Bess was a bit rubbish in the second innings, but it's still a massive call to drop him. How long is it since Mooen bowled in a red ball match, never mind bowling well?
Just when Bowyer has started picking a more settled side, Chris Bowyerwood has now taken over the rotation mantle...
Who they play out of Stone or Woakes will be interesting.
Wonder if Buttler not being there played a bit of a part in Moeen coming back in - yes Bess had a rotten second innings but might we also want to bat deeper?
fairly certain stones is there as a backup to archer, and woakes as backup for broad/anderson. if he plays that's 2 very similar bowlers in the attack.
So looks like Broad in for Anderson and one of Stone/Woakes to replace Jof.
Moeen for Bess is the right call.
Is it ? When did Moeen last bowl or bat well in a test ?
In his antepenultimate Test, he bowled England to a big win (by 232 runs) in the West Indies (4-36 and 3-99). The last Test he played in India, he scored 146 and 40. He's taken more Test wickets in India than any other spinner still playing Test cricket for England. He's scored more Test runs in India than any other player still playing cricket for England, other than Ben Stokes and Joe Root.
So looks like Broad in for Anderson and one of Stone/Woakes to replace Jof.
Moeen for Bess is the right call.
Is it ? When did Moeen last bowl or bat well in a test ?
In his antepenultimate Test, he bowled England to a big win (by 232 runs) in the West Indies (4-36 and 3-99). The last Test he played in India, he scored 146 and 40. He's taken more Test wickets in India than any other spinner still playing Test cricket for England. He's scored more Test runs in India than any other player still playing cricket for England, other than Ben Stokes.
So looks like Broad in for Anderson and one of Stone/Woakes to replace Jof.
Moeen for Bess is the right call.
Is it ? When did Moeen last bowl or bat well in a test ?
In his antepenultimate Test, he bowled England to a big win (by 232 runs) in the West Indies (4-36 and 3-99). The last Test he played in India, he scored 146 and 40. He's taken more Test wickets in India than any other spinner still playing Test cricket for England. He's scored more Test runs in India than any other player still playing cricket for England, other than Ben Stokes.
So looks like Broad in for Anderson and one of Stone/Woakes to replace Jof.
Moeen for Bess is the right call.
Is it ? When did Moeen last bowl or bat well in a test ?
In his antepenultimate Test, he bowled England to a big win (by 232 runs) in the West Indies (4-36 and 3-99). The last Test he played in India, he scored 146 and 40. He's taken more Test wickets in India than any other spinner still playing Test cricket for England. He's scored more Test runs in India than any other player still playing cricket for England, other than Ben Stokes and Joe Root.
That century in Chennai in 2016 though was the last one he's scored for England. Indeed he's only scored 2 50s in the whole of 2018 and 2019 when he was dropped/rested
So looks like Broad in for Anderson and one of Stone/Woakes to replace Jof.
Moeen for Bess is the right call.
Is it ? When did Moeen last bowl or bat well in a test ?
In his antepenultimate Test, he bowled England to a big win (by 232 runs) in the West Indies (4-36 and 3-99). The last Test he played in India, he scored 146 and 40. He's taken more Test wickets in India than any other spinner still playing Test cricket for England. He's scored more Test runs in India than any other player still playing cricket for England, other than Ben Stokes and Joe Root.
So looks like Broad in for Anderson and one of Stone/Woakes to replace Jof.
Moeen for Bess is the right call.
Is it ? When did Moeen last bowl or bat well in a test ?
In his antepenultimate Test, he bowled England to a big win (by 232 runs) in the West Indies (4-36 and 3-99). The last Test he played in India, he scored 146 and 40. He's taken more Test wickets in India than any other spinner still playing Test cricket for England. He's scored more Test runs in India than any other player still playing cricket for England, other than Ben Stokes and Joe Root.
Exactly - 2 years ago.
He can hardly be blamed for not scoring many runs or taking many wickets in games in which he hadn't played though.
Excellent first session with some great batting from Rohit Sharma; Leach and Stone the pick of the Bowlers and Ali with the ball of the session leaving Kohli in shock after being bowled for 0.
Only Kohli would have the audacity or arrogance to stand there, having played an expansive drive without scoring and left a gap between bat and pad the size of the Mersey Tunnel, and demand that the dismissal is checked!
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Just when Bowyer has started picking a more settled side, Chris Bowyerwood has now taken over the rotation mantle...
Wonder if Buttler not being there played a bit of a part in Moeen coming back in - yes Bess had a rotten second innings but might we also want to bat deeper?
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looked big sliding down the leg side off Leach and was missing by some way
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This could be all over in 3 days
Rohit Sharma with 75 not out and being so positive and looking assured.
Two or three more wickets in the afternoon session would be lovely.
Batting last on this pitch will be a challenge.
100 partnership for India.