England v India second test Lords 9 August

[Mackem DJ]

Don't understand. Why does that shot make modern cricket lamentable?

Botham played those kind of shots back in the '80's.

Flat batted slogs with his eyes shut. Ok

 

[Tonton Zola Moukoko]

Sir Viv still cool as you like

 

[rentaghost]

What a daft post. When I made that comment a few years back he wasn't. He has significantly improved his game and found an extra 15mph of pace.

IIRC I also said he needs to be working with Anderson to learn his trade secrets and this seems to have happened.



Always have done. The difference in conditions between India and England is immense

The point being Pakistan performed a lot better than India and the difference in conditions in England and Pakistan / UAE are also immense.

Re Woakes - you weren't right at the time. You said your comments a week before he took all 10 wickets against Durham with what Colly described as 90mph leg breaks. Woakes is no quicker now than he was then but he is clearly a better bowler, that's what experience of test match cricket does for you.

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

The point being Pakistan performed a lot better than India and the difference in conditions in England and Pakistan / UAE are also immense.

Re Woakes - you weren't right at the time. You said your comments a week before he took all 10 wickets against Durham with what Colly described as 90mph leg breaks. Woakes is no quicker now than he was then but he is clearly a better bowler, that's what experience of test match cricket does for you.

To be fair, you said Buttler would make a fool of me in this test

 

[Mainze]

This lot look nothing like the no1 test team in the world.

 

[brandon]

This lot look nothing like the no1 test team in the world.

Because they’re f***ing massively overrated. Alright beating teams in India, but when they’re out of their comfort zone they’re dog shit.

Mind, it says a lot about Test teams in general at present, seems a long while since any team were able to consistently win away.

 

[Mainze]

Because they’re f***ing massively overrated. Alright beating teams in India, but when they’re out of their comfort zone they’re dog shit.

Mind, it says a lot about Test teams in general at present, seems a long while since any team were able to consistently win away.

True, they did okay in South Africa though. Look so poor in this game.....

 

[Julio]

These are truly woeful bar Kholi

 

[The Red Telephone]

Re Woakes - you weren't right at the time. You said your comments a week before he took all 10 wickets against Durham with what Colly described as 90mph leg breaks.

He took 9 not all 10.
The last man to take all ten in a CC innings was...... have a guess!!

 

[brandon]

Woakes is no quicker now than he was then but he is clearly a better bowler, that's what experience of test match cricket does for you.

He is quicker, Kumar Sangakkara says he is - I’ll take his word over yours marra

 

[Jap Stammer]

Flat batted slogs with his eyes shut. Ok

He was playing the situation - quick runs needed, have a dip at everything.

Don't see anything wrong with that, and definitely don't see it as making modern cricket 'lamentable'.

Because they’re f***ing massively overrated. Alright beating teams in India, but when they’re out of their comfort zone they’re dog shit.

Mind, it says a lot about Test teams in general at present, seems a long while since any team were able to consistently win away.

Don't forget they also play a lot of away test matches in very 'Indian-like' conditions - Pakistan/UAE, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

 

[SAFC11]

Broad on a hattrick

 

[Deleted member 35923]

He took 9 not all 10.
The last man to take all ten in a CC innings was...... have a guess!!

Gibson?

 

[brandon]

He was playing the situation - quick runs needed, have a dip at everything.

Don't see anything wrong with that, and definitely don't see it as making modern cricket 'lamentable'.


Don't forget they also play a lot of away test matches in very 'Indian-like' conditions - Pakistan/UAE, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

That’s what I was getting at too, I’d even consider SA as being friendly to the sub-continental sides.

If they can beat us or Australia away, fair enough, talk about them being a great side. Looking forward to seeing how they do next time in Oz.

So f***ing easy

 

[Jack Torrance]

India will prepare a 5 test series at home to Sri Lanka so they can boost their averages up again

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

Because they’re f***ing massively overrated. Alright beating teams in India, but when they’re out of their comfort zone they’re dog shit.

Mind, it says a lot about Test teams in general at present, seems a long while since any team were able to consistently win away.

The stat from yesterday was that they are the only team in the world who have won more away than lost since 2015

Til today anyway

Against shit sides mind

 

[Liverpool Beachball]

Can see several Indians getting replaced for the next test

 

[Jap Stammer]

The stat from yesterday was that they are the only team in the world who have won more away than lost since 2015

Til today anyway

Against shit sides mind

See my previous post about where they've played a lot of those away games - 2015 Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, 2016 West Indies, 2017 - Sri Lanka, 2018 - South Africa. A lot of games in very 'Indian-like' conditions.

 

[Narraback]

f***ing hell, went out for a couple of hours on my bike and it's nearly all over

 

[chunkyshanhawk53]

See my previous post about where they've played a lot of those away games - 2015 Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, 2016 West Indies, 2017 - Sri Lanka, 2018 - South Africa. A lot of games in very 'Indian-like' conditions.

Yeah