TheJediBrah
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*Official* India Tour of England 2018
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Daemon
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Happy that we're looking forward and getting guys like Pant, Shaw and Vihari in and around the Test side.
Rahul, Dhawan, Rahane and Pujara are very fortunate to have scored runs (and in Rahul's case took a whole bunch of catches) when they did else they'd be out for at least one of the new guys.
If Vijay doesn't play the four day games against Aus A then I think it's fair to say his career is probably done and dusted.
Rahul, Dhawan, Rahane and Pujara are very fortunate to have scored runs (and in Rahul's case took a whole bunch of catches) when they did else they'd be out for at least one of the new guys.
If Vijay doesn't play the four day games against Aus A then I think it's fair to say his career is probably done and dusted.
ankitj
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Bumrah has had a great start to his test career, partly because he only played outside subcontinent so far. Makes me wonder if a number of bowlers from India's past would have turned out much better if they consistently got opportunities to play in favorable conditions rather than only occasionally.
TheJediBrah
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It's not just because it's been outside India, the wickets both these last tours have been especially seamer friendly
I think that's the point, barring Oz where the wickets have been generally flat since at least 2001, our bowlers never consistently had these kinds of surfaces to bowl on. Think of it as Warne's tours to India, as compared to Lyon or SoK.
Arachnodouche
International Captain
He'll be a real handful if he can develop the one that holds its line to the right hander. With that action and the decent pace he generates, I think he'll do OK. I only wish we get to see more of his yorker while bowling to the tail.
vic_orthdox
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It's an angle that batsmen haven't had to deal with regularly since Ntini, or Courtney Walsh. I think he'll be fine as (when I've watched him) he doesn't tend to leak too many runs when he's not looking at his most threatening. That's always been the issue with some of his compatriots especially in Australia.
OverratedSanity
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His seam "presentation" is so bad though, it's honestly hilarious
Starfighter
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I thought Mitchell Johnson around 2010-12ish was worse. No idea how he took those wickets in Perth.
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Bumrah with Sreesanth's seam presentation would basically be the greatest bowler ever
Gremlin
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Been made clear that Vince has been selected primarily cover if Bairstow's finger prevents him from batting.
He has scored runs well in the CC - I've not seen him bat myself but can anyone confirm if he has altered his game to prevent hitting it directly to the slips? If so he deserves his chance.
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BoyBrumby
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I suppose Vince's selection does at least come at the best possible time to give him a chance of success: test at his home ground & coming off a 50 & a ton in his last FC outing.
Does mean we're probably stuck with Jennings opening, unless Ed gets properly funkeh and moves Mo up there.
Does mean we're probably stuck with Jennings opening, unless Ed gets properly funkeh and moves Mo up there.
vic_orthdox
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I think with the assumption that Bairstow would miss, just the one change makes sense TBH. All set for Burns to get a Trott-esque call up in the fifth Test of the series to establish himself.
the big bambino
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What of Cook: Will he play? Doesn't he have a 3rd child arriving and a sick Dad to worry over
Moonsorrow999
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England need some solidarity in the top order, so they call up James Vince. I supposed with Bairstow it's a like for like replacement. I just think it's a shoe in to see who can play the most booming drives.