2nd Test (Edgbaston) - July 2nd

[Johan]

Is it just me or does Prasidh look a bit ordinary

he's a diamond, a discovery of a generation, the boy will be a force in the land of many moons, please don't drop him.

 

[Silver Silva]

What we have is fine, tbh. Even Prasidh was able to hold a line and length when it finally dawned on them that they cant bounce these two out in this track. What I would like to see is some creativity and consistency in how use the side you have picked, even if its a bad side picked in the first place. They are just not making the best use of what they have even if they are giving themselves less than they need, to begin with.

But bro India has lost 7 out of 9 tests , something is wrong they are getting smashed home and away now

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

Nah, they have been smart and kept their heads.

They are the best team *ever* at not buying into their own hype!!

 

[halba]

Was a proper chance. 7/10 international keepers will grab it. He was simply late in his movement as is the case thesedays.

Hes been a bit tubby post his accident. Would be better off giving the gloves to Jurel who can bat as well.

 

[Shri]

I have a theory that going to a short-pitched plan too early deadens the duke ball. Usually you still get at least a bit of movement for 40-50 overs or so but as soon as they start banging it in that always seems to be the end of it. Woakes got good movement first up early on day one but when Tongue bowled a few overs of bouncers it was gone.

the dukes ball has gone through a change in the manufacturing process

directly correlates with clouderson losing his bite

 

[Shri]

something is wrong

yeah 3 greats retired within one year - kohli, rohit and ashwin

 

[OverratedSanity]

I have a plan. Gill should hit Prasidh on the head with Brook's bat and give him a concussion and sub Bumrah in.

It's foolproof.

 

[halba]

Prasidh and Reddy have to go next test. Prasidh- Bumrah will come back for him. Reddy- get Jurel in there. Swap Sundar for the wicket taking ability of Kuldeep. What is the point of 8 specialist batters in a test, hardly any bowlers and no proper wicketkeeper. #woeful.

 

[honestbharani]

Think I would go Prasidh and NKR out - Bumrah and Kuldeep in for the next game.

 

[Silver Silva]

Think I would go Prasidh and NKR out - Bumrah and Kuldeep in for the next game.

You should be coach of India but you have too much common sense I'm afraid

 

[Shri]

county bowlers in englund cheat by wearing huge spikes on their shoes to create rough patches faster

we should do that too

 

[shortpitched713]

I guess we're going to be seeing Jamie Smith for a while.

 

[honestbharani]

I think Smith has been super impressive. It looks like he has gone hammer and tongs but he has been pretty selective with his shots. Only went after the balls he was confident of hitting to the boundaries. He has had a lot of luck this innings, I counted about 6 inside edges that were cms from the stumps and the catch that was dropped by Pant (and, the one that fell just short of Washy and just above Karun) but he seems to have lot more nous and a lot less arrogance than Harry Brook about his batting. That should serve him well as I feel he is the kind of cricketer you can trust for Bazball with Brains stuff. I remember saying something similar about him after one of the white ball games in India too. He really does not premeditate his attacking shots that much.

 

[Johan]

I guess we're going to be seeing Jamie Smith for a while.

as we should, 55 batting avg as we speak

 

[mackembhoy]

Woah we're 56% of the way there woah oh when's England gonna declare!!!

 

[Daemon]

I think Smith has been super impressive. It looks like he has gone hammer and tongs but he has been pretty selective with his shots. Only went after the balls he was confident of hitting to the boundaries. He has had a lot of luck this innings, I counted about 6 inside edges that were cms from the stumps and the catch that was dropped by Pant (and, the one that fell just short of Washy and just above Karun) but he seems to have lot more nous and a lot less arrogance than Harry Brook about his batting. That should serve him well as I feel he is the kind of cricketer you can trust for Bazball with Brains stuff. I remember saying something similar about him after one of the white ball games in India too. He really does not premeditate his attacking shots that much.

He’s excellent.

Burgey tasting. Jamie is the best Smith in the world.

 

[Prince EWS]

If they could retire a player on the spot, Krishna would be given his marching orders. Worst over of all-time?

@Spark

 

[ashley bach]

335-5 @SillyCowCorner1

 

[SkyBlue]

Washy's been worse than Bashir with the ball

 

[sayon basak]

Washy's been worse than Bashir with the ball

Nope.