Great win by England cricket team.

[the other bob wilson]

All that weird blocking towards the of their second innings counted for nothing as they bowled India out for less than two hundred. It was supposed to be all about the spinneres, but the decisive over was bowled by the amazing thirty eight year old Jimmy Anderson who it seems is getting better with age.- two bowled and a very, very close LBW.

[Hilts]

Re: Great win by England cricket team.

Yes. Winning away in India is a brilliant result. Theyve performed superbly apart from the tactics they employed after Pope was out.

[Majorblue]

Re: Great win by England cricket team.

A rare win out there and that one over from Anderson was right up with anything I have seen. Too old and can’t bowl away from the cloudy and damp north!!!

Note of caution in that the Indian team got smashed by the Aussies in the first test but came back to win the series. I wouldn’t bet against them being an entirely different unit next game up.

[sneggyblubird]

Re: Great win by England cricket team.

It goes to show that winning the toss can often be a match winner.Flat batting pitch on the first day but it soon deteriorated to the extent that India were never gonna get a big score.

[Rjk]

Re: Great win by England cricket team.

I never know where I am with the England cricket team. every time I get it in my head that they're a really good side they go and suffer a spectacular collapse somewhere.
as such, watch out for the next test

[A Quiet Monkfish]

Re: Great win by England cricket team.

All that weird blocking towards the of their second innings counted for nothing as they bowled India out for less than two hundred. It was supposed to be all about the spinneres, but the decisive over was bowled by the amazing thirty eight year old Jimmy Anderson who it seems is getting better with age.- two bowled and a very, very close LBW.

Playing cricket in the sub continent was all about 200 runs in a day and 100 overs of slight spin on bone hard pitches, with a draw the likeliest outcome. Seems even India have given up on Test Cricket, just like the rest of them..

[qccfc]

Re: Great win by England cricket team.

Playing cricket in the sub continent was all about 200 runs in a day and 100 overs of slight spin on bone hard pitches, with a draw the likeliest outcome. Seems even India have given up on Test Cricket, just like the rest of them..

India have just come from a series win in Australia, and i would say are the best test team in the world at the moment.

I would say India are coming from the biggest change in conditions from wickets in Austrialia, compared to England who have been playing tests in Sri Lanka. India will re adjust quickly with it being their home conditions.

I would say that traditional Indian wickets do not suit India as much these days as they have a decent pace bowling attack, as demonstrated in Australia.

[Hilts]

Re: Great win by England cricket team.

Winning the toss in India for the away side is vital.

Win it post 500 plus.

[qccfc]

Re: Great win by England cricket team.

Winning the toss in India for the away side is vital.

Win it post 500 plus.

Yes it is important, but many an England team have lost in India after winning the toss, and you would have to say this teams batting in tests is pretty reliant on Joe Root.

[the other bob wilson]

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Given the margin of victory, I don't think England's win can be solely put down to them winning the toss. Root isn't always going to be in such brilliant form, but although Sibley is not a pleasing batsman to watch, he finds a way to be effective even when he's had the sort of problems he had initially with the spinners in Sri Lanka and while Crawley has not scored many runs since, getting a two hundred and sixty against a good bowling side so early in his test career suggests he can become a very good player at test level. A year or two ago, England's batting looked iffy, but I'm not wholly convinced by either spinner and, it's stating the obvious, but they aren't half going to miss Anderson and Broad when they retire.

[Hilts]

Re: Great win by England cricket team.

Given the margin of victory, I don't think England's win can be solely put down to them winning the toss. Root isn't always going to be in such brilliant form, but although Sibley is not a pleasing batsman to watch, he finds a way to be effective even when he's had the sort of problems he had initially with the spinners in Sri Lanka and while Crawley has not scored many runs since, getting a two hundred and sixty against a good bowling side so early in his test career suggests he can become a very good player at test level. A year or two ago, England's batting looked iffy, but I'm not wholly convinced by either spinner and, it's stating the obvious, but they aren't half going to miss Anderson and Broad when they retire.

Agree with this.

England are not totally reliant on Root , Stokes is now a world class batsman in his own right. Ollie Pope looks an exciting prospect as well and I think will develop into a top player as well. Im not completely convinced on Sibley and Roy but both deserve their place and are doing ok and Crawley looks talented as well.

Anderson and Broad will be a big miss.

Australia coming up though and I think England need at least 1 of Stone and Wood in the side along with Archer. Need that extra pace out there.

Looking forward to seeing Foulkes back in the side for the next test as well.

[qccfc]

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Agree with this.

England are not totally reliant on Root , Stokes is now a world class batsman in his own right. Ollie Pope looks an exciting prospect as well and I think will develop into a top player as well. Im not completely convinced on Sibley and Roy but both deserve their place and are doing ok and Crawley looks talented as well.

Anderson and Broad will be a big miss.

Australia coming up though and I think England need at least 1 of Stone and Wood in the side along with Archer. Need that extra pace out there.

Looking forward to seeing Foulkes back in the side for the next test as well.

There is too many whats ifs and buts in there, at the moment, I will agree that it seems promising but we are still going to see a collapse when the big 2 do not fire, whilst the others are establishing themselves.

England are currently a team that could develop, whereas India and Australia seem a little bit further down the line.

[Optimistic Nick]

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Agree with this.

England are not totally reliant on Root , Stokes is now a world class batsman in his own right. Ollie Pope looks an exciting prospect as well and I think will develop into a top player as well. Im not completely convinced on Sibley and Roy but both deserve their place and are doing ok and Crawley looks talented as well.

Anderson and Broad will be a big miss.

Australia coming up though and I think England need at least 1 of Stone and Wood in the side along with Archer. Need that extra pace out there.

Looking forward to seeing Foulkes back in the side for the next test as well.

Roy? Surely he's done at test level? Do you mean Burns?

[Hilts]

Re: Great win by England cricket team.

Roy? Surely he's done at test level? Do you mean Burns?

Yes sorry. Burns.

[Optimistic Nick]

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Cricket is bloody brilliant, isn't it? There is so much going on, even when it looks like there is nothing much going on. I am gutted I missed the Anderson over. I watched the superbowl on Sunday night so had no plans to stay up/get up for the cricket last night. But the baby woke at 3.30am and by the time I put him down, I did think about sticking the telly on but decided against it. Mistake.

And while it is a great win - that is just the first battle. We've got weeks of it left! It must be mentally exhausting for the players, in particular in the current environment. It is such a pity that the test matches this summer was not free to air as I think they really missed a chance to build a new audience when it was the only show in town.