England v India | 3rd Investec Test | July 27-31, 2014 | Ageas Bowl

[Electron]

Goodbye Dhawan. Don't open again.

 

[cricfan967]

Cook already feeling the heat #CookFTW

Definitely, India right on top!

 

[Buffet]

7 more to go. Eng already has this game in bag now. It's extremely difficult to save the test for them from this position.

 

[BlackThunder]

Dhawan is a walking wicket anyways now its when the real battle begins for the Englishmen/UN members. #BleedBlue #KohliRahaneSharma

 

[cricfan967]

What a ripper

 

[desi_launda]

Just 361 to win

 

[Bickers]

More chance of France winning this than India.

 

[Arsal_AK]

Why is Root bowling

Dhawan.)

 

[Arsal_AK]

Rehane is here.

 

[Straight_Drive]

Just 361 to win

100 runs between kohli/rahane
100 runs between kohli/rohit
100 runs between kohli/dhoni and jadeja
61 runs between kohli/BK
easy peasy

 

[desi_launda]

Dhawan.)

Doesn;t matter 359 to win

 

[mithun_minhas]

Giving wickets to Part time spinners and if nothing works, just run themselves out.

How to give away advantage right back to the opposition is something to learn from Indians.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

We don't deserve to win.

Or even draw.

Loss is what we deserve after our batting performance in 2 innings.

 

[Buffet]

We don't deserve to win.

Or even draw.

Loss is what we deserve after our batting performance in 2 innings.

and in first Inning.

 

[Arsal_AK]

I don't know about you guys but I have a feeling about Rohit, Rehane and Kohli.

 

[Straight_Drive]

We don't deserve to win.

Or even draw.

Loss is what we deserve after our batting performance in 2 innings.

SIF is back to kill the mood

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

and in first Inning.

I said 2 innings...not 2nd innings

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

SIF is back to kill the mood

Yup.

I am the mood killer here by speaking the truth.

 

[Buffet]

I said 2 innings...not 2nd innings

My bad.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Making Moeen Ali And Joe Root bowling legends.

 

[mithun_minhas]

I think Dhawan played his last test.

He will be replaced by Gambhir for sure. He is no better than Dhawan with his poking at deliveries, but at least we know that Gambhir is a battler. If he gets lucky initially, he will score a 50 at least.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Making Moeen Ali And Joe Root bowling legends.

Inexcusable.

 

[cricfan967]

Cricinfo headline is 'Root and Moeen hit India hard' and England is bowling

 

[cricfan967]

Moeen you absolute legend!

 

[razabbas]

And another wicket for a part timer =)) =))

Bye Bye kholi have a good time with anushka

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

What happened?

Another wicket?

 

[mithun_minhas]

I can see a lot of changes coming in Indian side for next Test.

Out - Dhawan/Rohit/Pankaj/Shami

In - Gambhir/Ashwin/Ishant/ (Aaron or Pandey)

 

[razabbas]

Seems that moeen ali have learned alot from Saeed ajmal he is bowling really well

 

[cricfan967]

Kohli's seriously regressed in form, should be a cause for concern for India

 

[razabbas]

What happened?

Another wicket?

Kohli

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

I am so sick of this team.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Making legends out of part timers are we?

Moen Ali's gentle pies are unplayable now )

 

[razabbas]

Kohli's seriously regressed in form, should be a cause for concern for India

Good for opposition

 

[mithun_minhas]

A gentle straight delivery and Kohli cannot play that

 

[Adil_94]

Kohli gone India doing a Pakistan here making an average bowler look like Murali

 

[Arsal_AK]

Lol Kohli.


Making Moen looking like Ajmal.

 

[lilFlip]

Lack of concentration

#ipl )

 

[mithun_minhas]

Seems that moeen ali have learned alot from Saeed ajmal he is bowling really well

He is bowling gentle straight pies.

Indian batsmen are playing for turn which is not there.

Kohli's wicket was unforgivable. It was a gentle straight pie.

 

[Arsal_AK]

I am so sick of this team.

Pujara has disappointing me big time this series.The guy is such a fine batsman.To get starts and not covert them is so unlike him.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Pujara has disappointing me big time this series.The guy is such a fine batsman.To get starts and not covert them is so unlike him.

What to do?

 

[Arsal_AK]

This is such a familiar site.To Pakistan fan remember Dubai 2014 .I can totally understand what Indians are going through right now.

 

[Arsal_AK]

Broad is reversing it here.Lets see how Rohit copes with it.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Pujara is a poor man's Dravid. He has been sucking so bad in the past 5 or 6 Tests.

The last time he played well was in SA. Still living off of his old reputation.

 

[London_Lahori]

Moeen got the 2 big fish and should have had Dhawan as well.

 

[CricketAnalyst]

He is bowling gentle straight pies.

Indian batsmen are playing for turn which is not there.

Kohli's wicket was unforgivable. It was a gentle straight pie.

This is what happens when you play for a draw, when your strength is attacking. If he had batted with intent this would never happen, and even Ganguly is recognizing it on the comms.

 

[lilFlip]

Pujara is a poor man's Dravid. He has been sucking so bad in the past 5 or 6 Tests.

The last time he played well was in SA. Still living off of his old reputation.

You can always send Pujara and Kohli to Pak

 

[mithun_minhas]

This is such a familiar site.To Pakistan fan remember Dubai 2014 .I can totally understand what Indians are going through right now.

At least Tahir was bowling Googly's and actually spinning the ball then.

Moen Ali and Root are bowling gentle pies. Not comparable.

Tahir is much much better than Ali and Root.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Pujara is a poor man's Dravid. He has been sucking so bad in the past 5 or 6 Tests.

The last time he played well was in SA. Still living off of his old reputation.

Pujara as a potential is better than Dravid.

Never judge a batsmen by immediate circumstances.

He has an issue, he will work on it and sort it out.

If he doesn't then we will attack him.

Pujara's 20's and 30's and even 50's are of great value to the team the way he takes the shine off the ball and plays off the tough spells.

 

[Arsal_AK]

Pujara is a poor man's Dravid. He has been sucking so bad in the past 5 or 6 Tests.

The last time he played well was in SA. Still living off of his old reputation.

He is still the best bat in your lineup and the rest are not even close.

 

[razabbas]

This is such a familiar site.To Pakistan fan remember Dubai 2014 .I can totally understand what Indians are going through right now.

But Pakistan never claimed that they have the best batitng lineup

 

[Adil_94]

I think Indias batsman have showed too much arrogance in playing Moeen. Yeah he isnt a top class spinner but he isnt completely hopeless that you dont respect him even on a pitch that is assisting spin.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

This is what happens when you play for a draw, when your strength is attacking. If he had batted with intent this would never happen, and even Ganguly is recognizing it on the comms.

I think Kohli was batting with intent the time I saw. Haven't been watching the match the last 30 mins.

 

[mithun_minhas]

You can always send Pujara and Kohli to Pak

No Thanks!!

They have lots of potential in Test cricket. But the comparisons of Pujara and Kohli to Dravid and Tendu is ludicrous at this point in their career.

This is like saying Junaid Khan is the next Wasim.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

I think Indias batsman have showed too much arrogance in playing Moeen. Yeah he isnt a top class spinner but he isnt completely hopeless that you dont respect him even on a pitch that is assisting spin.

Some truth in that statement.

 

[mithun_minhas]

I think Kohli was batting with intent the time I saw. Haven't been watching the match the last 30 mins.

There were a lot of hittable over pitched deliveries. Kohli was playing very defensively against Ali and Root. Unless it was an absolute half tracker, he did not go for his shots.

 

[lilFlip]

No Thanks!!

They have lots of potential in Test cricket. But the comparisons of Pujara and Kohli to Dravid and Tendu is ludicrous at this point in their career.

This is like saying Junaid Khan is the next Wasim.

Touché

Dravid and SRT are once in a lifetime kind of players.

Pujara and Kohli have potential but they need to score a lot and everywhere to be compared to legends

 

[CricketAnalyst]

I think Kohli was batting with intent the time I saw. Haven't been watching the match the last 30 mins.

He stopped when Dhawan got out. No coincidence they were doing fine then.

It's not pitch or a lack of ability, England were batting as though 400 was pretty easy just 2 hours ago. Just that when you bat negatively, you can't score runs.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

There were a lot of hittable over pitched deliveries. Kohli was playing very defensively against Ali and Root. Unless it was an absolute half tracker, he did not go for his shots.

Oh I see.

THAT WAS STUPID CRICKET THEN.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

He stopped when Dhawan got out. No coincidence they were doing fine then.

It's not pitch or a lack of ability, England were batting as though 400 was pretty easy just 2 hours ago. Just that when you bat negatively, you can't score runs.

Oh ok. Just saw Mithun's comment.

You are absolutely right.

We are not Saffas who have the ability to block, block and block.

 

[CricketAnalyst]

Rohit most likely to save India here.

He is the best player talent-wise but bad at making decisions, but since there doesn't to be any confusion about how he should bat he might do better.

 

[Arsal_AK]

Rohit looks so good when he is playing.I don't understand why he has to do something stupid every now and then.

 

[mithun_minhas]

He stopped when Dhawan got out. No coincidence they were doing fine then.

It's not pitch or a lack of ability, England were batting as though 400 was pretty easy just 2 hours ago. Just that when you bat negatively, you can't score runs.

Yupp

Terrible mind set. It looked as though Kohli was trying to prove that he can play tuk tuk.

The best thing India can do is to make England bowl at them for as long as possible. Do not give them much rest.

Barbie looks like he is ready to break down at any time now.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Rohit looks so good when he is playing.I don't understand why he has to do something stupid every now and then.

You can make the same case for Umar Akmal and Shehzad too.

They all have talent. But the maturity needed to succeed in long term is absent in them.

I am not going to comment on Akmal and Shehzad, but this could be the last chance for Rohit. If he does not score big this innings, he will be kicked out of the Test team. He can stick to T20's and ODI's.

Its like 100 or bust for Rohit.

 

[leatherface58]

Rohit most likely to save India here.

He is the best player talent-wise but bad at making decisions, but since there doesn't to be any confusion about how he should bat he might do better.

I have more faith in Pankaj Singh defending for 90 overs than Rohit.

 

[Straight_Drive]

Rohit most likely to save India here.

He is the best player talent-wise but bad at making decisions, but since there doesn't to be any confusion about how he should bat he might do better.

you are a good analyst....yeah even i believe in Rohit....unleash the TALENT:

 

[Arsal_AK]

They just showed the first innings dismissals of Rohit and Rehane.

What the hell were they both thinking?? Horrible ways to get out and that too right after one another.

 

[Smbhayi]

After reading some posts in this thread, I must say, Indians must try reverse-jinx now, especially [MENTION=137420]Straight_Drive[/MENTION]

 

[Arsal_AK]

Afridi and Akmal would have proud of that.

 

[Buffet]

Rohit most likely to save India here.

He is the best player talent-wise but bad at making decisions, but since there doesn't to be any confusion about how he should bat he might do better.

When was the last time Indians held on to an away draw on 5th day with only 6 wickets in hands?

 

[Buffet]

They just showed the first innings dismissals of Rohit and Rehane.

What the hell were they both thinking?? Horrible ways to get out and that too right after one another.

That's and then Indians lost the plot. First inning bog total would have killed this test.

 

[Arsal_AK]

After reading some posts in this thread, I must say, Indians must try reverse-jinx now, especially [MENTION=137420]Straight_Drive[/MENTION]

Lets try it.

Rohit Sharma is so horrible, he make Imran Farhat look like Bradman.

Oh and he is far worse than Umar Akmal too.

 

[mithun_minhas]

you are a good analyst....yeah even i believe in Rohit....unleash the TALENT:

His talent is to unleash a Brain Phart when he scores 25 runs. Its only a matter of time.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Time for Ballance to take some wickets.

May be cook should also bowl some spin.

We have mastered the art of giving wickets to part timers.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

So England need 6 wickets tomorrow and India need Rohit, Rahane, Dhoni, Jadaja, Kumar, Shami and Singh to bat 90 overs.

India have no chance.

 

[CricketAnalyst]

I have more faith in Pankaj Singh defending for 90 overs than Rohit.

Rohit's very good at batting when it's very clear what he should do. When he has no choice but to hit every ball, he's top 2 or 3 in the world. Given his talent level, I think it might be the same when he has no choice but to defend every ball. Problem is when he need to make a balance between the two.

 

[leatherface58]

Lets try it.

Rohit Sharma is so horrible, he make Imran Farhat look like Bradman.

Oh and he is far worse than Umar Akmal too.

That's actually true. In brainfades, UA has actually improved somewhat. No.hit is the same useless self.

 

[CricketAnalyst]

Lets try it.

Rohit Sharma is so horrible, he make Imran Farhat look like Bradman.

Oh and he is far worse than Umar Akmal too.

Umar Akmal is legitimate class, no shame in being worse than Umar.

 

[Robert]

That was England's best day since they were in India. Everything went right for them. Finished India off quickly, batted fast, declared at the right time, and then took the top four off again.

In previous tests this summer they got into good positions and let the other side back in. Not today! That was the England of 2010/11 again. They kept the pressure right on from the first ball.

Runs from the skipper and everything falls into place.

Well done Chef, well done lads, have a good night's kip and more of the same tomorrow please.

 

[trogger]

Loos like it should be all square heading to manchester.

Jimmy's hearing could end up being the crucial moment of the series.

if he is banned for a few tests i assume he can appeal but not sure of he can play the next test while the appeal is pending.

 

[trogger]

We have mastered the art of giving wickets to part timers.

In fairness i thought ali bowled some quality stuff in that session, nothing part time bowler about it.