*Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

[Prince EWS]

Mukesh is like a discount Thakur without the batting.

#punished

 

[Howe_zat]

Mukesh is like a discount Thakur without the batting.

#punished

They've learned from the last game and are cunningly setting up the second innings 7-for

 

[Daemon]

Of all teams to play him against bazball was not smart.

 

[Gnske]

McCullum would be a very successful wheat farmer. Just not a very popular one.

 

[Andyhere]

Makes no sense, this selection. Eng come here and know enough to open with spinners but we insist on playing the second coming of Sourav Ganguly the bowler?

I already said he is waste of space just like Prasidh.
Can't bowl and can't bat yet gets picked over a guy who can bowl and can bat - Washington!
David and Rohit combo must come to an end!

 

[honestbharani]

I feel bad for Mukesh but come on, he is on a hiding next to nothing here. These conditions are not good for him, he cant bat and is just such a bad selection.

 

[Gnske]

Ashwin I see is also butchering his beard. The man doesn't know where his jawline ends and his jowls begin clearly.

 

[BazBall21]

That's a good morning

 

[subshakerz]

That's a good morning

Stokes as captain never lets the game drift.

 

[Andyhere]

I feel bad for Mukesh but come on, he is on a hiding next to nothing here. These conditions are not good for him, he cant bat and is just such a bad selection.

So essentially india is playing with 10 players with 11th one just designated for fielding

 

[Gnske]

Stokes as captain never lets the game drift.

Makes Rohit look like he's running the Costa Concordia

I mean how much more LOSING can he do?

 

[subshakerz]

Makes Rohit look like he's running the Costa Concordia

I mean how much more LOSING can he do?

I think the shorter the format, the better a captain Rohit will end up as. Like Dhoni.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Can’t see India winning this series without Kohli, Pant and Jadeja

 

[capt_Luffy]

I don't think that bashing Mukesh for his batting is right when India's second highest score was 34....

 

[SteveNZ]

Counties just don't pick spinners for 80% of the season unless they can bat in the top 7. Stokes-McCullum regime has basically just accepted this and decided to try and develop their away spin options outside the county system. They're gonna be picked on the eye test, academy programs and England Lions tours. Rehan's record was absolutely putrid when he debuted too.

It's far from ideal but it's probably better than picking someone with more county experience because he can bat who averages 37 with the ball anyway.

I know TH will roll his eyes so far they'll fall out but that's another feather in the Baz cap. It's one thing to identify these guys and give them squad opportunities, it's another to have the balls to play them to build their abilities at Test level so soon. He must back in Jeets as a spin coach pretty strongly, too.

 

[subshakerz]

Stokes as captain never lets the game drift.

You wouldn't think Stokes had an attack with three rookie spinners on Day 1 on a batting track in India. They never seemed in too much pressure and they took regular wickets. Excellent use of his bowlers.

 

[subshakerz]

Can’t see India winning this series without Kohli, Pant and Jadeja

Of course they can win. They should still be favorites now thanks to home familiarity advantage and England newbie attack.

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Of course they can win. They should still be favorites now thanks to home familiarity advantage and England newbie attack.

Their batting lineup is pretty bad atm. England are favorites now I think.

 

[SteveNZ]

Stokes as captain never lets the game drift.

He doesn't, but he doesn't do stuff for the sake of it, either. It's all very well thought out, not knee-jerk, arm-waving stuff.

 

[honestbharani]

I think the shorter the format, the better a captain Rohit will end up as. Like Dhoni.

He is light years away from Dhoni as a captain, in any format.

MSD is one of the best captains we have ever had in tests at home.