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

[Fuller Pilch]

Meanwhile, the team saving test cricket is currently sitting 4th on the WTC table and only 6 of the 9 teams have played any games so far.

 

[h_hurricane]

Siraj bowls like a SP when Bumrah is absent and like a DSP when he is around. Fields like a constable in every situation. WAG.

 

[Shady Slim]

Nah you gotta expect a basic level of competence.

I think Akash was on the boundary to begin with but took a few steps in because he didn’t judge it well. Then realising it was going to his right he sort of ran in a straight line instead of hugging the boundary rope. Just very poor judgement and awareness.

fair
probably telling that they moved sudharsan in to long on after that as well

 

[Burgey]

That’s Siraj’s benchmark performance now. It’s how he should be expected to bowl all the time.

Not that he’ll always get those results, but that quality of effort (he always puts in) and of output (not always consistent thus far) should be his standard.

 

[Kirkut]

Whats with saving test cricket all the time?

The format needs to get its stuff sorted out and stop being a damsel in distress

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

V's Chris Woakes

Deliberately not included as it makes the result too obvious.

 

[Stefan9]

Tbf Bazball started with series wins in England vs NZ & SA

A very poor SA side at that stage. Which still managed to win one at Lords.

 

[Adders]

Meanwhile, the team saving test cricket is currently sitting 4th on the WTC table and only 6 of the 9 teams have played any games so far.

Shut up FP........go find the NZ doom and gloom thread

 

[Pothas]

Absolutely gutting to be honest.

Can't pretend for a second that India didn't deserve at least a drawn series though.

 

[andruid]

Could there be a twist in the tail?

I'm surprised the commentators haven't rolled out that old cliche yet.

Well...

 

[Kirkut]

Siraj bowls like a SP when Bumrah is absent and like a DSP when he is around. Fields like a constable in every situation. WAG.

Bumrah is so zen that his vibes bring tranquility to the dressing room (affecting Siraj in the wrong way by dampening his mercurial-ness)

 

[ImpatientLime]

They’ve had it for a while. Intangibles like that are really important in sport

indeed. too many english players meanwhile at the other end of the spectrum. soft. once this winters tour gets away from them i expect some more nonsense figures posted from boland et al

 

[Pothas]

We obviously messed up countless things in this game from selection onwards but still almost won it. Sort of sums up the good and bad of this team.

 

[Burgey]

it's on captain to make sure his fielders stay on the spot between balls and aren't creeping up, just as much as it is the fielder, tbf!

Like this should 1,000,000% not be the case at test level.

If people coach their kids correctly, properly humiliate and verbally abuse them when they do those things in under 10s, the lessons are learned early and remain with the players.

 

[karan_fromthestands]

THE ULTIMATE TRUTH

These fellows have some serious mental issues. They badly need sports psychologists. Just look at the World Cup final in your own backyard: timid and frightened. Only Pant, Bumrah, or Jaiswal look Australian in this team. The rest are sheeps. Nitish Reddy looks like a tailender with the bat—subdued and terrified.



Many of them simply lack the mental toughness required for competitive sports. No shortage of talent, but psychological issues. Just facts.

"Just faxxxx bro."

 

[halba]

A very poor SA side at that stage. Which still managed to win one at Lords.

if current SAF played this lot, they wouldnt lose more than 1 game in a series.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Holy ****!

What a finish to an entertaining series. Didn't expect to see this when I tuned in tonight.

Continues England's run of not being able to beat the top teams at home. They had a prime opportunity with India's bowling misfiring at times, although they had issues of their own, to be fair.

Quite a collapse to go down by 6 runs, but what an effort by India to pull it out of the fire they way they did.

Looking forward to November.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Shut up FP........go find the NZ doom and gloom thread

Sorry mate. It must hurt. If it is any consolation, your side has uncovered some very talented players in the last couple of years.

 

[kingkallis]

*grabs some pop corn and starts from Page 111*

 

[Thala_0710]

Who tf voted for Brook mots.... Surely Gill and Stokes no?