England Tour of India

[The Purley King]

Yeah, that's exactly why... Rule is only if it's a concussion sub.

Harsh though - a personal/family issue isn't the same as an injury. Would think there'd be dispensation for it.

The right thing to do would be for England to allow the sub to bat and bowl.
Note sure if that is possible though?
Not like someone would give their parent a heart attack or something just to get out of playing the next 3 days.
Cricket should always be a gentlemanly sport.

I guess we’d then get into what constitutes a legit emergency which could be awkward. Bit like a health insurance claim which would be distasteful

 

[TheGame]

The right thing to do would be for England to allow the sub to bat and bowl.
Note sure if that is possible though?
Not like someone would give their parent a heart attack or something just to get out of playing the next 3 days.
Cricket should always be a gentlemanly sport.

I guess we’d then get into what constitutes a legit emergency which could be awkward. Bit like a health insurance claim which would be distasteful

England cannot just allow that themselves. They do not enforce the rules, the umpires do as defined by the ICC. I’m sure they would agree to the sub but they don’t make the rules.

 

[The Purley King]

England cannot just allow that themselves. They do not enforce the rules, the umpires do as defined by the ICC. I’m sure they would agree to the sub but they don’t make the rules.

Yes I get that, just seems a little unfair.

 

[Dan_F]

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We all know he’s bailed England out of some massive holes over the last 10 years, but that stat seems mental.

 

[Utd heap]

What a crazy series for pull outs.

That's Brook, Kohli and Ashwin all out for personal type reasons.

Increases England's chances in this test match a good 20%.

 

[zing]

What a crazy series for pull outs.

That's Brook, Kohli and Ashwin all out for personal type reasons.

Increases England's chances in this test match a good 20%.

2-1 England

 

[FlawlessThaw]

What a crazy series for pull outs.

That's Brook, Kohli and Ashwin all out for personal type reasons.

Increases England's chances in this test match a good 20%.

It does, still reckon they need a lead close to 100.

 

[Utd heap]

2-1 England

I'll let you know after the first session today...

 

[iKnowNothing]

This pitch looks flat so far and India just doesn’t have the bowling to take another 19 wickets this match. England’s best chance to win a test series in India.

 

[Utd heap]

This pitch looks flat so far and India just doesn’t have the bowling to take another 19 wickets this match. England’s best chance to win a test series in India.

Yes Bumrah, Siraj, Jadeja and Kuldeep - how will that take wickets in home conditions!

 

[RedBanker]

Reckon England will get around 600 on the board day end today. India will get around 300-325 in the third innings.

 

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[LDUred]

Duckett should have been run out there.

 

[Utd heap]

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I'm not sure it's as clear cut as that. The fully playing sub doesn't seem to have really been given as an option from what I can tell.

 

[LDUred]

Silly dismissal from Root. He should just play his natural game.

 

[zing]

I am a big fan of Joe Root and think he's the 2nd best test batter of this generation behind Smith, and he's doing some really dumb shit this series

 

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I'm not sure it's as clear cut as that. The fully playing sub doesn't seem to have really been given as an option from what I can tell.

https://x.com/bhogleharsha/status/1758707840255185237?s=20

 

[Utd heap]

Silly dismissal from Root. He should just play his natural game.

He plays that shot all the time.

 

[Utd heap]

I am a big fan of Joe Root and think he's the 2nd best test batter of this generation behind Smith, and he's doing some really dumb shit this series

The second innings knock in the last test match was weird (injury related I hope...).

Otherwise he is just out of nick. No issue with that today really.

 

[Utd heap]

I'm amazed this array of awful bowlers are taking wickets.

 

[diarm]

Scandalous of Bairstow to throw away the review there. You could see Duckett was telling him not to.

 

[zing]

Yes Bumrah, Siraj, Jadeja and Kuldeep - how will that take wickets in home conditions!

Yea, agree - if those 4 were named as hte only 4 bowlers at the start of the game, you'd still think it's a very good bowling attack.

Obviously Ashwin is a big blow, but it's still a full attack at our disposal

 

[TheGame]

The second innings knock in the last test match was weird (injury related I hope...).

Otherwise he is just out of nick. No issue with that today really.

He just needs to bat how he wants to instead of playing the bazball shots. He was already a good accumulator and he needs to go back to that style.

 

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A single wicket here breaks this game wide open for India

 

[Utd heap]

He just needs to bat how he wants to instead of playing the bazball shots. He was already a good accumulator and he needs to go back to that style.

You might have a wider general point. But he has played that shot for a few years now including in great runs of form when noone moaned so we can't have it both ways.

His head is defo a bit scrambled at the moment though as all batsmen are when out of nick. Playing it off Bumrah was a poor call.

 

[massey]

Scandalous of Bairstow to throw away the review there. You could see Duckett was telling him not to.

Waste of a selection is bairstow imo can see why he's there for cover but if your going with a first 11 and picking foakes surely there is better batsman to choose from than the lbw merchant.

 

[Utd heap]

I'm much more annoyed with the Bairstow review what on earth was that

 

[Utd heap]

Waste of a selection is bairstow imo can see why he's there for cover but if your going with a first 11 and picking foakes surely there is better batsman to choose from than the lbw merchant.

It will be Brook when available.

 

[TheGame]

You might have a wider general point. But he has played that shot for a few years now including in great runs of form when noone moaned so we can't have it both ways.

His head is defo a bit scrambled at the moment though as all batsmen are when out of nick. Playing it off Bumrah was a poor call.

Yeah I suppose I see your point. I just thought he would have looked at Ducketts innings as an example of when to play the shots and when not to. His bowing is doing more talking than his batting at the moment. Let’s hope he gets back to form soon.

 

[Utd heap]

Kuldeep has been excellent this morning. Could have had two or three.

 

[diarm]

A brilliant century and a half and then you get out to that?

 

[Utd heap]

A brilliant century and a half and then you get out to that?

Shit happens. Great knock.

We are fecked here though.

 

[croadyman]

Shit happens. Great knock.

We are fecked here though.

Have been since yesterday morning,ah well

 

[Utd heap]

90/3 means it's not a total disaster of a session but we are a few quick ones after lunch from looking in huge bother.

A lot rests on Stokes...again.

 

[TheGame]

90/3 means it's not a total disaster of a session but we are a few quick ones after lunch from looking in huge bother.

A lot rests on Stokes...again.

Yep feel like we have unnecessarily thrown away the momentum yet again. Wickets given away to bad shots.

 

[prateik]

Apparently that's the 9th time Root has lost his wicket playing that shot in the last 13 games..
really? if true, why does he keep playing it?

 

[Utd heap]

Apparently that's the 9th time Root has lost his wicket playing that shot in the last 13 games..
really? if true, why does he keep playing it?

Sorry mate but how on earth can you believe that

 

[prateik]

Sorry mate but how on earth can you believe that

Sanjay Manjrekar said it in the commentary. not something I read on twitter.
Sanju Manju is not someone I would trust, but I assumed its something the stat guy told him.

 

[Utd heap]

Sanjay Manjrekar said it in the commentary. not something I read on twitter.
Sanju Manju is not someone I would trust, but I assumed its something the stat guy told him.

He lost got out like that in a test match v New Zealand last winter I think.

 

[prateik]

He lost got out like that in a test match v New Zealand last winter I think.

Yeah .. sounded wrong... here is the clip