Bears (Ind) vs Bulldogs (Eng) Pre-Match Discussion Thread (WC19)

[zen]

Scheduled on June 30th at Edgbaston. The pitch is likely to be a fresh one 

 

 

The Bears are on 11 points so in a relatively safe zone and 1 win/NR away from officially confirming their SF spot. However, they may prefer to play at Old Trafford as Edgbaston can be tricky, therefore would be targeting the #1 spot. 

 

Bowling and catching have been terrific so far: 

 

 

 

While the batting needs to improve:

 

 

 

 

On the other hand, the Bulldogs would need to turn its fortune around. Currently, 

 

 

 

Bulldogs will have to think of rest of the games as knockouts where:

 

• vs Ind = Pre QF
• vs NZ = QF
• SF
• F

 

 

For Eng, Roy is expected to come back. Plunkett can be useful too. Who should be rested/replaced? ....  Should India draft Pant in and also play with a 5th specialist bowler ....  What strategies and tactics both teams should employ? Discuss! 

Edited June 27, 2019 by zen

[zen]

Expected to be a fresh pitch 

 

Preferred 11 

 

Ind

 

KL

Rohit

Kohli

Dhoni 

Pandya

Pant

Jadeja/Jadhav (if the pitch is expected to turn) or Bhuvi if fit

Kuldeep

Shami

Chahal

Bumrah

 

 

Eng

 

Roy

Bairstow 

Root

Morgon 

Stokes 

Buttler 

Woakes 

Plunkett

Archer

Woods

Rashid 

 

 

 

 

[velu]

meanwhile shami

 

 

[sage]

Who are the bears?

[zen]

2 minutes ago, sage said:

Who are the bears?

[zen]

Pant waiting for a chance:

 

[New guy]

Dude admit it, you are a furry, aren't you?

[zen]

Pandya after drinking "koffee"

 

[maniac]

Rohit Sharma on the lords honor board after the wc is over 

 

[zen]

Coach Shastri planning for the game

 

 

Edited June 27, 2019 by zen

[maniac]

@Audiophile and @Straight Drive reaction when they watch Dhoni lunging 

 

[maniac]

Jadeja  waiting for Thala in the evening

 

[maniac]

Dhoni in the middle overs 

 

[coffee_rules]

We are not Bears.. Rhinos may be. 

[maniac]

Just now, coffee_rules said:

We are not Bears.. Rhinos may be. 

Too late  already in the flow, play along 

[chewy]

ICC gonna roll out flat track size zero flat chest pitch to give England every help.to ensure they reach semi-finals

 

Bull dog will be licking the track all day, bear needs to be sure paw is on the game 

[zen]

Kaptan Kohli

 

Edited June 27, 2019 by zen

[zen]

Dhoni photobombing with his advise when youngsters perform:

 

[philcric]

Need to take a punt and give Pant a chance in place of Shankar or Jadhav.

 

 

[chewy]

If India carry on with Shankar, Jadhav and Dhoni anymore, the bears will turn into poohs