*Official* India Tour of England 2018

[Starfighter]

Why's Ishant only bowled eight overs? Is he injured or something?

 

[Groundking]

5 of Root's 13 hundreds prior to this have been 180+


So it seems he's quite capable of going really big once he cracks that 3 figures. Wonder why he's dismissed so often between 50-100

I think he gets too comfortable and relaxed at the crease once he starts getting into the 60's or so, but the innings where he gets a ton are the innings where he doesn't relax, and he keeps his focus all the way through.

EDIT: Just to expand on this there is evidence to support the fact that out of the big 4 he probably finds it the easiest to bat as shown by the fact that his 50+ to innings ratio is the best out of the fab 4, and it could be that when he gets to 50 he's having one of those games where it's almost too easy, which is why he looses concentration.

 

[Starfighter]

Why's Ishant only bowled eight overs? Is he injured or something?

Never mind, answered that one myself.


Kohli should send down some of his filth here.

 

[LJMJ]

No. First innings leads are everything. This is what people always get wrong about tests in the SC as well. The pitch doesn't usually change appreciably over the first couple of days. England didn't even put up any really big totals when they batted first so India don't even have the scoreboard pressure excuse.

The only test I'd say where the toss played a big role was lords where England had a lot of luck with the conditions going their way st the right times. The rest of the series, both teams usually had similar enough conditions to bat and bowl in.

Scoreboard pressure isn't an excuse. It's a very real thing. It decides Tests more so than anything between 2 fairly equivalent teams. There's a reason why 4th innings chases are such a rarity, no matter how low the target is. The freedom of batting without looking at a score is a huge luxury to have.

 

[GotSpin]

Scoreboard pressure isn't an excuse. It's a very real thing. It decides Tests more so than anything between 2 fairly equivalent teams. There's a reason why 4th innings chases are such a rarity, no matter how low the target is. The freedom of batting without looking at a score is a huge luxury to have.

Yeah I guess India were always facing an uphill battle against this mighty english team

 

[mr_mister]

wonder if Cook is regretting retirement now he's found form

 

[Spikey]

honestly every batsmen should come out of retirement for the Oval test

 

[andmark]

That wicket really feels inconsequential, the damage is already done.

 

[TestMatch]

FAREWELL COOK.

The nice guy ever father wants their daughter to marry.

 

[andmark]

What a great career from Cook. Went out as he came in, grinding bowlers into the ground. Superb player.

 

[Shri]

Lol vihari

 

[morgieb]

wonder if Cook is regretting retirement now he's found form

A lot of that could be down to Cook having a weight pulled off his shoulders and no longer needing to prove anything. Mental pressures means a lot.

 

[Singh767]

Kohli Tests: 70 Tests - 23 100s, 54.44 average
Root Tests: 73 Tests - 13 100s, 51.61 average

Kohli Odis: 35 100s, 58.20 average,
Root Odis: 13 100s, 51.61 average

Kohli t20s: 48.88 average
Root t20s: 35.77 average

 

[King Pietersen]

From TMS:

Alastair Cook finishes with 33 Test centuries, 12,472 runs at an average of 45.35.

He batted for 37,308 mins or 621 hours 48 minutes.

He hit 1,442 fours, plus three all-run fours, 11 sixes and four fives (including the one that took him to his hundred today).

He faced 20,038 dot balls, scored 3803 singles, 980 twos and 281 threes.

 

[artvandalay]

A lot of that could be down to Cook having a weight pulled off his shoulders and no longer needing to prove anything. Mental pressures means a lot.

Its not like his place has ever been under threat or any thing. Even averaging 30 or something he is still a damn sight better than any of the other options they have been trying out the past few years.

 

[King Pietersen]

Bairstow's been dreadful the last couple of games!

 

[wpdavid]

So what do we reckon?

Unless they get bowled out, declare with a lead of 450?

 

[Burner]

Haha that Root drop in the nineties us at least the third time that I've seen Pant dive over and ruin a slip catch and all those times the slipper has been Pujara. Pujara was livid the last time and this time he was full on fml mode.

 

[trundler]

Is Cook the first to ton up on debut and farewell since Chapell G?

 

[trundler]

Once more Indian bowling has fulfilled its historical purpose of helping out if form batsman regain touch. Been saying this is all Root needed!