hopeforthebest wrote:According to the media this test will be one for the spinners so making India favourites but England's performance in the first test will certainly have shortened the odds. Team changes seem probable as Cook has already made it clear he wants Anderson back playing ASAP. and Mishra might be replaced but by whom?
Making_Splinters wrote:Who Anderson comes in for is a difficult one. Logically it would be Woakes to keep the same balance in the side, but that would significantly weaken our batting. Ansari would be the other choice, given he's not exactly flourished with the ball, but if the pitch turns as much as expected then three spinners might be justifiable.
hopeforthebest wrote:Making_Splinters wrote:Who Anderson comes in for is a difficult one. Logically it would be Woakes to keep the same balance in the side, but that would significantly weaken our batting. Ansari would be the other choice, given he's not exactly flourished with the ball, but if the pitch turns as much as expected then three spinners might be justifiable.
The only other possibility is the rotation of Broad which is unlikely after only one test. It has to be Woakes as we've seen how few overs Cook has used pace in this game. It will be the wrong decision as it should be Broad but Woakes is still seen as a 12th man player by Cook.
Some are saying we should not build him up too soon, or put too much pressure on his shoulders, but you cannot ignore the fact he can bat. He has enormous potential, and whether he succeeds or fails is now entirely up to him.
However, in terms of the four-year search for an opener to partner Cook that England have been on since Andrew Strauss retired in 2012, Hameed looks to be far and away the best of the 10 candidates we have seen.
hopeforthebest wrote:According to the media this test will be one for the spinners so making India favourites but England's performance in the first test will certainly have shortened the odds. Team changes seem probable as Cook has already made it clear he wants Anderson back playing ASAP. and Mishra might be replaced but by whom?
bhaveshgor wrote:Looks like someone changed teams again what happened to your support for BCCI ahead of ECB in this series.
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