However, certain players are just never considered regardless of form so it probably shouldn't come as a surprise.
He's scored runs on some fairly challenging decks up north and I'd like to see him given a chance. He's a powerful striker of the ball once he gets going.
He's scored runs on some fairly challenging decks up north and I'd like to see him given a chance. He's a powerful striker of the ball once he gets going.
Would anyone care to DM me a river for this?
It's almost as if the bowling attack is missing something...
Wish we had a spinner who has taken 400 plus wickets. Ohh wait we have but not in playing 11 because Kohli thinks playing 4 pacers is cool. Said it not playing ashwin was joke of a decision.
Thank god for Joe Root eh
also Siraj’s shush celebration is so dumb
also Siraj’s shush celebration is so dumb
What a player Root is,came in to face the hat trick ball and makes another gorgeous hundred
Root's ability to play the ball late and just dab or run shots off the face to 140kmh fast bowlers is ridiculous.
It's so fecking hard to do that.
It's so fecking hard to do that.
Root looks on course to get a big big score. Can he get to 200?
Probably depends how well Buttler can support him. First target is getting through this new ball period without losing another wicket.
It feels like England are just as likely to end up 50 runs behind as they are 50 runs ahead.
Definitely feels we are always one wicket from collapse. Need to keep concentrating. Need Buttler to make a score for his confidence here.
Looks like England will get a 80-runs lead here. Between lunch and tea, they’ve gone at about 4 runs an over. That’s very good batting.
India not having a middle order and refusing to pick one of the top spinners in the world will cost them time and again.
This is so unpredictable at the moment,England can get all out for 360 or can even get close to 500.
Who knows. Wickets at this point change things so quickly that it’s really hard to predict. Looking like we could be in for a really good day 4/5 if the weather stays dry.
Has there been a more protected captain than Kohli in Indian history. Yes we have been world number 1 in test and all but I feel in crunch situation he gets more wrong than rights and yet hardly gets the pressure. I remember in late 90s sachin yes the sachin Tendulkar being hounded for his captaincy and he had to give up and let us not forget that team we had was not even close to what Kohli has. Ganguly was questioned after every lost finals, dravid was pressurized after every series loss, heck even dhoni was questioned more after our 2015 wc sf exit than kohli.
That over was amazing 3 identical umpires call 
Well that’s unlucky for Robinson, although can’t say he didn’t have it coming
This is about what I was expecting from England. The 58% expected England victory percentage was crazy earlier. Aren’t statistics supposed to take into account form and player quality etc.
This is about what I was expecting from England. The 58% expected England victory percentage was crazy earlier. Aren’t statistics supposed to take into account form and player quality etc.
Hoping someone sticks around for Root to get his 200. He's been different class.
Siraj so unlucky with the umpires calls
If you're basing your batting team around Root as England are then you probably want more solid defensive players coming in at 5-7 and someone more aggressive in the top order. Root is going to tick over at a fair rate so you don't need him paired up with one day style players.
England are not blessed with batting options but having Buttler at six doesn't seem quite right.
I am glad Mo's back though.
England are not blessed with batting options but having Buttler at six doesn't seem quite right.
I am glad Mo's back though.
Some innings this from Root
What an innings by Root and what bravery by Jimmy at the end . Two of the best ever
Anderson as a bowler for longevity - yes. His average etc. outside England isn't best ever worthy though, and neither is his overall language.
Root as a batsman - not even close to England's best.
He averages 27 in Asia with 74 wickets, not far off in averages from Steyn with 92 wickets at 24 or McGrath 72 wickets at 23. He didn't set Asia on fire like Steyn at Nagpur but since UAE 2012 he's become very adept at bowling dry + reverse, and has an extremely low economy rate(lowest of the three). It's hardly a record that throws up a contrast that'd question his credentials -- this was true 12 years ago, it's not been true for a long time now. He also has a substantially better bowling average in Asia than Zaheer Khan(164 wickets at 34), who is considered one of the greats of Indian bowling.
Saying Anderson is good as a bowler for his 'longevity' is damning him with faint praise -- it'd be similar to saying Sachin was good for his longevity. They had longevity, sure, but that's not what makes/made them special.
Brilliant knock from Root.
Not what I said. I said that imo he isn't in the "best ever" conversation. Not that he isn't a great bowler
Agreed, both incredible players but you would swap them historically for a few others.
Who is in the conversation then according to you?
To each his own . To suggest that Root isn’t even close to England’s best is pretty hilarious though. Anderson will continue to have his detractors but he has an absolutely incredible career and I think it’s pretty remarkable that some people continue to sneer at his achievements. Since turning 30 he has taken 355 wickets at 23 . As a fast bowler longevity is hardly something to look down at . As for Root At 30 he has the second highest runs for England in test history and is only the second guy with a decent number of runs to average 50+ .
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I sense a collapse from India tomorrow. It's going to be just like the first first test, this time with england needing around 200 on the final day, but no rain!!
I have no trust in our middle order to see through tomorrow.
I have no trust in our middle order to see through tomorrow.