***Official*** India in England 2014

[OverratedSanity]

This Jadeja - Ashwin thing abroad is real conundrum for India abroad unless they get a real turner.

One isn't worth his place in the side as a all rounder with the bat and one isn't worth his place as a all rounder with the ball given blunt performances consistently. And neither is worth their place as proper Batsman or Proper bowler overseas really or the best available option in terms of that.

Could argue for Ashwin to be selected as a pure bat tbh

 

[Daemon]

can bat can bowl can field. what can't he do?

 

[Dissector]

Wow what a disaster. Clearly it's back to the drawing board for the test team. So disappointing from Pujara and Kohli in particular and losing 19 wickets to Ali is absurd. Hard to believe that Gambhir is the answer as opener either. On the plus side Bhuvi obviously and perhaps Aaron. I am still skeptical that Ishant has turned it around but one can always hope. Add Umesh waiting in the wings and I think India could have a half-decent seam attack in a couple of years. I still think this will be a quality batting lineup so India's future is probably not as dark as it looks today.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Crikey that was pathetic.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

This Jadeja - Ashwin thing abroad is real conundrum for India abroad unless they get a real turner.

One isn't worth his place in the side as a all rounder with the bat and one isn't worth his place as a all rounder with the ball given blunt performances consistently. And neither is worth their place as proper Batsman or Proper bowler overseas really or the best available option in terms of that.

Pick Ohja then seeing as he is the best spinner you have.

 

[Cevno]

Run out by a Mile as well.

 

[Spark]

This is one of the worst batting performances I've seen live in a long, long time. Particularly if you consider the Test in totality.

And I'm Australian.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Ha, up yours Fletcher, ya fat fecker.

Like Buddha before the slimfast.

 

[Cevno]

Could argue for Ashwin to be selected as a pure bat tbh

For that he has to bat at 6 really. Not convinced.

It's totally different scenario to doing bit of a tail wag.

 

[Daemon]

This is one of the worst batting performances I've seen live in a long, long time.

And I'm Australian.

If we're talking sessions then that Ishant lollapse was still significantly worse imo.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Pick Ohja then seeing as he is the best spinner you have.

Yeah, most people know he has a better chance of a succeeding but the selectors have a thing for bit part rubbish cricketers like Jadeja and Binn. That said, even Ojha is completely untested overseas.

 

[Viscount Tom]

Could argue for Ashwin to be selected as a pure bat tbh

Can't do any worse than Kohli.

 

[nevermind]

Had to be a run out in there somewhere

 

[OverratedSanity]

For that he has to bat at 6 really. Not convinced.

Definitely should bat 6 in this team. Him coming behind Dhoni and even ****ing Jadeja is absurd. In all fairness though, selecting him above Rohit purely on batting would be wrong.

 

[Cevno]

Definitely should bat 6 in this team. Him coming behind Dhoni and even ****ing Jadeja is absurd. In all fairness though, selecting him above Rohit purely on batting would be wrong.

In this team yeah definitely. 6 or 7.

But got better pure batting options than him.

 

[viriya]

Ashwin showing why he has the potential to be the best all-rounder in world cricket

 

[Spark]

If we're talking sessions then that Ishant lollapse was still significantly worse imo.

Yeah, I'm thinking innings and Tests more.

 

[91Jmay]

Ashwin showing why he has the potential to be the best all-rounder in world cricket

You miss him bowling? To be all round you need to be good at two things.

 

[Spark]

You miss him bowling? To be all round you need to be good at two things.

Batting and press conferences.

 

[Prince EWS]

Ashwin showing why he has the potential to be the best all-rounder in world cricket

Maybe if he sticks around after Moeen retires.