India tour of England 2018 schedule announced

[Iconoclast]

1 hour ago, sandeep said:

And I posted that before I knew it was the greenbros who are the designated bakras  for the early may tests!

Amir on those nice green early summer tracks ... we'll see who the real bakras are.

[Laaloo]

6 minutes ago, Iconoclast said:

Amir on those nice green early summer tracks ... we'll see who the real bakras are.

Still some time for Mazhar Majeed to get his hands on Amir......

[Iconoclast]

20 minutes ago, Laaloo said:

Still some time for Mazhar Majeed to get his hands on Amir......

Two months of fun for Moeen against India.

 

Reckon he can get 100 wickets ?

[Laaloo]

5 minutes ago, Iconoclast said:

Two months of fun for Moeen against India.

 

Reckon he can get 100 wickets ?

Probably not. He was pretty average against us in India last year. And this time the rest of the bowlers look like they may be past it so Moeen bhai cant come in and get cheap wickets whereas Amir could be seduced by Mazhars jacket.

[Tibarn]

The Ashes before this will be big. Some of the English players will make a name for themselves during it while others will be dropped after poor performances there. 

 

All eyes will be on Jimmy Anderson. The a poor performance vs the Aussies might force him into retirement.

 

That would make this series much easier for us, although it would be better for us to beat them with him in the squad.  

[Iconoclast]

4 minutes ago, Laaloo said:

Probably not. He was pretty average against us in India last year. And this time the rest of the bowlers look like they may be past it so Moeen bhai cant come in and get cheap wickets whereas Amir could be seduced by Mazhars jacket.

He destroyed you guys in England. Same place where your spin duo could hardly manage a wicket.

[sandeep]

57 minutes ago, Iconoclast said:

Amir on those nice green early summer tracks ... we'll see who the real bakras are.

Don't get sensitive now.  Its not India's fault that England decided to use greenbro XI for the practice round instead of their main event.  

[sandeep]

31 minutes ago, Iconoclast said:

Two months of fun for Moeen against India.

 

Reckon he can get 100 wickets ?

This time around I wouldn't be surprised if he ends the series on the bench!  

[sourab10forever]

9 hours ago, sandeep said:

Who cares.   Accountability doesn't exist.  Do you think major media outlets would dare criticize BCCI for its inept scheduling?  Cost-benefit would not work in their favor.   IIRC a few years ago, Cricinfo reporters were denied press credentials for a couple of seasons during India home series.   

What's wrong with planning? You see how things go smoothly and how much hype is created with early announcement of tours/squads....

BCCI here has ppl running it who don't care much about all this. 

The sqauds are announcement late. Coach are appointed at the last moment and state associations are given very little time to make arrangements. The money is sanctioned only at the last moment. Players don't get enough time for preparations as well as the squads are announced very late.

 

BCCI might be more accountable but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be more professional.

 

Edited September 5, 2017 by sourab10forever

[MechEng]

Thank god no test match at Old Trafford. Scary lateral movement the last time we played there. 

[Rasgulla]

4 hours ago, MechEng said:

Thank god no test match at Old Trafford. Scary lateral movement the last time we played there. 

You got something against old Trafford..  

[rkt.india]

Tests in Aug-September which means pitches will be tired and fast bowlers may not be that effective. Spinners might come in to play a lot more.

[rkt.india]

People talking about schedule should know that England has a fixed cricket summer and they never tour any other country during their summer. India do not have such liberty and schedule keeps changing. 

[Sooda]

Its CRITICAL that the build up to the tour is carefully done.

 

The Asia Cup is just before the tour and I am worried it will end a week or two before the England series starts- that would be a disaster

 

If the Asia Cup- and IPL before it- Needs to happen then there should have been a break of a month after: two week holiday and two weeks on a preparatory camp focussing on skills and fitness and thereafter even if it was a three test tour, so be it at least we'd be well prepared

 

 

[Wapas]

On ‎9‎/‎5‎/‎2017 at 5:47 AM, Ankit_sharma03 said:

 

ECB know England will be beaten in ASHES in November/Dec 2017 in Australia so they announces 7 test matches vs Asian sub continent team to save some pride

 

Last tour Pakistan draw series 2/2 VS ENg in Eng Yunis hit 218 in the final test.I bet India will be beaten in both southfrica and England

[Wapas]

16 hours ago, rkt.india said:

People talking about schedule should know that England has a fixed cricket summer and they never tour any other country during their summer. India do not have such liberty and schedule keeps changing. 

Dose not matter both Pakistan (with out HaQ- yunis  and Feeble India will be beaten in England.

[Wapas]

How many time Rohit return to Mumbai from London?

Long tour.

Edited September 6, 2017 by Wapas

[OpeningBatsman]

This is gonna be fun.

 

Always loved the away tours. The picture, atmosphere, difficult conditions.. mouth watering... Eagerly waiting for SA tour..

 

but before that we are gonna get tortured with another SL series

[Laaloo]

14 minutes ago, OpeningBatsman said:

This is gonna be fun.

 

Always loved the away tours. The picture, atmosphere, difficult conditions.. mouth watering... Eagerly waiting for SA tour..

 

but before that we are gonna get tortured with another SL series

 

 

 

@Ankit_sharma03

Edited September 6, 2017 by Laaloo
wanted to tag ankit

[OpeningBatsman]

Just now, Laaloo said: