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

[Calm_profit]

How is Bashirs finger? can he able to bowl?

 

[honestbharani]

Low key important for Jadeja here. He's been pretty bad with the ball for a year now, but this wicket should really suit him to the ground. Needs to finish the job for his team to dissuade the cooked allegations

I dont think he has lost too much with the ball but yeah, the bad balls happen once every 2 overs these days than once in 5 overs like it used to be. He is batting at his best though. He looks a genuine #6 or even 5 these days.

 

[Ju7]

Woakes hasn't batted well for about 3 years. carse should be coming in ahead of him now

I'd still stick with this order.

 

[slowfinger]

He’d also solve our top order issues!

he could do Crawley's and Bashir's roles better than either of them and free up a space for someone i.e. Bethell

man he was underutilised under Root

 

[kevinw]

How is Bashirs finger? can he able to bowl?

I think we'd ask your last question even if his finger was fine.

 

[Ju7]

How is Bashirs finger? can he able to bowl?

I don't think spinning the ball will be an issue ....

 

[cnerd123]

I doubt Washy is going to get one to straighten from around the wicket to Stokes. Might be better off bowling over the wicket and trying to turn one past him that way

 

[slowfinger]

Low key important for Jadeja here. He's been pretty bad with the ball for a year now, but this wicket should really suit him to the ground. Needs to finish the job for his team to dissuade the cooked allegations

I mean Sundar is showing him up here. Keeping his place in the team as a batsman if anything

 

[Spark]

I dont think he has lost too much with the ball but yeah, the bad balls happen once every 2 overs these days than once in 5 overs like it used to be. He is batting at his best though. He looks a genuine #6 or even 5 these days.

I thought he was genuinely terrible in Aus tbh and a large part of why India fell away so badly in that series

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Fast spin and bounce. Y'know, Bashir sucks and all but the sun shines even on a dog's ass once in a while. He might be a handful here.

 

[SkyBlue]

Reddy and Washy close to cementing their places in the test team

Gambhir loves dem bits and pieces cricketers

 

[Spark]

Fast spin and bounce. Y'know, Bashir sucks and all but the sun shines even on a dog's ass once in a while. He might be a handful here.

Washington is so much more accurate though

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

He did bat at 3 didn't he on occasions?

Often batted at 3 for Worcestershire, put his hand up to bat there in the last Ashes when Pope got injured and it ended up working out pretty well

 

[SkyBlue]

Fast spin and bounce. Y'know, Bashir sucks and all but the sun shines even on a dog's ass once in a while. He might be a handful here.

Even Root can be a handful in these conditions

 

[Calm_profit]

Even Root can be a handful in these conditions

Root was handful in Hyderabad test victory last year

 

[Ju7]

I dont think he has lost too much with the ball but yeah, the bad balls happen once every 2 overs these days than once in 5 overs like it used to be. He is batting at his best though. He looks a genuine #6 or even 5 these days.

6 would be the highest place for me.

 

[Xix2565]

Haha.. will be interesting to see if the usual suspects say something else about GG if we end up winning this game.

This Test doesn't change the fact that Gambhir selects teams to draw and not win. A natural sanghi coward that should be booted out regardless of the results here.

 

[Spark]

This Test doesn't change the fact that Gambhir selects teams to draw and not win. A natural sanghi coward that should be booted out regardless of the results here.

Oldheads will get this reference but this is getting to benchmark levels of #neverwrong

 

[Ju7]

Often batted at 3 for Worcestershire, put his hand up to bat there in the last Ashes when Pope got injured and it ended up working out pretty well

He was always willing to do what was needed for the team at any given point.

 

[centurymaker]

Low key important for Jadeja here. He's been pretty bad with the ball for a year now, but this wicket should really suit him to the ground. Needs to finish the job for his team to dissuade the cooked allegations

He's missing his lines every here and there. Nowhere as accurate as he used to be.
He's been the biggest disappointment with the ball.