5th Test (The Oval) - 31st July to 4th August

[silentstriker]

Interestingly the betting sites are coming back close to even game at lunch. This is gonna be a great finish.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Indian fans rest easy. We'll pull this one out of the coals yet.

 

[Shady Slim]

i'm going to bed now but please team india get this win! you can do it!

 

[SkyBlue]

Gill's reluctance to use spinners is pretty infuriating

We are not winning this if we expect our 3 seamers to take all the wickets

 

[GIMH]

Tell you what though, absorbing session. Felt the momentum swing back and forth multiple times.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Gill's reluctance to use spinners is pretty infuriating

We are not winning this if we expect our 3 seamers to take all the wickets

He's a reactive captain. Follows the field around. Needs to develop some conviction in his thinking.

 

[GIMH]

I might be talking absolute wham here as usual. But the camera showed us Smith padded up a few times and I didn’t notice Bethell. Have they switched them round in the order?

 

[Spark]

I certainly don't think England's batting approach is above criticism at all but I absolutely cannot fathom the number of people (not here) bemoaning the fact that England don't approach this chase like past teams... who were, objectively, much worse at chasing than they are

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

I certainly don't think England's batting approach is above criticism at all but I absolutely cannot fathom the number of people (not here) bemoaning the fact that England don't approach this chase like past teams... who were, objectively, much worse at chasing than they are

Yeah, they weren't going anywhere playing sedately. Kept India in with a sniff even when they weren't losing wickets. Reverting to type has instantly put that pressure back on us. If we're good enough we'll respond else well done, England I guess.

 

[Silver Silva]

India been so sloppy in this series , thrown away so many opportunities to win test matches.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Harry Brook is a legit superstar though. The only thing I can foresee stalling his career is a bad tour of Australia.

 

[Shady Slim]

how do you eat an elephant? one bite at a time - useful mantra for both sides

 

[Silver Silva]

Imagine losing a series 3-1 with 3 bats scoring over 500 runs in a series , something which the great Sachin Tendulkar never managed in his entire 200 Test Career ..Crazy don't think that has ever happened before.

Pant had 479 runs before he got injured probably would have made that 4 batsmen.

 

[LangleyburyCCPlayer]

Gill's reluctance to use spinners is pretty infuriating

We are not winning this if we expect our 3 seamers to take all the wickets

We are pathetic at facing spin too!

 

[honestbharani]

Gill's reluctance to use spinners is pretty infuriating

We are not winning this if we expect our 3 seamers to take all the wickets

Yeah is extremely unimaginative as a captain. Early days though. Hopefully he picks up but he really strikes me to be the Azharuddin/Rohit sort than the Virat/Ganguly sort.

 

[honestbharani]

Imagine losing a series 3-1 with 3 bats scoring over 500 runs in a series , something which the great Sachin Tendulkar never managed in his entire 200 Test Career ..Crazy don't think that has ever happened before.

Pant had 479 runs before he got injured probably would have made that 4 batsmen.

Yeah he basically got those in 6 innings where he was fit.

 

[govinda indian fan]

Imagine losing a series 3-1 with 3 bats scoring over 500 runs in a series , something which the great Sachin Tendulkar never managed in his entire 200 Test Career ..Crazy don't think that has ever happened before.

Pant had 479 runs before he got injured probably would have made that 4 batsmen.

India can still win this match but that doesn't take away fact that gill is **** captain and Fielding coach needs to be sacked

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

how do you eat an elephant? one bite at a time - useful mantra for both sides

Don't eat elephants at all you monster, they're an endangered species!

 

[govinda indian fan]

Gill will only bring Washington after match is done. **** captain we deserve to lose just for having loser like him as captain

 

[GIMH]

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we deserve to lose

agreed