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

[OverratedSanity]

Think that's worth a review.

 

[RightArmMystery]

Umpires better give us the extra half hour here

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

nearly

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Gutless display by India this

 

[OverratedSanity]

India trying to be terrible enough to try and make a case that england winning this series isn't a big deal. Big brain stuff imo.

 

[halba]

Gutless display by India this

And bum is nowhere near his Aussie self. Can't last more than a match in good nick. He's made of glass which doesn't help the attack. You can't defend 600++

 

[silentstriker]

lol what the ****

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

India looks absolutely shot

They shouldn't have. A side with any degree of mental wherewithal should've taken the third Test in its stride and used the ten day layoff to collect itself for another go at a still very live series. Instead we've been presented with the worst performance of the last however many years. What exactly is the role of coach if he can't get the players right mentally?

 

[honestbharani]

I honestly think we took so much easy in the Ganguly BCCI President era and almost all of it is coming back to bite us now. The ****ing dickhead accelerated the process with his feud with Ravi Shastri too, without which at least the test side could have gone well for a couple of more years.

There is no real fast bowling or allrounder talent coming through and that is showing up our side. The only guys coming through all seem to be batsmen or wicket-keepers.

 

[silentstriker]

Maybe we should pick people based on actual domestic production. It’s a novel idea, I know.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I honestly think we took so much easy in the Ganguly BCCI President era and almost all of it is coming back to bite us now. The ****ing dickhead accelerated the process with his feud with Ravi Shastri too, without which at least the test side could have gone well for a couple of more years.

Bro stop with the Ganguly stuff smh

 

[halba]

India surely at Bang or Afg level in this test.

 

[SkyBlue]

Bring back Paddy Upton. Might as well make him head coach at this point given Gambhir is as much of a mental midget as this entire team.

Fire Gambhir and whoever is the fitness/conditioning coach on the spot

 

[Spark]

I honestly think we took so much easy in the Ganguly BCCI President era and almost all of it is coming back to bite us now. The ****ing dickhead accelerated the process with his feud with Ravi Shastri too, without which at least the test side could have gone well for a couple of more years.

I mean regardless of what backroom stuff has gone on structurally, that doesn't excuse a capitulation of this magnitude; this has been awe-inspiring in its insipidness ever since the second over of the England innings.

 

[RightArmMystery]

Looks like Jofra's gonna be a handful from this end, got the ball nipping around very nicely

 

[halba]

Also Chris woakes is atg level at home.

 

[honestbharani]

Bro stop with the Ganguly stuff smh

Not like I brought it up when it actually happened.

Right now our academy, A sides are all just as clueless as there is no real program governing them. Dravid was taking care of it all which was the reason we were so good there in the middle.

I guess the annoying thing is how much we squandered winning great series and matches during the time we were actually good. Coz this reality now is just shocking and I dunno how this side can turn anything around. Worst part is this might well kill test cricket.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Woakes has been bowling well without reward for a while so this is well deserved. Hope he gets a 5fer.

 

[andruid]

Never figured that batsmen from the land of Narendra Modi would succumb to the Woakes agenda!

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

RIS went into hiding after this woakes performance