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[smash84]

it is his only redeeming quality tbf

 

[Daemon]

Why would you drop Ojha?

@arjun

 

[Spark]

because dropping your best bowler by a mile just makes sense, y'know?

 

[grecian]

Finn saying on Twitter, he bowled 16 overs today, interesting.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Who would you have picked instead?

Jadeja. Harbhajan's cack - was proved last year away to England.

 

[Furball]

Is Broad injured or is India just so backwards that he thinks he's woken up in 2008 and bowled accordingly?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Finn saying on Twitter, he bowled 16 overs today, interesting.

Performance squad game isn't it. Took 4 wickets so as long as he is fine tomorrow he comes into contention for next test.

 

[Prince EWS]

Is Broad injured or is India just so backwards that he thinks he's woken up in 2008 and bowled accordingly?

Bit of both. He missed the tour games because of injury so he's obviously not match fit yet but I would've expected him to be on his game for the second Test after getting some miles in his legs during the first and he was still ****.

This is the thing though - Finn's been injured for a little while too now. So do you bring him in partially underdone because you think Broad's problems are form related rather than fitness related, or do you back Broad to start coming good in the third Test now that he's had some matches under his belt?

 

[grecian]

Performance squad game isn't it. Took 4 wickets so as long as he is fine tomorrow he comes into contention for next test.

Any scorecards for this match, because Onions and Meaker would have played too wouldn't they?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Any scorecards for this match, because Onions and Meaker would have played too wouldn't they?

Just saw it on cricinfo tweets list.

Can't find a scorecard.

 

[Howe_zat]

Cricinfo have a report

England in India 2012-13 : Steven Finn takes five to boost Test chances | Cricket News | India v England | ESPN Cricinfo

Somewhat annoyed that they won't tell you how many the oppo got in the day, though, or any mention of who they were.

Apparantly Kerrigan took a few too. Completely forgot he was on tour.

 

[Daemon]

"D Y Patil Academy XI"

Probably wouldn't have any quality players in it given the fact that they're all playing Ranji matches.

 

[marc71178]

So Finn took 5-50, Kerrigan 4-61, Meaker 1-34 and Borthwick the other wicket?

You'd think that confirms Finn as ahead of Onions in the pecking order.

 

[Howe_zat]

Hard to say. Could be that they consider Onions and Finn both "above" the EPP but decided to stick Finn in at short notice to prove his fitness.

 

[benchmark00]

So Finn took 5-50, Kerrigan 4-61, Meaker 1-34 and Borthwick the other wicket?

You'd think that confirms Finn as ahead of Onions in the pecking order.

Were they playing last mans tucker or something?

 

[Daemon]

So Finn took 5-50, Kerrigan 4-61, Meaker 1-34 and Borthwick the other wicket?

You'd think that confirms Finn as ahead of Onions in the pecking order.

4-50, not 5. Seems like they just edited the article.

 

[marc71178]

Hard to say. Could be that they consider Onions and Finn both "above" the EPP but decided to stick Finn in at short notice to prove his fitness.

Onions played as well.

Were they playing last mans tucker or something?

New BCCI rules, Indian teams are allowed 12 batsmen in each innings.

 

[benchmark00]

4-50, not 5. Seems like they just edited the article.

Cricinfo saying 5.

Edit: yeah saw the edit.

 

[Howe_zat]

Onions played as well.

Ah right. Think you're right in that case then.

 

[Prince EWS]

Apparently Onions finished with 14-6-11-0. Hard to say what those sort of figures mean against a team we know nothing about, really.