4th Test (Old Trafford, Manchester) - 23rd to 27th of July

[honestbharani]

lmao can we just pick a normal ****ing side for once

For good or bad, it seems like Triple G are set on this as our combo for these matches - 4 seamers and 2 spinners which includes 3 allrounders. And 5 batsmen that includes the keeper. Just gotta hope it works this time like it did at Edgbaston. I was happy at the fight we showed that game but this time, we need to bat far better, longer and ensure at least a 350+ score.

 

[Molehill]

Well I know that Nasser basically called heads all the time too back when he was captain.

Guessing the result of the toss wasn't the problem for Nasser, deciding what to then do with it was....

 

[centurymaker]

I heard it was Graeme Smith that did this rather than Ponting.

Ponting admitted in an interview that he was pretty good at it.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Like to know what Thakur's done to merit a recall after his showing in the first game.

 

[honestbharani]

Like to know what Thakur's done to merit a recall after his showing in the first game.

Not getting injured, I guess.

 

[Howe_zat]

Is Reddy injured?

I don't think I'd have Thakur over him in either discipline today.

 

[honestbharani]

India have lost 14 international tosses in a row ... that is incredible.
India vs England, India in England, 4th Test

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/india-in-england-2025-1445348/england-vs-india-4th-test-1448352/live-cricket-score

 

[Thala_0710]

Is Reddy injured?

I don't think I'd have Thakur over him in either discipline today.

Yes he's injured

 

[chris.hinton]

No crap from me in this test

let battle commence

 

[Howe_zat]

I don't think the toss matters much but it's good to challenge the conventional wisdom of 'bat first whenever there's a question'. I think that feeling is embedded over a long period of thinking of what a pitch is 'supposed' to do rather than what it actually does in this century.

 

[honestbharani]

Is Reddy injured?

I don't think I'd have Thakur over him in either discipline today.

Yes he is. And out of the series.

 

[honestbharani]

I don't think the toss matters much but it's good to challenge the conventional wisdom of 'bat first whenever there's a question'. I think that feeling is embedded over a long period of thinking of what a pitch is 'supposed' to do rather than what it actually does in this century.

I always thought it was a more of an insurance against having to bat last as pitches can be pretty unpredictable by days 4 and 5.

 

[Johan]

great bowling.

 

[MasterBlaster24]

Lol Of all people, they brought back Lord Thakur? Bold move!

 

[Molehill]

So two edges and neither carry, is that just the lack of pace from Woakes?

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

That over yet another moral triumph for Woakes.

 

[Johan]

So two edges and neither carry, is that just the lack of pace from Woakes?

slips need to get closer.

 

[Uppercut]

Why does Archer start over the wicket to the left-hander, the angle makes no sense.

 

[mackembhoy]

Like to know what Thakur's done to merit a recall after his showing in the first game.

Reddy getting injured. You couldn't go with 3 seamers and you don't want a long tail starting at 8.

Although Thakur didn't look like he knew what his bat was for.

 

[wpdavid]

Why does Archer start over the wicket to the left-hander, the angle makes no sense.

It's not that unusual. And he did get Jaiswal in both innings at Lord's, iirc from that line of attack..