We shouldn't be too down though. India is a different place to go. The positives are that both Hameed and Jennings look promising. I hope Cook stays on to help advise them. A top batting line up of Cook, Hameed, Jennings, Root and Bairstow looks decent in most conditions. In the fast bowling department Anderson, Broad, Stokes and Woakes is still top class. With Moeen (as there is no other spinner and one other, probably Buttler, and it is still a decent side in English and probably Australian series. The summer v S Africa and the winter v Aus should be interesting
Once again England sacrifice themselves for the long term health of Test cricket. They know that letting India stuff them will really help rekindle interest in Test match cricket in India
Weird story, as it's only just come out (conveniently), apparently Jack Leach wasn't considered for a call up for the tour due to suspicions about his action
Weird story, as it's only just come out (conveniently), apparently Jack Leach wasn't considered for a call up for the tour due to suspicions about his action
not so weird as Muralitharan getting away with chucking for nearly twenty years
Sam Billings .. 93 from 85 balls .. England beat India A in 50 over warm up game before the 'real' thing starts later this week .. Buttler, Hales, Dawson & Roy all score a few .. Capn Morgan scores just three
Its always gonna be tough if Kohli gets a hundred every game. great innings - as was Kehan or Kehar or whatever his name is- but one of the problems we have is we dont have a 'gun' bowler - a Johnson or Steyn to blast out someone like that when they are in full flight.
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The positives are that both Hameed and Jennings look promising. I hope Cook stays on to help advise them.
A top batting line up of Cook, Hameed, Jennings, Root and Bairstow looks decent in most conditions.
In the fast bowling department Anderson, Broad, Stokes and Woakes is still top class.
With Moeen (as there is no other spinner and one other, probably Buttler, and it is still a decent side in English and probably Australian series.
The summer v S Africa and the winter v Aus should be interesting
Weird story, as it's only just come out (conveniently), apparently Jack Leach wasn't considered for a call up for the tour due to suspicions about his action
The game was nearly over until Moeen played that inexplicable shot.
His figures of 4-0-30-0 didn't really reflect how well he bowled especially as he bowled 3 of those in the first five of the innings.
Mills has been playing for Auckland in the Super Smash. He took 10 wickets in 10 games at an economy rate of just 6.61.
Stokes makes 62 of 40 balls as England accelerate at the end. A perfect personal advert ahead of the IPL auction!
Yuvraj gone
56-3 off 10.2
Dhoni out for 6
get Kohli and games is ours methinks.
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But..
If you can't defend 350 our bowling is in need of major surgery