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Rahane will be very disappointed getting out like that.
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Bloody hell even Jordan is taking wickets
If India bat like that against Australia, they are going to be really fecked.
Another for Anderson.
66/6 AMG!
Let's see if we can actually clear the tail without them adding 2 or 3 hundred runs
Let's see if we can actually clear the tail without them adding 2 or 3 hundred runs
So kohli's stock has fallen a tad?
6 players out for a duck, equalling the record.
Excellent bowling performance England, now try to build a big lead and win by an innings before the washout!
He was fantastic at his peak, even won the Test Batsman of the year award but has declined disastrously since.
Not for me. He is still the best in the world certainly in one day, 20/20 for me. He has had a very poor series so far however. I think Amla is probably the best test batsmen for me.
Disgraceful performance. It's a batting pitch. Expecting England to get around 500 here.
big test match for Robson here. Personally i don't rate him
Is he better than AB?
Kohli isn't even in the best test batsmen debate. The hype around him is ridiculous.
152 in the first innings..
awful.
2-1 already after being 1-0 up.
awful.
2-1 already after being 1-0 up.
It's England, anything can happen.
Who's to say we won't get skittled out for a couple of hundred?
Who's to say we won't get skittled out for a couple of hundred?
I have a feeling we'll collapse in the second innings as well. Pujara and Kohli have been awful this tour.
I want England to win this series. It will relieve a lot of pressure they are feeling.
I want England to win this series. It will relieve a lot of pressure they are feeling.
The difference in quality between the bowlers of both teams is bizarre to say the least.
India's only hope is if Aaron comes in bowling over 90mph and can get the last six wickets for next to nothing. Couple problems though. He probably won't touch 90mph, and they need to get the first four wickets first.
Edit - That's the type of ball I dream of. Shame my inswinger is terrible.
Edit - That's the type of ball I dream of. Shame my inswinger is terrible.
That may be true, but we've only played well in one Test Match this series so far. If Cook is back on song, then I have no doubt we can win it. Cook's performance with the bat has transformed him confidence wise. If he fails again though, then this could end up being very close.
Is it only me or anyone else gets irritated by Manjrekar's commentary in general? Half of the time he talks bollocks. Also somehow, he seems to be on a commentary team a lot of times throughout day. Much more than the good ones!
Robsons the worst opener we've had for years.
Barely even a loss, never looks comfortable. I still don't think we'll drop him for the last test mind you. Still, interesting to see who we'd bring in if we did. If its like for like then Alex Lees will I would guess be next in line.
Carberry was unfortunate to be dropped in all honesty
He was given everyone else performed even worse in Australia, though as he's 34 in September its unlikely they'll look at him again you'd think.
As was Compton.
I was listening to Boycott talking the other day about Ballance and he reckons that the Yorkshire lot think he could naturally be an opener. Perhaps an option would be Ballance up top and Trott (ideally) or Taylor coming in.
Yeah. I think Carberry would have scored good runs vs Sri Lanka and India though. Deserved a home series. Ballance is doing well at 3 so I doubt England would experiment with that. Could be a good option though.
Love Pankaj Singh's catching, so casual.
Get Ballance out quickly and we might have something on here.
Aaron is quick but a bit wayward.
No he's not, the guys played a handful of test matches. Players need to be given a decent shot.
Its Adam Lyth at Yorkshire who is scoring loads of runs. James Taylor deserves another shot, he's not an opener though. Alex Hales is one who could make a breakthrough soon. Doing well at county level this season in the longer form of the game.
Who's he better than? Certainly no one we've tried pre-Strauss. It's not so much the low scores it's the fact he has a technical flaw that obvious and that critical opening the batting outside off stump.
Appalling.
Ashwin on for the first time in the series. Hoping he bowls a few loose ones that England will put away. Ha he's just been whacked for 6 as I'm typing this.
90% chance of rain tomorrow in Manchester. 