*Official* First Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham - Aug 4-8 - 2021

[Fuller Pilch]

So Bairstow is back in the team???!!
Is Pope injured or dropped?

And Ashwin has been dropped!!! Lol

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Keen to see how Robinson and Siraj go in this series. Both have looked great in the glimpses we've seen, big chance to establish themselves further here.

 

[Burgey]

when india keep getting bowled out for sub 300

That’ll be enough against this England line up, unless there’s blazing sunshine in which case they might make 400 at a stretch

 

[Burgey]

Keen to see how Robinson and Siraj go in this series. Both have looked great in the glimpses we've seen, big chance to establish themselves further here.

Haven’t seen Robinson at all tbh but Siraj was wonderful out here. Kid could be anything

 

[harsh.ag]

Thakur for Ashwin a bit dumb. Would have preferred Ishant over Bumrah too but whatever. The batting line up actually looks okay (on paper).

 

[hendrix]

That's a gutsy selection from India. Probably the right one.

 

[Manee]

Thakur for Ashwin a bit dumb. Would have preferred Ishant over Bumrah too but whatever. The batting line up actually looks okay (on paper).

The one hope is how well Thakur bowled against Australia in the last Test.

 

[Manee]

Haven’t seen Robinson at all tbh but Siraj was wonderful out here. Kid could be anything

Yes - let's see how much swing he can get in English conditions but I'm very hopeful. Even watching him in the IPL, he seemed to have improved his control a great amount.

As for Robinson - could go either way but India should look to be proactive against him and not let him just bowl at them.

 

[theegyptian]

feel for leach again.
don't see the point of a 17 man squad for a home series. they even replaced Stokes with Coverton in the squad.
Some players better of playing elsewhere
two spinners in the squad, both not playing.
4 seamer attack with SCurran as the fourth looks kind of light unless it is going to be a greentop throughout.

 

[OverratedSanity]

That's a gutsy selection from India. Probably the right one.

Thakur is a very questionable choice imo. Smacks of compensating for indias lack of batting depth. But hey if he pulls off a gabba again it'll look great.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Haven’t seen Robinson at all tbh but Siraj was wonderful out here. Kid could be anything

Robinson was genuinely good against us at Lords

 

[Starfighter]

Imagine being Jack Leach right now.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Burns will be key. He's better than his average suggests and can go big. I'd have kept Ashwin to bowl to him.

 

[Manee]

Thakur is a very questionable choice imo. Smacks of compensating for indias lack of batting depth. But hey if he pulls off a gabba again it'll look great.

Some of the shots he played were insanely good!

 

[OverratedSanity]

Legitimately wouldve gone for both ishant and Siraj over Bumrah on recent form. Ishant's fitness issues make him a bit of a gamble so I guess it makes sense. Hoping Bumrah gets back that ability to move the ball he's lost recently.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Nice

 

[Gnske]

A brilliant opening contribution for women's cricket by Burns

 

[CricAddict]

Burns will be key. He's better than his average suggests and can go big. I'd have kept Ashwin to bowl to him.

Who?

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Burns will be key. He's better than his average suggests and can go big. I'd have kept Ashwin to bowl to him.

Ah.

 

[Starfighter]

Legitimately wouldve gone for both ishant and Siraj over Bumrah on recent form. Ishant's fitness issues make him a bit of a gamble so I guess it makes sense. Hoping Bumrah gets back that ability to move the ball he's lost recently.

Nice

Good one