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Well the real match ended in a draw, however this is a real moral victory for England. Let's see if they can draw confidience out of this going forward.
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This is no moral victory because they should have won this Test were it not for the late declaration
It was fine. Few ppers were calling Cook wrong for declaring too early whenever he declared saying he should've batted a little longer. Hindsight is 20/20.
Everything was going for Eng in this test by wining the toss and so many drop catches. With 10 wickets in hand with 150 lead and still no intent cost them them this test match. Match was there to be won, but Cook was absolutely sure about no chance of win.
Very poor captaincy by Cook here. Eng lost grand total of 3 wickets and batted that slow from a position where they couldn't have lost.
The problem with indian team and players these days is that they expect the touring teams to make mistakes and lose. We have to be ruthless at home and not underestimate the touring teams.
Everything was going for Eng in this test by wining the toss and so many drop catches. With 10 wickets in hand with 150 lead and still no intent cost them them this test match. Match was there to be won, but Cook was absolutely sure about no chance of win.
Very poor captaincy by Cook here. Eng lost grand total of 3 wickets and batted that slow from a position where they couldn't have lost.
Please do underestimate opponent during bd series
I think what England have done is what they did to Pakistan in Abu Dhabi - let off; Pak won the next 2 games
Most of the indian fans are already underestimating bangladesh team.
RA proved again that he is not good as akhada pitch makes him. He is just akhada bowler.
Here you go.
I think this term " Khadda Pitch " will be a hit on PP and it will replace the term " Rank Turner " " Under Prepared " wickets.
Good term by an Agressive poster. Blunt
Next pitch will be turning mamba, let's how England will play, on rank turner.
How do you know the next one will be a turner? Vizag hasn't hosted any test in its history.
Next pitch will be turning mamba, let's how England will play, on rank turner.
I didn't like his declaration just after getting out.
Odds are England still lose this 0-4.England once again showing why they are the best overseas team for Asian conditions.
Yes they have lost 5 out of 6 Tests in the UAE, but they have competed very well and were in the driving seat on quite a few occasions.
In Asia, they will probably shave South Africa now and absolutely demolish Australia and New Zealand.
Won the toss, easy wicket to bat on and India one batsmen short. It was very much a missed opportunity.This is not a moral victory, rather this is one very good chance that Cook wasted.
When IND was all-out, there were 130 overs left in the game with a lead of 49 - I am not sure how many times ENG will find themselves at that spot. They finished the day cautiously, but on 5th morn at 114/0 which was fine, but on 5th morning, it was absolute rubbish cricket. It's not easy to chase in Test as the defending side easily can go to safety mood. Ideally, ENG should have gone for absolute attack for 90 minutes on 5th morning,take the score to say 281/7 (167/7 in 20 overs) & set IND 330 in 70 overs.
Now days, every Captain is extremely defensive, hence Cook s not the only one, but I didn't like his declaration just after getting out.
Everything went their way and the best they could do is draw the match.Everything was going for Eng in this test by wining the toss and so many drop catches. With 10 wickets in hand with 150 lead and still no intent cost them them this test match. Match was there to be won, but Cook was absolutely sure about no chance of win.
Very poor captaincy by Cook here. Eng lost grand total of 3 wickets and batted that slow from a position where they couldn't have lost.
It was very poor from him.
The betting man in me expects India to still win it 0-4.
That declaration looked to me an after thought - not sure if he was looking for 150*
Won the toss, easy wicket to bat on and India one batsmen short. It was very much a missed opportunity.
India won't be giving England the same pitch again.
England's performance in Rajkot was easily one of, if not the, best showings by an overseas team in India for a long time now. In fact the last team to show such fight was the English again back in 2012, so this really should not have come as such a surprise. However, I don't think England can afford to relax just yet as they have not really answered any of the burning questions that they came to India with.
For one, this will be the easiest pitch they get to bat on in this entire tour. Of course, they passed this test with aplomb but ultimately it was not nearly as challenging as what the South Africans or Kiwis had to contend with. This is also the same team that crumbled multiple times against Bangladesh on more vicious pitches and it's wrong to say they've answered those queries. So, I think that's one question mark still hanging over their heads. If I was to pick out one other flaws - of the very few flaws in quite an impressive performance - it was that England performed at 100%. Cook, Root, Ali, Stokes and even the debutant Hameed had great matches with the bat. Adil Rashid, who has a reputation of being inconsistent, also picked up 8 wickets. And ultimately, even when performing at their peak - or close to it - they could not deliver the win. I know they have Anderson as a potential inclusion but its hard to see him dominating too much in the dry, abrasive conditions to come. Here the question is clear; can England continue to perform at their absolute best? Is their absolute best even enough to win?
On the flipside, India had a few more passengers. Ajinkya Rahane made only 14 runs and I think we can only agree he underperformed here and is due for some runs. Ravi Ashwin was also fairly listless with the ball and this might only be a minor blip in form. Amit Mishra was another who failed to impress but India have a host of players to replace him with. But probably the biggest change India can make is the inclusion of KL Rahul instead of Gambhir.
All in all though, its clear India are in for a huge fight because England are not going to be pushovers. Ultimately, this test just served as a method for both teams to scout the opposition and plan ahead. If I were to pick a winner, I would say India will triumph 2-0 but will not be surprised if England pull something out of the hat here, which - make no mistake - they will have to
Outbatted, Outbowled, outcaptained India. If they win the toss in the next game, they are definitely the favourites to win.
I don't agree to that. Cook should have played at a better strike rate and should have declared a bit earlier. I believe any other captain would have thought of winning it rather than playing for a draw.
Everything was going for Eng in this test by wining the toss and so many drop catches. With 10 wickets in hand with 150 lead and still no intent cost them them this test match. Match was there to be won, but Cook was absolutely sure about no chance of win.
Very poor captaincy by Cook here. Eng lost grand total of 3 wickets and batted that slow from a position where they couldn't have lost.
England once again showing why they are the best overseas team for Asian conditions.
Yes they have lost 5 out of 6 Tests in the UAE, but they have competed very well and were in the driving seat on quite a few occasions.
In Asia, they will probably shave South Africa now and absolutely demolish Australia and New Zealand.
Seems to be a moral victory more for some Pakistani posters than say English cricket team.
A win was always a serious long shot yesterday / today. In the end we did quite well to get a big lead and take the 6 wickets.
Many an England team in this scenario has either had a batting collapse and lost the match, or built the required lead then taken no wickets before shaking hands - thus passing the momentum back to the opposition.
The 5-0 pre-series predictions are off the table, our spin bowlers look better than expected, and our batsmen are generally looking in very good form after scoring 4 centuries and an 80 between them. A very positive Test match for England on the whole.
Yes and Bangladesh series never happened.
It wasn't a long shot.If they had batted quicker in morning session and given us 70 overs and Cook used Rashid more,they could have won easily.We lost 6 anyway
If India were given enough time, they would have gone for it. Yes chasing a big total in certain number of overs is a different matter in Tests, but you wouldn't want to tempt Kohli to go for it.
Cook did the right thing by taking a pragmatic decision and eliminating any possibility of an Indian win.
It would have been disastrous had England lost the match due to his aggressiveness after being the better team for 4 days.
How do you know the next one will be a turner? Vizag hasn't hosted any test in its history.
If India were given enough time, they would have gone for it. Yes chasing a big total in certain number of overs is a different matter in Tests, but you wouldn't want to tempt Kohli to go for it.
Cook did the right thing by taking a pragmatic decision and eliminating any possibility of an Indian win.
It would have been disastrous had England lost the match due to his aggressiveness after being the better team for 4 days.
England were 163 ahead going in Day 5.Bat for 20 overs,score 130 odd and give India 300 in around 65-70 overs
If you arent confident about defending that with 3 spinners on breaking track,it doesn't say much about Cook's captaincy
He wouldn't get another such chance in the series
It would have been more disastrous for India to lose the match, Kohli would have played it safe too. He is an aggressive captain but he is not brainless.
Perhaps he would have but in my opinion, if he had enough overs to play with, he would more likely than not have had a go at it.
Take Adelaide Test for example. Majority of the captains would try to draw in a situation like that, i.e. they would be happy to settle for a 0-0 after the first Test in Australia if they are chasing 350 on a scuffed day 5 wicket, but Kohli had a proper crack at it.
He seems over-ambitious and if Cook would have given him a total of around 300 in 65-70 odd overs, I think he would have accepted the challenge. After all, he is the best chaser of all time even though it is a different format.
Cook knows that too and I think it is quite understandable why he did not want to take such a risk.
Moral victories mean nothing... England had a moral victory in 1st test in UAE and still lost series 2-0.
The test will give england confidence for the rest of the series but once they get on a wicket where it turns sqaure and sideways from day 1 then we will see how good england team is in these conditions.
The wicket for 2nd test broke up more and was more spin friendly and england were found wanting. Until england find quality test spinners they will continue to struggle in these conditions. Also the batting folding like a pack of cards again will be a huge concern.
They have decent spinners, If England had batted first, it could have been different..... it's their batting that did not do well
Eng batted very poor in both innings here. Pitch wasn't hard to bat. If they bat like this then they don't have any chance.
It was scoreboard pressure.... Eng would have been different on day 1
Well, they are not going to bat first all the time.