3rd Test (Lord’s) - 10 July to 14 July

[honestbharani]

As long as he can field at gully, he can replace NKR. But I do think NKR deserves more rope, mainly because I definitely see his swing bowling being useful to us in this series, going forward.

 

[Daemon]

Pant dropped a catch off him otherwise he would’ve have had the 3rd best figures of any bowler in the game (which is not saying much)

 

[Silver Silva]

Subcontinent sides are notoriously woeful at developing seamer all rounders , sometimes patience is needed , they don't need to be Imran Khan or Kapil Dev those are once in a lifetime players , they just need to do a solid job ..

Having that 4th seamer option that allows you to rotate 3 seamer workload is invaluable in SENA

 

[Bahseph]

What are England expecting from Archer?

 

[CricAddict]

What are England expecting from Archer?

Wickets.

 

[Johan]

What are England expecting from Archer?

Gill, Yashasvi and Pant.

 

[Bahseph]

Sorry for the vague comment. I mean has he been playing any FC cricket? My concern is if he can make it through a game, but Stokes bowling does help that.

 

[Johan]

He played one FC game in last 5 years, the management is mostly banking on his natural talent and a spicy Lord's pitch.

 

[Xix2565]

Subcontinent sides are notoriously woeful at developing seamer all rounders , sometimes patience is needed , they don't need to be Imran Khan or Kapil Dev those are once in a lifetime players , they just need to do a solid job ..

Having that 4th seamer option that allows you to rotate 3 seamer workload is invaluable in SENA

I mean Reddy kind of has to show that first, no? As it stands he has no real evidence he can step up as a bowling option, and Gill clearly doesn't trust him enough to throw the ball yet.

 

[govinda indian fan]

Has england announced its xi

 

[govinda indian fan]

I mean Reddy kind of has to show that first, no? As it stands he has no real evidence he can step up as a bowling option, and Gill clearly doesn't trust him enough to throw the ball yet.

England suits reddy with his dibly dobly seamers then aus

 

[govinda indian fan]

@Silver Silva india tour sri lanka for 3 odis and 3 t20is in August. Would have been great if they included one non wtc test match

 

[Silver Silva]

@Silver Silva india tour sri lanka for 3 odis and 3 t20is in August. Would have been great if they included one non wtc test match

Of course always great to play Test cricket

 

[Johan]

England suits reddy with his dibly dobly seamers then aus

Not really true anymore now is it? definitely in 2015, but I'm not so sure now, maybe if he gets the new ball, but he won't.

 

[Silver Silva]

I mean Reddy kind of has to show that first, no? As it stands he has no real evidence he can step up as a bowling option, and Gill clearly doesn't trust him enough to throw the ball yet.

Needs an opportunity to show , in the past India didn't manage the likes of Hardik Pandya and Irfan Pathan for Test Cricket

 

[centurymaker]

https://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/134954/why-indias-seam-performance-at-edgbaston-was-no-surprise

Across that Australian series, Bumrah induced more false shots than any other bowler from either side in absolute numbers (259) or percentage (28.4%), a testament to his wicket-taking prowess. However Mohammed Siraj and Harshit Rana were not far behind, inducing false shots at rates of 24.0% and 24.2% respectively, both surpassing Pat Cummins' 23.2%, who led the home team attack with 25 scalps.

Interestingly, Akash Deep topped India's false shot charts with 28.8% in the two matches he featured in. Despite this, he only managed five wickets at an expensive average of 54.

 

[centurymaker]

This highlights how traditional metrics can misrepresent a bowler's true effort. Consider Akash's intriguing battle with Steven Smith at the Gabba, where he consistently beat the bat with little reward. He induced 13 false shots from Smith in that innings - the second most by a bowler against Smith in a Test innings Down Under - yet couldn't dismiss him.

Akash Deep replicated this tally in the next Test at the MCG, finally snaring Smith's prized wicket off the 13th false shot he induced. While Bumrah claimed a wicket every 8.9 false shots, Akash Deep's figure stood at 33.7 false shots per wicket, underscoring the role of luck despite the persistent pressure he created.

 

[centurymaker]

 

[the big bambino]

When you get pitches we've been providing for tests for the last few years its little wonder there are so many false shots.

 

[RightArmMystery]

1 change for England. Jofra in for Tongue. Surprised to not see Atkinson in for Carse too. Bashir continues to steal a Test spot.