3rd Test: India v England at Mohali on Nov 26-30

[Dr Cricket]

Thought Bayliss was better than that.

he got no choice in this instance since it a technical flaw and not temperament for his failings.
Bayliss wasn't keen to drop him either and Cook not happy to do it either but they really have no choice with the way Duckett batting against spin at the moment.

[Arthur Crabtree]

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ ... do-do-evil

Plus compliance of the US Prism surveillance system which effects us in the UK. Burying bad news about powerful people with the right to be forgotten programme. But as much as possible, I try to avoid companies that avoid tax, use unpaid labour or are responsible for environmental atrocities. I also avoid companies that give money to the conservative party...

[Arthur Crabtree]

Rant of the day.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Other news outlets aren't covering this. Fear of the BCCI? Lack of credibility?

Maybe don't want to be stooged by SA again.

[Dr Cricket]

must be very hard to follow with so many companies that avoid tax, use unpaid labour and don't really care about the environment.
When I was a Teenager had issues with WTO and the way African countries will always be poor with the way WTO works and how America produces cotton.
Think I remember being thought in Geography of how people in the western world contribute to the poverty in the African countries every time they buy a product from the big companies.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Wrong thread for this. Just a one off post in response to your query. People find these sorts of views annoying so I don't want to impose them. Just explaining that I don't follow certain links. Good you're thinking about it.

[Aidan11]

Getting back on topic what team looks likely for this test if Duckett is dropped?

I guess Buttler will come in but where will he fit? He can't bat at 4 so there will be some juggling around which will unbalance the side.

[Dr Cricket]

Other news outlets aren't covering this. Fear of the BCCI? Lack of credibility?

Maybe don't want to be stooged by SA again.

Not much of a story really since one ICC can't do anything and secondly not much evidence for it and really unless you link Gum, Finger and shining the ball no evidence of him actually doing it.
No doubt he tampered with the ball but not much evidence of him doing it in the same video frame.
they only showing a gum and then a finger in his mouth and 3-4 mins later him shining the ball in the trouser, no actual evidence of them all happening at the same time and if saliva is not allowed then Ashwin should be done for the Vizag test since he licked his finger and wiped the ball at the same time, saw it with my own eyes and mentioned it on the match thread didn't see any gum or mint or sweet, but hard to know since the camera didn't focus on his mouth.
Also BCCI must have leaked the video since they are the production holders for the cricket and do find it weird how SA had the footage before everyone else, ICC clearly didn't know about it otherwise they would have taken action on it.
So be interesting how this video or images got leaked, although the daily mail ones was screenshot from Sky sports and not BCCI so maybe Daily mail went looking for Kohli ball tampering and found it, like I said in the SA vs Aus thread if people actually looked hard for ball tampering they will find it since vast majority of matches cricketers break the rules and it isn't that hard finding a player shining the ball while having sweets, gums or anything on them.

[Dr Cricket]

Getting back on topic what team looks likely for this test if Duckett is dropped?

I guess Buttler will come in but where will he fit? He can't bat at 4 so there will be some juggling around which will unbalance the side.

Think Stokes is favourite to bat at 4 but like you say no one really knows what happening with the batting order and it wouldn't shock me if England decide to be funky and not set a batting order and change it during the game.

[Gingerfinch]

I can't see how you can pick a player to bat, and not put him in the top six, so Bairstow will have to bat at seven, if Buttler comes in.

[Dr Cricket]

Arthur Cricinfo got an article on Warner and Kohli.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v ... 67912.html
apparently Warner tampered with the ball in the same test, not seen footage of it though.

[Aidan11]

Stokes will be no good at 4.

The way I see it the top order would be...

Cook
Hameed
Root
Ali
Stokes
Baistow
Buttler

[Gingerfinch]

My team if Broad is fit.

Cook
Hameed
Root
Stokes
Ali
Buttler
Bairstow
Rashid
Batty
Broad
Jimmy

[Dr Cricket]

Any particular reason why Stokes won't be good at number 4, Aiden does he prefer batting lower order for Durham or hasn't really batted in the top order before.
Can't see Butter batting at 7 and still having 3 left handers in the top 5.

[Aidan11]

Any particular reason why Stokes won't be good at number 4, Aiden does he prefer batting lower order for Durham or hasn't really batted in the top order before.
Can't see Butter batting at 7 and still having 3 left handers in the top 5.

Stokes can't bat at 4. Buttler isn't a top order batsman and it would be harsh to put him ahead of Stokes and/or Bairstow.