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***India v England 4th Test***
***India v England 4th Test***
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Batting really is under the microscope.
I am sure it cannot be easy but these guys are highly paid professionals and have the best resources and money in the game. England could afford to send the batting unit to India for a week to face India’s up and coming spin bowlers. You have to put questions to the batting coach. What I could see was they could not pick length. Simple as that. |
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I like the cut of young Lawrence jib. I think he will make a good number 3. Pope will be ok on grass pitch.
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Yep, Lawrence certainly a small bright spot,
Foakes despite often looking quite decent ends the series with only one contribution of note which despite his excellent glove work leaves Jos very much looking the long term keeping option especially with Bairstow having a mare in this series. |
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28 more runs to make india bat again
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fairly predictable 4th inns effort with the wheels nowhere to be seen,
suspect 4-0 was the most likely series result so we can take some positives at least  to be fair if India prepare pitches that take the draw out of the equation they are going to have a helluva of a win ratio no matter who they play. |
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the question is..how many of the England team would make the Bangla team?
i wouldn't let the fkers back in |
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Well walofs that was!
Just finished a SIX month ban for absolutely nothing..... again I'm keeping well clear of the grasses on politics from now on, too many limp wrist lefties on that forum |
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you're ressurected dude
can't say anything these days that runs contrary to the opinion of aforesaid Kohli gonna be under massive scrutiny now in India after that pathetic showing by India ONLY winning by an inns and a meagre 25 runs! |
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I don't know what the batting coach is doing.....again
You have got to defend your stumps against a leftie on pitches like that If you nick off fair play but too many LB's and bowled from arm/straight balls |
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Juce!
Can’t say we’ve missed your weather reports in India but have missed your contributions. Welcome back! |
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Root coming out with the same BS platitudes..change the fking record
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Batting coach needshooting!
Tbf if was a pretty tough examination. It just struck me that the batsmen did not have a clue hot to defend their wicket and even less on how to score. In contrast this morning the 21 year old Sundar looked World Class when batting and had all the time 8n the World to score at will. England did not know how to get back and use the crease or how to get out of the crease to smother the spin. Good lessons learnt I feel that will hold them in good stead for the future.This is a good England side in the making on grass wickets make no mistake they can go to Aus and SA and win. The management and sek3ctirs need to have a good hard look at what THEY did wrong before looking at the players who I think are the best we hav3 although not necessarily in the right order p! Nil desperandum and oh let’s take a little time to marvel at India this winter. |
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Good lessons learnt I feel that will hold them in good stead for the future.
but this is the whole crux of the matter Wd..they don't learn any lessons they keep making the same mistakes over and over,desperately hoping for a different outcome they're good at talking the talk BS not so adept at walking the walk India are a v good side esp on home soil |
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Need to sort out an opening partnership and get Lawrence in at 3. We haven’t got a World Class spinner and that is not going to change but we do have good bowlers and 2 fast bowlers.
People are saying already wait until we get you back home on seaming wickets.....really against Bumrah, Shami, Bhuvie and now Siraj? |
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I'm much more optimistic about our batting lineup than I was the last time I posted
I think Crawley, Lawrence and Pope will do well for England over the next 5/10 years Expect this batting lineup to prosper in Aus |
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Hi Juce, hope yer well, welcome back...
People have been at war on politics forum with someone(cant remember just now)else they are convinced is you, right royally subjected and insulted. I tried telling them it was not you, but they would not have any of it....  |
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Very dispriting after the 1st test ... the technique has clearly been at fault against top class spin & a complete failure by some who were well regarded before the tour started
Should be an interesting Summer as they try to rehabilitate themselves but I already have my doubts & reservations about many of these for the Ashes tour in the winter to come ... |
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The batting is woeful as out of the 8 batting innings from the 4 tests only once did we bat well and that was down to Joe Roots innings,on the plus side Joe won 3 from 4 tosses
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yes welcome back jucel, ive also missed your posts
 , 6 months i got nearly 2 years for a racist comment, told them if i wasnt allowed back id do my losing with purple site, got back straight away .roache, to be honest the batting in general has been woeful for many years now, what would sir geoffrey have made of this debacle, no wonder they wanted him off the radio |
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Deserved all we got after the 2nd test changing of half the team, won the 1st test then literally ripped the side up
Get them back over here, they've had a great winter they'll tell thee |
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Beaten inside 2 and 3 days final 2 tests
 Utterly pathetic really when you think India weren't even that good |
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would this team playing bangladesh tomorrow done better
Legends: Kevin Pietersen, Owais Shah, Philip Mustard, Monty Panesar, Nick Crompton, Kabir Al,; Sajid Mahmood, James Tredwell, Chris Schofield, Jonathan Trott, Ryan Sidebottom, Usman Afzaal, Matthew Hoggard, James Tindall. |
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Hoggard vastly underrated in that team
Saj Mahmood never got a fair crack in my opinion, was made a scapegoat for the 5-0 loss in 2007 Sidebottom came in to late, would have been excellent if he'd been 5 years younger |
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I think someone got it right in saying Lawrence was a small positive. Yes, he did much better than the rest but the odd 50 isn't going to win you a test match.
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christ , didnt realise that india are due for 5 tests in england in the summer great
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