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[procricket]

I want to see a left arm spinner that lad from Somerset will do...

[FattusCattus]

Isn't he just saying he can't bowl in India but he can on English pitches

I think Ashwin  / Kholi have comer on leaps and bounds and would be far more effective in England now.

It's more that we are being well beaten, and Jimmy is not at his best at the moment so I think it makes him look a bot of a plonker- the Indians are much improved.

[procricket]

And I think the Anderson comments have made us look a bit daft.

Does it mean that English batters have shown there flows too in the microsim of the Indian spinners.

No disrespect but half out batters have looked cannon fodder.

[Ams4287]

Jack Leach.

Would have liked to see a fit Mark Wood bowling short spells with the new and old (reversing) ball.

[Number4]

Jennngs batted well in the first innings but could have looked like a huge fail had that catch been taken. He would have walked away with a pair

[SOULMAN1012]

England have played pretty well in this Test match and the only reason we will more than likely look like losing this test is dropped catches, Kohli and Jayent put on over 270 runs after being dropped, Kohli was tough chance but should have been caught and Jayent was regulation at Test level.
Lots of positives for me from this series, Hameed and Jennings look like decent top order players, Anderson has recovered from his injury and rashid has got a lot better, butler is back in the side and scoring runs and JB has kept well this series so far so good selection meetings over those two and the gloves and who should bat where
Disappointing is that our spinners are just average compared to top level spinners and this is reflected in English cricket, we need to work in this in the county game, broad injured and I do feel that would have made a difference having him in this test.

Tomorrow if we can get a lead of 80 that would be a great effort by England and maybe, just maybe the wheels could come off the India batting line up.

[CrickFreak]

Plenty of positives for sure...

You mean improvements??

[procricket]

No positives...

England will lose the series but that's no real surprise we always did know we didn't really have the spinners to do the job but it there backyard.

England like many sides have gone there and lost like India do when they tend to travel poorly..

Swings and roundabouts but every dog has there day.

I love watching both England and India there some superb technicians in there own environment and when there not they all moan..

I still do not think Ashwin would be any better in UK conditions I do think VK would mind.

[Woodyspin]

No positives...

England will lose the series but that's no real surprise we always did know we didn't really have the spinners to do the job but it there backyard.

England like many sides have gone there and lost like India do when they tend to travel poorly..

Swings and roundabouts but every dog has there day.

I love watching both England and India there some superb technicians in there own environment and when there not they all moan..

I still do not think Ashwin would be any better in UK conditions I do think VK would mind.

Kohli averages 12.5 in England right?

[ppccopener]

On seaming wickets yes we sorted him out last time. The Indians are a better side now thou and he is a better player I reckon.

It's a shame India only tour here every 4 or 5 years.

There is the champions trophy here next year he will be looking to have a good tournament.

I've read Andersons article on cricinfo, link in an above post....I don't think that comes across very well and I'm a bit surprised to be honest. We are competing better than other sides(South Africa for example last tour) but they are a better side in these conditions...

0-2 so far can't see how we can complain too much.

[Number4]

Kohli averages 12.5 in England right?

13.40... back in 2014. He also only averages 14 in Bangladesh (only 1 test match) in 2015. I think it's fair to say he is an improved player since then and it's harsh to judge a players performance based on 1 tour

[Alvaro]

It's not a shame India don't tour England more often. They are worse than the current tourists, and basically have given up on the last two tours and were a borderline disgrace. Dhoni's attitude in particular stank.

[ppccopener]

It's not a shame India don't tour England more often. They are worse than the current tourists, and basically have given up on the last two tours and were a borderline disgrace. Dhoni's attitude in particular stank.

You're spot on there.. That series I thought they have given up on tests, and just wanted one day/t20 stuff...

For what I have read Dhoni just didn't fancy it. True or u true I can't say. But they played like they didn't care.

[FattusCattus]

I think Kholi is a different man to what Dhoni was at that time in his career, I suspect we would give the Indians a shoeing in our conditions - but I feel it would be much closer than last time.

Perhaps we should give them a 5 match series in Australia to even up the competition?

[Woodyspin]

I think Kholi is a different man to what Dhoni was at that time in his career, I suspect we would give the Indians a shoeing in our conditions - but I feel it would be much closer than last time.

Perhaps we should give them a 5 match series in Australia to even up the competition?

I think our recent form in aus as a team is much worse than Kohlis alone....