I was as disgusted as anyone by the performance yesterday, and wouldn't have cared less if everyone was dropped. Yet realistically it's 4 days to the next match, the series is live, we will probably get Jordan or Woakes for Stokes. It's not an unchanged side at all.
Oh sorry, apologize, think I've seen the argument all over, so just assumed
If it was a general point then it's fair IMO. Pitches in England have been flat for ages now and have gotten a lot drier in recent years. And I'm definitely from the **** pitches encourage **** cricket school of thought.
Yep in general it's spot on, which is what made the bowling on the First day so abject Reckon:
Fact that is the only change. Kerrigan left out anyway.
Outside of sacking Cook, which they should do but won't right now, it is hard to see what change they should really make.
Sack Cook, end of. We won't turn it round under him.
. Please, no, play Ashwin.
Hey the Spiders from Mars did okay.I refuse to believe whole of England doesn't have a decent spinner. Moeen Ali, honest and hardworking, is just not a specialist.
Happy to note England are not pressing the panic button and bringing in wholesale changes, maybe its due to real paucity of options. But panicking is not the solution. There is unfortunately no alternative for Cook at the moment. Broad is too petulant and androgynous to be perceived as a leader of men. Anderson seems to have come up against a bunch who don't treat them according to his reputation.
However India cannot be complacent for the next test. There are plenty of areas for improvement. Dhawan must realize it is not a mickey mouse IPL match where he can come in blast a quick 20 and be off. Kohli needs to click and is now due for a Kohli special. Pujara needs to carry on and make that big score. Dhoni has been largely a freeloader in this series with the bat and the gloves, although his captaincy has been quite spectacular. Ishant was Ishant for 3 innings before he borrowed Mitchell Johnson suit for the last one and should take all steps to appropriate that and become the War Machine. Shami needs to stop emulating old Ishant and instead concentrate on his strengths. And Binny
Cannot ask more from Bhuvi really, he is just a god, albeit one wet behind the ears still. A cougar's dream.
I dont know what you are talking about.
Yea, I can certainly see the logic in dropping the best performing bowler from the last Test just because he happens to be an all-rounder who's having a bad run with the bat. Oh yea and he's one of the best fielders in the side too. Broad's bowling basically lost this Test match for England, four new balls and he was absolutely atrocious with all of them and he was the main reason why India comfortably survived more than 80 overs both innings in the first place.
