Fourth Test: India v England, 8-12 Dec.

[backfootpunch]

Hameed clapping like an Oscar nominee who didn't win

[Gingerfinch]

Well played Jennings

[budgetmeansbudget]

Like bloody London buses, wait forever for one to turn up then two come along at the same time.

[yuppie]

Why was Jennings not taken on tour to start with?

Did his qualification period still have time to run?

[captaincolly]

Why was Jennings not taken on tour to start with?

Did his qualification period still have time to run?

Don't think so, I'm sure he qualified during the county season.

[rich1uk]

Why was Jennings not taken on tour to start with?

Did his qualification period still have time to run?

there was an element of just having too many people to pick from

they went with hameed and duckett, but could have had jennings, gubbins or bell-drummond

[meninblue]

Was nowhere in picture, but Keaton came in playing 11 and makes a ton

Wonderful debut.

England are in formidable position this time.

[rich1uk]

50 for moeen

was a bit of a struggle for him at first but got a good partnership going now with jennings

[rich1uk]

poor looking shot to get out but he had nailed it a few times already so kinda hard to criticise too much

[yuppie]

Seems like that wicket came about from England trying to force the scoring along. Do they need to do that at present?

Still a very good partnership comes to an end.

[rich1uk]

Seems like that wicket came about from England trying to force the scoring along. Do they need to do that at present?

Still a very good partnership comes to an end.

and now the worst case scenario when jennings goes 2 balls later and we have two new batsmen at the crease

still not really gonna criticise ali too much as he had been playing the shot well

[yuppie]

Seems like that wicket came about from England trying to force the scoring along. Do they need to do that at present?

Still a very good partnership comes to an end.

and now the worst case scenario when jennings goes 2 balls later and we have two new batsmen at the crease

still not really gonna criticise ali too much as he had been playing the shot well

Suddenly its not looking so good for England.

But a great knock by the debutant

[rich1uk]

Seems like that wicket came about from England trying to force the scoring along. Do they need to do that at present?

Still a very good partnership comes to an end.

and now the worst case scenario when jennings goes 2 balls later and we have two new batsmen at the crease

still not really gonna criticise ali too much as he had been playing the shot well

Suddenly its not looking so good for England.

But a great knock by the debutant

yeah now its a case of hoping we can get to 350, when 5 minutes ago we were maybe looking at 450+

[hopeforthebest]

When the Coach preaches positivity this what can happen. The old rule of playing the right shot to the right delivery takes second place. On cricinfo an interview with Moeen quoted him as liking the fact that the coach doesn't blame him for getting out playing a positive shot.

[rich1uk]

When the Coach preaches positivity this what can happen. The old rule of playing the right shot to the right delivery takes second place. On cricinfo an interview with Moeen quoted him as liking the fact that the coach doesn't blame him for getting out playing a positive shot.

ali had faced over 100 deliveries and scored 50 runs, he had scored 3 or 4 boundaries already with the same shot

we were 230-2 and had 2 set batsmen at the crease, if that isn't the time to look to try and be positive i dont know what is

ali has got out playing shots like that his whole england career so i hardly think bayliss's comments before the game were much of a factor