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Time for Jimmy to hang up his boots


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2 hours ago, YCCC said:

Is that because you don't rate them? Agree Cook probably wouldn't make much difference, whether he plays or some unproven opener, the result would be the same. But Anderson in home conditions is irreplaceable. Otherwise we're stuck with Jake *ing Ball. Things are that bad.

Even youve got to admit that Anderson and Broad are english swinging tracks bullies ( useless abroad) the same way current Indian generation of spinners ( ash and jadeja) are beasts at home but totally inaffective on overseas pitches. On the plus side India is giving importance to pace bowlers and we have an ever improving bunch of them coming up. England on the other hand cannot produce a single decent spinner and now even the pace bowlers available to them are mediocre at best. Anderson and Broad will stick on come what may till India tours because they know english conditions will the best chance they have to beat India.

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2 minutes ago, LordPrabhzy said:

Even youve got to admit that Anderson and Broad are english swinging tracks bullies ( useless abroad) the same way current Indian generation of spinners ( ash and jadeja) are beasts at home but totally inaffective on overseas pitches. On the plus side India is giving importance to pace bowlers and we have an ever improving bunch of them coming up. England on the other hand cannot produce a single decent spinner and now even the pace bowlers available to them are mediocre at best. Anderson and Broad will stick on come what may till India tours because they know english conditions will the best chance they have to beat India.

Sorry but have you even read my posts? I mention the words "home conditions" and "never a threat overseas" multiple times! Broad is past it full stop. Rather he retired than Anderson.

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5 hours ago, YCCC said:

Is that because you don't rate them? Agree Cook probably wouldn't make much difference, whether he plays or some unproven opener, the result would be the same. But Anderson in home conditions is irreplaceable. Otherwise we're stuck with Jake *ing Ball. Things are that bad.

Cook's decline is visible now.  Anderson is getting older and losing pace - even with his skills, there's a point where you are just not sharp enough to be effective.  Maybe he finds a way to stretch it out for another year, maybe not.  Besides, I expect the Indian team to win the series in England this time around, and I want Jimmy in the team when we beat them.

Posted
1 hour ago, Khota said:

Jimmy is a thug. Should have been jailed for physically assaulting Jadeja. Thug.

Sorry, the security footage is not "available".  Someone must have accidentally deleted the 5 minutes in question.  Tough break, old chap.  

Posted
28 minutes ago, sandeep said:

Sorry, the security footage is not "available".  Someone must have accidentally deleted the 5 minutes in question.  Tough break, old chap.  

Empire and its civilized system. They were complicit in thuggery.

Posted
4 hours ago, sandeep said:

Cook's decline is visible now.  Anderson is getting older and losing pace - even with his skills, there's a point where you are just not sharp enough to be effective.  Maybe he finds a way to stretch it out for another year, maybe not.  Besides, I expect the Indian team to win the series in England this time around, and I want Jimmy in the team when we beat them.

Fair enough on the losing pace point. Personally I think he'll stick around for another couple of years as long as he stays fit, since the next Ashes is in 2019, and the cycle of the England cricket team begins and ends with the Ashes. Absolutely no point taking him on tour though.

Posted (edited)

Cook jimmy broad should be there. I want their over the hill greats struggle in that series just like we struggled in 2011.

Edited by SUMO
Posted
13 hours ago, AmreekanDesi said:

You think he will trouble our batsmen in the summer?

he will trouble dhawan, rohit and kohli for sure.

Posted (edited)
2 hours ago, Trichromatic said:

12 wickets at an avg of 25.83 in this Ashes so far. 

If he had this control and his youthful pace he would have been a fearsome bowler.

Edited by Artie
Posted
2 hours ago, Trichromatic said:

12 wickets at an avg of 25.83 in this Ashes so far. 

Haters should note that no Indian pacer is capable of getting such numbers in Australia. So much disrespect to this ATG. 

Posted
4 minutes ago, Artie said:

If he had this control and his youthful pace he would have been a fearsome bowler.

This is his one of the best overseas performances in his career. No way it's sign of decline for him.

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Performance wise he has not declined at all

3 minutes ago, Trichromatic said:

This is his one of the best overseas performances in his career. No way it's sign of decline for him.

Performance wise he has not declined at all. If anything, he is a better bowler than before. Yes, he is 5kph slower but that is how it goes when you are a 35yr fast bowler. But his accuracy and bowling nous has improved as his pace dipped.

Posted (edited)
2 hours ago, Trichromatic said:

12 wickets at an avg of 25.83 in this Ashes so far. 

Average was 35 before he got 4 wickets today after the batsmen had finished smashing it around. Average might go back to that by the end of the series...who knows.

 

I am an Anderson fan myself but this stat is as deceiving as his average of 14 in last UAE tour.

 

Barring the 5fer in Adelaide, Anderson has been impactless this Ashes.

Edited by sensible-indian
Posted (edited)
26 minutes ago, Trichromatic said:

This is his one of the best overseas performances in his career. No way it's sign of decline for him.

lol.....Even die hard English fans won't say that.

Edited by sensible-indian

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