| England tour of India 16:59 - Nov 8 with 3531 views | D_Alien |
So, Hameed will make his test debut tomorrow, opening with Cook
What a wasted opportunity the final test in Bangladesh was to bring him into the XI in place of Ballance - now dropped
No real pressure on the lad. He can't do any worse than Cook's previous opening partners, and by the sounds of it he's going to be playing on familiar pitches:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2016-17/content/story/1065209.html
He needs the full five tests, however he starts, and then some. If he's the real deal, it'll be a huge missing piece in the jigsaw filled |  |
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| England tour of India on 10:56 - Nov 9 with 2084 views | D_Alien |
| England tour of India on 07:16 - Nov 9 by mingthemerciless |
If I post during a game I try to be as low key as possible. It's amazing how many times things are going well until people comment and then something happens immediately. |
I agree, it's uncanny and I take full responsibility
#cricketgods | |
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| England tour of India on 14:55 - Nov 9 with 2045 views | mingthemerciless |
| England tour of India on 10:56 - Nov 9 by D_Alien |
I agree, it's uncanny and I take full responsibility
#cricketgods |
In the light of this I think we should refrain from jinxing a certain batsman by mentioning how well he's doing. |  | | |
| England tour of India on 15:06 - Nov 9 with 2040 views | aleanddale |
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Batting paradise. How good is Joe Root!. Very very good!.
Hope Moen can go and post a big hundred now and get some scoreboard pressure applied.
Englands Day for sure. | | | |
| England tour of India on 15:41 - Nov 9 with 2024 views | D_Alien |
| England tour of India on 14:55 - Nov 9 by mingthemerciless |
In the light of this I think we should refrain from jinxing a certain batsman by mentioning how well he's doing. |
Again, I agree, but it's a game of averages and I can't think of a single cricketer I've proselytised on here who hasn't got a better average now  | |
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| England tour of India on 15:57 - Nov 9 with 1994 views | dingdangblue |
| England tour of India on 15:06 - Nov 9 by aleanddale |
311-4
Batting paradise. How good is Joe Root!. Very very good!.
Hope Moen can go and post a big hundred now and get some scoreboard pressure applied.
Englands Day for sure. |
20 consecutive innings by tourist's to India have failed to reach 300 runs! Until England - could arguably have been even better with Cook's non referral and Root's 'catch'. Need to follow it up tomorrow now and post at least 450-500 total. |  |
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| England tour of India on 16:28 - Nov 9 with 1970 views | mingthemerciless |
| England tour of India on 15:06 - Nov 9 by aleanddale |
311-4
Batting paradise. How good is Joe Root!. Very very good!.
Hope Moen can go and post a big hundred now and get some scoreboard pressure applied.
Englands Day for sure. |
Oh dear. I'm just glad I didn't say that. | | | |
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| England tour of India on 08:09 - Nov 10 with 1864 views | aleanddale |
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Brilliant from stokes this morning.
Ducket needs a big score he must be low on confidence and on borrowed time.
Root -Ali and stokes with 100,s every run a valuable one now. | | | |
| England tour of India on 09:13 - Nov 10 with 1831 views | D_Alien |
| England tour of India on 16:28 - Nov 9 by mingthemerciless |
Oh dear. I'm just glad I didn't say that. |
Having a positive outlook often works, and not just on a cricket field
England have batted fantastically well, 3 centurions, and against all the recent history of tourists in India. Let's celebrate that, whatever happens next | |
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| England tour of India on 09:27 - Nov 10 with 1815 views | aleanddale |
537 all out.
Useful number 10 contribution of 32.
Ansari is a useful number 10.
Right now we will see what our bowlers are made of. 30 overs or so the Indians could have 110-120 on the board by close.
Let's hope we get at least 2 and hopefully 3 or more wickets. | | | |
| England tour of India on 13:13 - Nov 10 with 1741 views | moth5368 |
Great 2 days of batting after another 100-3 start which had me worried. Pity we couldn't winkle out a couple of wickets at the end of the day. | | | |
| England tour of India on 11:35 - Nov 12 with 1663 views | D_Alien |
Hameed's the real deal, no ifs, no buts
Of course he'll have bad days but he's got all the class and temperament that other opening partners with Cook haven't - in fact he's making Cook look like the novice in this, his first test match
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| England tour of India on 12:16 - Nov 12 with 1632 views | Daley_Lama |
I remember watching Cook's debut in India and thinking within a couple of hours of watching him....this lad is going to play a lot of Test cricket.
I can say the same after watching Hameed today. He looked as comfortable against spin as Root and that is high praise indeed.
No idea how he will be facing Johnson in Perth or Steyn at J'burg, but that is in the future. |  |
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| England tour of India on 12:36 - Nov 12 with 1615 views | isitme |
| England tour of India on 12:16 - Nov 12 by Daley_Lama |
I remember watching Cook's debut in India and thinking within a couple of hours of watching him....this lad is going to play a lot of Test cricket.
I can say the same after watching Hameed today. He looked as comfortable against spin as Root and that is high praise indeed.
No idea how he will be facing Johnson in Perth or Steyn at J'burg, but that is in the future. |
Thankfully he won't have to as Johnson has retired and Steyn has a serious shoulder injury which threatens his career. But Starc and Rabada will pose similar threats.
Hammed values his wicket and looks organised, with a good game plan. He is much more than a blocker but unlike the likes of Vince you need to spend time at the crease to build innings of substance. |  | | |
| England tour of India on 12:52 - Nov 12 with 1605 views | Daley_Lama |
Forgot that big Mitch had retired, Steyn's injury obviously holding SA back as Australia managed to get to a magnificent 85 today against SA's weakened attack. | |
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| England tour of India on 13:07 - Nov 12 with 1593 views | isitme |
It was a good performance on a helpful pitch. Just goes to show what pressure and good catching can do. Australia are a mess at the moment. Aside from Warner, Smith and Starc I am struggling to pick anorher player who would even be considered for an Aussie team from yesteryear. Even Gilchrist was bemoaning the lack of young players in shield cricket when tweeting about Hameed. | | | |
| England tour of India on 14:36 - Nov 12 with 1540 views | moth5368 |
| England tour of India on 11:35 - Nov 12 by D_Alien |
Hameed's the real deal, no ifs, no buts
Of course he'll have bad days but he's got all the class and temperament that other opening partners with Cook haven't - in fact he's making Cook look like the novice in this, his first test match
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Even Boycott agrees, even though it may be through gritted teeth! | | | |
| England tour of India on 16:19 - Nov 12 with 1507 views | 1mark1 |
Great to see a young Lancastrian doing so well for England, and the England team up to now playing well. |  |
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| England tour of India on 11:12 - Nov 13 with 1445 views | D_Alien |
Very good first test. England can take a lot of positives from it, but the wickets might favour India more from now on. Winning the toss will be crucial.
Our spinners looked as threatening as theirs, could've done with another ten overs at the end after another over-cautious declaration | |
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| England tour of India on 12:10 - Nov 13 with 1418 views | ColDale |
How does that work? |  | | |
| England tour of India on 14:55 - Nov 14 with 1356 views | aleanddale |
Good test match!
When is the next one? | | | |
| England tour of India on 20:52 - Nov 14 with 1282 views | D_Alien |
| England tour of India on 14:55 - Nov 14 by aleanddale |
Good test match!
When is the next one? |
Next one starts on Thursday, they're coming thick and fast, all 5 before Xmas
It's a ridiculous schedule, and we have a habit of fading towards the end of a long series so we need to take advantage during the first 3 or 4 matches; that's why it was so disappointing Cook didn't declare 10 overs earlier - great sides take their chances to win when available | |
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| England tour of India on 00:54 - Nov 15 with 1246 views | Daley_Lama |
Totally agree about the schedule.
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Australia have collapsed again. They really are in a mess right now | |
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| England tour of India on 01:13 - Nov 15 with 1242 views | downunder |
| England tour of India on 14:55 - Nov 14 by aleanddale |
Good test match!
When is the next one? |
The end of that match will be etched in my memory. The game petered out, and then the Hamner Springs Earthquake hit. |  | | |
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