India 🇮🇳 vs England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Test Series 2025 (Tendulkar - Anderson Trophy) - Discussion

[Riya]

This is India outplaying and outlasting the opposition!

Don't forget, we too are short on arsenal in final test..
No boom and pant

 

[Half Human]

Don't forget, we too are short on arsenal in final test..
No boom and pant

No boom for sure??

 

[Riya]

When they are at favor - They makes the cute child shy face. Like in WC final.

When they are the culprits - They play victim card.

Buttler-Ash Mankad (though a big fan of Jos bhai)
Bairstow run out
Stokes-Brook combo for this match.

Yes they are pretty much the most shameless cricket team.

But what to do - They are both the Godfathers and the Guardian angels of the sport (as per them).

Gr8 team with not the gr8est of spirit.

Saying of Spirit - I am not fan of even our King's antics on field. Though a fan of King's batsmenship

Exactly...
I remember that Ian Bell runout in 2011 where they started crying off field... Dhoni took back their appeal

they are nothing but white skinned Bangladeshi team which keeps on whining for some reason or other

That lat wicket in lord's match was pure luck otherwise India might have made them piss in their pants

 

[Half Human]

Exactly...
I remember that Ian Bell runout in 2011 where they started crying off field... Dhoni took back their appeal

they are nothing but white skinned Bangladeshi team which keeps on whining for some reason or other

That lat wicket in lord's match was pure luck otherwise India might have made them piss in their pants

Aahhhh Ian Bell - That innocent Down facied guy with average cricketing skill but true English cricketer (in the gully level spirit meter)

 

[Riya]

No boom for sure??

Yup... Just checked on cricinfo... Boom and pant out.. don't know the replacements..
England got 4 changes rather..

This match could be like BGT 2020-21 final match... India high on hopes but short on experience in order to clinch the series (equal the series in this case)

 

[Half Human]

Yup... Just checked on cricinfo... Boom and pant out.. don't know the replacements..
England got 4 changes rather..

This match could be like BGT 2020-21 final match... India high on hopes but short on experience in order to clinch the series (equal the series in this case)

2nd test we won. There was no Bumrah. None other we won, despite having Bumrah.

I hate to say this, but still, if this is a luck in disguise - so be it.

And akash deep promises good. Though not like for like

 

[Riya]

2nd test we won. There was no Bumrah. None other we won, despite having Bumrah.

I hate to say this, but still, if this is a luck in disguise - so be it.

And akash deep promises good. Though not like for like

chahe gill 5-fer le jaaye aur siraj century bana jaaye....
doesn't matter..
bas India jeet jaaye

 

[Half Human]

If you think abt it @BVC. We have the Top 4 batters of the series and we have Bumrah. That's 5 gold players. Then you have Jaiswal, who is allowed to fail.

And we need to accept we do not have a one-down-WALL for now. That needs to be given time to be curated

The rest 4 slots and yet-to-come-of-age captaincy is the reason I believe. (Though Sundar can be a revelation, I believe)

Do you think Sundar and Jurel/Karun to complete the top 8 should from the first match instead of a 4th pacer (LORD mainly), should have made a difference?

Like

Rahul
Jaiswal
Sai
Gill
Pant
Karun/Jurel
Jaddu
Washi
Prasidh/Akash
Siraj
Jassi

Now that Pant is injured, why not go with Jurel and Karun both?

I know it is to not over burden Jassi. But our spinners are world class. They thrive on pressures. Trust them is the one thing I need to say.

Test cricket is a game of specialists. Kohlis devils were bloody good, because it had specialists and a diamond all rounder.

Now we are looking for all rounders to the core.

Look at how AUS and ENG are farding. They have either Specialist batsman who can bowl like Root, Labuschagne, even Smith and Brooke, and Specialist bowlers who can bat like Starc, Cummins, and even Archer.

We are hell bent on creating owe own Ben Stokes or even Test version of Pandya - by trying out NK Reddy, Lord Thakur and all. Wasting slots.

Test matches can be won by specialists and not all rounders. Because the latters will be tired. Look at the case of Stokes.

If it's a spin friendly pitch like in the subject-continent we can load up our bowling all-rounder trip of Jaddu, Washi and Axar bhai.

That will be not the case in SENA where you need Specialist Fast bowlers and Specialist batsman who can ward off swing and pace.

That is what I feel.

Looks Like They read this post.

Same Same XI..

Abhi bhi jeetha nahi tho main kaise criticize karoonga 🤐🤐🤐

 

[Riya]

If not their bowlers then rain...
If not rain then brainfade moments like gill's runout will cost India the match

 

[RichieRich]

England will most likely be without Woakes as he hurt his left shoulder while diving to protect a boundary..!!

 

[SSV]

England will most likely be without Woakes as he hurt his left shoulder while diving to protect a boundary..!!

 

[Riya]

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Looking at the complacency of Indian team, I don't think they'll feel absence of Woakes

 

[BVCBVC is verified member.]

Good comeback from Siraj & India. Hope they take more wickets soon.

 

[BVCBVC is verified member.]

16:41 Local Time, 15:41 GMT, 21:11 IST: The rain has got heavier and the umpires are taking the players off the field. They actually pause towards the edge of the rope to see if this is a passing shower. Groundsmen

Rain Stops the Play.

 

[Half Human]

Good comeback from Siraj & India. Hope they take more wickets soon.

The guys are up for it. I believe it's okay even to give few runs in Leeds. The momentum is shifting to Ind teams favor. Only if they clean up soon. Bowl the 3 fasties in tandem pin them down. Then tell Jaiswal to be careful. His patience is gonna be key. Everyone else is up for the task.

Come on boys..

 

[Humanbeing]

Need to take the last wicket ASAP. Chris Woakes isn't going to bat due to shoulder injury.

 

[msd07]

Most runs by an Indian opener in a Test series in England
542 - Sunil Gavaskar, 1979
532 - KL Rahul, 2025*
402 - Murali Vijay, 2014
368 - Rohit Sharma, 2021-22

 

[msd07]

Day 2: Stumps - India lead by 52 runs
IND2nd inn
75-2
(18)

 

[Half Human]

Most runs by an Indian opener in a Test series in England
542 - Sunil Gavaskar, 1979
532 - KL Rahul, 2025*
402 - Murali Vijay, 2014
368 - Rohit Sharma, 2021-22

Sunil Gavaskar feeling half relieved of his one record being intact. 😅

Now doing kaala jaadu to score enough not to overtake his 'most runs in a test series by an Indian' record..

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