*Official* 3rd Test at the Sardar Patel Sports Complex, Ahmedabad, 24 - 28 Feb 2021

[Howe_zat]

Hope England don’t panic and make sweeping changes to the batting. Getting belted by a really good individual innings on a deck that subsequently crumbled is like India touring 101. Stick with the way they won the first test, have a bit of confidence.

Theyll need to play out of their skins to win but they’ve already done that once.

 

[MW1304]

Not sweeping changes, but Burns and Lawrence don't look like scoring a run. Would definitely get Crawley and Bairstow in if they're ready.

 

[honestbharani]

It would have been so good for England had Moeen been available and you can play something like this:

Crawley/Burns
Sibley
Bairstow
Root (c)
Stokes
Moeen
Foakes
Woakes/Broad
Archer/Stone
Leach
Anderson

Covers most bases and lets face it, any team will absolutely LOVE if Root is your 7th bowling option.

 

[Howe_zat]

I’m alright with Bairstow in. Experienced and might be able to trust his eye and get a few away to get started.

Crawley for Burns is just rearranging deck chairs though.

 

[ankitj]

Ashwin-Axar-Umesh-Ishant-Bumrah

I think that will be a match winning bowling attack. Of course it misses Jadeja badly. They might consider playing Pandya as 3rd seamer to boost the batting.

 

[honestbharani]

I rate Crawley obviously but I might be tempted to give Burns one more go.

Umesh, if fit, can come in for the 4th test as others have said. For the pink ball, I feel Siraj will do very well.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Feels like an age ago that Umesh bowled that pearler to Burns and limped off the field soon after.

 

[hazsa19]

What a mess this Moeen situation is. If it was pre-arranged, it makes Roots comments about dropping Bess look a bit silly.

 

[Kirkut]

England's best Xl

Moeen replaces Burns at the top
Baristow replaces Lawrence
Anderson replaces Broad

Moeen
Sibley
Baristow
Root
Stokes
Pope
Foakes
Bess / Woakes
Leach
Stone
Anderson

I want both Broad and Anderson to bowl with the pink ball in tandem

 

[sunilz]

Weekly reminder of the greatest tournament of Cricket World

 

[andruid]

need a mason in there, to work with Wood and Stones

 

[honestbharani]

need a mason in there, to work with Wood and Stones

Pope don't like masons.

 

[Deleted member 38150]

Pujara has been bought by CSK!
may be they thought they are forming the team for WTC final

 

[ParwazHaiJunoon]

He can bat all day. He can tire out the bowlers & blunt the new ball.

These are the most important qualities of a successful Test T20 Batter.

 

[Ashwinashwath]

Pujara has been bought by CSK!
may be they thought they are forming the team for WTC final

He will change gears. CSK camp's match fixers will make him perform even otherwise!

 

[sunilz]

He will change gears. CSK camp's match fixers will make him perform even otherwise!

On Twitter people are saying it is a conspiracy by Fleming to deny Pujara a chance to acclimatize himself with English conditions at County before WTC final.?

 

[sunilz]

Curran?

 

[Shri]

he only looks like he wants to be a pokemon trainer when he grows up

 

[silentstriker]

I thought Shami was supposed to be back for this Test?

 

[honestbharani]

Nah, instead we get Umesh.