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[csnew]

Cook gone too. Completely different pitch when the Indian spinners are bowling

[csnew]

Waste of a review as well

[Manormanic]

I believe Cook has added referral training from Shane Watson to his regime.

[Cover_Drive]

Is this last game of Alastair Cook as a captain?

[csnew]

Ali gone too now. Should be over tonight.

Is this last game of Alastair Cook as a captain?

The wheels fell off when he was captaining, at one point he was fielding at fine leg

[Felix Tito]

Moeen earning his match fee...NOT

[ppccopener]

Moeen earning his match fee...NOT

Mo is too high, I've said it before but the selectors need to get away from the thinking its Asian conditions he can bat up....it's false thinking and we have done it before. He's simply not good enough at test level to bat high up.

I do think Root should bat 3 as our best bat but for the balance of the team and a top 5 that are proper batsmen Joe has to go back to 4...with Jennings ahead of  him, bairstow 5 and stokes 6.

Then the lower middle if Jos plays he's in, woakes/Ali/Rashid.....someone might miss out there but those 3 are not the quality to go any higher.

It's the quality of bowling you face when they are fresh not the conditions. It's scrambled thinking we have at the moment.

[GoodLeave]

Ali gone too now. Should be over tonight.

The wheels fell off when he was captaining, at one point he was fielding at fine leg

I field fine leg to fine leg all the time. Maybe I should be England Captain? 

Root and YJB going well now apart from being dropped and stuff. Keep the faith

[jamielsn15]

So in conclusion, Kohli is a class apart at home, crickets a great leveller, Keaton, and Mo is not a 4 or 5...

[csnew]

This is some knock by root. As an impartial it's great viewing. Kohli earlier and root now

[smilley792]

Kohli looks class in these conditions. Albeit against two not so great spinners.

Root is a fighter, he looks less comfortable than kohli, but then Indians spin attack is in a different leagues to England's.





So fifth and finally test. Can they let root and kohli swap? Be interesting to see how Root would do against mo and rash. -!: if kohli looks just as comfortable against Ashwin and jadeja.

[Woodyspin]

if kohli looks just as comfortable against Ashwin and jadeja.

With the right fielding positions i doubt it, you would have to hold your nerve as a captain and keep your catchers close

[csnew]

And that's the game. Wonderful knock by root

[ppccopener]

Not quite yet.England fighting as thats all we got left to do.
Terrific knock by Root...you want hundreds from key men but he batted excellent today.

[csnew]

6 down at close. Ashwin's other one was spinning more than rashid's leggy.
100 for woakes tomorrow  .

England have done better than I expected after going 3 down early.