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

[SkyBlue]

Reckon Washy will have a role to play with the bat too

Don't see us chasing this easily

 

[kevinw]

can we just please acknowledge that we have no spinners in our first class system?

bashir's not good enough

he's being hung out to dry

We have Leach, Dawson, Carson, two Ahmed's, Patterson-White, Kellaway, Hartley and more, who are probably all better than Bashir.

 

[Spark]

India were excellent with the ball.
England lacked application. Some of the dismissals are comedy worthy.

I think it's more that England are really, really ill suited to a deck like this, where it's low and slow and inconsistent and taking turn, so they can't just freely hit through the line of the ball and have to just grind out runs square of the wicket. Just nullifies their strengths as a batting unit as we saw in Pakistan. No accident that the only two players to spend any time at the crease today are the two who have some record of doing that.

 

[chris.hinton]

The Pain Archer is going to give is wonderful

 

[slowfinger]

i really do not enjoy ian ward's defiant commentary by the way - he always tries to skew the situation to make it look like England are doing well

 

[cnerd123]

Does India need both Sundar and Jadeja in the same test XI? I reckon an extra specialist bat could be deployed for one of them.

Jadeja is a specialist batter at this point.

 

[Ju7]

The thing is they don't have many runs to play with.

He might get the 1 or 2 quick wickets but might go for plenty thus making it easier for India to consolidate.

His spell now is pivotal

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

i really do not enjoy ian ward's defiant commentary by the way - he always tries to skew the situation to make it look like England are doing well

You have to keep the casuals among the home audience hooked.

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Bazball strikes again!

 

[chris.hinton]

THERE WE GO

INDIA ARE ALREADY BOTTLING IT LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

 

[Ju7]

I think it's more that England are really, really ill suited to a deck like this, where it's low and slow and inconsistent and taking turn, so they can't just freely hit through the line of the ball and have to just grind out runs square of the wicket. Just nullifies their strengths as a batting unit as we saw in Pakistan. No accident that the only two players to spend any time at the crease today are the two who have some record of doing that.

I don't disagree but as Test players they should be able to adapt to various conditions and pitches.The majority of the pitches around the world are slow and have been for a while and some English players have got scores.

 

[SkyBlue]

Stupid. Stupid. Stupid

 

[OverratedSanity]

Jesus Christ Jaiswal what was that

 

[Johan]

Needed that.

 

[GIMH]

 

[cnerd123]

We are ****ed

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Worst ball of the match meets worst shot of the match. Watch Nair's stumps get shook now.

 

[Johan]

Jesus Christ Jaiswal what was that

Paying tribute to his English peer Harry Brook.

 

[OverratedSanity]

We are ****ed

120 allout imo

 

[chris.hinton]

I hear Gill wants to bat down the order