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[mini998]

Sky team thinks it's 50-50 now , I feel It's India's game to loose right now, another 50 runs should seal the deal.

[csnew]

Surprise surprise Anderson getting smashed around and they want the ball changed

[Gerry SA]

Pretty brilliant counter attacking innings from Jadeja.

When you see some of his shots, you can see why Dhoni like him in the team.

Kumar is far too good to bat at 9

[Number4]

Surprise surprise Anderson getting smashed around and they want the ball changed

That was a very ordinary over by Anderson.... Short stuff got what it deserved really

[csnew]

Dhoni's lost the plot standing back to a spinner 

[procricket]

It all gone very vill-age

[Boydie]

It's as if he's trying to be controversial. Can't see any reason for it whatsoever.

[Gerry SA]

England crumbling here 70-1 became 72-4

Ian Bell's poor form continues, yet it will be Alastair Cook in the firing line.

[Buzz]

when doing a chase like this, you need to attack up front, a bit like Sehwag did when Kp was captain in India.
blocking doesn't put the oppo under pressure.

I wanted bell to be captain, but now I don't think he deserves it he has let cook down as a senior player for a while.

[Gerry SA]

England close 105/4 and just about still 40/60 chance of winning.

Moeen Ali living a charmed life towards the end of play. Survived two close LBW chances and survived a drop catch by Dhoni as well.

[tim2000s]

As I said earlier,  England looking a lot like the mid-nineties side.  Not sure what to do to win,  or how to play.  Bring back Duncan Fletcher I say...

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[petehosk]

Looking at the score (don't have Sky sports) it looks as if the fat lady hasn't sung yet. But she is certainly warming her voice up and doing her scales! Can't she this lasting until much after lunch to be honest!
If England don't have the confidence to beat Sri Lanka, then I can't see them beating India!

[FattusCattus]

So - the big questions should be:

Who Can Captain England Moving Forward
Who Can Bowl Spin for England
Who Can Open For England
How do we get Jordan Back in? (I think he'll score more runs than Stokes ATM)

[WalkingWicket37]

So - the big questions should be:

1Who Can Captain England Moving Forward
2Who Can Bowl Spin for England
3Who Can Open For England
4How do we get Jordan Back in? (I think he'll score more runs than Stokes ATM)

1In the current squadJoe Root - he's being groomed for the England captaincy, but isn't ready yet.
Short term fix Chris Read, great keeper (resolving a different issue), decent batsman and successful county captain.

2Monty Panesar - best we've got if he sorts his head out. Simon Kerrigan - seems to be the next in line for a go in the side, hopefully goes better than his debut.

3Potential openers
Root - was in as an opener last summer but didn't have the temperament and has done better in the middle order.
Carberry - didn't do disastrously in Aus and was badly treated after, worth another go!
Cook - if he isn't captain any longer and regains form hopefully a long term option, needs a new skipper for this to happen.
Robson - has a test ton but keeps getting himself out, give him to the end of the series before doing anything stupid.
Compton - why not, didn't have a disasterous start to his test career and was axed after one poor series. Been in the runs for Somerset and bats long, so why not?

4Dare I say it, drop captain Cook and get Jordan in, wouldn't weaken the batting that much on current form, and reduces massive workload of Jimmy & Broad. Does accelerate the new captain and opener problem.

[SOULMAN1012]

So - the big questions should be:

Who Can Captain England Moving Forward
Who Can Bowl Spin for England
Who Can Open For England
How do we get Jordan Back in? (I think he'll score more runs than Stokes ATM)

Jo Root, doesn't matter if its just for the remaining 3 tests of this series to give him a chance to learn at the deep end. Just get the monkey off cooks back.

Best spinner at the moment in the country is Adam Riley (Kent ccc) you can't argue with facts and now over half way through he is the main man this year. Is he the best spinner in the country certainly not but at the moment he is in form and confident.

Look Cook is a class player, he is England's best bat (stats over this length of career don't lie) and will no doubt go on to be a great of the game in terms of runs scored. England need to stick with Cook & Robson for a while yet as nothing elsa has any longevity in it and I'm sick of seeing it changed series by series.

Jordan for stokes if your that inclined straight swap although personally I think Stokes offers that bit more all in all.