England v India | 5th Test | August 15-17, 2014 | The Oval

[Savak]

India seriously need to let Dhoni let go of the test captaincy and start afresh. He has always settled for mediocrity. Playing 5 bowlers will not make a difference if the 4th and 5th bowler are rubbish. Dhoni's selections and tactics have always left a lot to be desired.

 

[Madplayer]

if dhoni goes who would captain?

 

[Straight_Drive]

Indian catching has left me speechless

 

[MarkCooper]

Cook dropped again.

 

[Justcrazy]

Cook .... dropped !!!!

 

[Electron]

Dhoni's brain is like an algorithm which has been optimized to chase targets in 50 overs. Outside of that, there isn't much he can offer.

 

[Cricket-Pundit]

Indian players are mentally shot.. captain (from test) & coach should be sacked after this tour .. Enough is Enough!

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Dropped again.

 

[Electron]

LOL... dropped again !!?? Pathetic.

 

[Madplayer]

:
well done india )

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Nothing can express my disgust at this team.

Our catching has been an issue for ages.

Sick. The only 2 bowlers who don't have mental baggage have had catches dropped off their bowling.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

How many lives Cook has got?

Plumb lbw not given.

2 catches dropped.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

India seriously need to let Dhoni let go of the test captaincy and start afresh. He has always settled for mediocrity. Playing 5 bowlers will not make a difference if the 4th and 5th bowler are rubbish. Dhoni's selections and tactics have always left a lot to be desired.

Dhoni needs to go as captain.

5 bowlers is not about wickets. Its about keeping the main bowlers fresh. In the past, we had Sachin, Sehwag and Ganguly to go to when the main bowlers felt like tiring.

 

[Straight_Drive]

we have got cook out 3 times in this innings...surely he is not back in form....jhonson would eat him alive again...this series has just extend his career a little before it is ended in the ashes

 

[OZGOD]

Alastair 25 from his ton

 

[OZGOD]

we have got cook out 3 times in this innings...surely he is not back in form....jhonson would eat him alive again...this series has just extend his career a little before it is ended in the ashes

You did? How come he is still batting then?

 

[Straight_Drive]

You did? How come he is still batting then?

you know what i mean...shoddy umpiring and gifts from us

 

[Justcrazy]

Partnership 125 runs

 

[Energetic]

Its just lack of talent of Indian side and too much IPL has hit them hard.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Definitely not lack of talent.

Mental issues.

If it was lack of talent, we would have been eaten alive in SA.

 

[Justcrazy]

Cook gone !!!

 

[Straight_Drive]

Its just lack of talent of Indian side and too much IPL has hit them hard.

bangladesh would know about the lack of talent

 

[OZGOD]

you know what i mean...shoddy umpiring and gifts from us

Oh I thought you were going to say D-R-...

 

[Straight_Drive]

You did? How come he is still batting then?

4th time lucky

 

[OZGOD]

Klataxxxxx Cook 21 short of his ton

 

[Justcrazy]

Definitely not lack of talent.

Mental issues.

If it was lack of talent, we would have been eaten alive in SA.

SA pitches were different.

 

[Straight_Drive]

Oh I thought you were going to say D-R-...

nah that could have been given without drs...it was plumb....drs is no excuse for shoddy umpiring...dhoni will see to that in his match report about umpires

 

[Justcrazy]

India need to apply pressure on new batsman .

 

[Straight_Drive]

so cook can't score a ton even after three chances

 

[Justcrazy]

Can India make use of this opening

 

[Energetic]

bangladesh would know about the lack of talent

You made your debut last month and already stating I'm a Bangladeshi. Yes I'm Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Chinese, English, Mongolian etc

1000 posts already lol

 

[Justcrazy]

so cook can't score a ton even after three chances

He still is not in proper form.

 

[Straight_Drive]

You made your debut last month and already stating I'm a Bangladeshi. Yes I'm Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Chinese, English, Mongolian etc

1000 posts already lol

i may have made a debut last month but i have seen your posts before that

 

[Justcrazy]

Aaron bowling well here.

 

[Energetic]

This match is so one-sided. These Indians cannot even hold a bat.

 

[Energetic]

i may have made a debut last month but i have seen your posts before that

Yes I'm Bangladeshi, Japanese, Irish, Indian blah blah blah

 

[biggestdravidfan]

Indian catching would make Kamran akmal feel like Adam Gilchrist.

 

[Straight_Drive]

Indian catching would make Kamran akmal feel like Adam Gilchrist.

now that is taking it too far...kamran was dropping with gloves on...at least we have the excuse of no gloves

 

[Robert]

For Indians this must be what I felt like watching the Ashes in 1993. Getting skittled, the oppo piling up runs inexorably and unstoppably, then getting skittled again for another innings defeat.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Reminds me of 2010 england vs pakistan.. but pakistan scored far too.less.

 

[Straight_Drive]

reminds of 2011 eng ind series..oh wait

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Finally Ashwin gets one.

Let's see if he gets more.

 

[DrSchultz]

Want to see Moeen Ali bat but don't think he'll get the chance.

 

[DrSchultz]

OKay, Ali might bat. Want to see how he plays the short ball.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Want to see Moeen Ali bat but don't think he'll get the chance.

Your wish has come true.

 

[lilFlip]

India showing some fight here

 

[leatherface58]

Sir Ishant takes out his bunny.

 

[Straight_Drive]

Want to see Moeen Ali bat but don't think he'll get the chance.

thank you for the jinx man

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

What a pace bowling legend.

 

[Straight_Drive]

time to unleash aaron on moen...another broken nose

 

[OZGOD]

England collapsing like a bunch of under 11s

 

[Jabo]

Hopefully Ali and Root can get a solid partnership here... still though with Buttler to come in and Jordan/Woakes, England should get a lead of 200+

I can see Ali falling cheaply but Root should get 50+

 

[OZGOD]

Moeen treating Varun Aaron like he is...well, Varun Aaron

 

[OZGOD]

nah that could have been given without drs...it was plumb....drs is no excuse for shoddy umpiring...dhoni will see to that in his match report about umpires

And they will say "well if you wanted to contest it you should have appealed it...oh wait..."

 

[Straight_Drive]

And they will say "well if you wanted to contest it you should have appealed it...oh wait..."

i think you don't know how icc works...ask bucknor and daryll hair

 

[DrSchultz]

Every time Root comes out to bat, Ganguly lights up.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Lefties + New faces + Ashwin = Always a chance

 

[Adil_94]

Moeen gone. Doesnt look a Test standard batsman.

 

[lilFlip]

Awful dismissal

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Don't see much of a future for Moeen Ali (as a batsman) unless he works on his short pitch and spin playing game.

 

[OZGOD]

After a promising start the Engerlund seem to have sputtered. Should still end up with a 100+ run lead though

 

[OZGOD]

i think you don't know how icc works...ask bucknor and daryll hair

I just need to ask Gordon Lewis

 

[EliteCynic]

This is the period where India are known to gift the match on a platter. Have seen it so many times that I can predict Jos Butler as the next Gilchrist is being typed somewhere in the press box.

 

[Straight_Drive]

I just need to ask Gordon Lewis

lol....i was like who the hell is gordon lewis...well played

 

[JibranAnsari]

Engurland should get a lwad of at least 150 here.

I have a feeling kohli with score a big ton in the 2nd innings.

 

[OZGOD]

Come on Buttler you wuss...it's a MAN'S GAME

 

[Straight_Drive]

haha...moen bhai can't play spin either...my cricinfo is slow..damn

 

[OZGOD]

If India can keep the lead to 120 it's game on I reckon

 

[Adil_94]

Don't see much of a future for Moeen Ali (as a batsman) unless he works on his short pitch and spin playing game.

Yeah he looks out of his depth as a Test match Batsman.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

This is the period where India are known to gift the match on a platter. Have seen it so many times that I can predict Jos Butler as the next Gilchrist is being typed somewhere in the press box.

We know this period all too well.

 

[Adil_94]

India should look to bowl England out for under 300. If they can make 350-400 in their second innings we have a game on here.

 

[Boi]

Moeen seems to have been giving too much time to his bowling. His hundred against SL proved that he has what it takes to play at this level but he needs to realise his role in the side. Is he playing as a genuine all rounder or as a batsmen who can bowl abit? Just like how his bowling has improved over the summer Im sure he will put in the hard yards to improve his batting aswell. Too early to write him off.

 

[EliteCynic]

We know this period all too well.

I'm just so frustrated as to why doesn't this happen to us often. Remember Azhar and Sachin in Cape Town? I can count 100 examples of us gifting the match. I think partially some of it has to do with Indian mentality of not studying for the last exam as you feel you already have put in a lot of effort.

 

[Straight_Drive]

finish off the tail early this time for a change....always frustrating when the tail wags

 

[Straight_Drive]

Moeen seems to have been giving too much time to his bowling. His hundred against SL proved that he has what it takes to play at this level but he needs to realise his role in the side. Is he playing as a genuine all rounder or as a batsmen who can bowl abit? Just like how his bowling has improved over the summer Im sure he will put in the hard yards to improve his batting aswell. Too early to write him off.

I don't think he is even a good bowler...the only time he has taken wickets was when india was under pressure...i would like to see him bowl when a team is 100/0 or 200/2 ....then he will show his true colors

 

[leatherface58]

If India can keep the lead to 120 it's game on I reckon

Naah. Even if England lose their last 5 wickets for no runs, India got just Rahane, Vijay, Ashwin and MSD. Can't win with 4 batters.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Now there is no leg slip.

 

[Adil_94]

Ashwin looking good here have no idea why that hack Jadeja was picked ahead of him. Cant bat bowl or even field at this series.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Ashwin looking good here have no idea why that hack Jadeja was picked ahead of him. Cant bat bowl or even field at this series.

He has to bowl well against righties on non responsive tracks.

Can't depend on luck (that is opposition having lefties).

But yeah, him doing well is actually good for Indian test team balance.

 

[Adil_94]

He has to bowl well against righties on non responsive tracks.

Can't depend on luck (that is opposition having lefties).

But yeah, him doing well is actually good for Indian test team balance.

He still looks more threatening than Jadeja ever did.