*Official Third Test at Headingley* 25-29 August

[duffer]

Mayank for Pujara is what will happen. And Ashwin for Shami should happen. Should have happened even in this test.

I'd be on board with both of these

 

[honestbharani]

Has anyone seen Easwaran bat? He's been in India A for ages. The issues of Agarwal, Shaw and Gill are known so how does this dude compare?

Team management is not convinced with him, I guess.

 

[The Sean]

Didn't England win the last game here after being bowled out for 67?

Not that I recall.

 

[honestbharani]

So 78 it is. As I said, Root to double it.

 

[Shri]

hope our bowlers have some fun

 

[Spark]

So yeah, not a red letter batting performance.

 

[shashy]

Thankfully that shower of sh*t is over

 

[Flem274*]

hope our bowlers have some fun

same

hope no side cracks 200 all game

 

[Arachnodouche]

Hurling here. That jackass Kohli.

 

[GIMH]

Any good gifs of Kohli today guys?

 

[Lillian Thomson]

The first hour can always happen and the middle order has to dig in. It was the fourth wicket on the stroke of lunch that was the killer with such a weak batting line up.

 

[honestbharani]

I just dont think this side has it in them to stay focussed. I won't even say its hubris coz they have not even achieved that much yet. Just a tendency to take it easy and it has always bit us in the ass, and yet we keep doing it.

If you wanna play 4 fast bowlers, bowl first. If you wanna bat first, pick the damn best spinner in the world. This captaincy is basically the equivalent of the lame poke our batsmen have been specializing in, this series, esp. 3-5. A defensive stroke that has 75% risk of getting you out and 0% chance of getting you any actual runs.

 

[Shri]

Any good gifs of Kohli today guys?

nice shot after pant got out of his face but not much other than that

 

[honestbharani]

The first hour can always happen and the middle order has to dig in. It was the fourth wicket on the stroke of lunch that was the killer with such a weak batting line up.

And that is a fault of the selection too. They drop players when they are good and back them when they are shite, for some reason.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Well on the upside, at least the four seamers get to bowl on a reasonably fresh wicket.

 

[honestbharani]

I suppose the good news is that after the ass kicking that this game will be, they will be lot more focused and better in the next two. Very real chance that England let the hubris get to them too, maybe even in this very test.

 

[BoyBrumby]

i guess im supporting the english scum today.

This is what's been missing, clearly.

Mind you, we won from 67ao two years back, so I think we should hold off on the reach-arounds until we bat.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Any good gifs of Kohli today guys?

 

[Arachnodouche]

I suppose the good news is that after the ass kicking that this game will be, they will be lot more focused and better in the next two. Very real chance that England let the hubris get to them too, maybe even in this very test.

Not happening. Now to see a Burns 100 and the dawning of the Haseeb Hameed era.

 

[Manee]

I suppose the good news is that after the ass kicking that this game will be, they will be lot more focused and better in the next two. Very real chance that England let the hubris get to them too, maybe even in this very test.

This is 3-1, with three massive defeats like 2014. It is impressive that the ATG SHITNESS of the batting counteracts the decent bowling line-up.