*Official* India Tour of England 2018

[TT Boy]

England have got to drop Jennings and bring in Burns,

Jennings can't bat, can't bowl, can't field, can't catch.

Shame Pope got out. 28 is OK on debut first innings. He's outscored the other two at least.

TBF, Jennings the bowler is alright.

 

[wpdavid]

Shame that - got out before I could post the church XI

Rev. David Sheppard
Vicar Trumper
Altar Hammond
Ollie Pope
Angelo Mathews
Matt Prior
Dan Christian
Gareth Cross+
Mark Priest
Kyle Abbott
Ian Bishop

Been listening to TMS?

They've just added Gordon Parsons.

 

[wpdavid]

You'd think these two could bat together without trying to run each other out.

 

[91Jmay]

san kuk: "Sorry I have been living in a parallel universe for last two days, and just traveled faster than light to catch up the action here. This Indian side is doing wonders there ( they are playing in Chennai)"

cricinfo just shared the above comment.

Imagine a) sending that and thinking it's interesting b) reading it and thinking it's worthwhile sharing with the class.

FML

 

[fredfertang]

Don't worry Joe, that was plumb

 

[wpdavid]

That's been on the cards ever since he came in. England's comedy batting line-up to the fore again, and India will be batting again before tea.

 

[Hicheal Michael]

pretty sure both these teams are incredibly mediocre

 

[Pratters]

Great bowling by Shami all through. Ishant didn't bowl well. Wasted so many deliveries.

 

[vcs]

Shame that - got out before I could post the church XI

Rev. David Sheppard
Vicar Trumper
Altar Hammond
Ollie Pope
Angelo Mathews
Matt Prior
Dan Christian
Gareth Cross+
Mark Priest
Kyle Abbott
Ian Bishop

Nave-ed ul-Hasan
Jofra Arch-er
Basilica D'Oliviera
Dome-inic Cork

 

[flibbertyjibber]

pretty sure both these teams are incredibly mediocre

Well I know we are, didn't expect India to be as crap as they have been.

 

[wpdavid]

pretty sure both these teams are incredibly mediocre

Their batting is just abysmal. I knew that about England before the series started. More surprised to see how poor India have been.

 

[ImpatientLime]

need to start a root average watch thread

destined to retire sub 45

 

[Groundking]

need to start a root average watch thread

destined to retire sub 45

He needs to go back to batting at 4.

 

[wpdavid]

He needs to go back to batting at 4.

Maybe with someone else as captain too.

 

[ImpatientLime]

the fact that buttler is vc shows the idea of a captain other than root is folly

**** it

bring back morgan and let him play as a specialist captain

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Maybe with someone else as captain too.

He isn't a great captain but other than Bairstow nobody else in the side is certain of their place

 

[ImpatientLime]

He needs to go back to batting at 4.

seriously though, what if the era of all the 50s and barely any 100s was his peak?

a lot of 'oh he'll fix the conversion issue' believers out there. i don't see it.

 

[wpdavid]

Yeah, I know the team isn't bursting with alternative captains.

 

[Groundking]

seriously though, what if the era of all the 50s and barely any 100s was his peak?

a lot of 'oh he'll fix the conversion issue' believers out there. i don't see it.

Don't say that, it's too depressing too think about. His conversion rate is getting worse too.

These 2 need to build a decent partnership. We need to get at least 150 ahead imo.

 

[mr_mister]

need to start a root average watch thread

destined to retire sub 45

Cook too