*Official* Fourth Test at The Oval

[Spark]

Changes aplenty for India, perhaps?

 

[robelinda]

Wont matter what India do. England are just too good. I guess its somewhat possible Sachin won't do anything dumb and play a really long innings, its not out of the question. I hope England crush them again. Im sure India will destroy them in the one dayers though.

 

[Zinzan]

^ Agree, expect another innings victory for Eng, should have only been a 3 test series in hindsight & not 4 given it's such a mismatch.

Not so sure India will win that easily in the ODI's though

 

[BlazeDragon]

I wonder which is gonna be more humiliating, India losing this 4-0 or when England lost the ashes 5-0.

 

[robelinda]

Well England lost the Ashes to a brilliant number one side. India will lose to the 2nd ranked side, having not lost a series in years. Much more humiliating for India i'd have thought. But both are pretty humiliating!

 

[Spark]

3rd ranked, that is.

And 5-0 was to one of the finest collection of players ever assembled on a cricket field. As good as England's team is, it isn't that.

 

[BlazeDragon]

Or anywhere close for what matters.

I also think the world cup win adds to the humiliation for India. Since so many Indian fans were thinking India will rule over cricket after that.

 

[social]

Just hope we get a decent match - series has been deathly boring IMO

 

[kingpin]

TBH!!this was expected!!Many Indians Expected us to get trashed!!!(Not as hard as this) !!!Who the hell watch Test cricket nowadays !!!ODI's and T20's rule!!

 

[centurymaker]

this should be the line-up

sehwag
gambhir
dravid
tendlkar
laxman
kohli
dhoni
praveen
ishant
ohja
rp singh

 

[Spark]

Lord's was a quality cricket match tbh. Actually the first 7 days of the series were excellent - not so much for the remainder, though.

 

[centurymaker]

yeah the series only lasted 1.5 tests

 

[GIMH]

No point risking Trott and Tremlett IMO. Keep us unchanged, give Ravi another go. He wouldn't have been my choice to plat at Edgbaston but I don't think he should be judged on his 7.

 

[smash84]

Just hope we get a decent match - series has been deathly boring IMO

This

Although I don't see India giving a real fight with this bowling attack

 

[BoyBrumby]

No point risking Trott and Tremlett IMO. Keep us unchanged, give Ravi another go. He wouldn't have been my choice to plat at Edgbaston but I don't think he should be judged on his 7.

Meh. Keeping him would just be replicating the (IMHO) original error. What better occasion to blood a new player than in a dead rubber game? Taylor racking up the runs versus SL A and, for the Loins games to have meaning, they should be used a some kinda form guide. If not to have a look at potential test/ODI players, what are they for?

Expect Trott to come back tho. No jibber.

 

[GIMH]

Yeah it would be replicating the original error, I agree. But if they decided to give Bopara a go, I don't think he should be judged on that innings.

That being said he should be kicking himself; if you don't fill your plate at a buffet, you'll be sad the next day when you're hungry.

 

[smash84]

haha.......an apt analogy at this point in time

 

[_Ed_]

the Loins games

Heh.

 

[smash84]

The Loins game

 

[Scaly piscine]

Looks like another game with the sad little puppy mooching around the crease for 10 minutes before finally being put out of his and every England supporter's misery. FFS.