2nd Test (Edgbaston) - July 2nd

[ma1978]

Smith is still the best batsman in either team, and honestly? atleast Australian batting has experience, South Africam one is just as underwhelming and doesn't even have experience, also Lyon>>>Maharaj.

Yeah but the team beat New Zealand in New Zealand, that's kinda decisive lol

Temba >>>>> Smith in current form and recent track record

 

[govinda indian fan]

Smith is still the best batsman in either team, and honestly? atleast Australian batting has experience, South Africam one is just as underwhelming and doesn't even have experience, also Lyon>>>Maharaj.

Yeah but the team beat New Zealand in New Zealand, that's kinda decisive lol

Halba is just reactive.

 

[chris.hinton]

Safe to say we are going to lose

I’m here

 

[Johan]

Temba >>>>> Smith in current form and recent track record

Nah Smith is kind of coming back, those two hundreds against Bumrah, and then the work against spin in Sri Lanka, even his first innings at Lord's in WTC final was so amazing, really put the levels into context.

 

[govinda indian fan]

Temba >>>>> Smith in current form and recent track record

Smith is as good as tendy and lara. Temba wont even make top 20 sa batsmen list

 

[govinda indian fan]

Nah Smith is kind of coming back, those two hundreds against Bumrah, and then the work against spin in Sri Lanka, even his first innings at Lord's in WTC final was so amazing, really put the levels into context.

Yesterday knock vs seales and shamar was equally great

 

[ma1978]

Smith is as good as tendy and lara. Temba wont even make top 20 sa batsmen list

on current form, Smith has averaged worse than him over three years.

England lost 4-1 to an India team that was whitewashed by NZ at home

 

[govinda indian fan]

Aus would smash sa 5-0 be it in aus or sa. Proteas got lucky with toss at lords

 

[Spark]

on current form, Smith has averaged worse than him over three years.

England lost 4-1 to an India team that was whitewashed by NZ at home

Three years is not "current form"

 

[ashley bach]

Temba >>>>> Smith in current form and recent track record

Now you're really stretching it

 

[govinda indian fan]

on current form, Smith has averaged worse than him over three years.

England lost 4-1 to an India team that was whitewashed by NZ at home

We lost last two tests to nz because idiot gambhir ordered rank turners if we had gone with flat pitches would have won 2-1

 

[Johan]

on current form, Smith has averaged worse than him over three years.

England lost 4-1 to an India team that was whitewashed by NZ at home

NZ would beat England in spin conditions as Santner and Patel are substantially better than Bashir and Rehan but I don't see them winning in pace friendly conditions consistently, they drop too much, One of Root and Brook firing usually puts it out of their reach.

 

[GIMH]

i mean the best way to judge two teams directly is clearly recent contests between them. England are better than NZ

 

[govinda indian fan]

Need to get english jadeja(woakes) out quickly and rest would fold

 

[govinda indian fan]

i mean the best way to judge two teams directly is clearly recent contests between them. England are better than NZ

England are defo better then all teams bar aus.

 

[ma1978]

NZ would beat England in spin conditions as Santner and Patel are substantially better than Bashir and Rehan but I don't see them winning in pace friendly conditions consistently, they drop too much, One of Root and Brook firing usually puts it out of their reach.

Root’s career may not last the Ashes

 

[wpdavid]

Root’s career may not last the Ashes

What's Joe told you?

 

[ma1978]

England are defo better then all teams bar aus.

are you watching this series? This is NOT a good Indian team.

 

[ashley bach]

i mean the best way to judge two teams directly is clearly the most recent test played.

Agree with this. NZ won by 423 runs btw

 

[ma1978]

What's Joe told you?

that he turns into Mark Ramprakash when he steps on Australian shores