Cricket: 2014 India tour of England, 9th July-7th September

[Amirhussain]

Five tests, five ODIs and one T20. First test begins next Wednesday at headingley. Big news for England is Ben Stokes is back.

England squad for first test:
Alastair Cook, Moeen Ali, James Anderson, Gary Ballance, Ian Bell, Stuart Broad, Chris Jordan , Liam Plunkett, Matt Prior, Sam Robson, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes

India squad:
M.S. Dhoni, Murali Vijay, Shikhar Dhawan, Gautam Gambhir, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Ishwar Pandey, Ishant Sharma, Stuart Binny, Varun Aaron, Wriddhiman Saha, Pankaj Singh.

[Amirhussain]

spikeyhead said:

Starts tonorrow. Here's hoping for some good cricket.

Think Ben Stokes will get the nod ahead of Chris Jordan.

[Amirhussain]

Challo said:

I think not having a first choice spinner will really impact us in the long run. No variation and you cannot expect Ali or Root to bowl 25-30 overs between them.

We end up with the 4 quicks running in bowling the same stuff.

Wonder if Adil Rashid or Azeem Rafik will get to play for England.

[Amirhussain]

Alastair Cook is finished.

[Amirhussain]

Alastair Cook has gone 25 Test innings without scoring a century, if he doesn't get any big innings to his name or loses the series badly, then I think he will be stripped of the captaincy and dropped.

[Amirhussain]

spikeyhead said:

Gargamel said:

Amirhussain said:

Alastair Cook is finished.

It is like a bowler getting the yips, he looks all over the place.

Time to sack Cook and bring back KP as Captain.

I know Cap'n Cook is having a bad run, and I know your KPs biggest fan, but remind us what KP has done in the last six months to be worthy of a place in the team. Perhaps remind us of how successful his captaincy was in the IPL

Good point, if that was to happen, it would be a step backwards for England. I hate how they dealt with KP and made him the scapegoat after the ashes, but England have to move in from KP.

[Amirhussain]

Just checked the scorecard, James Anderson

[Amirhussain]

James Anderson has scored more test runs than Alastair Cook has this year..

[Amirhussain]

England are going to have to find a proper spinner.

[Amirhussain]

hornetrider said:

What's all this st about Jimmy and Jadeja?

Charged with misconduct by the ICC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/28319579

[Amirhussain]

James Anderson could be facing a test match ban, England are gonna be without one of their main batsmen..

[Amirhussain]

Second test tomorrow.

[Amirhussain]

England's session.

[Amirhussain]

7 down!

[Amirhussain]

India will be satisfied with this.

[Amirhussain]

Bowled him.

[Amirhussain]

That was a good and very valuable partnership for India though.

[Amirhussain]

Runs coming along easily for India, last two overs 19 runs.

[Amirhussain]

Well played, deserved century, saved his team and taking them to a respectable score.

[Amirhussain]

When they were about 140-6, I was thinking England are gonna skittle India out for under 200, but the partnership between Rahane and Kumar has given India something to bowl at. They'll probably get to 300 tomorrow.

Said it a million times, but Cook has to get a good score tomorrow.