3rd Investec Test: England v India at Southampton - Pre Match Discussion Thread

[SLICKR392]

Oh yeah in case of a niggle to binny its only fair the bet is off. If he is fit and dropped then IMO fair enough i will change my name to "ICF's gay boy"

You will change your name even if Binny is deported to India after trying to rob the Bank of England.

[Austin 3:!6]

Now way you can have two spinners in seaming conditions .

The ball will not seam much anyway as its blazing hot now. Come 4th - 5th day, Ashwin will win you the game if we bowl in the last innings.

[rkt.india]

The ball will not seam much anyway as its blazing hot now. Come 4th - 5th day' date=' Ashwin will win you the game if we bowl in the last innings.[/quote'] They are still England conditions, not as hot as India. Even this pitch at Lords did not break on 5ht day for spinners. If pitch has grass, it is unlikely pitch will break like last 2 test matches .

[Pagalpanti]

Changing the side isn't just adding removing players, the whole team has clicked as a unit. I just hope that if its another green track MS uses binny a bit more.

[undisputed chap]

I would rather have an extra batsman instead of bunny seeing our usual collapses. Saha/ gambhir would be my choices. If we need those 8-10 overs mooli & cheteshwar warne could bowl a few.

[rkt.india]

Changing the side isn't just adding removing players' date=' the whole team has clicked as a unit. I just hope that if its another green track MS uses binny a bit more.[/quote'] I dont think the whole team has clicked as a unit.

[beetle]

Done.

:two_thumbs_up:

[adi B]

5 batsmen,dhoni,jadeja and 4 pacers.need to pick 20 wkts on a flat Southampton pitch,6 fers 7 fers can't be repeated everytime

[adi B]

No change needed. You win an away test after ages and change the squad in the very next one in the name of 'trying to improve the strength of the team"? If it ain't broke, don't fix it If and only if Shami isn't 100%, should Pankaj be given a debut. With a 5 day break, even Shami should be ok before the tests start

Expected from u

[renjith]

looking at how english is playing short-pitched bowling, its a no-brainer to include aaron in eleven in place of binny and repeat a johnson effect. but dhoni does not seem to have a clue about when and how to use the 5th bowler. he will always under bowl the 5th bowler. that way its better to go with a pure batsman replacing binny. dhoni does not seem to be confident of batting at 6. so either gambhir or rohit at 6 won't be a bad idea.

[cowboysfan]

I really like to see Pankaj get atleast one game,that guy has got a raw deal so far in his career.

[BlueBee]

Aaron for Binny. Dhawan for Gambhir.

[BlueBee]

I don't think Shami should be dropped. He did well in last match. I feel he gets better when he plays.

[SLICKR392]

Aaron for Binny. Dhawan for Gambhir.

Inception.

[BlueBee]

Inception.

I think Dhawan has had fair amount of chances. I would be ok without that chance though

[Laaloo]

8-10 overs as the 5th bowler leaves 20 overs each for the 4 main bowlers' date=' which is good enough IMO. Dhoni needs to show a bit more faith in Binny.[/quote'] Why can't we strengthen the batting and give those 8 to 10 overs to someone like Vijay and Dhawan?

[undisputed chap]

Why can't we strengthen the batting and give those 8 to 10 overs to someone like Vijay and Dhawan?

& cheteshwar warne :giggle:

[saneindian]

Why can't we strengthen the batting and give those 8 to 10 overs to someone like Vijay and Dhawan?

There's merit in that argument but thats a complete 180 degree turn in your planning and strategy before such a crucial test. Not worth the risk IMO. As I said, had we lost or drawn Binny going out would have been a certainty. With the win, difficult to see why you would change a winning combination.

[undisputed chap]

There's merit in that argument but thats a complete 180 degree turn in your planning and strategy before such a crucial test. Not worth the risk IMO. As I said, had we lost or drawn Binny going out would have been a certainty. With the win, difficult to see why you would change a winning combination.

We have had batting collapses in every innings uptil now. Kohli & dhawan are not in form, dhoni & jaddu are hacks. Its could cost us dearly. Prospective planning is better than retrospective moaning.

[zep1706]

What do you guys think about Dhoni refusing to talk to Jonathan Agnew of BBC TMS? Check at 4:51:15 of the following TMS recording. ai6_7zhFnDc If I remember correctly there was some dispute between BBC and BCCI a couple of years ago during England's tour of India. So I think BCCI must have instructed Dhoni to avoid TMS. Otherwise I don't see why Dhoni would say no to Agnew.