India (587 & 427/6d) defeat England (407 & 271) by 336 runs in 2nd Test at Edgbaston

[Ball Blazer]

Gill on why Sundar was picked:
"We were very tempted to play him (Kuldeep). But looking at the last match, the lower order did not score many runs," Shubman Gill said, explaining that Washington Sundar's batting depth gave him the edge.

 

[mominsaigol]

Gill on why Sundar was picked:
"We were very tempted to play him (Kuldeep). But looking at the last match, the lower order did not score many runs," Shubman Gill said, explaining that Washington Sundar's batting depth gave him the edge.

So they decided to go with 5 specialist batters only? Gill's logic makes zero sense

 

[KingKhanWC]

Very good 50 run partnership.

England being lazy out there atm. Bring back Woakes before lunch

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Sundar is as good as a specialist batsman, same goes for Reddy, both of them are talented batsman who can bowl too.

Jadeja averages 35 away from home, he ran out of partners in the last match, none of these batsman are bits and pieces, they are proper batters with Jadeja being the greatest allrounder of this generation.

 

[Ahmed216]

Still can't wrap my head around England's decision to bowl first second game in a row.

I mean there's bright sunshine and garbage indian bowling lineup on offer why wouldn't you want to plunder 500 in a day here

 

[BouncerGuy]

Sky Sports Cricket's Kumar Sangakkara:

“This is a little different from the usual Stokes where every plan is set and well thought out.

"England have been making things up a little as they go this morning, with field changes over to over and sometimes ball to ball.”

 

[Rajdeep]

Sundar is as good as a specialist batsman, same goes for Reddy, both of them are talented batsman who can bowl too.

Jadeja averages 35 away from home, he ran out of partners in the last match, none of these batsman are bits and pieces, they are proper batters with Jadeja being the greatest allrounder of this generation.

Our bowling is very weak bro

 

[mominsaigol]

Still can't wrap my head around England's decision to bowl first second game in a row.

I mean there's bright sunshine and garbage indian bowling lineup on offer why wouldn't you want to plunder 500 in a day here

Its the correct call. Pitch has zero demons and chasing is an advantage. They are not aiming for a draw.

 

[mominsaigol]

This jadeja losing partners is the biggest myth circulated by Indians on this forumn.

He is the sole reason why those wickets fell in the first place

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Our bowling is very weak bro

There is no way out of that bro, we haven’t developed enough pacers after the older ones left. We have no one right now who could do what Shami and Ishant did, even a Bhuvi clone would have done well here.

We have given opportunities to the wrong pacers like Mukesh which has hampered our pace bowling stock.

If Bumrah is not there our bowling will be mediocre, but the fact is that even the Brita are quite weak in the bowling department, so we can neutralise that.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

I saw a stat where Jadeja had the highest amount of runs with the best average when batting with tail, hopefully he gets to bat with a proper batsman this time.

 

[mominsaigol]

Anyone who thinks Jadeja is a good player is basically bonkers.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

57(60) for Jaiswal, slapping haters across their faces.

 

[U$ofA]

I just don't understand this bowling strategy from Eng. This is day one. There has to be a better way to bowl.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Feeling happy for my Indian friends..good solid start from the young and upcoming talent of world cricket

 

[U$ofA]

Jaiswal's love affair with English bowlers continues.

 

[Devadwal]

Feeling happy for my Indian friends..good solid start from the young and upcoming talent of world cricket

Indian fans are having so much happiness after winning back to back ICC trophy but I'm really feeling for pakistani fans because they forced to change the team support after horror performance by own team

 

[MP2011]

Good to see Karun prospering in the company of Jaiswal.

 

[mominsaigol]

I didn’t quote you coz I thought you would have gotten hurt after how Jaiswal has manhandled you.

You can quote lol. I don't mind. I dont run away and enjoy heated tensions by default.

Everyone knows this is a flat track pitch. Everyone will boost their average like crazy this series.

Jaiswal 100 does not concern me, he has to put bat others, so far duckett has been the star of this series.

You and I both know this. But you're ego wont admit it.

 

[Ahmed216]

Its the correct call. Pitch has zero demons and chasing is an advantage. They are not aiming for a draw.

No its not.
Simply put Stokes has kept India in the game once again.

On a batting beauty put 500 on the board and let the opposition play catch up for rest of the game.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Karun is gone... India 2 down now..

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Indian fans are having so much happiness after winning back to back ICC trophy but I'm really feeling for pakistani fans because they forced to change the team support after horror performance by own team

This is test cricket .

I am merely supporting neighbours. You cry when we don't want India to win and cry when we support

 

[Devadwal]

Big wickets for England just before the lunch. Karun was looking good before the dismissal .

 

[Ahmed216]

57(60) for Jaiswal, slapping haters across their faces.

Excellent attacking batsman.
A Young batsman playing the way he has on his first tour of Australia and England is special

 

[Devadwal]

This is test cricket .

I am merely supporting neighbours. You cry when we don't want India to win and cry when we support

Oh In test cricket some team didn't even win a single test series for almost 3 years at Home

 

[mominsaigol]

You can quote lol. I don't mind. I dont run away and enjoy heated tensions by default.

Everyone knows this is a flat track pitch. Everyone will boost their average like crazy this series.

Jaiswal 100 does not concern me, he has to put bat others, so far duckett has been the star of this series.

You and I both know this. But you're ego wont admit it.

@jeeteshssaxena

Wanna know something funny? Babar avg 70 for a very long period under ramiz Raja when he was in charge of pitch curation.

However you do not consider babar > Rohit in test cricket for that reason.

But you will toss these arguments aside for Jaiswal knowing full well what the pitch entails.

This is why I hate this agenda and propaganda. None of you lot are honest and truthful and sincere like I am.

Semantics pei Semantics = Jhoot per jhoot

Ps: Before you shove in propaganda and lies, I am not supporting babar. I hate Babar as a test cricketer lol.

 

[mominsaigol]

No its not.
Simply put Stokes has kept India in the game once again.

On a batting beauty put 500 on the board and let the opposition play catch up for rest of the game.

England being 1-0 kinda makes your point moot brother.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Oh In test cricket some team didn't even win a single test series for almost 3 years at Home

My support has now been revoked.

Come on England!

 

[RamLakhan]

This is the 11th instance when Rahul has played on in tests out of 23 instances he is bowled in tests.

I think its an exceptionally high number of bowled/played on dismissals for an opening batsman who has not even played 60 tests so far in his test career.

England learned his weakness and bowled correctly this time...

 

[Devadwal]

My support has now been revoked.

Come on England!

Effect of devadwal and team india - poster changing the team support and this is not first time I've seen

 

[mominsaigol]

England is winning this test 2-0. After that everyone will jump onto their railway stations by 25th July

 

[DeadlyVenom]

If you are out in to bat and finish 90 odd for two at lunch then you will be happy.

England strategy of chasing is a high risk one. India doesn't have good bowling but if one bowler has a good spell then it can change th match.

 

[mominsaigol]

If you are out in to bat and finish 90 odd for two at lunch then you will be happy.

England strategy of chasing is a high risk one. India doesn't have good bowling but if one bowler has a good spell then it can change th match.

Not when the trend at both pitches is that it gets easier and easier to bat as the the day progresses

 

[mominsaigol]

I want England to tonk 800 and root to score a century so that Indians panic some more

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Not when the trend at both pitches is that it gets easier and easier to bat as the the day progresses

It appears that way because England just bat well in the second innings, but it is high risk cricket overall.

Not many teams can win test in tis way.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

I want England to tonk 800 and root to score a century so that Indians panic some more

Root 100,

Shoiab bhai 5fer

Siraj bhai couple of wickets to keep his place in the team,

Jamie smith cameo to keep our youngster @jamie smith fan happy

England win.

Ideal result.

 

[Devadwal]

I want England to tonk 800 and root to score a century so that Indians panic some more

Sorry but England is not playing this test against your country.

 

[mominsaigol]

It appears that way because England just bat well in the second innings, but it is high risk cricket overall.

Not many teams can win test in tis way.

England in their den is an outlier tbf, but. overall i agree

 

[KingKhanWC]

Sun is out in bham. Good opportunity for India’s two best bats build a huge partnership.

One quick wicket from England, this innings could end today

 

[mominsaigol]

I just observed india's tail. Lol longest tail in history

 

[Ab Fan]

57(60) for Jaiswal, slapping haters across their faces.

Humiliation for little brother @mominsaigol as 23 yr old Jaiswal who is near to 2000 runs already at avg of 53 is all set for a big one in this test as well.

 

[mominsaigol]

Humiliation for little brother @mominsaigol as 23 yr old Jaiswal who is near to 2000 runs already at avg of 53 is all set for a big one in this test as well.

What humiliation? I already said this is a road track. England is winning this series 5-0.

Worry about jadeja. Also I'm sick of this nonsense where people ignore me but reply and mention me .

Only i am allowed to do that.

 

[mominsaigol]

Only downside of this series is that it has allowed fodder Indians to stat pad.

But too bad indian aint winning a damn game this series.

 

[Devadwal]

Humiliation for little brother @mominsaigol as 23 yr old Jaiswal who is near to 2000 runs already at avg of 53 is all set for a big one in this test as well.

He is here to gets humiliated regularly by giving nonsense opinion which exposed him.

 

[MP2011]

Must say English bowling is shockingly poor. Any other batting lineup with a bit of nous would've thrashed them real bad.

 

[mominsaigol]

Must say English bowling is shockingly poor. Any other batting lineup with a bit of nous would've thrashed them real bad.

India is playing with only 5 batters lol

 

[RamLakhan]

Jaiswal is doing alright as a test opener (I don't mind whether he plays for Indian LOI Team or not, let him be reserved for Tests... For making money there is IPL, he can play there & forget it)... Openers are bound to occasional failures (they have to face the new ball), but what matters is count it after making a start (unlike Rahul who throws away after getting 1 century in a series).

Also you cannot match another team (home team) the way they bat/bowl on their home pitches... There is always home advantage... It is about "defensive" first and then see through the opposition's loopholes with measured, but assured aggression. A classical example of this was NZ when they last toured India and how they won it.

I am sure they would have at least drawn a series against even ATG-lethal-dominant Indian team comprising of prime-Kohli, prime-Pujara, prime-Jadeja, prime-Ashwin and not to forget prime-Indian Pacers (exclusively good in home tests like: Shami, Umesh, Ishant) Such was the preparation and application of NZ team... India should learn from it and out-think English Test-Cricket strategy (instead of going gun-gun at them and doing blind bazz-ball). India can even learn from themselves how they beat Australia twice at their home even with weaker/inexperienced sides!

 

[Devadwal]

If anyone notice, England reduced the boundary size for this match in case india selected Kuldeep yadav.

 

[MP2011]

India can even learn from themselves how they beat Australia twice at their home even with weaker/inexperienced sides!

You forget that think tank was totally different from this inept and too arrogant for its own good setup.

 

[RamLakhan]

India is doing reasonbly good job with bat (in both the tests), but they should not throw it away. They should understand that now their strength is batting, and bowling is no more their strength (with or without Bumrah... Bumrah alone cannot do magic... Bowling is about bowling as a unit, building pressure from both ends). So they should not be doing this hera-pheri with batting and play responsibly & sensibly...

 

[mominsaigol]

He is here to gets humiliated regularly by giving nonsense opinion which exposed him.

I have put you in the ignore list so talk to someone else and focus on your railway job as a driver suits your kind.

But what i funny is that I SS the entire 5th day test of the entire forumn clowning on you. It was so embrassing that you ran away and are hiding behind but but but, I got a job bro .

Anyway dont ping me or reference me until I personally decide to clown you like I always do.

Its just I got sick of clowning you every day.

 

[Devadwal]

I have put you in the ignore list so talk to someone else and focus on your railway job as a driver suits your kind.

But what i funny is that I SS the entire 5th day test of the entire forumn clowning on you. It was so embrassing that you ran away and are hiding behind but but but, I got a job bro .

Anyway dont ping me or reference me until I personally decide to clown you like I always do.

Its just I got sick of clowning you every day.

Sar I put you on ignore list

 

[mominsaigol]

He is here to gets humiliated regularly by giving nonsense opinion which exposed him.

 

[Devadwal]

Jaiswal 72* . shutting the delusional people's mouth with his bat.

 

[mominsaigol]

Jaiswal is a good batsmen but he is overrated for obvious reasons. Nothing more then a rubbish indian hype machine.

He will cost india more games with his fielding thats for sure.

 

[Devadwal]

India is doing reasonbly good job with bat (in both the tests), but they should not throw it away. They should understand that now their strength is batting, and bowling is no more their strength (with or without Bumrah... Bumrah alone cannot do magic... Bowling is about bowling as a unit, building pressure from both ends). So they should not be doing this hera-pheri with batting and play responsibly & sensibly...

We lost last test not because batting but dropped catch and poor bowling ( Still we would have taken 120+ lead if we had taken those catch)

 

[mominsaigol]

Gill performing is proof that Jaiswal is doing nothing special

 

[Rajdeep]

Root 100,

Shoiab bhai 5fer

Siraj bhai couple of wickets to keep his place in the team,

Jamie smith cameo to keep our youngster @jamie smith fan happy

England win.

Ideal result.

How about Karun Nair or Nitish Reddy failures so that brother Sarfaraz Khan can get into the team in next test?

 

[DeadlyVenom]

How about Karun Nair or Nitish Reddy failures so that brother Sarfaraz Khan can get into the team in next test?

I am only praying for successes of some people never for the failure of other people bro

 

[mominsaigol]

How about Karun Nair or Nitish Reddy failures so that brother Sarfaraz Khan can get into the team in next test?

That fatso? Lol

 

[Rajdeep]

That fatso? Lol

Say again?

 

[MP2011]

Karun Nair should not blame anyone if he gets dropped from the 3rd test team.

You finally get a chance to don national colors after 8 long years and you fail in all 3 innings even after playing on pitches which didn't offer much to the bowlers?

 

[mominsaigol]

Say again?

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Holy moly? Good going? Massive respect. Huge fan of fitness. I cant let my hate not appreciate this.

I havent been following this guy for some time but great going.

 

[mominsaigol]

Karun Nair should not blame anyone if he gets dropped from the 3rd test team.

You finally get a chance to don national colors after 8 long years and you fail in all 3 innings even after playing on pitches which didn't offer much to the bowlers?

But Jadeja is Immortal

 

[Vikram1989]

Carse doing a Gillespie kind of gimmick against a rookie must be one of the most embarrassing moments of eng summer.

 

[sweep_shot]

I hope england makes it 2-0 and downright bullies India. Its what these umm @sweep_shot what do you call them? Sanghis? Idk what that means but what does sanghis deserve

Yes.

Sanghis. Bhakts.

 

[mominsaigol]

Yes.

Sanghis. Bhakts.

I dont even know what Sanghis mean but I love it

 

[sweep_shot]

IND - 128/2.

England need some quick wickets.

 

[sweep_shot]

Bumrah is not playing. Woo hoo!

We can enjoy some chucking-free cricket.

 

[Markhor]

How about Karun Nair or Nitish Reddy failures so that brother Sarfaraz Khan can get into the team in next test?

The caterers at Lord's would be kept busy with Pant and Sarfraz in the same team.

On a serious note, this just seems like Headingley all over again. Atkinson has been a miss.

 

[rpant_gabba]

Jaiswal is a good batsmen but he is overrated for obvious reasons. Nothing more then a rubbish indian hype machine.

He will cost india more games with his fielding thats for sure.

don't think is much aussie in you mate

 

[Rajdeep]

Why cant ECB build a roof in a historical ground like Edgbaston? It is not fair asking spectators to sit under this heat.

Imagine this was a BCCI stadium...how much criticism will press have made

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Where are all those phaasht bowlers who were hyped during the IPL and supposedly better than Lee, Akhtar, and Bond? How did Akash Deep end up here instead of them?

 

[mominsaigol]

Why cant ECB build a roof in a historical ground like Edgbaston? It is not fair asking spectators to sit under this heat.

Imagine this was a BCCI stadium...how much criticism will press have made

Cause its expensive lol. It's not the most popular ground in the world either. Its popular but its no Lords.

 

[RamLakhan]

Jaiswal is a good batsmen but he is overrated for obvious reasons. Nothing more then a rubbish indian hype machine.

He will cost india more games with his fielding thats for sure.

Why are you so obsessed with Jaiswal? Did you visit his Pani Puri Stall some time back by any chance and he didn't serve you with balanced spices to your likings?

 

[mominsaigol]

Why are you so obsessed with Jaiswal? Did you visit his Pani Puri Stall some time back by any chance and he didn't serve you with balanced spices to your likings?

Cause of the Mitchell Starc incident

 

[RidiculousMan]

I just observed india's tail. Lol longest tail in history

Ready isn't tail. He's a proper batter.

 

[mominsaigol]

Ready isn't tail. He's a proper batter.

I'm referring to no 7 to no 11. Made the same comment in the 1st test as well.

One of the weakest batting tail i have ever seem.

 

[sweep_shot]

IND - 147/2 (41 overs).

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

I don't rate either of these 2 Jaswal or Gill that highly but it is telling how they have already done more than HTB Travis Head away from home LOL!

India will get smashed handily. Their test team is shambles. Sorry @Devadwal @Rajdeep