Ankit_sharma03 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 6 minutes ago, shortbread said: Likely be a 4 day test, with at-least a days worth of overs to be lost due to interrupting rain the coming days. I suggest India go aggressive with 5 bowlers (2 spin + 3 seam combo). The seamers will lave a lot less overs to bowl in these conditions and likely to get breaks/breather. 2 spinners will bring in a lot of variety. Persistent dry weather for months plus recent rain, I think the pitch will be unpredictable and India is prepared either ways. Stick to the same batting line up, hopefully even if they do not fire the second time the reduced game time/overs means there is hope of drawing it. in this overcast condition u wanna weaken ur batting?? express bowling and UrmiSinhaRay 2 Link to comment
BlueBee Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 (edited) Here's an alternative commentary if you don't like the Sony/Sky commentary. https://www.guerillacricket.com/ They are good. Edited August 9, 2018 by BlueBee Sachinism and UrmiSinhaRay 2 Link to comment
motomaverick Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 (edited) Dhawan is a walking wicket anyway and a liability in the field as well. Pujara cannot do any worse than him. Replace Dhawan with Pujara and bring in either Jadeja or Kuldeep for Umesh or Shami. Edited August 9, 2018 by motomaverick UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
asterix Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Looking at the weather, India will need 3 pacers. Also need 2 spinners.My team:MVKLRVKPujiRahaneKKDPandyaAshwinIshuShamiKuldeep UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
Sachinism Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Rain should hopefully stop in the afternoon and Lords has a brilliant drainage system. But definitely won't be getting any play in the first session. UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
nitinbwj Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 It’s raining. Looks like the first day will be washed out. Link to comment
Ankit_sharma03 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Pujara vs Dhawan vs nair Dhawan- enough of him Pujara- cudnt buy a run in county, m ok to ignore ok perfomance.......but he was woefull and hasnt done much overseas Nair- He looks elegant but has a loose game that doesnt give much confidence in these condition against that quality bowling . Ill go with him and put rahane at 3........atleast he ll be in a better mindset then dhawan n pujara Link to comment
speedheat Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 10 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said: Pujara vs Dhawan vs nair Dhawan- enough of him Pujara- cudnt buy a run in county, m ok to ignore ok perfomance.......but he was woefull and hasnt done much overseas Nair- He looks elegant but has a loose game that doesnt give much confidence in these condition against that quality bowling . Ill go with him and put rahane at 3........atleast he ll be in a better mindset then dhawan n pujara Nair the hack will do zilch in this type of conditions, has flaws in his technique he was cleaned up like tailender by starc ( I know its strck and he can do it to any one but still nair don't give any confidence) , pujara is hopeless, better to stick with dhawan only but demote him down the order lets see how he does with old ball around, that idiot is not an opener or else debut pant at least it wll be a good learning experience for him. Link to comment
Clarke Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 2 spinners on a green top and under clouds sounds like a waste. Link to comment
Ankit_sharma03 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 7 minutes ago, speedheat said: Nair the hack will do zilch in this type of conditions, has flaws in his technique he was cleaned up like tailender by starc ( I know its strck and he can do it to any one but still nair don't give any confidence) , pujara is hopeless, better to stick with dhawan only but demote him down the order lets see how he does with old ball around, that idiot is not an opener or else debut pant at least it wll be a good learning experience for him. but we saw even when the ball has moved around even after loosing its shine If giving exp is the idea why not nair- the guys scored a 300 not a small achievement and we need to get that middle order soughted so lets start trying and Nair is among the probables for middle order express bowling 1 Link to comment
Ankit_sharma03 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 (edited) @Khota Ganguly says ill drop umesh for kuldeep, i wnt drop pandya he looked better then most of our batsman Ganguly- with all due respect i love dhawan as odi cricketer, he hasnt done anything in test in these condition, he shudnt have played in 1st test itself Edited August 9, 2018 by Ankit_sharma03 raki05, express bowling, Forever Indian and 1 other 4 Link to comment
Austin 3:!6 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Look at the difference in the color of the pitch. Left side 2014 and right one is of last test. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk raki05 and UrmiSinhaRay 1 1 Link to comment
rkt.india Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 4 minutes ago, Austin 3:!6 said: Look at the difference in the color of the pitch. Left side 2014 and right one is of last test. Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk looks can be deceiving. Some pitches can play worse than they look and some better than they look. Chennai 2012 is a great example. it looked horrible but played better than it looked. Same way Edgebaston. it played worse than it looked due to the carpet nature of the pitch. Switchblade and UrmiSinhaRay 1 1 Link to comment
UrmiSinhaRay Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 What is the playing XI? Sent from my CPH1609 using Tapatalk Link to comment
BlueBee Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 5 minutes ago, UrmiSinhaRay said: What is the playing XI? Sent from my CPH1609 using Tapatalk Toss has been delayed due to rain. UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
Ankit_sharma03 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 @Khota Ganguly- hardik is a good enough player, persist with him . U dnt get all rounders every day...have patience with him he is a young player sriniwu, TheWall, WeStMiDz and 2 others 1 1 3 Link to comment
Rightarmfast Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Have patience with Hardik, coz it doesnt matter if we lose the English series. What matters is, Pandya will perform in the year 2025! UrmiSinhaRay, sensible-indian, TheWall and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment
Ankit_sharma03 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 2 minutes ago, Rightarmfast said: Have patience with Hardik, coz it doesnt matter if we lose the English series. What matters is, Pandya will perform in the year 2025! about that Ganguly- U didnt loose 1st test becoz of hardik and rightly so, stop finding scapegoats coz thats the most easiest thing to do, instead try finding real issues raki05, Clarke and UrmiSinhaRay 1 2 Link to comment
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