England vs India, 5th Test, 7th-11th Sept - The Oval

[Adi BB]

4 minutes ago, Temujin Khaghan said:

But why go for the win when klr got out?

 

Jadeja is our last resort for defence. He cannot win us the game along with pant. What was pant thinking??

Do you even think that he was thinking 

[zen]

Jadeja and Sharma

[abc]

To be fair, this was on the cards since his first scoring shot. But by chancing his arms and doing a Tino Best (+19 runs, and at No. 7), he might have shut the door on superior keepers. I hope for keeping's sake that his "heroics" with the bat do not overshadow the comical keeping, like when the helmet placed directly behind him had to play longstop (and gave away 5 penalty runs).

 

Oh well, at least we still have Matthew Cross ...

[Shunya]

 Jaddu... this is your game...

[Temujin Khaghan]

Just now, zen said:

Jadeja and Sharma

You lost your mental balance bud? :p

[Soorma_Bhopali]

Just now, Switchblade said:

Under Kohli for some reason it’s always so near yet so far wish he had bit of luck.

Yes ..Adelaide 2014 - 48 runs while chasing 450+ target in fourth inning  , Srilanka (Dambulla or Kandy) 2015 ..lost by 20-30 runs chasing 171 target  , Birmingham -31 runs and Southampton -60 runs . 

 

I somehow can see the Sachin syndrome developing in this team while chasing 4th innings score or high targets in ODI's a-la Champions trophy final . Openers and lower order always go missing in tests and so does middle-order in ODI's .Need more batting leaders .

[Adi BB]

3 minutes ago, Switchblade said:

Under Kohli for some reason it’s always so near yet so far wish he had bit of luck.

So true .he'll be like that ,even in world cup we might look unbeatable then all of a sudden lose a major match closely. 

Msd always had that luck factor going for him in lois 

[Switchblade]

I fear cheerleader coming out and doing chest thumping for Rahul and Pant’s innings that how his staff gave them instructions to play their natural game and play fearless cricket which is the brand they want to play and how they are in the right direction for the overseas tour.

[Shunya]

8 minutes ago, Clarke said:

Isnt rashid bowling no balls super wide off the crease ? His front foot is landing way outside.

Front foot can land anywhere. The back foot should not be grounded outside the white line while releasing the ball.

[Sgattick10]

4 minutes ago, Switchblade said:

Under Kohli for some reason it’s always so near yet so far wish he had bit of luck.

That is another scary thing about Kohli.

[zen]

6 minutes ago, Pollack said:

Pant out. That's match now. Even draw not possible now.

True. But have to play normally ....

[zen]

1 minute ago, Temujin Khaghan said:

You lost your mental balance bud? :p

what's wrong w/ cheering your batsmen to do well? 

[Temujin Khaghan]

Just a matter of time now...

[Adi BB]

3 minutes ago, Clarke said:

Isnt rashid bowling no balls super wide off the crease ? His front foot is landing way outside.

It's the back foot which is checked and it looks fine

[Adi BB]

Pandya too would have got some free runs here 

[Temujin Khaghan]

Just now, zen said:

what's wrong w/ cheering your batsmen to do well? 

:| What batsmen? They are all gone now...

[zen]

Fight it out .... play normal cricket w/o worrying about win or loss .... leave Eng on a high

[Switchblade]

Harbhajan was already celebrating a draw before tea and talking about his century hope the guy uses his brain a bit our batting is fragile.

[Nikola]

6 minutes ago, Pollack said:

Yes lsoing 4-1 is a much better result to throw at Shastri "we are best touring team" face

If we win match its great for fans if we loose shastri might get kicked so win win situation for us.. 

[Temujin Khaghan]

Catch drop..