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[Contra]

I would drop Sehwag, Gambhir, Sachin, Dhoni, Sharma, Ashwin, Ohja.


That's like 500 Tests worth of experience.

Not like it's doing any good. For replacements: no ****ty fielders should be picked regardless of their other skills. And I can't believe this has to be said, how about not picking bowlers who've been averaging 50 in domestic cricket?

Why would you drop Ohja? I'll admit I was pissed at him yesterday for his batting but the guy has done well in the tests he's played, would be pretty lame to drop him when he's done well for us.

 

[Neil Pickup]

I'm assuming that's what Bell meant to do in Ahmedabad.

Easier on 75* on a road than on 0* when your team are in the ****, eh?

 

[Howe_zat]

I wonder what the most # of new debuts have been in a single test match for an established Test nation? India should go for that record. It's the only record they're likely to get anytime soon.

Here's a list of matches by the number of debutants

It's almost all first Tests, first Tests for many years or pre-war tours that send second teams.

The best I can find is the South Africans changing 7 of their 11 in the early 60s. The lost in England 3-0 in 1960, and for their next Test against New Zealand at home in 1961 they debuted all of Barlow, Bland, Bromfield, Elgie, Lawrence, Pollock and Walter. One of the players dropped was Hugh Tayfield, who never played again.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

im giving him alot of credit for his 70 runs last night. he changed the momentum.

Same can be said of Bell last night to be fair, had he gone straight away then it was game on. 4 down with a kid on debut in and only 100 in front.

 

[centurymaker]

So if you're an Indian fan, and you really aren't happy with your team, how many guys do you drop?

not that disappointed with the series defeat coz i'd love to see the ****s get axed

in the following order-

1) chawla
2) gambhir
3) tendulkar
4) dhoni (at least as captain)
5) sehwag
6) ishant
7) ashwin

i wouldn't mind if they retained the last 3 or 4.

 

[silentstriker]

Why would you drop Ohja? I'll admit I was pissed at him yesterday for his batting but the guy has done well in the tests he's played, would be pretty lame to drop him when he's done well for us.

HE's done OK, not well. I don't see him as a #1 spinner. But I could be convinced to keep him. The others: out.

 

[smash84]

you want i**** sharma retained?

 

[silentstriker]

not that disappointed with the series defeat coz i'd love to see the ****s get axed

in the following order-

1) chawla
2) gambhir
3) tendulkar
4) dhoni (at least as captain)
5) sehwag
6) ishant
7) ashwin

i wouldn't mind if they retained the last 3 or 4.

If you drop Dhoni as captain there is zero cricketing reason for him to be in the Test team.

 

[Contra]

HE's done OK, not well. I don't see him as a #1 spinner.

meh, he has bowled better than his figures suggest. If he had better support overall in the series I think his average would be better than it is now. Also him being a left handed spinner with an awesome eco rate does help, it's often an underrated trait of his which deserves more credit IMO. And who do you suggest we replace him with?

 

[centurymaker]

Same can be said of Bell last night to be fair, had he gone straight away then it was game on. 4 down with a kid on debut in and only 100 in front.

besides that though he failed miserably in all his other innings. (his mode of dismissals too )

btw he had only scored 20 odd by the end of day yesterday.

to put it into perspective, i gave gambhir 3 for consistently scoring 30s, 40s,
gave sehwag a 3 too.

 

[NasserFan207]

Is this pitch the biggest blunder of all time? Which muppet is responsible for this charade?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Ojha is the least of your worries, had a decent series and been a lone fighter like Praveen Kumar was in England for the bowling attack.

 

[centurymaker]

HE's done OK, not well. I don't see him as a #1 spinner. But I could be convinced to keep him. The others: out.

yeah agree
he's merely a defensive option. wicket to wicket.
5/10

 

[Cevno]

The pitch won't break if the test went on for 3 more days, it seems.

 

[centurymaker]

Is this pitch the biggest blunder of all time? Which muppet is responsible for this charade?

has to be right up there with the worst pitches in history, if you also consider the timing of producing a pitch like this

 

[Contra]

yeah agree
he's merely a defensive option. wicket to wicket.
5/10

how is he a defensive option? He can get enough wickets on his own, besides plenty of players have gone on record saying that Ohja's wicket to wicket bowling has allowed others to attack more and get wickets in the process.

 

[Howe_zat]

What a delivery

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Shame, well played Trott. Top stuff.

 

[NasserFan207]

The pitch won't break if the test went on for 5 more days, it seems.

The ONLY point in having such a low, ****ty wicket is that it becomes a raging turner on the final two days, ensuring a result. Instead, we get this ****. Legitimately angry about this. Feel like this is one of the worst test pitches ever

 

[silentstriker]

meh, he has bowled better than his figures suggest. If he had better support overall in the series I think his average would be better than it is now. Also him being a left handed spinner with an awesome eco rate does help, it's often an underrated trait of his which deserves more credit IMO. And who do you suggest we replace him with?

I haven't been following Ranji closely but there has to be a few people taking wickets.

It doesn't really matter. Pick someone. You can't reward this bull****. As I said, Ohja might be the one I could be convinced to keep. Otherwise:

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