Fourth Test: England vs India 2018

[Durhamfootman]

might be a 2 spin pitch, of course, otherwise England have just reinforced the batting at the expense of a bowler. Santiago picks up a niggle and can't bowl (he is 136 of course even if Bayliss thinks he can play on until he's 140) and England are down to bare bones with the ball

[Durhamfootman]

maybe Rashid will smell the Mo threat and bowl out of his skin

[backfootpunch]

Dropping pope after 3 innings doesn't exactly send the young lad a good message

Just like dropping Curran

Just heaps more pressure on them when they do come back in

[KipperJohn]

Dropping pope after 3 innings doesn't exactly send the young lad a good message

Just like dropping Curran

Just heaps more pressure on them when they do come back in

Plus we again have 4 lefties in the top 7 for Ishant/Ashwin especially to exploit.

[bigfluffylemon]

Not obvious why Bradman is not leading that list.

Minimum 100 innings. Bradman played 80.

Pope dropped, after 3 innings being forced to bat out of position. I hope England haven't done in his confidence/form as they did with Hameed.

Two spinners, and Curran recalled for Woakes. Hard to argue with Moeen's recall as primarily a batsman given his form, but why is he batting at 7 and Buttler at 6

[Arthur Crabtree]

Not obvious why Bradman is not leading that list.

Minimum 100 innings. Bradman played 80.

Thanks. One way to stop him topping every list.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Pope dropped, after 3 innings being forced to bat out of position. I hope England haven't done in his confidence/form as they did with Hameed.

Or Curran.

A bit different for Curran as a bowler can always be fancied more or less for any surface, and Woakes was fit again and Stokes out of the clink. But it does add to the impression of a team in ultra-flux. Or supertransition, as the ECB might put it, to make it sound more positive.

[bigfluffylemon]

Supertransition. Love it.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Hard to argue with Moeen's recall as primarily a batsman given his form, but why is he batting at 7 and Buttler at 6 :facepalm

Maybe he's back to bowl spin but they can't drop Rashid?

[Arthur Crabtree]

India unchanged.

[Arthur Crabtree]

England bat first and win their fourth toss out of four.

Top order under pressure from the off.

The vibe is with India.

[Dr Cricket]

Jennings goes for a naught.

[yuppie]

Is there an alternative to Jennings?

[Arthur Crabtree]

Burns is next I suppose. Dale Steyn said he was an international quality opener.

Here are the openers post Strauss. Jennings still has Lyth to catch of the regulars.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine ... pe=batting

[Arthur Crabtree]

Carbs deserves an asterisk, because he opened to Mitch1 and Harris.