Rodders Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Ali fails again with the bat. Good thing he's worked on his bowling. Like Robson will really need a good score with the bat in the next test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 (edited) He got a good ball. It would have got many lefthanders out. His place is not under threat. Edited August 8, 2014 by PaulC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 If we get 100 - 150 lead it should still be enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Yeah, a 150 lead should be more than enough. If India get 1 or 2 after Lunch though, this could get very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 If we get 100 - 150 lead it should still be enough. Yes I think that will be plenty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Kohli is a bit meh when it comes to the Test game isn't he Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Kohli is a bit meh when it comes to the Test game isn't he This is the problem with the new young Indian players. Their dream is to get a big IPL contract, and internationally, to win an ODI or T20 World Cup. They no longer have the desire to play Test cricket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Problem is this generation of Indian cricketers don't get any experience of English conditions. Before the likes of Dravid, Gangully, Laxman all played county cricket... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Kohli is a bit meh when it comes to the Test game isn't he He scored a hundred and a 96 in the same test against a better South African bowling attack in South Africa not too long ago so I wouldn't be writing him off on the basis of this series. He is a quality player who's having a poor series. The point that PaulC makes is a good one as opposed to the easy IPL reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 Cook made some good decisions today... Very pleased Moeen is making a significant contribution with the ball. Would be nice if Woakes could get a wicket or two tomorrow. No all can not be forgotten AVfc96 but its a new team and theres a lot of positives to take from this test. Glad to hear this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 (edited) Discussing next year's Ashes, and the prospect of having to face Mitchell Johnson. My mate, Richard: "He's shit. He'll be no good when he has to bowl in the day, like we do in England. He's only any good when he bowls in the middle night." He's got a point. Edited August 9, 2014 by dAVe80 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Very good work from England - victory by an innings in three days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avfc96 Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Pathetic by India, if you add the amount of overs they batted together they didn't even bat a whole day. Ali was superb yet again. It feels wierd to be positive about English cricket. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avfc96 Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Cook confirms Broad has a broken nose, so that means he will be out of the fifth test. Means Woakes will probably play there. He also says that Anderson is feeling ill, so Finn might be in for the fifth test aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Pathetic by India, if you add the amount of overs they batted together they didn't even bat a whole day. Ali was superb yet again. It feels wierd to be positive about English cricket. Yes India were poor but to get 9 wickets in a session without Broad was great and Moeen once again doing the business. I just hope Moeen can get runs next test because he's a class batsman. I knew he had some talent with the ball but i am astounded how well he has done. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avfc96 Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Pathetic by India, if you add the amount of overs they batted together they didn't even bat a whole day. Ali was superb yet again. It feels wierd to be positive about English cricket. Yes India were poor but to get 9 wickets in a session without Broad was great and Moeen once again doing the business. I just hope Moeen can get runs next test because he's a class batsman. I knew he had some talent with the ball but i am astounded how well he has done. Someone made a point on the BBC live text earlier that at Southampton and at Old Trafford he has been bowling quicker and he seems to be getting rewards for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Yes the way he is going he'll be bowling 90 mph by next summers ashes. I like him to bowl the odd slower one still though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 (edited) Someone made a point on the BBC live text earlier that at Southampton and at Old Trafford he has been bowling quicker and he seems to be getting rewards for it.He's still getting drift and 'revs', though (from what it seems and from what the players and commentators have been saying).Often when spinners bowl quicker they just bowl flat and straight which tends to make them less dangerous - Moeen's increase of a few mph seems to have made him more dangerous and less easy to just push around for a single. As I said before, I wonder whether some of that has come from Ajmaal (or at least from him watching Ajmaal).Of course, it helps if you're bowling with a few hundred lead on the board but I don't think we should underestimate his performance on the last day of the So'ton test as there was a fair bit of pressure on him. Edited August 9, 2014 by snowychap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 (edited) Someone made a point on the BBC live text earlier that at Southampton and at Old Trafford he has been bowling quicker and he seems to be getting rewards for it. He's still getting drift and 'revs', though (from what it seems and from what the players and commentators have been saying). Often when spinners bowl quicker they just bowl flat and straight which tends to make them less dangerous - Moeen's increase of a few mph seems to have made him more dangerous and less easy to just push around for a single. As I said before, I wonder whether some of that has come from Ajmaal (or at least from him watching Ajmaal). Of course, it helps if you're bowling with a few hundred lead on the board but I don't think we should underestimate his performance on the last day of the So'ton test as there was a fair bit of pressure on him. Maybe some from Ajmal but mainly from Bell who he has practiced a lot with and told him he needed to bowl quicker in test cricket than county cricket. Knows him well from his Warwickshire days as well. Edited August 9, 2014 by PaulC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Maybe some from Ajmal but mainly from Bell who he has practiced a lot with and told him he needed to bowl quicker in test cricket than county cricket. Knows him well from his Warwickshire days as well. Pah, Warwickshire smarwickshire. It's all us down here that have made him in to a test player, I tells ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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