***Official*** India in England 2014

[King Pietersen]

It's Buttler time now, surely.

 

[Cabinet96]

Need to really go now, get Buttler in.

 

[Dan]

Pankaj spewing that he can't buy a wicket, while Jadeja pulls a Warne-like dismissal out of nowhere.

Ultimate troll.

 

[King Pietersen]

FFS. Root better get on with it. Why do we never mix up the batting order? Never show any imagination.

 

[Cabinet96]

Cook needs to get his reverse out.

 

[King Pietersen]

34 off 73. Nothing like unselfishly playing the situation. Good work Cookeh.

 

[Cabinet96]

This is a bit **** isn't it?

 

[Dan]

34 off 73. Nothing like unselfishly playing the situation. Good work Cookeh.

Cook plays the anchor role while the guy up the other end attacks a bit more -- not necessarily a bad idea, tbh.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

FFS. Root better get on with it. Why do we never mix up the batting order? Never show any imagination.

To be fair Root is the only other Englishman apart from Buttler to get a one day ton this year that is playing in this test. He can get on with it.

 

[King Pietersen]

Yeah, I love Root, and he's definitely capable, just keen to see Jos.

Cook plays the anchor role while the guy up the other end attacks a bit more -- not necessarily a bad idea, tbh.

We lead by 350. I don't think anyone needs to play anchor role. He's playing for himself, and himself only.

 

[Adders]

To be fair Root is the only other Englishman apart from Buttler to get a one day ton this year that is playing in this test. He can get on with it.

Yeah, Root can move it along but he isn't really capable/likely of slapping 50 off 20 odd balls like Jos is. I'm sure India were happy not to see Butler coming out after the last wicket.

 

[ajdude]

Pankaj spewing that he can't buy a wicket, while Jadeja pulls a Warne-like dismissal out of nowhere.

Ultimate troll.

i'm so glad to have started the jadeja = troll thing

 

[Adders]

We lead by 350. I don't think anyone needs to play anchor role. He's playing for himself, and himself only.

Considering the torrid time Cook has had for the last year, so long as he isn't nicking to the slips I don't care what he does while he's out there. I'm with Dan, Cook can spend some time in he middle while the other end kicks on.

 

[grecian]

Jadeja is going to take 5 to keep him as the lone spinner hopefully.

 

[Jarquis]

I don't mind Root coming in tbh. He can score pretty dirty runs when the situation requires and right now if he can just hit gaps and scamper 1s/2s then that's fine. It doesn't have to be big pretty hits over extra.

 

[Cabinet96]

Root's a super consistent finisher in one day cricket in that he'll regularly get 40/50 off 30/40 balls but he doesn't have the same ceiling in terms of an innings strike rate. Shows they're still looking to bat for quite a while IMO.

 

[grecian]

Well done Cooky, if you could get out now I wouldn't be too devastated.

 

[ajdude]

if dhoni ever retires, that would mean the end of his "OILEZEEEEE" appeal. i hope that day never comes

 

[ajdude]

declaration bowling please. that means you shikhar, cheteshwar. cook'll still take another 200 balls to bring up his ton regardless

 

[King Pietersen]

if dhoni ever retires, that would mean the end of his "OILEZEEEEE" appeal. i hope that day never comes

I hope it comes. Soon. #HateDhoni

Well played I guess. Wouldn't agree with him being in "one-day mode" though. Trying to find form, and he's getting there. Hope he accelerates now.