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***Official*** England in India 2016/17

OverratedSanity

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***** said:
Bat first and put on a big score - check

Now all England have to do is

- Bowl well and get a sizeable first innings lead
- Don't collapse in the third innings, set India a stiff target
- Make sure they can bowl India out before the 5 days are up

Still a long way to go, so lets not get ahead of ourselves
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You're undoing all our gambhiring with this trash. When we lose, it'll all be on you.
 
honestbharani

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Once again, liking the confidence of the England supporters at CW here. :) I get the feeling the pitch is definitely settling down now like Ashwin said int he presser. Sessions 4.5-10 might be the best time to bat here. Have a feeling that England might have a grind in front of them in the field. But, we gotta bowl them out first. :)
 
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Ashwin is talking crap. There's still plenty of deliveries which spat up from the surface and spun.

Also, with the extra bounce here, I hope Vijay finds a way to combat the bouncer tactics which they're going to employ against him. Need runs up top, Kohli and Pujara aren't going to do it every match.
 
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Daemon said:
He wants India to lose because if India lose to England who lost to Bangladesh, he gets to argue that Bangladesh could potentially beat us at home.
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It's obvious and ******. He's either with us or against us. Needs to choose now instead of being a half and half coward.
 
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OverratedSanity said:
It's obvious and ******. He's either with us or against us. Needs to choose now instead of being a half and half coward.
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Do you know how many Tests BD have won against proper teams ever?

One.

Just one.

After a life time of support and heartbreak, just let me enjoy this till they start getting thrashed again.
 
honestbharani

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OverratedSanity said:
Ashwin is talking crap. There's still plenty of deliveries which spat up from the surface and spun.

Also, with the extra bounce here, I hope Vijay finds a way to combat the bouncer tactics which they're going to employ against him. Need runs up top, Kohli and Pujara aren't going to do it every match.
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Yes but both the bounce and pace off the pitch are predictable and perfect for strokeplay. He says that the turn is due to moisture and dampness from the winter dew. So lets see what happens as the pitch keeps drying out. Maybe it will turn more and he is just trying to sound optimistic in the presser. But maybe he knows more about the wicket than we do. :)


Funnily enough, just realized how the 2012 series happened during the winter as well. Think playing India in the winter suits the England players and their style of play. If they were to play in the Feb-March-April spring season, the pitches will be all worn out from the Ranji season and they would have struggled a lot more. Good stuff from ECB, getting in when the going can be easier for them and bad stuff from BCCI. But to be fair here, we get to go second in the England summer as well, which means we theoretically get the sunnier part of their year as well as the more used pitches and conditions.
 
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