*Official* India Tour of England 2018

[Mr Miyagi]

I'm not sure he'd even make a full strength Zimbabwe side.

Tbf, he'd probably be batting at 1st drop for them as a teenager by now, and probably thinking about only bowling part time with Brendon Taylor trying to convince him otherwise.

He has some serious batting talent (as an allrounder- not as a batsman per se), and if he could stop spraying the ball around, be a more than useful all-rounder. But #3 seamer? Big challenge for the short sprayer.

Lets see how close he gets to being the next Trent Boult. I've seen him bowl a lot of pies. And his E/R in county suggests it is more than common. But his average and S/R suggest if its swinging with a Dukes ball, those pies become jaffas.

 

[rparikh14]

Highest run scorer: KL Rahul (really hope he is selected)
Highest wicket taker: Anderson
Biggest disappointment: Cook
Biggest surprise: Umesh Yadav
Man of series: KL Rahul
Result: India 2 - 2 England

 

[garylyon]

Highest run scorer : Kohli
Highest wicket taker : Broad
Biggest Disappointment : Cook
Biggest Surprise: Ishant
Man of the Series : Kohli
Result: India 3 - 2 England

 

[CricAddict]

Highest run scorer: KL Rahul (really hope he is selected)
Highest wicket taker: Anderson
Biggest disappointment: Cook
Biggest surprise: Umesh Yadav
Man of series: KL Rahul
Result: India 2 - 2 England

Good prediction. Both Buttler and Rahul are in the form of their life, albeit in ODIs. Will be awesome to watch if they can transform that form to tests too.

 

[Tom Flint]

Hrs - root
Hwt - Anderson
Bd - yadav
Bs - Jennings
Mos - root
Result - eng 3 - 1 india

Btw if we do a point for each how do you determine biggest disappointment and surprise? Matter of opinion surely

 

[vcs]

Not really able to concentrate on work. Sadly I have to finish something by the EOD.

 

[Moonsorrow999]

Highest run scorer: Root (no 100s)
Highest wicket taker: Anderson
Biggest disappointment: Ashwin
Biggest surprise: Curran
Man of series: Anderson
Result: India 1-3 England

 

[Gnske]

Would Pujara count as a disappointment given the low expectations on him that surely he can only exceed?

 

[Howsie]

Sam Curran plays test cricket for England? Yikes. Watched him play some games for Auckland during the summer and couldn’t believe he was their overseas player.

 

[Moonsorrow999]

Would Pujara count as a disappointment given the low expectations on him that surely he can only exceed?

Probably not so much. He wouldn’t be a big disappointment considering everyone thinks he will fail, just like a big surprise wouldn’t be Root getting out on 63, 59 and 72 as the first 3 scores he makes.

 

[Moonsorrow999]

Sam Curran plays test cricket for England? Yikes. Watched him play some games for Auckland during the summer and couldn’t believe he was their overseas player.

I don’t think he’s quite ready, but I do think he has a future. He has filled out a fair bit more than he used to be but has a long way to go.

He’s only playing because of the injuries England have to Woakes and for whatever reason they keep picking him Wood. That said, Porter probably deserved to play.

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Probably not so much. He wouldn’t be a big disappointment considering everyone thinks he will fail, just like a big surprise wouldn’t be Root getting out on 63, 59 and 72 as the first 3 scores he makes.

I dont think theres much expectation from Ashwin either

 

[Shri]

Most runs: Root
Most wickets: Kuldeep/Umesh
Biggest disappointment: clouderson
Biggest surprise: Ashwin
Mots: Kuldeep
Result: 4-0 India

 

[Moonsorrow999]

I dont think theres much expectation from Ashwin either

Really? I’d say he’s pretty much the leader of the attack. The pressure on him to perform away from home especially considering the weather recently in the UK is huge! I think his batting could also be very important to the series. If he can consistently score between 30-50 batting at 8 which he’s been there and done it then that sort of thing goes a long way in England.

 

[Prince EWS]

Really? I’d say he’s pretty much the leader of the attack. The pressure on him to perform away from home especially considering the weather recently in the UK is huge! I think his batting could also be very important to the series. If he can consistently score between 30-50 batting at 8 which he’s been there and done it then that sort of thing goes a long way in England.

I'm not even convinced he'll actually be selected.

 

[King Pietersen]

Most runs: Root
Most wickets: Jimmeh
Biggest disappointment: Kohli
Biggest surprise: Curran
Mots: Jimmeh
Result: 5-0 England

 

[Moonsorrow999]

I'm not even convinced he'll actually be selected.

Bold call imo but sometimes you gotta make them!

 

[Prince EWS]

10:12am Here is Nagraj Gollapudi's first update from Edgbaston, and it's going to get you thinking. The Indian slip cordon taking catches in training today: Dhawan, Rahul, Kohli, Rahane

He also reckons Shami, Ishant and Hardik could be playing. He hasn't seen Umesh mark his run-up...untill now. Three specialist fast bowlers is a possibility.

Looks like no Pujara unless they've done something hilarious and dropped Vijay. Also looks like only one spinner (and I'm less convinced it'll definitely be Ashwin than most - but he's probably slightly more likely).

 

[CricAddict]

I'm not even convinced he'll actually be selected.

I have a feeling that both Pujara and Ashwin will not be selected today.

 

[Mr Miyagi]

Sam Curran plays test cricket for England? Yikes. Watched him play some games for Auckland during the summer and couldn’t believe he was their overseas player.

His bowling with the kookaburra was horrid. But that batting was impressive.