As I mentioned in my previous post, the Retro Stride is not going to help. So. Sigh. Gambhir's inclusion did not help things much, and soon we will see Ashwin getting hammered mercilessly. I would pray he fares well and England gets bowled out within 300 if we have to make a match of it. India folded up for a meagre much under par total to wield any influence on this test. Only a brave and sustained session by session campaign will help from here onwards. Dhoni is the key. The right bowling changes, sharp fielding and some luck may help.
Talking of Gambhir, he would be the one man I would be watching out for. He would be the most eager to perform in the second innings and given his short duration at the crease, he would atleast play with caution in the second innings to give himself a chance for a big knock. Pujara troubles me. His lack of runs and his habit of looking in touch and suddenly getting out is baffling. This trait was so epitomized by the talented Yuvraj. His backlift and the swagger was so good to watch. He looked supremely confident and made you feel he might repeat his six hitting blitzkrieg every time he came out to bat. Vijay disappointed me as I expected him to show up some resistance. The brief stay of Rahane was delightful. I wish he had gone further and got to some personal landmarks and propel India to 250. Dhoni was at his cautious but belligerent best, although he had a dreadful show running from the other end of the crease. Six ducks, 4 of which were Top order batsmen. Even Jadeja has triple hundreds in first class cricket to his name which is no mean feat. So, was it lack of application or good fast bowling by the seasoned Anderson and Broad. Both.
India won the toss and chose to bat, maybe to avoid batting last on an unfavorable pitch. Good move, but little did Dhoni realise that the bowler friendly pitches and fresh bowling legs would mean a tricky first two sessions. And tricky it was as India swayed like an old bridge in disrepair under the weight of the rampaging duo of Broad and Anderson with Jordan and Woakes as backup. By lunch time the back was already broken and India was as TOI headline stated in Deep Trouble. Can India wriggle out of the deep trouble or not will depend on how India bowl today.
Varun Aaron has looked good and Bhuvi has looked like taking wickets all throughout the series besides being stingy with the runs. I wish Ashwin and Jadeja join the party too.
It makes for an exciting day of test cricket.
Talking of Gambhir, he would be the one man I would be watching out for. He would be the most eager to perform in the second innings and given his short duration at the crease, he would atleast play with caution in the second innings to give himself a chance for a big knock. Pujara troubles me. His lack of runs and his habit of looking in touch and suddenly getting out is baffling. This trait was so epitomized by the talented Yuvraj. His backlift and the swagger was so good to watch. He looked supremely confident and made you feel he might repeat his six hitting blitzkrieg every time he came out to bat. Vijay disappointed me as I expected him to show up some resistance. The brief stay of Rahane was delightful. I wish he had gone further and got to some personal landmarks and propel India to 250. Dhoni was at his cautious but belligerent best, although he had a dreadful show running from the other end of the crease. Six ducks, 4 of which were Top order batsmen. Even Jadeja has triple hundreds in first class cricket to his name which is no mean feat. So, was it lack of application or good fast bowling by the seasoned Anderson and Broad. Both.
India won the toss and chose to bat, maybe to avoid batting last on an unfavorable pitch. Good move, but little did Dhoni realise that the bowler friendly pitches and fresh bowling legs would mean a tricky first two sessions. And tricky it was as India swayed like an old bridge in disrepair under the weight of the rampaging duo of Broad and Anderson with Jordan and Woakes as backup. By lunch time the back was already broken and India was as TOI headline stated in Deep Trouble. Can India wriggle out of the deep trouble or not will depend on how India bowl today.
Varun Aaron has looked good and Bhuvi has looked like taking wickets all throughout the series besides being stingy with the runs. I wish Ashwin and Jadeja join the party too.
It makes for an exciting day of test cricket.
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