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[tate035]

The irony of getting bounced out by the Indians. Just goes to show their pace bowlers have out bowled England's

Wouldn't class bouncing Woakes and Rashid as better fast bowling.. India have just out thought England. With having the tests earlier against your guys the England management expected similar wickets and planned accordingly. The Indians then went on to produce slow low bouncing wickets that turn eventually.
Cue, England winning 2 tosses and with poor batting and unfortunately poor captaincy/management decisions we end up 2 down..
Some of the batting including "golden boy" Root has been very village. Where as the Indians have just played the surfaces and stuck around whilst still keeping the scores ticking over (helped by poor field settings)  and just let England self implode.. Pretty impressive to be fair from the poisoned dwarf and his team...

[csnew]

Pitch still looks flat, don't think another 100 runs would have made any difference. A bit of up and down bounce but hardly turning at all.

Even Patel is spanking it around!

[wasted_talent]

Definitely surprised England were "bounced" out in India here.
Shami bowling good heat on a "dead" track?

[Number4]

I believe it just goes to show that you need quality spinners in India.... England fall very short in the spin category at the moment. The spinners have taken the majority of wickets in all test matches this series so far. The fast bowlers are just there to make up the numbers and take some shine off the ball so the spinners can do their thing

[csnew]

India win by 8 wickets.

Thought cook blamed the loss in the last match on the toss, Can't use that excuse here.

[wasted_talent]

I think its feeble to blame losses on the toss. I believe some of the commentary team are also guilty of doing that.

Have to man up and admit the shortcomings. If they don't do that, they will never improve and compete in these conditions?

[ppccopener]

I think its feeble to blame losses on the toss. I believe some of the commentary team are also guilty of doing that.

Have to man up and admit the shortcomings. If they don't do that, they will never improve and compete in these conditions?

exactly right....

I doubt very much anyone will blame the toss from England. England are second best going into this series and India are massively strong at home...

The bowlers have done a great job but we are not going to compete with 270 and 230 on the board

we need big runs.

thank god we have finally got our openers sorted after 2 wasted years. We have to fight back but im afraid the bare facts are not enough runs

[csnew]

So hameed's heading home to get a plate in his finger, surely they'll call up a replacement batsman now.

Thought kohli at the presentation was pretty funny regarding the toss situation

 

[Mr_Orange]

Wonder who the replacement will be? They have Gubbins, Jennings, Alsop and Bell-Drummond with the Lions.

Wouldn't be surprised if they call up a couple to cover the middle order too, with Westley and Clarke also with the Lions and Billings knocking around.

[wasted_talent]

I'd be excited by Billings if he were selected

But not sure he would be in the frame?

[ppccopener]

pretty sure it will be one from Dubai and a specialist opener

Gubbings or Jennings.

Its a very tough ask but that is test cricket. Both of those guys would of been in the selectors thoughts I would think originally.

[edge]

It'll be Jennings, surely. Although the prospect of Billings opening the batting in tests is intriguing. Can we call up Hameed Snr as batting coach?

[ppccopener]

Bayliss making no excuses whatsoever on interview.

and sounds like Hameed wanted to tape up his finger and play the last two tests

top lad, we may have lose but found a tough little so and so to open for us....hope fully for a long time

 

[CrickFreak]

Well done VK and team. 2 more to go and should be easy.
I think playing at home makes lot of difference even if the pitches are not exactly what Indian team would have liked.

[Seniorplayer]

Wonder who the replacement will be? They have Gubbins, Jennings, Alsop and Bell-Drummond with the Lions.

Wouldn't be surprised if they call up a couple to cover the middle order too, with Westley and Clarke also with the Lions and Billings knocking around.

Now England cannot win the series  think ahead towards our summer give the lions a go  Gubbions or Jennings and also Billings  as the extra batsman lets   see what they can do  not much point picking balance or Duckett.