England [432] defeat India [78 & 278] by an innings and 76 runs to win 3rd Test and level series 1-1

Top class bowling from Anderson and Robinson rather than saying poor batting by kohli. pujara and rahana.

It is the good bowling of Jimmy and Robinson that has gotten England wickets of kohli. pujara and rahana

Not sure really — it was a pretty ordinary piece of judgment from Pujara to shoulder arms given that Robinson was clearly achieving inswing, and Rahane played a nothing shot outside his off stump.

The only batsman who got a severe softening up and working over (from Anderson) and then a peach of a delivery to dismiss him (from Robinson), and so has a properly legitimate reason for being out, was Kohli.
 
Another 90 to erase the deficit and then every run from there will have the English quaking.

Easypeasy
 
Robinson is definitely Englands main bowler.
He should have debuted 2 years ago imo
 
Not sure really — it was a pretty ordinary piece of judgment from Pujara to shoulder arms given that Robinson was clearly achieving inswing, and Rahane played a nothing shot outside his off stump.

The only batsman who got a severe softening up and working over (from Anderson) and then a peach of a delivery to dismiss him (from Robinson), and so has a properly legitimate reason for being out, was Kohli.

That was because Ollie and Jimmy were very tight with their line of attack this morning. Yesterday Kohli was leaving balls outside off with lot of confidence.

I think Indian batters weren't sure which way the ball was seaming which is why the error of judement. In my view it was top class bowling more than poor batting from India
 
India completely defeated by bounce on this pitch, obviously combined with movement unlike Australian conditions
 
From 215-2 to 278 all out, England’s skill with the ball has blown away India this morning.
 
Congrats England.

On to the next match at 1-1 then.

India need to replace Rahane with SKY and Ash instead of Ishant. Rahane will probably hitch a ride for the rest of the series but I would love for SKY to have a debut this series.
 
20 overs with the new ball, lost 8 wickets.

First Innings: 78/10
Second Innings: 63/8 (this morning)
 
Spectators should demand a refund! What are they gonna do for the rest of the day!? Lol!

Well played England.
 
Wasn’t some clown saying pant is on par with gilchrist :))

Gilchrist had a poor record in India even after his entire career. Pitches are tough these days (bowler friendly) Let's give some time... (Don't compare to Gilchrist, also don't troll)
 
England without Stokes, Woakes, Archer and GOAT broad.

Shame that such a strong indian side crumbled.
 
Well that was quicker than I expected. I was looking at a chase to a small total on the Sunday.
 
Spectators should demand a refund! What are they gonna do for the rest of the day!? Lol!

Well played England.

If less than 30 overs are completed in a day, it’s a 50% refund per ticket I think.
 
This idea of playing with four tailender is becoming embarassing nowadays.
 
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Gilchrist had a poor record in India even after his entire career. Pitches are tough these days (bowler friendly) Let's give some time... (Don't compare to Gilchrist, also don't troll)

Gilchrist was an atg keeper, pant isn’t fit to lace his boots at the moment, all I’m saying is less quit with these premature comparisons, cos when Pakistani fans do it about their pace bowlers they get mocked and rightly so.

Enjoy the player for what he is, let’s see what happens in future.
 
Alright then. Good comeback from England after the shock last match. Joe Root played it smart. Rather than trying to match Kohli's aggression, he quickly learnt from his mistake trying to unleash hell on Bumrah-Shami. The team knuckled down and kept their discipline refusing to get drawn into any squabbles with the Indians even when they bowled us out for under 80.

So guess this series is gonna be 3-1 or 2-1 to India then.
 
JAMES ANDERSON gives his immediate reaction to England's thumping victory...

"It was a huge disappointment at Lord’s and we wanted to come back and put in a much better performance and we did that. We started in the first innings, where I thought we bowled brilliantly, and then it was Root again with the bat supported by the top order. India fought back, which we expected them to do, but we knew if we kept sticking to our basics there was enough there for us to get wickets."
 
England without Stokes, Woakes, Archer and GOAT broad.

Shame that such a strong indian side crumbled.

Their replacements are equally good. England has an incredible depth of seamers.
They are only missing stokes as a batsman
 
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That faint flicker of hope that Pujara and Kohli raised died a quick death today. 8 wickets in about 60 runs. We just don't have god enough test batsmen.

Both teams have 5 days to sort out their batting problems, India more so than the English side.
 
That’s that then .. as expected before the tour Indian batting is not upto scratch .. whether they can improve is the question ..
 
Enjoyed this Test fantastic game and a great comeback win for England under all the pressure
 
Virat Kohli | India (losing) captain:

It's down to scoreboard pressure. We knew we were up against it when we were out for 80 and the opposition put up a big score. We put up crucial partnerships and saw the day through, but the pressure from the English bowlers was brillaint this morning and we didn't respond well.

Batting collapses can happen in this country, the pitch was good to bat on, but their discipline with the ball forced us to make a few mistakes, and it was difficult to deal with spells where we weren't getting runs. We didn't make good decisions as a batting side.

The pitch looked good to bat on, and when England batted it hadn't changed much, so they had a lot more intent with the bat, made better decision. They were the deserving side to win to be honest. You could say that we don't have enough batting depth, but the top order has to give enough runs to the lower middle order to step up.

The lower order can't bail the team out all the time. We don't have much other than the batting in the second innings to take from this game in terms of positives. Playing another spinner would depend on the pitch and we'll take a call later. It depends on the moisture and how it will hold up for the five days. The pressure from the fourth seamer is important sometimes and sometimes we have to make sure taking only three seamers means that the spinners have to come in quickly. We need to correct our flaws quickly and we've done this before, and we look forward to the Oval Test,
 
Joe Root | England (winning) captain:

It was a fantastic and clinical performance from the bowlers. The two big lads put loads of pressure with three maidens, and we had a really good opportunity to take wickets and we took them ruthlessly. We know we are capable of perfomances like this, and we have the talent, that opening stand was fantastic too. We controlled and hung in with the new ball, and we reaped the rewards.

Anderson churns out performances like that and that's why he's the GOAT of Test cricket. He's very fit and sets an example for the other bowlers. Dawid played beautifully and started a bit cautiously, but once he got going, he was fluent like he'd been playing the last few years, so the international experience came to the fore. As a batter you are expected to go out and score everytime and I am happy I've managed to score a few. It's been a while since I got a hundred in my home ground and I hope we can carry this form forward as a team into the Oval.

Robinson has been brilliant, and he's asked good questions of their defence. He's managed to move the ball throughout the innings, not just with the new ball. Sam is a talented player, and he may not be at his absolute best, but he will do special things for England. He showed last time we played India that he could play wonderful knocks, take key wickets, so I'm not worried about him at all. He has a lot of character and he will get better sooner rather than later.
 
That faint flicker of hope that Pujara and Kohli raised died a quick death today. 8 wickets in about 60 runs. We just don't have god enough test batsmen.

Both teams have 5 days to sort out their batting problems, India more so than the English side.

As I said earlier, I thought Ind had a real chance and just had to see off the 1st hour. I was shocked at Pants performance today, the line between positivity and reckless is very thin, and Pant has got the balance right
 
Most Test wins as England captain :

27 Joe Root
26 Michael Vaughan
24 Andrew Strauss & Alastair Cook
20 Peter May

3 of England's past 4 Test wins at Headingley, Leeds have been by an innings

India's past 4 Test losses by an innings have all been in England
 
I think Curran will go because of Overtons performance with bat and ball.

Rightly so.Curran has a lot of work to do with both ball and bat. At the moment he’s good at neither. He definitely has potential but too undercooked at the moment.
 
Remember when i asked a few months back...do we even need Kohli's runs?

Remove him and we will somehow magically start winning i feel.

We need to blood in SKY for tests. It's actually criminal that he hasn't played a single test yet. Amongst Pujara, Kohli and Rahane atleast 2 need to go if not all 3.Gill needs to be persisted with. Who are our other upcoming batsmen? Shaw still looks technically incompetent
 
It's just unbelievable that currently Rohit Sharma looks our best test batsman. I never imagined I would be saying this ��. [MENTION=134809]sensible-indian-fan[/MENTION] [MENTION=113824]Nikhil_cric[/MENTION]
 
Drop Ajinkya, Pujara, Ishant, Ashwin, Sundar, Gill, Shardul at once, these are all one trick ponies.
Have a trial for test matches for who can spin the ball the farthest, who can swing the ball both ways farthest, and who can bat a deadly short/ swinging ball.

They spoiled Hardiks career with the surgery leading to massive imbalance in the side.
Make Rohit captain in the next series, virat can keep his place, bring in shaw & sky for the next test.
 
It's just unbelievable that currently Rohit Sharma looks our best test batsman. I never imagined I would be saying this ��. [MENTION=134809]sensible-indian-fan[/MENTION] [MENTION=113824]Nikhil_cric[/MENTION]

Haha indeed he is.

Rooting for him to become temporary test captain.
 
We need to blood in SKY for tests. It's actually criminal that he hasn't played a single test yet. Amongst Pujara, Kohli and Rahane atleast 2 need to go if not all 3.Gill needs to be persisted with. Who are our other upcoming batsmen? Shaw still looks technically incompetent

As long as we remove these 3 and have proper systems in place to test others, the results will come.

We wasted so many years with Dhoni citing there is no alternative.

There always is if you are willing to test.

Today mayank may be poor but in 2018, he was a champion test batsman...helped us win the aus test series.

We just gotta test and see.

Dunno about SKY credentials but it would be worth a test.

Vihari hasnt done well in county but atleast deserves some chances atleast at home.

Shaw has hid issues.

Right now...i wluld say

Kl
Rohit
Jaddu
Pant
Shaw/SKY
Vihari
Mayank
Ashwin
Thakur

Pack your team with 9 potential bats and play.

We will get some decent insurance policy.

Sundar and Gill will soon be back.
 
As long as we remove these 3 and have proper systems in place to test others, the results will come.

We wasted so many years with Dhoni citing there is no alternative.

There always is if you are willing to test.

Today mayank may be poor but in 2018, he was a champion test batsman...helped us win the aus test series.

We just gotta test and see.

Dunno about SKY credentials but it would be worth a test.

Vihari hasnt done well in county but atleast deserves some chances atleast at home.

Shaw has hid issues.

Right now...i wluld say

Kl
Rohit
Jaddu
Pant
Shaw/SKY
Vihari
Mayank
Ashwin
Thakur

Pack your team with 9 potential bats and play.

We will get some decent insurance policy.

Sundar and Gill will soon be back.

This team is unrealistic tho.

Fit it that waste of space Kohli instead of any one batsman.
 
Worst part is that we're playing 4 no.11s in the name of playing 5 bowlers! You play 5 bowlers when you've got a functional batting lineup. While we've a total of 1.5 bats in our batting lineup.

Another laughable part is that Jadeja is deemed to be playing as a specialist batsman. You gotta laugh at such naivete!

Why do you need a spinner to be played as a specialist bat? That's because your top and middle-order bats are the poorest amongst all test playing nations.

So that's another way of hiding your garbage batting unit and the entire blame for it goes to Kohli, no one else, as Shastri is just his stooge! And Ganguly is too spineless to do anything.
 
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I'm really not sure the quality is better than the Pakistan tour last year, which was quite high quality.
 
As long as we remove these 3 and have proper systems in place to test others, the results will come.

We wasted so many years with Dhoni citing there is no alternative.

There always is if you are willing to test.

Today mayank may be poor but in 2018, he was a champion test batsman...helped us win the aus test series.

We just gotta test and see.

Dunno about SKY credentials but it would be worth a test.

Vihari hasnt done well in county but atleast deserves some chances atleast at home.

Shaw has hid issues.

Right now...i wluld say

Kl
Rohit
Jaddu
Pant
Shaw/SKY
Vihari
Mayank
Ashwin
Thakur

Pack your team with 9 potential bats and play.

We will get some decent insurance policy.

Sundar and Gill will soon be back.

This team's batting looks much more solid than the current one's. I would play Sundar purely as a batsman. He is that good. Ashwin absolutely needs to play. Ishant needs to go aa well.
 
It's just unbelievable that currently Rohit Sharma looks our best test batsman. I never imagined I would be saying this ��. [MENTION=134809]sensible-indian-fan[/MENTION] [MENTION=113824]Nikhil_cric[/MENTION]

That's the real issue. The batting is really bad. The moment pujara got out, I knew we were done. Bowlers and team combinations are secondary issues. The real proble is the middle order and Rahane us the biggest liability in this team.
 
India is very lucky to have their best pace bowling line up in history, this batting unit is now being exposed in situations where the bowlers have been unable to bail them out
 
This team's batting looks much more solid than the current one's. I would play Sundar purely as a batsman. He is that good. Ashwin absolutely needs to play. Ishant needs to go aa well.

This was pretty much my team from test 1.

Batsman might have changed a bit.

Bat till 9.

Pick shardul who can swing it properly.

Pick 2 among Siraj, Shami and Bumrah.

If things go wrong, course correct from there.

Sadly we are in the 4th test so theres almost no chance to course correct.

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Sundar should be backed.
 
Worst part is that we're playing 4 no.11s in the name of playing 5 bowlers! You play 5 bowlers when you've got a functional batting lineup. While we've a total of 1.5 bats in our batting lineup.

Another laughable part is that Jadeja is deemed to be playing as a specialist batsman. You gotta laugh at such naivete!

Why do you need a spinner to be played as a specialist bat? That's because your top and middle-order bats are the poorest amongst all test playing nations.

So that's another way of hiding your garbage batting unit and the entire blame for it goes to Kohli, no one else, as Shastri is just his stooge! And Ganguly is too spineless to do anything.

Jadeja is a genuie all rounder . His batting record is way better than most specialist Pakistani batsmen . India should always utilize his batting
 
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Jadeja is a genuie all rounder . His batting record is way better than most specialist Pakistani batsmen . India should always utilize his batting

Not in England. He’s neither batter nor bowler.
 
Ollie Robinson's five-for capped a clinical England display as India succumbed to an innings-and-76-run defeat on the fourth morning in Leeds.

India were skittled out of 278 after resuming the day at 215/2. In what was expected to be easy batting conditions on a sunny day at Headingley, England bowlers were ruthless in their approach and finished the match in the first session of the day to jump to 14 points on the ICC World Test Championship 2021-23 table.

India resumed play on day four with Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli at the crease, and they needed the two batsmen to see off the new ball spell from James Anderson and Robinson.

However, India were dealt a major blow in the fourth over of the day as Pujara (91) misjudged the ball angling in from Robinson and was rapped on the pads offering no shot. England successfully reviewed umpire Richard Kettleborough's decision, and got the important breakthrough without India adding a run to their overnight score.

Ajinkya Rahane and Kohli (55) continued to play positive cricket, putting away the few bad balls England rarely offered. The skipper soon brought up his 26th Test fifty with a wonderful flick through mid-wicket but nicked one straight to Root at first slip in the last ball of Robinson's over.

Anderson got in on the act the very next over and scalped Rahane (10) in typical Anderson fashion – good length, outside off and ball straightening off the pitch.

Rishabh Pant (1) was the next batsman to make the long walk back, once again falling to the ball angling across the left-hander as Robinson found the outside edge.

Once England exposed the tail, there wasn't much resistance from the rest of the Indian batting order. Moeen Ali got a ball to spin square off the rough and through the gates to dismiss Mohammad Shami (6). The very next over, Robinson completed his five-for – the second of his career and the series – as Buttler gobbled up the nick off Ishant Sharma's (2) bat.

Ravindra Jadeja's 25-ball 30 only delayed the inevitable. Craig Overton after being hit for three consecutive boundaries by Jadeja in his first over of the day, wrapped up the match with the wicket of Jadeja and Mohammed Siraj (0) in three balls as India lost the game by an innings and 76 runs.

For his figures of 2/16 in the first innings and 5/65 in the second, Ollie Robinson was adjudged the Player of the Match.

With the series delicately poised at 1-1, the action now moves to The Oval in London for the fourth Test.
 
Innings defeats under Virat Kohli

Inngs & 159 runs vs Eng Lord's 2018
Inngs & 76 runs vs Eng Leeds 2021

India's Test defeats after Virat Kohli winning the toss

by 8 wkts vs Aus Adelaide 2020/21
by inngs & 76 runs vs Eng Leeds 2021

Fewest runs by India since the fall of 4th wkt in a Test (both inngs completed)

41 vs Aus Pune 2016/17
63 vs Eng Leeds 2021 *
64 vs Eng Manchester 1952
77 vs Aus Adelaide 2020/21

400 wickets for James Anderson in 94 Tests in England - second bowler to the 400-wicket milestone in home Tests after Muttiah Muralitharan's 493 wickets in 73 Tests in Sri Lanka

Most innings defeats for a team

63 England
39 New Zealand
46 West Indies
45 India
44 Australia
43 Bangladesh
 
Kohli says there will be changes in Indian team for the next test. Not due to non performance though. Due to them being tired and hence they'll be rotated.

What a lame duck and dumb captain we have!
 
This was pretty much my team from test 1.

Batsman might have changed a bit.

Bat till 9.

Pick shardul who can swing it properly.

Pick 2 among Siraj, Shami and Bumrah.

If things go wrong, course correct from there.

Sadly we are in the 4th test so theres almost no chance to course correct.

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Sundar should be backed.

I would probably go for this team in the 4th test (not ideal but realistic)
Kl
Rohit
Pujara (If he has discovered form he kind of continues it unlike Rahane)
Kohli (He's shameless so he will not drop himself)
SKY
Pant (No other option really. Don't think KL is equipped to keep in a test)
Jadeja
Ashwin
Shami
Bumrah
Suraj
Will go in with 2 spinners at the Oval. If it was a seaming track would pick Shardul instead of Jaddu.
 
Jadeja is a genuie all rounder . His batting record is way better than most specialist Pakistani batsmen . India should always utilize his batting

Jadeja is better than Miandad he should replace rahane at no. 5 in batting order or even a struggling kohli at 3
 
Are you sure Oval will be bouncy??

Hard to tell in England as the weather is so variable, but usually Oval is the hardest deck on the circuit, and will take spin by days 4 and 5 so I would expect Ashwin and Jadeja to be effective.

In September there will be dewy air in the first and last hours so it should swing.
 
That's the real issue. The batting is really bad. The moment pujara got out, I knew we were done. Bowlers and team combinations are secondary issues. The real proble is the middle order and Rahane us the biggest liability in this team.

It would be absolutely ridiculous if we go into the next test with the same lineup, but knowing kohli and his ego he would do exactly that
 
It would be absolutely ridiculous if we go into the next test with the same lineup, but knowing kohli and his ego he would do exactly that

Ishant will be dropped for sure

but the batting will remain same
 
Kohli says there will be changes in Indian team for the next test. Not due to non performance though. Due to them being tired and hence they'll be rotated.

What a lame duck and dumb captain we have!

Tired after 3 days of cricket? We already had enough rest between 2nd and 3rd test lol. :inti
 
Ashwin in for Ishant.

There won't be any more change. It was because of Rahane that Kohli's stay lasted 10 mins longer than it would have been and he also scored a 50 in last test. So, that is enough for the specialist vice-captain to save his spot for the next two test.
 
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He has become the most successful England Test captain after trampling India in the third Test but Joe Root won’t own the feat alone, saying the contribution of his teammates and coaching staff is equally important in his achievement.

England crushed India by an innings and 76 runs in the third Test and that gave Root his 27th win as captain in 55 games. He surpassed the likes of Michael Vaughan (26), Andrew Strauss (24) and Alastair Cook (24) in terms of most number of wins by an England Test captain.

“As I mentioned before the game, I’m living my boyhood dream of captaining England. It’s something that I dreamt of doing from being really small," Root said after England levelled the five-match series 1-1.

“I couldn’t be more proud to have gone past Vaughan but you don’t do that on your own as a captain, it’s down to the group of players and the coaching staff as well."


There have been many ups and downs and challenges to deal with their rotation policy in view of the bubble life as it invited criticism from all quarters.

“It’s been a very challenging period throughout my tenure as captain, there has been a lot to contend with, a lot around the games, and not necessarily all the full focus has been on the field," he said.

“But that’s part and parcel of the job. I haven’t put a time limit on it. As long as I am enjoying it, as long as we feel like we are moving in the right direction and that I am the right man for it in my own mind, I am more than happy to keep doing it."

England came into the contest after suffering an embarrassing defeat at the Lord’s in the second Test that was marred by some ugly on-the-field exchanges.

But they bounced back strongly with James Anderson blowing away the top-order after Virat Kohli opted to bat as India were dismissed for 78.

In reply, England had a 135-opening partnership, before the skipper’s classy 121 — his third in three matches and sixth in the year — steered them to 432.

“You’re the one making the decisions but they are the ones going out, time and time again putting in performances."

“I’m really proud of the way they have done that this week. I sat here now 1-1 with a big, smiley dressing-room and two big games ahead of us."

Root lauded Rory Burns and Haseeb Hameed for setting up the tone and said their 135-run stand was the turning point.

“I think it was almost a turning point in the game for me, to have such a substantial first partnership was exceptional.

“Credit to those two lads, under the pump last week and to come out and perform like that was brilliant. It really set the game up. We held the game really well."

He also hailed their bowlers for taking charge of the conditions in the first morning.

“It was a very clinical performance. We took advantage of the conditions on day one, we bowled exceptionally well.

“We found the length very early on this wicket, exploited the conditions very well and then that opening partnership set things up," he said.

India showed some fight-back with Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli notching up half-centuries on day two.

But Ollie Robinson ruined it all grabbing a fifer with the second new ball on fourth morning as India lost eight wickets for 63 runs in less than two hours.

“It’s been phenomenal to watch him perform as has done. The Test matches he’s played, he’s had a big influence on all of them, he showed how skillful he has been."

The penultimate Test of the series will begin at the Oval on Thursday, while the final Test is at Old Trafford from September 10.

https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/...-most-successful-england-captain-4139453.html
 
Absolutely amazing this collapse

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Alright then. Good comeback from England after the shock last match. Joe Root played it smart. Rather than trying to match Kohli's aggression, he quickly learnt from his mistake trying to unleash hell on Bumrah-Shami. The team knuckled down and kept their discipline refusing to get drawn into any squabbles with the Indians even when they bowled us out for under 80.

So guess this series is gonna be 3-1 or 2-1 to India then.

My prediction before the series and after the first two Test matches was 3-1 to India. But I’m not so sure now.

I always thought that India would win at the Oval, because Ashwin (England’s nemesis) will surely come back into the side, and the conditions in general will suit the Indian players.

But perhaps England could then win at Old Trafford.

We could be looking at the series being tied 2-2.
 
My prediction before the series and after the first two Test matches was 3-1 to India. But I’m not so sure now.

I always thought that India would win at the Oval, because Ashwin (England’s nemesis) will surely come back into the side, and the conditions in general will suit the Indian players.

But perhaps England could then win at Old Trafford.

We could be looking at the series being tied 2-2.

England could still win 3-1.

England are getting back Pope and Woakes too.

If we fall in Oval, 3-1 is almost assured.
 
This series loss if it happens, will be hardest to take.

If we couldn't against this English side, God knows when will we get a better chance.

Every English tour since 2011 ended in depression for us......and Kohli had to try his experiments just now.
 
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