Rain stops playIndia 48 for 3
India 51-4
India 61 for 5 kohli has gone for 17
India 61 for 6 karthik has gone for a duck
121 -8
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127-9 Anderson is on for a 10 wicket match
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And thatās that - 130 all out
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Really comprehensive performance. I was slightly cursing Root for not declaring sooner, but sod it, we had them on toast.
When Broad goes on a charge, thereās very little better in sport.
If we had anyone who could bat overseas weād be world-beaters.
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Wakes & Curran to open in next test?
Batting not bowling
Maybe not that drastic, but Iād give Buttler the gloves and get Bairstow up the order.
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More bowling than batting I think. Bowlers who pose little threat leave the batsmen with a massive, often insurmountable, task. Thatās Englandās problem overseas, where the ball refuses to swing. In those conditions you need proper pace, and thatās something that we lack.
Apart from in the sub continent when we need spinners who build pressureā¦
Indeed. Iād say you need both - proper fast bowlers to make some early inroads, then spinners to take over once the ballās lost its shine (normally after very few overs in sub-continental conditions).
If we could outlaw the kookaburra ball, England would win all over the world, as is proper.
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Read somewhere that is being considered.
Yep here it is
Issue is the Duke doesnt last on āconcreteā pitches overseas
The kookaburra doesnāt really last on those pitches either. Not to the extent that thereās any seam left after 20 overs.
Ben Stokes found Not Gulity
May face Disrepute charge (ie a fine) from England.