***Official*** England in India 2016/17

[GIMH]

Yeah I was here for that first test India dominated and went missing in that second and third tests when India were struggling and Kohli was not scoring.

Wait a minute.

Waaaaahhhhhh

 

[Prince EWS]

Australia should go for six batsmen but don't think they will. Will probably drop Voges.

Weird post. Australia are already going with six batsmen and Voges has already been dropped on top of that.

 

[harsh.ag]

Series so dead we're talking about the next series 2 months away.

 

[harsh.ag]

Weird post. Australia are already going with six batsmen and Voges has already been dropped on top of that.

Wait, is Maddinson ahead of Voges in the squad? Thought he was dropped because of injury.

 

[Jono]

Furball my friend you have one test for England to eek out a win, otherwise your avatar is mine.

 

[Jono]

Wait, is Maddinson ahead of Voges in the squad? Thought he was dropped because of injury.

No way voges gets back in but yes technically he wasn't dropped

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

Not sure I qualify as someone with cricket knowledge, but I think there are a few definite issues with him when the ball moves, especially in the air. It's not just the England tour I base this on. I thought the same as you after that NZ tour that he'd ironed out that defect, but then he played Mathews' outswinger really badly in Sri Lanka a couple of times on helpful decks. Kept fishing for it on fifth stump with an angled bat. It's tough to say how much he's improved on that and there's really no way to tell for sure unless he gets to bat in those conditions again.

I think he worked well on that issue with slashing and flashing outside off around 5th stump line. He is leaving those now. My bet is that we might see him getting out in that fashion sometimes but these things happen to every batsman.

 

[Prince EWS]

No way voges gets back in but yes technically he wasn't dropped

He was technically dropped as soon as they named an unchanged twelve for the first Test against Pakistan.

Realistically he was getting dropped anyway though, regardless of injury.

 

[indiaholic]

Don't think slashing and flashing was the issue.. He would play at balls he didn't need to play, would have his bat open towards cover while defending and couldn't do that thing that Dravid used to do where he would allow the bat to go limp so the ball died down before reaching the slips.

 

[harsh.ag]

He was technically dropped as soon as they named an unchanged twelve for the first Test against Pakistan.

Realistically he was getting dropped anyway though, regardless of injury.

Ah. Didn't know about this. So he's toast unless Maddinson ****s up memorably.

 

[Cabinet96]

It was obvious England were going to lose this series badly. Surprised there are people talking about it as one of Cook's lowest ever moments and saying he should resign.

 

[Prince EWS]

Ah. Didn't know about this. So he's toast unless Maddinson ****s up memorably.

Still Shaun Marsh to come back from injury too, and even beyond that I think they'd pick another young bat ahead of him. I'd be pretty surprised if he ever played another Test.

 

[Furball]

This weeks friendly reminder that Vampire James has an away average of 33.4 and will probably retire with it even higher.

It makes sense for him to know a lot about conditions hiding one's flaws.

Haha this post is utterly laughable.

 

[Furball]

Furball my friend you have one test for England to eek out a win, otherwise your avatar is mine.

I'm resigned to my fate.

So much for your 5-0 prediction though

 

[Furball]

Jeez that's a slimy cheap shot from Anderson, couldn't agree more, such sour grapes & poor sportsmanship.

Especially from a bowler who averages 25 at home and 35 away. Just seems really disingenuous given it's obvious that Kohli is one of the best 3 Test bats going around, & it's just a matter of time before he scores runs in England.

Does anyone with any cricket knowledge really question his technique not being good enough to succeed in England, given what he's done in both New Zealand and Australia in his last tours here. NZ in particular were green tracks.

How exactly do green tracks produce a 0-0 series?

 

[vcs]

They're playing just 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is? Fairly pointless exercise, could have played 5 ODIs. Wish they'd just scrap T20Is. They can select players for the T20 WCs based on performances in the T20 leagues anyway.

 

[GIMH]

This weeks friendly reminder that Vampire James has an away average of 33.4 and will probably retire with it even higher.

It makes sense for him to know a lot about conditions hiding one's flaws.

Jesus, when teja is going this low what hope is there for everyone else?

Sort this out Jono

 

[harsh.ag]

Still Shaun Marsh to come back from injury too, and even beyond that I think they'd pick another young bat ahead of him. I'd be pretty surprised if he ever played another Test.

SMarsh would come in for Renshaw though, right?

 

[Prince EWS]

SMarsh would come in for Renshaw though, right?

Depends a bit I think; Marsh isn't really an opener. I think they'd sooner play both than play Voges again, and Maddinson and Renshaw are probably competing for one spot to some extent at the moment.

 

[Dan]

Depends a bit I think; Marsh isn't really an opener. I think they'd sooner play both than play Voges again, and Maddinson and Renshaw are probably competing for one spot to some extent at the moment.

It wouldn't happen in this scenario, but the image of Warner opening with Maddinson in Test cricket is simultaneously hilarious and terrifying

1. Warner
2. Maddinson
3. Khawaja
4. Smith
5. Marsh, S
6. Handscomb +
7. Faulkner
8. O'Keefe
9. Starc
10. Hazlewood
11. Lyon

I kinda want to see this happen now.