India tour of England 2025 - 5 Tests

[BasketballHooper]

@Till Valhalla this one is for you my man

 

[icyman]

Jaiswal is a good batsman, but he has showcased himself as a flat track bully who hasn't been able to consistently stand up to quality attacks. If his erratic run continues, he might follow the foot steps of Shahid Afridi.

Lot of you are simply going by his 100 in the first test. Ever since he hasn't looked confident and assured. In fact, Jaiswal's stupid shot selection in that meagre run chase opened the floodgates. You can be a good batsman, but you also need to know when to play what shot. This is what cost Rohit during his initial days and also later on during his Test career.

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I am not saying drop Jaiswal.

And I am saying drop him. That is a distinct possibility with Gambhir in charge. Cannot give longer ropes on the basis of some good innings. Needs to be consistent.

 

[asprin]

England's day no doubt. Would be something to have Karun score century here but one thing is for sure - it won't be easy.

Last recognized batting pair out there for India. Would want to score as many as possible with that. If India manage to go over 300 that would be good psychological boost when bowling.

 

[BasketballHooper]

Would be something to have Karun score century here

*triple century

 

[prasoonvidhu]

England's day no doubt. Would be something to have Karun score century here but one thing is for sure - it won't be easy.

Last recognized batting pair out there for India. Would want to score as many as possible with that. If India manage to go over 300 that would be good psychological boost when bowling.

The main thing to see would be the weather. If the sun's out and the pitch becomes a featherbed by the time England bat, then it would be advantage England.

 

[Kamboh]

*triple century

not a cup of tree

 

[ddrap14]

Australia are still waiting for Matt Renshaw to come back stronger

I meant McSweeney, but thanks for ruining my weekend

I am not saying drop Jaiswal.

You didn't - Icyman did

 

[ddrap14]

Lot of you are simply going by his 100 in the first test. Ever since he hasn't looked confident and assured. In fact, Jaiswal's stupid shot selection in that meagre run chase opened the floodgates. You can be a good batsman, but you also need to know when to play what shot. This is what cost Rohit during his initial days and also later on during his Test career.

Even ignoring the "opened the floodgates" excusing the crap middle order, you've got one hell of a first world problem there

(Bottom is Jaiswal; top three are incumbent openers for the two WTC final sides and the side currently beating India)

 

[Aislabie]

Well, Woakes is out of the Test as we all expected, which leaves England with an attack of Atkinson, Tongue, Joverton, Bethell and Rootalitharan.

There are two things which, in my opinion, are true at the same time:

• England should have picked a better bowling attack.
• This is a clear example of why allowing substitutions during a Test match would be at the very least worth trialling in non-WTC Test matches.

Spoiler: But people will abuse the system and cheat if we allow substitutes!

If substitutes were to be implemented, then you could never fully rule out the possibility of substitutes being used tactically. That is why I believe that the only correct way of dealing with the situation is making sure that substitutes can be used in an equally tactical manner by both teams.

My proposed rules for substitutions in Test cricket

• Both teams name a matchday squad of 14 players, including their starting XI and three substitutes.
• Substitutions can be made at any time for an external injury, such as one caused by an impact, for a concussion, or by an observable accident on the field. Woakes would count here, Stokes would not.
• Tactical substitutions can be made only between the second and third innings of a match.
• Players who have been substituted out of the game as a tactical substitution could only re-enter the game as a replacement for a player with an external injury.
• Players who have been substituted out of the game for an external injury may not re-enter the game for any reason.

Spoiler: Current example using the England XI

1. Ducket
2. Crawley
3. Pope
4. Root
5. Brook
6. Bethell
7. Smith
8. Woakes
9. Atkinson
10. Joverton
11. Tongue
S. Jordan Cox
S. Liam Dawson
S. Matty Potts

• Matty Potts would come into the XI for Chris Woakes following an external injury. Woakes would not be eligible to return to the playing XI for any reason.
• Liam Dawson could come into the XI between the 2nd and 3rd innings as a tactical substitute for Joverton, and Joverton would remain eligible to return to the game as an injury substitute if somebody else sustained an external injury.

(working on the basis that none of Stokes, Archer or Carse is actually fit to play)

 

[Kamboh]

end of Nair triple Century dream

 

[BasketballHooper]

Akashdeep 5fer incoming

 

[Kamboh]

India’s batting is feeling the absence of Rishabh Pant.

 

[Ed Smith]

Did India sleep in today?

 

[BasketballHooper]

The pitch is behaving completely differently now

 

[Kamboh]

Bazball Formula applied