The International Cricket Thread

[Whiney MacWhineface]

Don't care what DRS says. That Crawley wicket is bullshit

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/feb/05/cricket-hawk-eye-england-india-stokes-crawley

Stokes saying the same now. I still don't think that pitched in line at all

It was slightly unreal. I sat back, relieved, when the replays were shown. It was easily outside leg and the going on to miss leg.

Not having a class all-rounder is biting us (Root was doing his best). Stokes is a good captain and gives fighting spirit, but that's all he's bringing to the side at the moment. No bowling an his batting is awful, especially by his  standards.

[PaulWinch again]

His batting’s awful? He got 70 in the first innings of the last Test, which was absolutely crucial in contributing to a historic win.

[PaulWinch again]

Leach out of the series - poor bloke, his luck with injuries and illness is bloody terrible.

[dcdavecollett]

Kohli's out for the series as well.

[PaulWinch again]

Yeah hope his personal situation is ok.

[dcdavecollett]

Yeah, they've kept a tight lid on this, so it could be him or a member of his family. No hint as to what the cause of the absence might be.

[UK Redsox]

KL Rahul still out as well.

[PaulWinch again]

Visa issue for Rehan now. This is pretty poor.

[Villan For Life]

Visa issue for Rehan now. This is pretty poor.

And that’s not a coincidence, oh no. Just after Leach gets ruled out the machinery of Indian politics throws this spanner in our spinning works.

[Bully2345]

From what I've read, this one is squarely on England. Rehan had a single trip Visa leftover from the World Cup when he was a standby and then they've left the country and gone to UAE between tests.

I think I read it on Guardian

[Villan For Life]

From what I've read, this one is squarely on England. Rehan had a single trip Visa leftover from the World Cup when he was a standby and then they've left the country and gone to UAE between tests.

I think I read it on Guardian

At least he’s in India, although that’s no guarantee that he will be able to play in the third test.

[PaulWinch again]

Jadeja being available is massive for them.

[PGW]

2 x seamers Wood 7 Anderson
Wood in for Bashir, that's only change

[PaulWinch again]

Rohit and Jadeja taking control here. Looks a good batting pitch just got to keep plugging away.

[PaulWinch again]

Two reviews not taken that would have had Rohit and Jadeja - ouch. Our reviewing has been crap this series.