Yea he was so good this Test till that one. It stayed a bit low and he was deep in his crease. Both Prasidh and Jamie are tall men.Shocking decision
Oh OK, discussing this is more fun that watching the last rites.Yeah the attack is a worry. Woakes probably a bit unlucky with his first innings figures. I like Carse but don’t think you can have him and Tongue in the team at the same time. Atkinson a big miss. Archer and Wood make a difference sure, but it’s basically a bonus if you have either of them
If England had survived the test with a couple of wickets in hand the criticism over the declaration would of been calling for blood.I think he's done fine. That plan with there Prasidh worked perfectly.
All analysis is done in hindsight. Game is not over yet.If England had survived the test with a couple of wickets in hand the criticism over the declaration would of been calling for blood.
Then again if my auntie had balls...
For a while it looked as though England could have skittled India out for less than 300, then it's a completely different game, the bowlers have to take the lion's share of the blame for this, because once the oppo score nearly 600, it's almost impossible to win from there. Bowling first worked out well at Headingley, even when India finished Day 1 on 359-3Do you think it makes a difference here? India have batted and bowled much better than England
India still need 3 wickets...If England had survived the test with a couple of wickets in hand the criticism over the declaration would of been calling for blood.
Then again if my auntie had balls...
#attributesThat was a fantastic slower ball from Prasidh. Real loop and dip.
I'm looking forward to the chat here if it does somehow end a draw.India still need 3 wickets...
Does Atkinson walk straight back into the team? A short turnaround, and a rather chastening amount of time spent in the field, so they might ring the changes, but at least Archer has had one FC game since his injury, Atkinson hasn't played at all since Zimbabwe. Woakes has looked quite innocuous this series, and his batting, which has probably been the one factor that's nudged him into selection contention at times, has gone downhill (Atkinson is a better batter these days, Carse and Archer can both hold a bat too), so I'd probably drop him for Archer...though we do have to be very careful with his workload of course!Archer seems nailed on. Looking at the forecast there will be no overhead assistance. No idea who I’d pick tbh.