2nd test: India Vs England at: 3.30 pm IST on 9 August at Lords

[asterix]

If I’d been the professional coach in place of that cheerleader, I’d’ve ensured a better tour preparation for the batsmen. Kohli might think it’s a waste but not all batsmen bat like him...
they bloody practiced little bit only a day before the match... what did they do for a week? Shopping? Partying? Swimming in the hotel pool?

Well if they keep on losing matches there’ll definitely be danda coming from BCCI...

[Switchblade]

6 minutes ago, asterix said:

If I’d been the professional coach in place of that cheerleader, I’d’ve ensured a better tour preparation for the batsmen. Kohli might think it’s a waste but not all batsmen bat like him...
they bloody practiced little bit only a day before the match... what did they do for a week? Shopping? Partying? Swimming in the hotel pool?

Well if they keep on losing matches there’ll definitely be danda coming from BCCI...

BCCI babus don’t give a shyt it’s only home series that matters to them.

Edited August 10, 2018 by Switchblade

[asterix]

BCCI babus don’t give a shyt it’s only home series that matters for them.

They do... the countries happiness quotient is linked with the team winning or losing... if public starts getting angry it could affect BJP... So I expect BJP contacts in BCCI start doing Danda pretty soon...

[CG]

Conditions were really tough,Hope it remains so tomm.

[R!TTER]

19 hours ago, Bilal78 said:

@kira

 

number 1 team eh?

Khush to bahut hoge tum aaj 

 

Lekin kal hamare comeback dekhna mat bhulna 

[Switchblade]

5 minutes ago, asterix said:

They do... the countries happiness quotient is linked with the team winning or losing... if public starts getting angry it could affect BJP... So I expect BJP contacts in BCCI start doing Danda pretty soon...

Dada jab 2014 me nahi hua to ab kya hoga uske next year home series karwa di thi unhone.

[asterix]

Dada jab 2014 me nahi hua to ab kya hoga uske next year home series karwa di thi unhone.

At that time Modi Govt was new and overconfident... it’s different now... Govt needs the cricket team to keep the public in good humour till next elections...

[kira]

1 hour ago, Bilal78 said:

@kira

 

number 1 team eh?

abey choosey, no. 1 team will still win this match

[Gollum]

Luckily for me I missed the carnage. This is going to be a long series. 

[Switchblade]

3 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Luckily for me I missed the carnage. This is going to be a long series. 

I knew before it started England always had the edge.

[Turning_track]

48 minutes ago, Switchblade said:

I knew before it started England always had the edge.

They are well short of preparation. They didn't learn in SA in the first place. Same story before the 1st test in this series. Repeated the same mistake before this test as well. Only the rain gods can save us now. 

Extremely disappointed by our performances with red ball cricket overseas. The players are responsible for these repeated failures but Shastri, Bangar, R. Sridhar need to be blamed as well.

[vvvslaxman]

India needs genuine, gifted swing bowlers to exploit these conditions. These are not swing bowlers even if we pretend to believe they are.

[vvvslaxman]

36 minutes ago, Turning_track said:

They are well short of preparation. They didn't learn in SA in the first place. Same story before the 1st test in this series. Repeated the same mistake before this test as well. Only the rain gods can save us now. 

Extremely disappointed by our performances with red ball cricket overseas. The players are responsible for these repeated failures but Shastri, Bangar, R. Sridhar need to be blamed as well.

Theya re well short of ability. Ability to defend or leave the ball won't come from practice matches. Test cricket needs great discipline.

[Britinpeace]

First post here so please be gentle!

 

Don't despair chaps, England are more than capable of snatching dfeat fromn the brink of victory. 

Should they make less than 200 it is still game on as India get to bowl last.

[Britinpeace]

First post here so please be gentle!

 

Don't despair chaps, England are more than capable of snatching defeat from the brink of victory. 

Should they make less than 200, it is still game on as India get to bowl last.  Especially as Stokes is

on the naughty chair.

[Hydra]

Number 1 team in the world with just one elite batsman lol, hurry and come to Australia even with 4 of our top players missing the Aussies are waiting lol.

[Turning_track]

1 hour ago, vvvslaxman said:

Theya re well short of ability. Ability to defend or leave the ball won't come from practice matches. Test cricket needs great discipline.

The same batsmen, esp Rahane performed really well in our previous overseas cycle whereas our bowling was awful (except Lord's test). Vijay was the leading scorer from our side in 2014 tour. Yet this time they have been poking outside off stump & making silly mistakes. Pujara been runout 3rd time this year. They have simply forgotten playing the delivery according to its merit & to understand the value of their wicket. 

They have shown the ability in the past but in patches. Will get to a solid start then throw it away. Tbh mentally they've been shot. Don't know what's the environment currently in the dressing room. 

[Vilander]

8 hours ago, putrevus said:

I don't think Shaw and Siraj would have made any difference but Bhuvi in these conditions is very very good.

Pant Bhuvi bumrah would do it.  End won't score more than 150 in any rate.. Pant would smash a 50 odd.. He is a mini sehwag. Need to get youngsters in now. 

[Vilander]

2 hours ago, Hydra said:

Number 1 team in the world with just one elite batsman lol, hurry and come to Australia even with 4 of our top players missing the Aussies are waiting lol.

We know how you guys play swing so no worries. 

[Vilander]

Pakistani posters from Pakistan and pure green posters who are pure Aussies are suddenly out of hiding.. Hope they stick around till the series is complete