[Cricket] India v England- Fourth Test Match- Ahmedabad- 04-08.03.2021

[Eeyore]

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[um bongo molongo]

Late night thought. Why not drop Archer, bring in Burns and drop Stokes into an all rounder slot, opening with Anderson.

If fast bowlers are playing little part it will give him some breating space from Ashwin.

This is what I’d do. Fast bowlers largely pointless. Stokes + one other.

1. Burns
2. Sibley
3. Crawley
4. Root
5. Stokes
6. Pope
7. Bairstow
8. Foakes
9. Bess
10. Leach
11. Any one of Archer / Anderson / Broad

Might even get to 200 with that batting

 

[Eeyore]

This is what I’d do. Fast bowlers largely pointless. Stokes + one other.

1. Burns
2. Sibley
3. Crawley
4. Root
5. Stokes
6. Pope
7. Bairstow
8. Foakes
9. Bess
10. Leach
11. Any one of Archer / Anderson / Broad

Might even get to 200 with that batting

Yeah. I've re-thought that. If India got a head of steam there is no way he could bowl as much as might be needed at a consistent level.

 

[Pavilionaire]

My selection:

Root
Leach
Bess
Ali
Swann
Panesar
Tufnell
Underwood
Emburey
Edmonds
Prior (Wk)

 

[albionfan37]

15-2 no lessons learnt so far let’s hope root can build an innings

 

[Eggman]

15-2 no lessons learnt so far let’s hope root can build an innings

Oh.

 

[um bongo molongo]

This is what I’d do. Fast bowlers largely pointless. Stokes + one other.

1. Burns
2. Sibley
3. Crawley
4. Root
5. Stokes
6. Pope
7. Bairstow
8. Foakes
9. Bess
10. Leach
11. Any one of Archer / Anderson / Broad

Might even get to 200 with that batting ��

Wasn’t far off!

 

[KeegansHairPiece]

How can he give that!!?? It’s barely tickled the pad so it would have bowled him if it was on the stumps.

 

[The Wizard]

Another very marginal umpires call goes in favour of India.

When I saw where that flicked the pad and went over I couldn’t believe ball tracking said that was hitting the stumps.

 

[KeegansHairPiece]

Another very marginal umpires call goes in favour of India.

When I saw where that flicked the pad and went over I couldn’t believe ball tracking said that was hitting the stumps.

That’s where you have to wonder about the accuracy of DRS. That ball will not really have deviated, not noticeably, so if the ball in reality has comfortably cleared the stumps hows DRS got it clipping!? It’s another poor decision.

 

[jakarta]

Will be lucky to make 200, another very short Test loss looms...

 

[KeegansHairPiece]

Will be lucky to make 200, another very short Test loss looms...

This one looks a half decent pitch though, so really have only ourselves to blame being 4 down.

Wouldn’t be surprised if India bat long on this.

 

[vegster]

Will be lucky to make 200, another very short Test loss looms...

The match might limp on just in to Day 4, can only see one result though.

 

[jakarta]

Stokes goes. That is about us done. As I said 200 will be about enough, India will do us Day 3

 

[A1X]

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[The Wizard]

I’d bet good money Swann wants to roundhouse a few of these commentators he has to work with, poor guy.

 

[Steve in Japan]

I’d bet good money Swann wants to roundhouse a few of these commentators he has to work with, poor guy.

Don't think he'll be invited back, insufficiently one-eyed.

 

[pasty]

How's your luck. Inside edge, through your legs, off the back of your pad and spoons up in the air for a simple catch

Pope gone. 167/6

 

[vegster]

I’d bet good money Swann wants to roundhouse a few of these commentators he has to work with, poor guy.

I tend to feel for the Indian commentators who have to put up with Swann!

 

[The Wizard]

It must be said our batting is pathetic.

Sun rises in the east, titanic sinks, Brighton can’t score etc