endieinreekie Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 This has the makings of a very fine finish to a Test match. England off to a solid start so far, but there's always the possibility of a collapse once one wicket falls. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) These two seem to be playing well enough and there have only been a few ropey moments.This could be a great days play. Root gets his 50 then Ali is out last ball before lunch. Edited July 21, 2014 by mjw 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambCelt Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Oh dear, five down now at lunch. I'm Rooting for Joe! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Tremendous test. India favourites, but England making a real go of things. A decent test wicket and two pretty equal teams. A rare combination indeed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) The collapse is on,Ben Stokes gets a pair. Edited July 21, 2014 by mjw 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day of the Lords Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Another arse-collapse from England The shots they're getting themselves out with are utterly chronic. Stokes's was particularly laughable considering he'd just watched Prior do something equally stupid. Root gone now as well, England are fucked. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 What a terrible, terrible side England are, it's amazing how quickly they've declined. They get the perfect pitch and win the toss in this test. Most of the Indians have never seen a green top like that never mind played on one. Yet England still lose! Worst test side in then world IMO, this will be 10 tests without a win, what a joke. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CambCelt Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Yep. We're crap at just about everything right now! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Words fail me. I saw Vaughan suggest that Morgan should be brought in as captain. I think he's the nearest thing England have to a captain right now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day of the Lords Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Some stark reading for England fans on that BBC update. Last 6 wickets fall for 50 runs. Five bouncers and a comedy run out. They've never recovered from the comprehensive arse-ripping they got from Mitchell Johnson. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
endieinreekie Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Calypso collapso!!!! Bloody hell, with England there is always a chance of a collapse but that was astonishing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Is it just me or is the collapse almost always just after lunch? What on earth do they do during the break, get drunk? I wouldn't be surprised with some of the shots played. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Added benefit of England getting humped like this is the reactions of Messrs Boycott and Willis. This is 1990s bad from England though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 When Andy Flower left he said "things will get worse before they get better." Certainly being proved right so far! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenBud Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) Looks like Cook will be staying till the end of the series at least. Magnificent performance from the Indians after being put in on that surface. Only their second ever victory at HQ. You really wonder were England go from here. They probably need a Hussain type Captain at the moment at the moment but that sort of leader just doesn't seem to be around. As has been noted,it's not just the captains fault, the senior players have not been contributing at all. Set up fantastically for Sunday now. India must be looking forward to some payback after the last couple of series between the teams. Edited July 21, 2014 by AberdeenBud 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Psychosis Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 How on earth can a team of professional cricketers justify losing so many batsmen to hook shots---and running out the number ten---when trying to save a test match? Pub league players would know better. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarto Mutiny Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 As well as Root and Ali did for a while, everyone knew that as soon as one wicket fell the arse would fall out of the innings. The Indian team will have known that too, which takes a bit of the pressure off when you need wickets. As soon as England failed to bowl India out in the first innings for 150ish, this was on the cards. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarto Mutiny Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Via @mohanstatsman on Twitter: Since the England players urinated on the Oval pitch on 25/7/13, 9 Tests, W0, L7, D2. #curseofthegods 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyBear Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Just watching the highlights and it is dreadful stuff. Root and Anderson will keep their place - Ballance and Ali would be unlucky to be dropped but none of the rest could complain if they got emptied. The worst thing is Sharma is no better than average at this level. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarto Mutiny Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 For all the talk of a "team in transition" it's the senior players letting England down in the main: Cook, Bell, Broad, Prior. I could go on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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