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

[RightArmMystery]

Jaiswal's record significantly better against round the wicket vs over too.

 

[Daemon]

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.

This is just picking blindly based on roles imo. Thakur is really bad right now. Anything he offers with the bat is purely a gamble. His bowling is junk.

3 quicks + sundar and jadeja would’ve been fine. get an extra batsman in. otherwise pick ****ing kuldeep he can hold a bat too.

 

[RightArmMystery]

Not sure 80mph half trackers are the way to go Woakesy

 

[Molehill]

Doesn't look the worst toss to lose, suspect it will get easier if India see out the first hour.

 

[wpdavid]

Doesn't look the worst toss to lose, suspect it will get easier if India see out the first hour.

I wonder what Gill would have done if India had won the toss.

I think Woakes needs one of these 'almosts' with the new ball to be successful.

 

[Daemon]

Ooh that swerved back in pretty sharply. Rahul’s done well.

 

[kevinw]

Barring an astonishing performance, I can't help but think Woakes is done at the end of this series.

 

[silentstriker]

Really insane how many coin tosses India have lost recently.

 

[cnerd123]

Why is Kuldeep even in the touring squad if they saw no role for a full time spinner? It's been hot and pitches are dry and flat. If he doesn't play now then don't waste his time carrying him around. Utter nonsense. Should have picked Axar instead.

 

[cnerd123]

No crap from me in this test

let battle commence

Coward

 

[Johan]

wtf India is going to make 700+

 

[Molehill]

Really insane how many coin tosses India have lost recently.

Although, the toss has not proved that beneficial in this series - and Stokes flat out got it wrong at Edgbaston.

 

[CricAddict]

wtf India is going to make 700+

And you arrive at this conclusion from a current score of 25?

 

[RightArmMystery]

Dawson to come on and take 5 before lunch

 

[Johan]

And you arrive at this conclusion from a current score of 25?

dead pitch, extremely strong batting, Bad dukes, Woakes bowling like a corpse etc

 

[CricAddict]

That was such an awesome take from Jamie Smith. It's 4 byes for any other keeper.

 

[CricAddict]

Why is Kuldeep even in the touring squad if they saw no role for a full time spinner? It's been hot and pitches are dry and flat. If he doesn't play now then don't waste his time carrying him around. Utter nonsense. Should have picked Axar instead.

I agree. Could have taken Axar instead of Kuldeep this series.

 

[cnerd123]

wtf India is going to make 700+

Coward

 

[Daemon]

Hardik should be forced to play tests with a strict cap of 10 overs per innings or something. Would solve so many balance issues.

 

[honestbharani]

Although, the toss has not proved that beneficial in this series - and Stokes flat out got it wrong at Edgbaston.

I mean, I think he got it wrong at Headingley too, we just gifted the match to England with bad fielding and bad lower order batting.