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The 5 tests are really condensed - there will be very little recovery time between tests. This is really stupid from the BCCI - Eng have much more strength in depth on seamers, who are the people that this will affect the most, so they can rotate. Ind don't have the luxury so this is going to put a lot of workload on Umesh and Bhuvi, which is exactly what causes injuries.

Yeah. The workload is a concern although with England pushing the SL series, they'll be having virtually 7 back to back tests. Their workload will be bigger though they have greater depth in fast bowling.
Hope the pitches are similar to this summer

shankycricket wrote:Yeah. The workload is a concern although with England pushing the SL series, they'll be having virtually 7 back to back tests. Their workload will be bigger though they have greater depth in fast bowling.
Hope the pitches are similar to this summer

If only! I think I can guarantee that they won't be

Red Devil wrote:

shankycricket wrote:Yeah. The workload is a concern although with England pushing the SL series, they'll be having virtually 7 back to back tests. Their workload will be bigger though they have greater depth in fast bowling.
Hope the pitches are similar to this summer

If only! I think I can guarantee that they won't be

"Lively" would be my guess

Of course, it is just a bit of wishful thinking on my part.

Although the venues give me hope. Old Trafford and Oval have been dry for a quite few years now. Lord's is flat and the Ageas Bowl has seen some humungous totals being scored in recent limited overs matches.

ianp1970 wrote:

Red Devil wrote:

shankycricket wrote:Yeah. The workload is a concern although with England pushing the SL series, they'll be having virtually 7 back to back tests. Their workload will be bigger though they have greater depth in fast bowling.
Hope the pitches are similar to this summer

If only! I think I can guarantee that they won't be

"Lively" would be my guess

"sporting" would be mine

Thu Jun 26 - Sat Jun 28
10:00 GMT | 11:00 local
11:00 BST Leicestershire v Indians
Grace Road, Leicester

Tue Jul 1 - Thu Jul 3
10:00 GMT | 11:00 local
11:00 BST Derbyshire v Indians
County Ground, Derby

Wed Jul 9 - Sun Jul 13
10:00 GMT | 11:00 local
11:00 BST 1st Test - England v India
Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Thu Jul 17 - Mon Jul 21
10:00 GMT | 11:00 local
11:00 BST 2nd Test - England v India
Lord's, London

Sun Jul 27 - Thu Jul 31
10:00 GMT | 11:00 local
11:00 BST 3rd Test - England v India
The Rose Bowl, Southampton

Thu Aug 7 - Mon Aug 11
10:00 GMT | 11:00 local
11:00 BST 4th Test - England v India
Old Trafford, Manchester

Fri Aug 15 - Tue Aug 19
10:00 GMT | 11:00 local
11:00 BST 5th Test - England v India
Kennington Oval, London

Fri Aug 22 (50 ovs)
09:30 GMT | 10:30 local
10:30 BST Middlesex v Indians
Lord's, London

Mon Aug 25 (50 ovs)
09:30 GMT | 10:30 local
10:30 BST 1st ODI - England v India
County Ground, Bristol

Wed Aug 27 (50 ovs)
09:30 GMT | 10:30 local
10:30 BST 2nd ODI - England v India
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Sat Aug 30 (50 ovs)
09:30 GMT | 10:30 local
10:30 BST 3rd ODI - England v India
Trent Bridge, Nottingham

Tue Sep 2 (50 ovs)
09:30 GMT | 10:30 local
10:30 BST 4th ODI - England v India
Edgbaston, Birmingham

Fri Sep 5 (50 ovs)
09:30 GMT | 10:30 local
10:30 BST 5th ODI - England v India
Headingley, Leeds

Sun Sep 7 (20 ovs)
14:00 GMT | 15:00 local
15:00 BST Only T20I - England v India
Edgbaston, Birmingham

Things are changing quickly with the KP/Flower dispute flaring up again. Hard to predict what will be happening for England next summer. India big favourites now though.

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Things are changing quickly with the KP/Flower dispute flaring up again. Hard to predict what will be happening for England next summer. India big favourites now though.

No, not really. We'll probably pick ishant again and the all the Eng batsmen will look like world beaters

Ishant? The big fast bowler? NO!

Arthur Crabtree wrote:Ishant? The big fast bowler? NO!

yes, he's still in the squad for our NZ series - thinking about it, he's quite similar to Tremlett and Rankin's bowling at the moment

I think he shot out a few South Africans in the first innings. So he should be good enough for Flower's fledglings.

Arthur Crabtree wrote:I think he shot out a few South Africans in the first innings. So he should be good enough for Flower's fledglings.

yeah, but I think the rest of the tour produced 1/284 or something ... not sure the Eng schoolboys second XI would be too worried tbh