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[centurymaker]

24 overs, 61 runs, 2 wickets

rpo 2.5

england's session.

good bowling. jadeja is not good enough from first impressions

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Well that wasn't a surprise and no wonder Dhoni batted at 6. Standard of Ranji Trophy can't be much if he has got 2 triples this season.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Oh, he compared him to a top order player? Was hoping he'd said Martin tbh.

Unless he meant Merv Hughes?

 

[Xuhaib]

Yeah, not a top six player for me.

Well bowled Jimmy.

quality nut a young Sachin would have struggled.

Indian's best bat in.

 

[cnerd123]

Dhoni to ton up here, and Pews to stop watching cricket.

Good call.

Shame to see Jadeja get out so soon though. Won't have been used to such high-pace reverse swing from Ranji though, and Anderson has dismissed many much, much better batsmen than Jadeja.

Ahswin and Chawla need to chip in here. And if MSD sticks around, India can get a decent lead...

 

[BoyBrumby]

Unless he meant Merv Hughes?

Big Merv wasn't without batting ability, tbf. Closer to the MCC manual than his lavishly snouted nephew, anyway.

 

[centurymaker]

i don't think light is good enough now?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Need another tonight, get that and we may end up with a lead.

 

[Jono]

Haha people writing off a player after his first innings?

Mike Hussey must be ****house.

Give Jadeja some time.

 

[centurymaker]

i'd sooner get ashwin to bat at 6/7 than jadeja . i know i am overreacting here but the guy didn't look good
(ashwin just needs to work on his bowling)

 

[BoyBrumby]

Need another tonight, get that and we may end up with a lead.

Nah, Chawla can bat too. India will have a first dig lead, IMHO.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Haha people writing off a player after his first innings?

Mike Hussey must be ****house.

Give Jadeja some time.

Not writing him off but on what we have seen Ashwin looks a better player and Dhoni was right to bat at 6.

 

[Cevno]

Said when he was picked that Jadeja will do better with the ball initially than the bat in tests, Triple tons or not. He'll probably adapt though and be a decent 35 to 40 average batsman in tests.

Also don't get why people were more worried about him facing Swann. He looked comfortable against him while he edge the seamers twice and had a close LBW shout before he eventually got.

 

[Prince EWS]

Haha people writing off a player after his first innings?

Mike Hussey must be ****house.

Give Jadeja some time.

Bradman too.

And lets not even think about how **** Atapattu was.

Seriously though, he didn't look good. I'm actually not phased by the wicket ball because it was a jaffa but some of the shots he played were a bit hmm. Certainly not writing him off though; I'm a big fan in general.

 

[centurymaker]

27 overs, 66 runs, 2 wickets

rpo 2.45

good bowling from swann

 

[BoyBrumby]

Haha people writing off a player after his first innings?

Mike Hussey must be ****house.

Give Jadeja some time.

Not writing him off, but I think you can garner an opinion on a player's baseline ability fairly quickly.

He looks like a lower-middle order hitter to my eyes.

I've been wrong before, but Ashwin looks far more fluid and natural in his movements and decision making at the crease.

 

[Cevno]

Dhoni has gone into a shell here.

 

[centurymaker]

jadeja is more of a bowling-allrounder

 

[Cevno]

Ashwin needs to justify his place with the bat here.

 

[Prince EWS]

jadeja is more of a bowling-allrounder

Tempted to reply to this and disagree but after Davison yesterday I'm not keen on a similar debate.