*Official* India Tour of England 2018

[Daemon]

It was a short ball but I think Pope picked it out of the hand.

Yadav's being taught a similar lesson to Rashid Khan earlier this year. Consistency is key in tests.

 

[fredfertang]

Just bring Ashwin on ffs.

Actually, that's not a good idea

 

[wpdavid]

Just bring Ashwin on ffs.

Kohli seems over-concerned with using him against left-handers. Ultimately quality will tell, and Ashwin's far superior to any offies that Pope will have faced previously.

 

[SeamUp]

It was a short ball but I think Pope picked it out of the hand.

Yadav's being taught a similar lesson to Rashid Khan earlier this year. Consistency is key in tests.

Massive issues with wristies. The fine line.

Shamsi was same after his first test but looked much better in Sri Lanka recently.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Early days but a lot to like about Pope's body language at the crease. Looks like he wants to own this.

Yeah looks very composed, the hype seems justified. Obviously very early days and a long way to go but doesn't look like a startled rabbit trapped in the headlights like Jennings does.

 

[TT Boy]

It was a short ball but I think Pope picked it out of the hand.

Yadav's being taught a similar lesson to Rashid Khan earlier this year. Consistency is key in tests.

And Shamsi. Bowled more bad balls in this spell than he did in the whole ODI series.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Kohli seems over-concerned with using him against left-handers.

Seems to be it. It's another thing he's inherited from Dhoni that I absolutely despise.

 

[vcs]

Root will soon get settled and the runs will start flowing..

 

[Black_Warrior]

Root will soon get settled and the runs will start flowing..

And then get out at 82

 

[weldone]

Who is missing Umesh?

 

[OverratedSanity]

And then get out at 82

Which would be more than enough today

 

[Daemon]

And Shamsi. Bowled more bad balls in this spell than he did in the whole ODI series.

Not really imo, he often gets away with it in ODIs because the batsmen are so focused on the need to score off him constantly rather than waiting for the bad ball.

Agree he's bowling more erratically than normal though.

 

[Daemon]

Seems to be it. It's another thing he's inherited from Dhoni that I absolutely despise.

Smith takes the piss with this, it's hilarious

 

[weldone]

Actually, that's not a good idea

That's always a good idea - against any opposition, on any pitch, during any time of the day

 

[Black_Warrior]

Who is missing Umesh?

I'm in the 4 seamers, 1 spinner camp for England/Australia/South Africa so I would prefer Umesh but in the context of this particular match, it would probably have zero impact. Can't really judge a bowling attack when you've got 100 odd on the board

 

[Black_Warrior]

'India should bowl in areas that make Root uncomfortable' - Harsha Bhogle

 

[fredfertang]

Who is missing Umesh?

I'd say Root

Liking the look of Pope - best young English bat since the first edition of Hameed

 

[cnerd123]

Yeah looks very composed, the hype seems justified. Obviously very early days and a long way to go but doesn't look like a startled rabbit trapped in the headlights like Jennings does.

Tbf Jennings looked pretty good when he came on to the scene. Early days for Pope, looks good but lets see if he keeps it up for more than 10 tests.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

'India should bowl in areas that make Root uncomfortable' - Harsha Bhogle

Very wide outside off stump so he hurts his dodgy back trying to reach it?

 

[Borges]

This Lollipop has looked quite good so far; Root 2.0.
This Kuldeep, so far, is Rashid Khan 2.0. Lucky to have escaped really severe punishment.