The Cricket Thread 2016

[paul_e]

Was a tough afternoon today, having to change the ball was a blow as well.  From what I saw I think the line Jimmy was trying to bowl was good but I'm not convinced by the length.  Aiming a middle and leg on a good length just feels wrong to me, aim at their heels or their armpit if you want to bowl that line, something that takes them out of their comfort zone.

[Ads]

Our spinners just aren't disciplined enough to maintain any real pressure. I'm confident in English conditions we'd give them a doings, as I genuinely don't think there is a fag paper between the two sides.

[UK Redsox]

I thought that they'd called up another spinner to replace Ansari ?

Why go into a Test in India with four seamers ?

[paul_e]

Our spinners just aren't disciplined enough to maintain any real pressure. I'm confident in English conditions we'd give them a doings, as I genuinely don't think there is a fag paper between the two sides.

I thought Moeen bowled well in the main, they scored off him but not many were risk free, whereas Rashid seemed to gift them a 4 most overs which is where you just can't build pressure.  Part of it was that they were going after him but he's experienced enough that he shouldn't panic like he did at times today.

[PaulWinch again]

This match is going away from us fast.

[Villan For Life]

This match is going away from us fast.

I think the deficit at stumps with Kohli still at the crease on a wearing pitch means that the test is now beyond us.

[PaulWinch again]

It's not been that great to be honest. Jennings and Buttler aside we have didn't really perform as well as we should have. From our start we should have got 500. Then the bowling balance just doesn't look right for this pitch.

[UK Redsox]

Glad that Chef made full use of those four seamers today

[paul_e]

Glad that Chef made full use of those four seamers today

Woakes looked shattered from all the effort by the end.

[Villan For Life]

Glad that Chef made full use of those four seamers today

Woakes looked shattered from all the effort by the end.

I think he must have succumbed to Delhi Belly. He didn't bowl from tea on day two until after tea on day three, he was out in the field but I don't understand why Cook didn't bowl him.

[Villan For Life]

That's Jennings back down to earth with a bump then!

[PaulWinch again]

We've bowled poorly in this game, but our failure in this series is mainly down to poor batting.

[UK Redsox]

The decision by Oxenford to give Bairstow out caught was one of the worst I've ever seen. He missed the ball by a good six inches. That's why DRS is such a good idea.

However, his decision to give Stokes out was excellent

[four fornicholl]

We've bowled poorly in this game, but our failure in this series is mainly down to poor batting.

And India having better players almost right through the order.

[PaulWinch again]

In these conditions they do.

As an aside I've decided a quite like Kohli. He's a spikey character, but you can see from the crowds at this Test he's brought back an interest in Test cricket in India. That is vital for the game and its future.