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England v India Test Series

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  • dickplumb
    dickplumb Posts: 4,835
    England are going to have to make a decision on Cook soon. His batting is all over the place.It is painful to watch him struggling so badly. I think removing him from the captaincy and letting him find his form with Essex might be the right thing to do. I can't see it happening but how long do you let him struggle before doing something about it?
  • Southendaddick
    Southendaddick Posts: 5,314
    Alastair Cook has been totally sussed out for what he is - a very average cricketer who has a flaw in and around his off stump which he has never and will never correct.

    We dropped Robin Smith all those years ago despite his record and we should do the same with Cook.

  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,008
    Southendaddick said:

    Alastair Cook has been totally sussed out for what he is - a very average cricketer who has a flaw in and around his off stump which he has never and will never correct.

    We dropped Robin Smith all those years ago despite his record and we should do the same with Cook.

    I don't disagree & always thought he looked dodgy in and around off stump. What I don't understand, is how he came back from that to be the most prolific run scorer in Test's, for a couple of years.
    I think he's up there with England's all time run scorers in Tests !
  • Fumbluff
    Fumbluff Posts: 10,126
    So i was offered a ticket to this thing, full hospitality at Lords on Friday 18th by a supplier, but i turned it down as cricket is shit right?
  • Ormiston_Addick
    Ormiston_Addick Posts: 8,810
    Southendaddick said:

    Alastair Cook has been totally sussed out for what he is - a very average cricketer who has a flaw in and around his off stump which he has never and will never correct.

    We dropped Robin Smith all those years ago despite his record and we should do the same with Cook.

    Way OTT.

    Cook has TWENTY FIVE TEST CENTURIES IN 104 Tests at an average of 46.9 - that is more than any other Englishman has scored in Test history - so how can he even remotely be considered a "very average cricketer" with those stats and record over eight years of Test cricket is beyond me.

    Sure he is having technical issues - and I don't think he should be skipper - but if he is an average player then Fuck knows what that makes the rest of them.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,008
    96-1

    Robson just dropped at leg slip - difficult chance.
  • Ormiston_Addick
    Ormiston_Addick Posts: 8,810
    Interesting point: Should we prep five pitches like this for The Ashes next year to nullify Johnson and Harris?
  • CHG
    CHG Posts: 4,529
    I think it is inevitable, the grounds want play to last 5 days.
  • Ormiston_Addick
    Ormiston_Addick Posts: 8,810
    CHG said:

    I think it is inevitable, the grounds want play to last 5 days.

    True, but it might also help to take the danger of Johnson - the difference in the Ashes - out of the equation.
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,336
    It's not good when the game looks dead when less than half of the game has taken place. England could always surprise though - 189 all out anyone?

    It's pretty negative going into an Ashes series with 5 'draw' pitches and hoping we win a toss that might swing one game. Australia aren't unbeatable.
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  • Ormiston_Addick
    Ormiston_Addick Posts: 8,810
    thai malaysia addick said:

    It's not good when the game looks dead when less than half of the game has taken place. England could always surprise though - 189 all out anyone?

    It's pretty negative going into an Ashes series with 5 'draw' pitches and hoping we win a toss that might swing one game. Australia aren't unbeatable.

    On bouncy pitches Johnson would be too much for our batsmen, we have to do what the Aussies would hate most and that is low and slow decks.

    Just a shame we don't have a spinner any more....
  • cantersaddick
    cantersaddick Posts: 16,922
    Ormiston Addick said:

    Interesting point: Should we prep five pitches like this for The Ashes next year to nullify Johnson and Harris?

    Not of we dont have a front line spinner!
  • Ormiston_Addick
    Ormiston_Addick Posts: 8,810
    cantersaddick said:

    Ormiston Addick said:

    Interesting point: Should we prep five pitches like this for The Ashes next year to nullify Johnson and Harris?

    Not of we dont have a front line spinner!
    Yes, I know, but we might turn them over with reverse swing and attritional cricket.

    We have got to stop Johnson bouncing us out again.
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,336
    Looks as though we are trying to make the game more likely to have a result - 154 for 3
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,336
    202 for 6 - the wicket's obviously turned nasty
  • Super_horns
    Super_horns Posts: 1,299
    edited July 2014
    thai malaysia addick said:

    202 for 6 - the wicket's obviously turned nasty

    Suits India's bowlers more than ours?

    Prior very unlucky to be given out..
  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,902
    thai malaysia addick said:

    It's not good when the game looks dead when less than half of the game has taken place. England could always surprise though - 189 all out anyone?


    well you are not going to be be far off !



  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,849
    Hmm, I'm at the game tomorrow, would be nice to see jimmy get a 50!
  • Ormiston_Addick
    Ormiston_Addick Posts: 8,810
    England. Fucking hell.
  • HandG
    HandG Posts: 2,134
    That last wicket partnership for them suddenly looks even better......
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  • Super_horns
    Super_horns Posts: 1,299
    Anderson and Broad showing the rest how it can be done...
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    India really are stupid numpties by refusing DRS - cant believe the arrogance .

    BTW, anyone see Trent Boults catch on the boundary for NZ v WI - probably the best boundary catch i have ever seen - absolutely amazing.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw4LyJ9tnGY
  • Redhenry
    Redhenry Posts: 5,359
    Tekkers!
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,655
    Well done Root and Andersen. This England team is average at best but at least there's some fight in the team. Some of our 'recognised' batsmen should be embarrassed by their dismissals though.
  • kielyskickingboots
    kielyskickingboots Posts: 564
    Cook should declare - have 20 minutes at the demoralised openers before lunch and let lndia know they couldn't bowl them out. Michael Clarke has done that brilliantly before and won a 'dead' Test match, just like this one. Had the oppo 40 for 5 or something like that in the 2nd dig. Never recovered.
  • red_murph
    red_murph Posts: 2,460
    Great to see our tail wagging. Superb from Root and Anderson. Awful from Dhoni.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,008
    edited July 2014
    485-9 at lunch
    England lead by 28
    Root 143 no
    Anderson 81 no

    World record 10th wicket partnership
    Anderson's best Test score
  • Redhenry
    Redhenry Posts: 5,359
    Great viewing! The tail wags for a change.
  • SantaClaus
    SantaClaus Posts: 7,655
    England should take Cook out of the firing line and let Jimmy open the second innings.
  • PeanutsMolloy
    PeanutsMolloy Posts: 6,711
    Make Root Captain.

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