Shri
Mr. Glass
oh good i was worried about eng bringing in a better bat than bairstow for a minute
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***Official*** 5th Test at Old Trafford, Manchester - 10th-14th of September
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Has anyone ever been hurried by Wood's pace? He could send one down at the speed of light and Bumrah would knock him into the off side for a single.
Can’t believe Root has said already that Butler will definitely play which means Bairstow or Pope missing out.This really is the old boys network raising its ugly head again.Butler has not contributed with the bat for over a year and his keeping is average.We really do need an overhaul of who picks the team.When do Root and Silverwood watch the county gameWe have consistently picked Butler and Moen although they never produce when needed.Maybe we need an overhaul at the top also and get rid of Giles.Why is Michael Vaughan not in some form of coaching .We have missed Straus big time
harsh.ag
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Maybe Buttler comes in for Ali you never know
As for the part in bold, because he can make easy money being an ass**** on Twitter
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
So a day and a bit to go for the test. What do you think the XIs will be and what do you think the XIs should be?
The likely XIs IMO -
What I would play -
I wont change the balance of this Indian side even if all of Rohit, Pujara and Shami are still injured. I would just replace them with Mayank, Vihari and Prasidh Krishna.
The likely XIs IMO -
| India | England |
|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma | Rory Burns |
| KL Rahul | Haseeb Hameed |
| Che Pujara | Dawid Malan |
| Virat Kohli (c) | Joe Root (c) |
| Ajinkya Rahane / Hanuma Vihari | Jonny Bairstow / Ollie Pope |
| Rishabh Pant (wk) | Jos Buttler (wk) |
| Ravindra Jadeja | Moeen Ali |
| Shardul Thakur | Chris Woakes |
| Umesh Yadav | Mark Wood |
| Mohammed Shami | Ollie Robinson |
| Mohammed Siraj / Ravi Ashwin | James Anderson / Jack Leach |
What I would play -
| India | England |
|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma | Rory Burns |
| KL Rahul | Haseeb Hameed |
| Che Pujara | Dawid Malan |
| Virat Kohli (c) | Joe Root (c) |
| Ravindra Jadeja | Ollie Pope |
| Surya Kumar Yadav | Jonny Bairstow (wk) |
| Rishabh Pant (wk) | Moeen Ali |
| Ravi Ashwin | Chris Woakes |
| Shardul Thakur | Mark Wood |
| Umesh Yadav | Jack Leach |
| Mohammed Shami | James Anderson |
I wont change the balance of this Indian side even if all of Rohit, Pujara and Shami are still injured. I would just replace them with Mayank, Vihari and Prasidh Krishna.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
You saw the pitch? ?
sunilz
International Regular
Last 10 years bowling average of spin bowlers here is 42 iirc.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Root himself suggested pitch can take spin. And the pictures so far suggest a very brown, likely flat track. I would rather play 2 spin options to help with long spells.
Shri
Mr. Glass
lord at 8 and ash at 9 imo
Apex Predator
State Vice-Captain
BCCI has released gun squad for WT20 yesterday.
Dhawan Chahal have been left out.
Kishan Rahul Chahar & Varun C Ashwin have got in. Only issue is Lord Thakur is in standby.
Dhawan Chahal have been left out.
Kishan Rahul Chahar & Varun C Ashwin have got in. Only issue is Lord Thakur is in standby.
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I think they'll allow Rahane to see out the series. This isn't some dead rubber where you can debut someone under no pressure, and he adds value as VC and a slip fielder. Plus Che Pu just found his mojo again last game so who knows, maybe this is the match where Rahane finds his.
I don't see Ishant returning to the attack either, so at most I can see them dropping Siraj for Ashwin or Shami. Umesh and Bumrah bowled too well, Jaddu is a lock, and can't drop Thakur after what he did last game. If SKY or Agarwal plays it will be because India goes in with 4 bowlers.
I don't see Ishant returning to the attack either, so at most I can see them dropping Siraj for Ashwin or Shami. Umesh and Bumrah bowled too well, Jaddu is a lock, and can't drop Thakur after what he did last game. If SKY or Agarwal plays it will be because India goes in with 4 bowlers.
harsh.ag
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Exactly why they won't allow Rahane to see out the series
Shri
Mr. Glass
don't think we will make too many changes, even if someone from the 4th test is not fit, which happened after lords where we played a half fit ishant
my xi in my current mood subject to change ten times before toss tomorrow:
rahul
rohit
pujara
kohli
jadeja
rahane
pant
thakur
ash/shami
umesh
bumrah
my xi in my current mood subject to change ten times before toss tomorrow:
rahul
rohit
pujara
kohli
jadeja
rahane
pant
thakur
ash/shami
umesh
bumrah
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
From an England perspective, I think Zak Crawley and Dan Lawrence are more likely to succeed and make runs in Australia than Pope or Hameed. Dunno if they will take that call though.
Apex Predator
State Vice-Captain
Pope did well in South Africa... His stroke making perhaps will be key there.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
I really don't think Australia and South Africa are that similar. The ball tends to swing more in South Africa.