*Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

[_00_deathscar]

The pitches are generally slower & it doesn't swing much with the new ball. Again a lot to do with heat.
Right & why we can't we have two tests between finalists in their home/away venue, like UEFA semis?

Because it’s a final.

 

[R!TTER]

And Eng is neutral <because reasons> yes we've been over this a million times

But in this series, the truth is India won because in Indian Asian conditions they are better than us.

 

[_00_deathscar]

And Eng is neutral <because reasons> yes we've been over this a million times

You asked why they can’t have a home and away, like the UEFA semis.
The answer is because it’s a final…

 

[R!TTER]

And where does it say that you can't have more than one match in a "final" huh? It's like you've never heard of MLB, NBA, heck in cricket the tri series finals, before the tournament was scrapped in Australia. The fact is it's just a money grab by the ICC & they simply want to ensure that India makes it to the top! It just so happens that we're a top 3 test nation right now so almost guaranteed a spot there, the day we don't make it to the "finale" is the day they'll either scrap this or bring major changes to the structure! As things stand now outside of the top 3/4 teams no one can realistically make the final - a 4 year cycle would at least ensure that teams like SA have a proper go at it instead of trying to save their own board through stuff like SA20 but carry on tell us how the ICC is making tests great again

 

[Salamuddin]

Apparently not. Just found out Burgetta is getting the Uni Medal for her Bachelor's course.

Congrats mate. That's one hell of an achievement. Is she doing law ?

 

[_00_deathscar]

And where does it say that you can't have more than one match in a "final" huh? It's like you've never heard of MLB, NBA, heck in cricket the tri series finals, before the tournament was scrapped in Australia.

Irrelevant sports, and seeing as you compared it to UEFA, definitely irrelevant.
The tri series stuff was fun but it’s not a real tournament come on.

 

[andruid]

Irrelevant sports, and seeing as you compared it to UEFA, definitely irrelevant.
The tri series stuff was fun but it’s not a real tournament come on.

They could have all ICC members and associates bid for hosting rights for the final like UEFA. Would help the cash grab and take test cricket where its never been before

 

[Chin Music]

Doubt he would get the joke

I very much do. Nickname for Rohit.

 

[Shri]

India versus England: India’s challenge to make rainy, chilly Dharamsala non-English

The plan is to roll out a pitch in Dharamsala that will go the distance; the only chance of Dharamsala having a green track for the Test is if something goes wrong during the pitch preparation.

indianexpress.com

 

[Sunil1z]

I am really in 2 minds after reading the above article

1. One mind says why should we give English seamers a green top in IND
2 . Other mind says what we will achieve by reaching WTC final again if we are not prepared to play on seaming wickets at home in a dead rubber ? WTC final will be played on seaming wickets . So we should have a habit to play on these wickets .

 

[Shri]

they will leave the pitch open in the sun and make it as dry as possible. it is a hard track naturally so it should be an exciting match either way

 

[honestbharani]

We all know that the WTC Final should be at Lords for the following reasons.
1. It's the Home of cricket and a good crowd is guaranteed whoever is playing.

2. Logistically it makes sense as all teams are free to play during the English summer. You have to plan these events in advance without knowing who will be in the final.

3. If it was played elsewhere, all the Colonels, ex Army Majors etc and other elderly upper class Englishmen would have to get up to watch it in the middle of the night, to watch 2 countries that they used to rule over play in a third country that we used to rule.

And as the saying goes, that's just not cricket.

TBH You can just as easily play a test in India in June.

 

[Shri]

TBH You can just as easily play a test in India in June.

we could play all wtc finals in dharamsala

 

[Hungry Llama]

Based on what we've seen so far this series, Indias seamers are better than englands.

 

[Prince EWS]

Based on what we've seen so far this series, Indias seamers are better than englands.

Bumrah > Anderson > other English seamers > other Indian seamers

(leaving Shami out of the Oval here because he's injured)

 

[centurymaker]

 

[Daemon]

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Lol aggressive selection (what does that even mean) is not the reason it’s 3-1

In the absence of Dawson there haven’t been many changes England could make that would have made a material difference

 

[Starfighter]

Lol aggressive selection (what does that even mean) is not the reason it’s 3-1

In the absence of Dawson there haven’t been many changes England could make that would have made a material difference

And that would be relying on Dawson actually translating his batting to internationals.

 

[Prince EWS]

Lol aggressive selection (what does that even mean) is not the reason it’s 3-1

In the absence of Dawson there haven’t been many changes England could make that would have made a material difference

Yeah it's dumb. England don't have a Jadeja to enable the balance India have. Closest would have been Dawson or Jacks but they didn't centrally contract them so they picked up franchise deals.

 

[centurymaker]

1st Test- not picking Anderson
2nd Test- not picking Wood to complement Anderson
3rd Test- continuing to pick innocuous Rehan for his batting and for his tailend wickets off full tosses when Bashir had already shown himself to be a better and far more accurate bowler in the 2nd Test.

India on the other hand chose Kuldeep over Axar and Sundar. Picked better bowlers regardless of their batting skill and persisting with 5 genuine bowler strategy.

In the 2nd and 3rd Test it almost felt like England were playing 3.5 bowlers, thus allowing India to rack up scores around 400 or more.