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[Gerry SA]

I don't think England would enforce the follow on unless there's heavy cloud cover.

As they run the risk of India potentially scoring 450/500 in their second dig and setting England a chase off 200/225 on the final day.

England would probably want to bat until Tea and score another 225/275. Than give India 4 sessions to chase 450/500

[Johnny]

Onions is injured isn't he?

[FvanN]

I cant see this game ending in a win for either team. Conditions are very batsmen friendly and today will be cooler than yesterday but it is going to be a stunning day here on the south coast.

[Gerry SA]

Sky Sports spouting their usual nonsense again...

'India have been able to leave Jimmy Anderson very well. This is Jimmy the great bowler'...

Great bowler my ****

[Johnny]

For all those stat lovers, I saw a stat yesterday that Jimmy and Broad are only the 3rd opening bowling partnership to take 500 wickets between them.

The others being Curtly and Courteney and Wasim and Waqar

That surely makes them true greats... ;p

[Gerry SA]

For all those stat lovers, I saw a stat yesterday that Jimmy and Broad are only the 3rd opening bowling partnership to take 500 wickets between them.

The others being Curtly and Courteney and Wasim and Waqar

That surely makes them true greats... ;p

You can dream...

'Greats' don't average 30+ per wicket.

[WalkingWicket37]

Watch out, keyboard warrior Gerry's about! (And making the same point he's already made 300 times again, just in case we missed it!)

[Gerry SA]

Watch out, keyboard warrior Gerry's about! (And making the same point he's already made 300 times again, just in case we missed it!)

It's funny how you English love bumming stats when they favour your overrated players.

When I expose their shortcomings, I'm a 'keyboard warrior'...

[uknsaunders]

Sky Sports spouting their usual nonsense again...

'India have been able to leave Jimmy Anderson very well. This is Jimmy the great bowler'...

Great bowler my ****

Yes, you must be right. 364 test wickets is average. His career average is just over 30, but he's been well below that for most of the last 5/6 years.

[Sam]

It's funny how you English love bumming stats when they favour your overrated players.

We do it every few weeks perhaps?

When I expose their shortcomings, I'm a 'keyboard warrior'...

Because it happens every couple of days?

[Gerry SA]

Yes, you must be right. 364 test wickets is average. His career average is just over 30, but he's been well below that for most of the last 5/6 years.

Whether you average 30.01 or 30.99 it's still over 30. Just like if you get a 70% degree or a 90% degree it's still a first..

Anderson home town bully. Limited talent. Bottles it when the going gets tough.

[tim2000s]

Whether you average 30.01 or 30.99 it's still over 30. Just like if you get a 70% degree or a 90% degree it's still a first..

Anderson home town bully. Limited talent. Bottles it when the going gets tough.

And is so total rubbish in overseas situations that his average against India in India is better than his overall average?

[Jenko]

Think anderson is a knob but he has still taken 364 more test wickets than I ever will so credit to him! He has had stints in the past swinging it both ways that have been unreal. At the end of the day there haven't been too many bowlers in world cricket who have the ability to excel in all conditions.

[Giraffe208]

I'm not one to blow his trumpet but for you to type away that the bloke has limited talent when he swings the ball both ways at will is ridiculous. Yes he clearly prospers in English conditions but why wouldn't he? He is English and has grown up playing his cricket in this country so why would he learn a style that doesn't benefit where he plays his cricket?

You do say some sense at times but your continual Anderson bashing is incredibly boring. I come on here to read insightful comments, reviews and participate every now and then so unless a comment brings weight to a thread there is no point you recycling the same old comments and opinions every few hours.

Before you respond, at no point and I am suggesting that all the smoke blowing up Anderson from my fellow English participants in this thread are correct but people will support players from the country of their birth so give some credit where it's due. He has so far got 4 wickets in this innings on what is in your words a dead pitch which surely a bowler would find it "tough" to take wickets?

[tim2000s]

I think one of the best comments I've seen about this match was on Cricinfo:

"India is badly missing Matt prior with the bat and behind the stumps."