*Official Third Test at Headingley* 25-29 August

[Arachnodouche]

They're both equally unlikely to do great in this series going forward but I'd rather drop the guy who barely averages over 40 for his career tbh.

Yeah the ceiling's higher if Pujara plays how he did here. He's just more mentally together than Rahane who's liable to look like an amateur the day after making a 150.

 

[91Jmay]

There is playing aggressively and running down the pitch and swiping though. You can score quickly without doing brainless stuff

 

[Howe_zat]

Talking such bollocks about Pant, I don’t expect many runs from him in England but he has to play to his own strengths. If he tries to keep it tight he’ll just nick out.

Seen a few good lower order counter attacks at this ground tstl.

Pay the man.

 

[hendrix]

What are the next Indian batsmen in line like?

the names don't do much for me (Agarwal et al) but then KL Rahul has been around a while and when he actually got another chance did well. Could even argue the same for Rohit. i.e. if guys aren't performing give someone else a go.

 

[Arachnodouche]

So we end how we began. Chalk yesterday down to bad English bowling. Well played, England. This series is yours to lose now.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Not a total surprise it's going a bit pear shaped for pant in these conditions. Needs to just swing away afaic.

 

[Uppercut]

Pay the man.

Hey I think I’m vindicated, he got out trying to defend.

 

[Flametree]

Is Saha in the squad cos he couldn't do much worse....

 

[Teja.]

Pant is having a fairly shocking tour from a reputational pov.

He's never going to be excellent in these conditions and NZ due to his technique tbh. That's okay for a wicketkeeper batsman considering he has done really well everywhere else for the most part.

The guy is still 23 and has hundreds of runs scored consistently @ an absurd average over 8 tests v Cummins/Hazelwood/Starc in Australia.

 

[Howe_zat]

Hey I think I’m vindicated, he got out trying to defend.

Yeah. 'The man' in this case is you.

 

[Nintendo]

Robinson is so ****ing good jesus

 

[silentstriker]

Yeah pant is not your guy here. He may get on a streak and score a quick counterattacking fifty once in a while but he’ll be never be consistent in these conditions. And that’s fine.

it’s the middle three that have been the issue. And the very long tail.

 

[Pothas]

Jeez.

Love Pant, but that's a very yucky dismissal. Laziest prod.

Hmm yeah. I seem to remember telling @Uppercut that he would have a good series.

 

[Uppercut]

Madness that Pant comes in ahead of Jadeja though. If Jadeja sees this through to lunch there’d have been run scoring opportunities for a batsman like Pant later.

 

[hendrix]

that looked out to me. A long way across

 

[Furball]

Thought the ball before was more out than that one.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Heh this is impressively swift.

 

[Pothas]

We can win this before I have to leave for football. What a day.

 

[hendrix]

whattttttt

 

[Adders]

Jesus, you gotta wonder about ball tracking there. I'd have bet me house on that being out........and doubled the bet watching the replay.