Finchley Seagull
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Very poor day for England. Looking like the series most expected after a decent first test gave false hope.
3rd Test: India v England at Mohali on Nov 26-30, 2016
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BensGrandad
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We are good enough to beat the weaker teams but not once we come up against the better ones.
Finchley Seagull
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To be fair, India in India is about the toughest series in the world. The conditions are very different to ours.
We won in South Africa last year and they were one of the best teams in the world. The biggest disappointment for me is that we started the series so well.
We won in South Africa last year and they were one of the best teams in the world. The biggest disappointment for me is that we started the series so well.
We smashed India at home in the last series played here. And beat SA away. India away is a different proposition, though it's more been us being poor than them being brilliant (or the pitches) in this series granted.
ManOfSussex
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We couldn't beat Pakistan at home and they're getting a pasting in New Zealand currently and we couldn't win in Bangladesh either.
That's not actually correct is it
BensGrandad
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That is how it appears especially away from home.
ManOfSussex
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Apart from South Africa we haven't won a series away from home since India 4 years ago.
spring hall convert
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I know our recent record against India has been good but here's their recent track record in home test series.
South Africa in India Test Series 2004/05 India 1-0 (2)
Pakistan in India Test Series 2004/05 drawn 1-1 (3)
Sri Lanka in India Test Series 2005/06 India 2-0 (3)
England in India Test Series 2005/06 drawn 1-1 (3)
Pakistan in India Test Series 2007/08 India 1-0 (3)
South Africa in India Test Series 2007/08 drawn 1-1 (3)
Australia in India 2008/09 India 2-0 (4)
England in India Test Series 2008/09 India 1-0 (2)
Sri Lanka in India Test Series 2009/10 India 2-0 (3)
South Africa in India Test Series 2009/10 drawn 1-1 (2)
Australia in India 2010/11 India 2-0 (2)
New Zealand in India Test Series 2010/11 India 1-0 (3)
West Indies in India Test Series 2011/12 India 2-0 (3)
New Zealand in India Test Series 2012 India 2-0 (2)
England in India Test Series 2012/13 England 2-1 (4)
Australia in India 2012/13 India 4-0 (4)
West Indies in India Test Series 2013/14 India 2-0 (2)
South Africa in India 2015/16 India 3-0 (4)
New Zealand in India Test Series 2016/17 India 3-0 (3)
Rajkot was only the second test match that they haven't won since the last time we were over there. Take out our series win in 12/13 and they last lost a home test match in 2010. We're not the finished article yet, the batting isn't strong enough and despite Rashid coming on excellently this winter, we don't have a top spinner. I still see the general trajectory under Bayliss as positive especially if you bring our one day play into the question.
Going to India and winning was always going to be a tough ask. Probably the toughest ask. I know its frustrating but this group still needs a couple of years to mature.
Pavilionaire
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Batting deficiencies and lack of a world class spinner were always a concern going into this series and will ultimately prove to be our undoing.
The likes of Duckett, Ansari, Ballance and Batty are woefully short of the required standard, while Woakes is showing his limitations in these conditions.
The series could now go one of two ways - either England capitulate or the likes of Rashid and Hameed continue to get stronger and England make a fist of the series.
The likes of Duckett, Ansari, Ballance and Batty are woefully short of the required standard, while Woakes is showing his limitations in these conditions.
The series could now go one of two ways - either England capitulate or the likes of Rashid and Hameed continue to get stronger and England make a fist of the series.
BensGrandad
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Due to todays poor display it looks like we shall be going 2 -0 down. I expected us to bowl reasonably so as to ensure a lead of less than 50 which we could knock off with the loss of no more than 1 wicket.but that is not the England way.
The numbers I quoted are NOT averages - they're the ICC Rankings.
Ashwin down in 43 batting (1st bowling), and Stokes just below in bowling.
That explains it. I'm more an average guy or a mean guy than a ranker.
ManOfSussex
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Despite that he's only ranked as 4th best on the ICC all-rounder rankings - http://www.lgiccrankings.com/ranking/test/all-rounder/
studio150
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142-6 a lead of 8. Root onto 70. Need Root and Hemed to bat all day can't see it happening.
Mo Gosfield
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- Aug 11, 2010
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Very ordinary England team in an era of very ordinary Test teams.
Some players are unable to switch from limited overs mentality to Test playing mentality. Lots of poor defensive techniques on display. Loose captaincy all around the world. No apparent desire to curb and contain by consistently failing to position a third man, with most pace bowlers pitching on or outside off stump. Never seen so many average opening batsman around the world. We are going through a trough of Test cricket at present. Lets hope some real talent emerges in time.
Some players are unable to switch from limited overs mentality to Test playing mentality. Lots of poor defensive techniques on display. Loose captaincy all around the world. No apparent desire to curb and contain by consistently failing to position a third man, with most pace bowlers pitching on or outside off stump. Never seen so many average opening batsman around the world. We are going through a trough of Test cricket at present. Lets hope some real talent emerges in time.
Mo Gosfield
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- Aug 11, 2010
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