*Official* England in India 2023/24 #CryMoreTour

[Molehill]

A raging chasm to be perfectly honest. Leach bowled pretty well on the last visit there, but a) won't have bowled in about 7 months in a competitive game and b) even then, last time out, he averaged a lick under 29 on very favourable pitches for spin. I didn't even think the Indian batting lineup played to well, even factoring in the prodigious turn either.

I think that is the one area where we can be vaguely competitive, this is not a vintage Indian batting line up. Jaiswal is young, Gill keeps flattering to deceive, Iyer probably gets dropped. A lot depends on the established bats, although I suspect/expect Kohli will have a good series. But If Bazball does come off on a flattish surface then it could cause pressure.

 

[Ali TT]

Leach was terrible last time, worst spinner in show.

Has the telly been sorted in England yet?

 

[Socerer 01]

they wont drop Iyer when his MO is spin boshing

Gill may make way for Rahul and bat there

 

[Molehill]

Has the telly been sorted in England yet?

Nope. And Disney are now being mentioned, although I suspect that's because everyone else is distancing themselves (at the current price).

 

[Chin Music]

Leach was terrible last time, worst spinner in show.

Has the telly been sorted in England yet?

As you know, I am hardly Leach's biggest fan, but that is rather harsh. He certainly took more punishment than was ideal at times but I don't think he was terrible, just rather limited. As I said above, I didn't think India's batters were great and that helped him take wickets but he was nowhere near as bad as Bess, not that this was difficult.

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Yeah Leach bowled a million times better than Bess. The latter picked up some jammy wickets bowling filth which made their figures closer than they deserved to be.

Leach generally bowled well. Rohit and Pant got after him a couple of times but that's hardly an embarrassment, especially when there was no pressure at the other end. The rest of the Indian bats all had struggles against him.

 

[Aidan11]

Leach was terrible last time, worst spinner in show.

Has the telly been sorted in England yet?

It's always last minute. Star Sports India ask for silly money at first, then it gradually drops till someone in the UK says ok we'll have it at that price.

 

[Burgey]

Is Pujara still a thing for India?

 

[Nintendo]

Is Pujara still a thing for India?

Makes fc runs, but can't scire consistent runs
at test level anymore.

 

[Spark]

It sounds like he's been basically soft-retired by the selectors, which if so is great news for Australia later in the year.

 

[honestbharani]

It's always last minute. Star Sports India ask for silly money at first, then it gradually drops till someone in the UK says ok we'll have it at that price.

Again, Star Sports are not the one with the rights here.


Though tbf, its a very Indian thing to wait till the last minute to ensure they make the most money, so I wont be surprised if that was the case here.

 

[Salamuddin]

It sounds like he's been basically soft-retired by the selectors, which if so is great news for Australia later in the year.

Why ? He's a shadow of the player from the 2018-19 BGT and even the 20-21 BGT. Genuinely think Jaiswal is an upgrade on him at this stage.

 

[Salamuddin]

Is Pujara still a thing for India?

no Pujara.
You will be most pleased to know the Indians have in particular two promising batting talents from Chennai - sai sudharshan and pradosh ranjan paul.

You can start planning your long awaited trip to Chennai with family to watch the next BGT in India and hopefully see Sai Sudharshan make a big hundred.

 

[Burgey]

Thanks but I'd rather **** in my own hands and clap than go there. Each to their own, I suppose. Dharamshala certainly worth a visit if I was heading that way though.

 

[Spark]

Why ? He's a shadow of the player from the 2018-19 BGT and even the 20-21 BGT. Genuinely think Jaiswal is an upgrade on him at this stage.

I'm not saying they're wrong to do so, just that Pujara was the single biggest roadblock in either of those series; there's an argument that India don't win either series without him alone.

 

[Burgey]

I'm not saying they're wrong to do so, just that Pujara was the single biggest roadblock in either of those series; there's an argument that India don't win either series without him alone.

I’m sure they don’t win the second one without him. Guy was brilliant both times

 

[Spark]

I’m sure they don’t win the second one without him. Guy was brilliant both times

It's all but forgotten now but they could have been shot out for about 120 on the very first day of the series but for his hundred getting them to a competitive score. The new Perth stadium seems so obviously slanted towards Aus that it's fair to say that even that very weak Aus side still starts favourites there if Adelaide goes Aus's way and from there, the rain at Sydney decides

 

[Socerer 01]

I'm not saying they're wrong to do so, just that Pujara was the single biggest roadblock in either of those series; there's an argument that India don't win either series without him alone.

and now we have that plonker Gill playing in his place smh

 

[Xix2565]

I'm not saying they're wrong to do so, just that Pujara was the single biggest roadblock in either of those series; there's an argument that India don't win either series without him alone.

If you ignore the Indian fast bowlers, then sure.

 

[Burgey]

If you ignore the Indian fast bowlers, then sure.

If he doesn’t make the runs he did they haven’t got targets to bowl to. He was a stand out tbh