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[Lionator]

5 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

If/when England draw this, Gill is going to look rather like a mug. 

The problem is, players like Duckett and Brook cannot play defensively, it’s not in their repertoire. We will have to attack. And we can win but I doubt it now.

[leicsmac]

26 minutes ago, STEVIE B said:

That's true to a degree, but this pitch is a feather bed, that's why India will set a target of about 550. 

Yeah, and England are missing about a half dozen of their best seamers. 

 

1 minute ago, Lionator said:

The problem is, players like Duckett and Brook cannot play defensively, it’s not in their repertoire. We will have to attack. And we can win but I doubt it now.

I think they have it in their locker to defend, I guess we'll find out either way soon enough. 

[Super_horns]

600 ahead and India were still going .

As someone said elsewhere are they that worried by us ?!

Edited 5 July 2025 by Super_horns

[RowlattsFox]

I think India will win comfortably. Too many physically and mentally tired players to bat this out I think. 

 

They'll be plenty of space to score as India will have lots of close catchers. 

[Brainy]

So do fans want us to entertain and inevitably lose, or try and keep the lead in a 5 match series? No brainer for me but I dare say the England captain disagrees

[FoxesTez]

Crawley just isn’t good enough. 

[Lionator]

Crawley you maniac 

[coolhandfox]

Cawley another poor dismissal.

 

 

[RowlattsFox]

Just can't help himself for longer than one over. He sees Duckett get a couple away and he has to join in. 

Awful first over from Siraj and you've gift him a wicket. 

Might sound crazy but I think he's too tall to be an opener. 

Edited 5 July 2025 by RowlattsFox

[ealingfox]

This'll be over by lunch tomorrow. Some silly posts in this thread last few days - mostly massively overrating England but also underrating India.

[leicsmac]

Bethell for Crawley, Rehan for Bashir next Test, please. 

[coolhandfox]

1 minute ago, RowlattsFox said:

Just can't help himself for longer than one over. He sees Duckett get a couple away and he has to join in. 

Awful first over from Siraj and you've gift him a wicket. 

Might sound crazy but I think he's too tall to be an opener. 

Or just has nothing between his ears.

[Leicesterpool]

Crawley needs to be dropped he's been terrible for some time. Give Dom Sibley a recall I think.

Edited 5 July 2025 by Leicesterpool

[Lionator]

This Bangladeshi umpire has actually been class. Annoying, but class.

[RowlattsFox]

Fair play to the umpire not giving that, would've been easy to assume he'd hit given the appeals. 

[leicsmac]

Just now, ealingfox said:

This'll be over by lunch tomorrow. Some silly posts in this thread last few days - mostly massively overrating England but also underrating India.

The idea that England can chase 500+ is rather silly, yes, but I do seem to remember rather a few more silly posts around halfway through the first Test underrating this England team and their style - and look how that turned out. 

 

NB. This is good India team in terms of their seam attack, but I've seen nothing to suggest their batting is anything better than sides that have toured England in the past. Of course, such things are subjective. 

[STEVIE B]

Crawley is so frustrating. Plays one way, gets out in the same way.

We can’t win this, so park the 'l must drive at every ball & play the same way' arrogant attitude. 
I know England score very quickly, but we rarely bat for 90 overs, our bowlers must be knackered, they’re never fully rested before they’re back in the field. 

 

Edited 5 July 2025 by STEVIE B

[RowlattsFox]

2 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

Bethell for Crawley, Rehan for Bashir next Test, please. 

Who opens? 

 

Smith will probably at some point but then you have to give the gloves to Pope, who then can't bat at 3. 

[Brainy]

1 minute ago, RowlattsFox said:

Who opens? 

 

Smith will probably at some point but then you have to give the gloves to Pope, who then can't bat at 3. 

Smith

Duckett

Bethell

Root

Brook

Stokes

Pope

 

Perhaps

[leicsmac]

2 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said:

Who opens? 

 

Smith will probably at some point but then you have to give the gloves to Pope, who then can't bat at 3. 

I'd actually have Bethell open. Would there be much difference between that and being a 3 for him?

[ealingfox]

3 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

The idea that England can chase 500+ is rather silly, yes, but I do seem to remember rather a few more silly posts around halfway through the first Test underrating this England team and their style - and look how that turned out. 

 

NB. This is good India team in terms of their seam attack, but I've seen nothing to suggest their batting is anything better than sides that have toured England in the past. Of course, such things are subjective. 

 

They've racked up the best part of 2000 runs in 2 Tests.

[leicsmac]

Just now, ealingfox said:

 

They've racked up the best part of 2000 runs in 2 Tests.

Against an England attack that have had two of the greatest seamers of all time just retire and with half a dozen of their currently playing better-choice seamers out crocked. Carse and Tongue are not high level Test standard, but they're the best available near the bottom of the barrel right now. 

 

Goodness knows what the ECB is doing to them to have that many out at the same time, but that's a different discussion. 

[coolhandfox]

Stupid from England.

 

Never chasing this down, needed to play it out keep it tight.

 

Good team win tests, great teams wins series.

Edited 5 July 2025 by coolhandfox

[Leicesterpool]

As incredible as Stokes is and certainly pulled some heroic , I'm not sure he's exactly best to choice for captaincy some decision making is questionable. 

[RowlattsFox]

Does Bumrah get back in 

Poor decision not to pick Akash at Headingly.