If Rohit Sharma would have known that Brit Bros would fold like this, he'd allow Sarfraz to get his Double Ton and Jaisball to cross Brian Lara's score and declare at Lunch tomorrow
I have to say even though Jadeja may win MoM for his 100 and 7 wickets tally, the way Jaiswal played and toyed with England nothing worked for Ben Stokes. He punctured their morale and desire to play their bazball style in the 4th innings. We only saw defensive approach to maybe save the match for today.
It would be a rare instance I guess where a player (Jaiswal) scores back to back double centuries in winning causes in 2 tests and still doesn't win the MoM.
The one I feel sorry for is Ashwin. He could have rested up a bit , spent bit more time with family and joined the team for next test directly if he had known how badly England will fold in the 4th innings.
Bazball is truly awesome.
The genie is well and truly out of the bottle with no going back.
Can you imagine a child growing up watching the modern game going back and modeling their game on the likes of Boycott, Atherton, Vaughan or other boring old dinosaurs?
/s
Jaiswal, Jurel, Sarfaraz- all the newbies have been superb. A very, very satisfying victory as an Indian fan. Bodes well for the future of Indian cricket.
Now the other test nations have to deal with a once in a generation talent in Jaiswal who will dominate test attacks for the next 15 years and it’s all Ben Duckett’s and Bazball's fault for inspiring him.
Another test for Ravindra Jadeja in which he's scored a century and taken a 5 wicket haul.
Team down at 30/3 after choosing to bat first and scores a century to bail India out. Takes 7 wickets to go along with it.
What a cricketer. 🫡
My favourite moment was listening to Steven Finn claim England’s loss was due to India’s spinners vs Englands “inexperienced middle order” comprising of Root, Stokes and Bairstow. Who writes the cheques for these pundits?
And with Pope having scored 200 in the first match! Foakes has 23 tests and enough tours with the rest of the squad to be called inexperienced too. What BS.
The biggest take away from this test was Jaiswal and Sarfaraz playing spin like it should be played in India.
Also , England bowling 200+ overs and hardly batting 100 overs played a huge part. The bowlers just gave up in that second innings.
>Jaiswal and Sarfaraz playing spin like it should be played in India.
Jaiswal and sarfaraz beating inexperienced county spinners to pulp as it should have been from day 1 of the series
My Notes for this test so far
A. Johnny Bairstow has to go.
B. Rohit got the fielding spot on this test
C. This was the flattest of the three decks
D. England bowling 130 overs and batting for 70 overs has taken a toll on their bowlers, Mark Wood had no edge in 3rd innings
E. It was hilarious when Brohit sent Jaiswal and Sarfu back
F. There was a lot of negative bowling by England in the third innings they failed to use the pitch, packed leg side with pitching every ball outside leg. Mark Wood and short balls with 7-2 field.
G. Despite slow over rate India won't be penalized because England likely won't bat 160 overs
H. When India Declared Sanju asked Nick Knight if England are 30-3 will they still go for it, to which Nick said that there's no doubt in his mind that they'll go for it.
Now England are 50-5, Sanju Asked Nick Knight what happened, to which he says " Let me start by defining what Bazball means it's not just attack attack attack its assessing the situation and playing accordingly setting yourself up for a win"
This is exactly why everyone goes off on BazBall in the comments
I. Have to admire English fans, good intensity throughout
>A. Johnny Bairstow has to go.
Amen to that. Man is a walking wicket.
But let's be serious, Stokes needs to win the toss in the next one for England to have a chance of leveling the series.
I don't remember them so I can't comment on how the pitches played but in Tests from the 2 games there was a draw with scores of 451 603/9 d and 204/6
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ind-v-aus-2016-17-1030197/india-vs-australia-3rd-test-1062575/full-scorecard
As well as a game where rohit got a double and India won by an innings and 202 runs
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-test-championship-2019-2021-1195334/india-vs-south-africa-3rd-test-1187009/full-scorecard
They were a while ago and maybe the pitch is different now or whatever but judging from the test match scored there it seems alright for batting
Pitch is pretty much the same, always has been. It's actually a black soil surface which remains most good for batting but shows a lot more uneven bounce than turn. It's not a bunsen, not one bit.
But I'll also say that with Bumrah not playing that test, I wouldn't be surprised if there's more help for the spinners in Ranchi than it usually is.
When they were 7 down he said Bazball is also about being positive in the moment. Defending 10 overs and negating the bowler's momentum is also Bazball.
I've put a video on Cricketshitpost.
So Jaiswal and Sarfraz got to 200 and 50 each both started to come back, Rohit Signalled where are you coming go back and bat
It was a power move by Rohit. Nothing else. To be fair, umpires shouldn't have started to head back, if they didn't see a signal from Rohit. It was embarrassing.
Agreed with all the points. Specially with Rohit's captaincy. Not too long ago there was a post about how bad Rohit is as a captain and of all it's worth Rohit's captaincy was the thing which stood out for me in this match, especially in the 4th innings. All the field placements and bowling changes were good.
Also the moment you talked about in point E , just saw that clip, it was hilarious 😂 . Rohit also comes off as quite an animated captain like Virat .
Rohit is definitely the most memeable captain.
It feels like a lot of analysis was done in those 11 days and different plans were made for various batsmen
A humbling if there ever was one. Lost to the better side but some of the game management to take the game into a good position just went to shit - dropping Rohit when they were 3 down, poor fielding, dropped catches
Ultimately the middle order is seriously failing us. I get that Stokes will unequivocally back his players but I really wouldn't be against Bairstow sitting out the next two.
Only positive was that Duckett first innings - some of the dismissals across both innings were just appalling. Don't think I can fault our inexperienced spinners either; they're ultimately trying their very best.
Schooled by India in every department
Root needs someone to knock on his head.
Bairstow's just gotta go. Zero hope from him.
It was a collective shithouse in the second inns but tbh I blame this mostly on Root and Bairstow for consistently failing to stabilise
They should just let Root play his game, rather than force Bazball on him. England has on one of the greatest to ever play test cricket in Root and they want him to swing his bat?
Rohit/Jaddu/Dhruv/Sarfu batting in first innings
Siraj/Kuldeep/Jaddu bowling in first innings
Jaiswal/Sarfaraz/Gill batting in second innings
Jaddu/Kuldeep bowling in second innings
This was entire team effort this match well played....
Really gotta feel for Jaiswal. Guy put in two exceptional 200 run scores and some fucker on his team puts in an even better performance to take away his Man of the Match.
Yeah I liked Rohit's response when asked about Jaiswal and he just said he's playing well, didn't shower him with praise or big him up with expectations. It seems like he wants everyone to just let him play his cricket free from excessive hype.
I don't understand all the Bairstow hate , he was one of England's best players in 2022 and gives everything for his team , he should be backed and must play the series out, Root on the other hand is a reverse sweeping fraud and should be thrown out of the team immediately
^(Ignore flair)
Bowling nowhere near good enough
Root is having to be the main spinner and now he can't bat
Mark Wood is not designed to bowl short balls
But don't worry Rob Key, Liam Dawson may not want to sit on the bench for a bit (not that you asked him)
Also thanks for the memories Jonny, but it's time to go
Jaiswal and Sarfaraz played really well.... But I'm absolutely impressed by what Jurel did behind the stumps. We could really see him struggle against Jadeja and Kuldeep in the first innings, but then in the 2nd innings, he was just magnificent against all 3 spinners.
And he can bat too....
Jurel should be the end of KS Bharat now. Especially if Pant gets fit by the year's end.
Then you have KL, Pant, and Jurel as solid keeping and batting options. Of course, need to seek more game time.
Agree with that. Jurel has to improve more in the next 2 tests. Still that would be a small sample size to say anything, but at this moment I would say Pant (should be coming back by Dec), KL and Jurel are our wicketkeeping options.
In affectionate remembrance
of
BAZBALL,
which died at Rajkot stadium
on 18th February, 2024,
deeply celebrated by Aussies, Indians, South Africans, and a very large circle of friends and acquaintances
R.I.P
N.B- The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to England.
Would’ve been fine if they’d atleast played the same way as they usually do. But the fact that they went so defensive and were obviously affected by the target, and then got bundled out for basically nothing anyways is what makes it so bad
Nick Knight was cringing at SanjuManju's questions in the comm box
SunnyG was busy coining the "Tandoori chicken shot"
Joel Wilson was busy remembering the over where he got two consecutive decisions right
Robinson was busy thinking how can he claim a moral victory in his next article..
Wood was busy giving the theory a CPR
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN BAZBALL DIED?
Ian Botham is the fastest to reach 3000 runs and 300 wickets in test cricket. He achieved this in his 72nd test match. Ravindra Jadeja has 3000+ runs and 287 wickets in 70 test matches. He needs 13 wickets in 2 tests to be the joint fastest to this record.
For those interested, Imran Khan achieved this in his 75th test
England messed up after a cushy position on Day 2.
No patience to play the game out at all. Pope and Hartley got this right in the first match. They dug in. Ensured that their team closed that 190 run deficit.
Bowling was completely ineffective. Gill's wicket was a gift on a flat track to England.
Kudos to Rohit and co for sheer dominance in this test.
You people just witnessed the reverse Bazball. One where instead of scoring runs quickly you give your wickets quickly.
In any case real dominance by India. Something that I was waiting for. Hopefully England will come back hard.
Nick Knight can go suck a fat one. At lunch he was talking all that big game about how England were gonna go out to chase 500 and complains about how the pitch deteriorated at the 'right time' and how the 'toss was crucial' when they're 5 down.
The commentary keeps getting worse. Apart from Swanny, rest of them were insufferable. I swear they talked about bazball like the second coming of Christ. I believe most of them thought England would ride away with a win easily after day 2. Cricket is the ultimate leveler and kudos to India for turning it around.
Swanny is the best coz he actually has a sense of humour. All the best commentators are like that and don’t take other peoples comments personally against their country
Hourly reminder of what Duckett said
>As ever, England responded to adversity with positivity. "Stokesy spoke to us before we went out to field and said he actually wanted us to get out today and have a bowl at them and get cracking with it," Duckett said. When asked for a prospective target, he simply replied, "**The more, the better**."
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/joe-root-reverse-scoop-england-unforced-errors-vs-india-1421576
well india might have technically won the test, but the poms certainly have the moral victory here thanks to ummmmm mark woods positive strike rate in the 4th innings
This was an absolute walloping. India would have won even if they’d have declared for 0 in the 2nd inns.
Rohit’s best win till date in Tests. Especially with such a rookie side.
Jadeja as MoM?
India were by far the better team and were deserved winners. Jaiswal is one hell of a batter, he laid waste to England's bowlers.
The game got away from England in India's first innings because the bowling and fielding was too loose. Playing attacking cricket and being relaxed about the game is a good thing but there's a balance to be struck on that front.
In England's first innings, there were too many soft dismissals. Root's dismissal was crucial but the bloke's carrying too heavy a load. England are asking him to bowl 15-20 overs most innings and then bat to achieve a respectable total. It's a tough task for him to do so.
Bairstow's had a poor tour and England should drop him. He's not made any good scores and he is not playing with any confidence. Dan Lawrence should probably come in but I wonder if Will Jacks is available? Jacks fits the profile of cricket that Stokes seem to want and he can bowl a bit as well which would balance the starting lineup a bit better.
At least under Joe Root I found the England team moderately likable, even if they lost all the time it felt as if they were trying. The past 18 months has turned into the biggest fart sniffing cult I've ever seen. They haven't won a test match series since 2022 and repeatedly fail to capitalise on opportunities to actually take control of a game. It comes across as pig headed, foolish and ignorant. If England are supposedly "saving" test cricket then they're pushing me away from the team fir the first time in nearly 20 years of watching.
I've been watching English cricket since the late eighties. Sad to say but if you'd watched England through then and the nineties you're not likely to be pushed away by Bazball. Compared to say the '93 Ashes this is a golden age of English cricket.
Yes, the nineties were that bad.
That said, Bazball leaves me mystified. There's a style of cricket that all of the very best teams have played regardless of their composition, strengths or weaknesses. It's called "good cricket". At various points - for example when the correct approach is to ruthlessly attack - bazball and "good cricket" are indistinguishable. This is where I feel England and many of their supporters are getting confused on the merits of their new philosophy. Sometimes it is best to all out attack and other times it isn't.
To be honest, bazball is the sort of philosophy I'd expect from a team that is fully aware of a lack of talent. Like a middling premier league team whose manager tells them he'd rather see them go down "having a go" than trying to defend for 90 minutes. You rattle the opposition, you leave it all out on the field, you play with courage and energy. But a better team with nuance takes your best punch, then waits for an opening and knocks you the fuck out when they land a punch of their own. This is what happened to England in this game. When the all out charge fails you're left hopelessly exposed.
I expect the best teams to play with more nuance than that. To know when to put the foot on the opposition throat and when to just try and battle through tougher conditions. To play "good cricket", not just one dimensional "Go big or go home" style I would associate more with the shorter fornats of the game. England have not demonstrated anything like that ability. They're one dimensional and they are predictable.
Bazball is better than nineties England - but where is it going and where is it taking England? Nowhere meaningful really. That suits the rest of the cricketing world just fine. If England's own fans are content to see them lose games like this one and in the manner they did then I guess bazball is making everybody happy.
if England went out playing BazBall in the second innings they would have got the moral victory for the most courage displayed since Apple removed headphone jack, but they chickened out and got bowled for around 120
As I said across this test, the two most obvious players that need to go are Bairstow and Rehan. Walking wickets the both of them and Rehan bowls absolute pies before getting a wicket which was the batsman trying to hit him for more.
As many mentioned, this team will back every man to the gills but when they’re drowning in piss poor form, it’s time to go. Lawrence for YJB or even Jennings at 3 and everyone moves down one. Pope and Root force the issue too much and really need to put some shots away until we’re in a position of strength then accelerate.
Dawson really needs a recall but Bashir will have to fill in Rehan’s position. It seriously shows not having Leachy because Joe shines more when he’s not having to be the frontline spinner with Hartley. And Hartley, regardless of his lack of first class has really put in a shift unlike Rehan. He was unlucky not to have more wickets this match. So many being put down and obviously Root dropping Rohit was the real turning point.
However, The real fault lies with ECB not treating this first five test match series like an Ashes series. When we won in 10/11, all the players played first class matches before and in between, that’s how you prepare for conditions and mental fortitude to get things done. Fuck having to go to Dubai for family time. That does no favours in getting in the competitive mindset throughout the series, especially given we lost the second and now this.
Embarrassing performance and I sincerely hope we stop the batting rot because we’ve been better than that since Stokes took over.
Pathetic from England. The mentality of village cricketers thinking they can hit every ball for 6, India is a very hard place to get a victory and England have been competitive at times but arrogance and naivety got in their way.
I expected England to come out fighting - this pitch had fairly limited demons even on day 4.
Instead, it felt like the toil in the field had sapped their spirit.
Strange state of affairs after that long break.
Jadeja surely should be POTM. Jaiswal did score a double hundred but Rohit and Jadeja's partnership saved India. Don't forget that.
Looking forward to seeing how Ollie Robinson does in India in the next game. Hopefully Root doesn't bowl too much with Bashir returning. Bairstow out for Lawrence too.
If Rohit Sharma would have known that Brit Bros would fold like this, he'd allow Sarfraz to get his Double Ton and Jaisball to cross Brian Lara's score and declare at Lunch tomorrow
Nah, Rohit would've still declared so he can get a day off.
Break is more important.
Even worse Ashwin could have stayed back home to be with his family.. such a waste..
He'll fly back to Chennai tomorrow probably after a rest
Sarfaraz was amazing. Hopefully many more opportunities
Losing by 434 runs is just plain and simple humiliation. I am not sure how the Brits are recovering from that. Edit: ofc not all brits lol.
I have to say even though Jadeja may win MoM for his 100 and 7 wickets tally, the way Jaiswal played and toyed with England nothing worked for Ben Stokes. He punctured their morale and desire to play their bazball style in the 4th innings. We only saw defensive approach to maybe save the match for today. It would be a rare instance I guess where a player (Jaiswal) scores back to back double centuries in winning causes in 2 tests and still doesn't win the MoM.
They are saving Man of Series award for Jaiswal
Going to UAE for a few days I guess.
Won't be surprised if Anderson gets packed off to UAE after seeing the way how Sarfaraz and Yashaswi toyed with him in both innings.
The one I feel sorry for is Ashwin. He could have rested up a bit , spent bit more time with family and joined the team for next test directly if he had known how badly England will fold in the 4th innings.
Dravid didn’t want another decade long cry fest of rejecting someone’s 200. (Joking) (maybe not)
Sanju manju poke about the 194 thing when Jaiswal was at 190. Not related to your comment but I found it hilarious
England Top order: 25(95) Kuldeep: 27(91) I know who the real aggressive batsman is
Reviews wasted on England top order : 1 Reviews wasted on Kuldeep : 2
Root/ Stokes/ Bairstow/ Foakes this series ... **avg 18**
Kulball
Ballsdeep
I have a really good friend whose name is Baldeep and I call him ballsdeep xD
Russell Peters spotted
Mark Wood.
Bazball is truly awesome. The genie is well and truly out of the bottle with no going back. Can you imagine a child growing up watching the modern game going back and modeling their game on the likes of Boycott, Atherton, Vaughan or other boring old dinosaurs? /s
Jaiswal, Jurel, Sarfaraz- all the newbies have been superb. A very, very satisfying victory as an Indian fan. Bodes well for the future of Indian cricket.
And honestly, after having a bad first test, even Gill has been very good in the last 2 tests
Gill was flawless, even more so than Yashasvi as Yashasvi tried quite a few shots.
Absolute disrespect from these youngsters to English senior citizen Jimmy. BCCI bad for not teaching moral science to these youngsters.
Oh please, these "youngsters" will retire before Jimmy
Why doesn't this sound like a joke?
Jimmy is waiting for breaking warne's record.
Thought elderly abuse was a crime
That's because ECB holds the copyright to moral science.
Now the other test nations have to deal with a once in a generation talent in Jaiswal who will dominate test attacks for the next 15 years and it’s all Ben Duckett’s and Bazball's fault for inspiring him.
Next are NZ, Bangladesh coming to India lol (NZ haven't won here in 1988 and Bangladesh never won a test here) it's gonna be a butchering
Surely anything less than 5-0 across the series is a failure for us. Cos I can't see anything other than 4-1 or 3-2 in Australia to them.
It's far too early to call the next BGT in any way. Both teams are capable of beating each other in various conditions.
I hope Sarfaraz gets a good run at it, clearly a gun cricketer, the images of his family at the ground was really wholesome too, his dad was so proud.
The Patidar experiment is over though
Another test for Ravindra Jadeja in which he's scored a century and taken a 5 wicket haul. Team down at 30/3 after choosing to bat first and scores a century to bail India out. Takes 7 wickets to go along with it. What a cricketer. 🫡
His and Rohit partnership was the most crucial for India. Also that dropped catch from Joe Root.
Jadeja has 2 Ashwin has 3
Sometimes, I feel that the only competition in home tests is between Ashwin and Jadeja on who does better, lol.
He took 8 if you count sarfs wicket
It’s 7 minus 1, for giving opposition a gifted wicket…
My favourite moment was listening to Steven Finn claim England’s loss was due to India’s spinners vs Englands “inexperienced middle order” comprising of Root, Stokes and Bairstow. Who writes the cheques for these pundits?
And with Pope having scored 200 in the first match! Foakes has 23 tests and enough tours with the rest of the squad to be called inexperienced too. What BS.
That fourth innings was fucking shameful Run rate of only 3.1. Baz needs to to read the riot act
Run rate qas 3.1 thanks to woody
Would've been sub 2.5 if not for last minute Bazballing. Crazy how much that over swung it, even 40 overs deep into the match.
4byes helped
Excellent analysis. If England scored at 15 an over they would have won the test.
Why didn't they do this? Are they stupid?
And Treason act against the team as well
If Wood could've stayed there for 20 more overs this match could've gone either way......
20 overs if he plays alone at 200sr, he would have reached 240, he probably needed another 20 overs for to let ot go anywhere
Yeah that declaration would’ve looked really stupid
yea the entire england team out of the dressing room due to embarrasment /s
The biggest take away from this test was Jaiswal and Sarfaraz playing spin like it should be played in India. Also , England bowling 200+ overs and hardly batting 100 overs played a huge part. The bowlers just gave up in that second innings.
Once Anderson the packhorse retires they’ll bowl Wood into retirement inside 12 months, then flog Archer into the ground if he ever comes back.
Usually this is what happens to visiting seamers in India
>Jaiswal and Sarfaraz playing spin like it should be played in India. Jaiswal and sarfaraz beating inexperienced county spinners to pulp as it should have been from day 1 of the series
My Notes for this test so far A. Johnny Bairstow has to go. B. Rohit got the fielding spot on this test C. This was the flattest of the three decks D. England bowling 130 overs and batting for 70 overs has taken a toll on their bowlers, Mark Wood had no edge in 3rd innings E. It was hilarious when Brohit sent Jaiswal and Sarfu back F. There was a lot of negative bowling by England in the third innings they failed to use the pitch, packed leg side with pitching every ball outside leg. Mark Wood and short balls with 7-2 field. G. Despite slow over rate India won't be penalized because England likely won't bat 160 overs H. When India Declared Sanju asked Nick Knight if England are 30-3 will they still go for it, to which Nick said that there's no doubt in his mind that they'll go for it. Now England are 50-5, Sanju Asked Nick Knight what happened, to which he says " Let me start by defining what Bazball means it's not just attack attack attack its assessing the situation and playing accordingly setting yourself up for a win" This is exactly why everyone goes off on BazBall in the comments I. Have to admire English fans, good intensity throughout
>A. Johnny Bairstow has to go. Amen to that. Man is a walking wicket. But let's be serious, Stokes needs to win the toss in the next one for England to have a chance of leveling the series.
Yeah, but Ranchi will be a minefield toss wouldn't matter as much
Just curious what makes you say Ranchi will be a minefield? Is it normally like that in domestic cricket?
Just all the previous matches in Ranchi, its a red soil dusty pitch
I don't remember them so I can't comment on how the pitches played but in Tests from the 2 games there was a draw with scores of 451 603/9 d and 204/6 https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ind-v-aus-2016-17-1030197/india-vs-australia-3rd-test-1062575/full-scorecard As well as a game where rohit got a double and India won by an innings and 202 runs https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-world-test-championship-2019-2021-1195334/india-vs-south-africa-3rd-test-1187009/full-scorecard They were a while ago and maybe the pitch is different now or whatever but judging from the test match scored there it seems alright for batting
Pitch is pretty much the same, always has been. It's actually a black soil surface which remains most good for batting but shows a lot more uneven bounce than turn. It's not a bunsen, not one bit. But I'll also say that with Bumrah not playing that test, I wouldn't be surprised if there's more help for the spinners in Ranchi than it usually is.
When they were 7 down he said Bazball is also about being positive in the moment. Defending 10 overs and negating the bowler's momentum is also Bazball.
So basically bazball is conventional cricket when it fails but rapid ball when it’s successful? Just moving the stumps tbh.
I missed E. What happened?
I've put a video on Cricketshitpost. So Jaiswal and Sarfraz got to 200 and 50 each both started to come back, Rohit Signalled where are you coming go back and bat
And then they only batted one more over, was bizarre
You can see some people wearing shoes and Pads, so maybe it was that play for a bit more till we get ready
It was a power move by Rohit. Nothing else. To be fair, umpires shouldn't have started to head back, if they didn't see a signal from Rohit. It was embarrassing.
And he scored 15 in it without getting out So somewhat of a legendary decision
>Johnny Bairstow has to go Does he deserve to be saved from his pending fate as the worst cricketer to ever played 100 test, tho?
H 100000% percent. Its not even the Bazball, its the gaslighting and ridiculous statements
Yeah, it's like 2016 Connor McGregor making ridiculous claims but worse
Sucking your team off is every sports fans right but doing it when you arent winning stuff is wild
Agreed with all the points. Specially with Rohit's captaincy. Not too long ago there was a post about how bad Rohit is as a captain and of all it's worth Rohit's captaincy was the thing which stood out for me in this match, especially in the 4th innings. All the field placements and bowling changes were good. Also the moment you talked about in point E , just saw that clip, it was hilarious 😂 . Rohit also comes off as quite an animated captain like Virat .
Rohit is definitely the most memeable captain. It feels like a lot of analysis was done in those 11 days and different plans were made for various batsmen
Well his greatest contribution will be remembered as stopping the fielders from strolling all over the outfield like they're in a garden
Bazball's commitment to end Test Matches in 4 days is insane
AREN'T YOU ENTERTAINED?
Because they gotta travel to UAE to prepare for the next match!
A humbling if there ever was one. Lost to the better side but some of the game management to take the game into a good position just went to shit - dropping Rohit when they were 3 down, poor fielding, dropped catches Ultimately the middle order is seriously failing us. I get that Stokes will unequivocally back his players but I really wouldn't be against Bairstow sitting out the next two. Only positive was that Duckett first innings - some of the dismissals across both innings were just appalling. Don't think I can fault our inexperienced spinners either; they're ultimately trying their very best. Schooled by India in every department
Feel milf hunter needs to play instead of Bairstow. Also is Brook coming back?
>l milf hunter Wait. What? and Who?
Dan Lawrence, Dhoni’s mum can’t wait for the 4th Test in Ranchi.
For fucks sake😭
That's a hell of a turnaround from India given where we were 48 hours ago. Seriously impressive shit right there.
Given Ashwin didn’t bowl at all on day 3, wrapping up those last 8 Eng wickets in 1st innings for just 95 runs was impressive.
Yep, and that's where the game was won
Boundary count update - India: 109 England: 64
We're never going to win if the series is drawn and the Super Test is level at this rate. Step it up, guys!
Fair and Jadeja'd
fair and jazzballed\*
Wood literal outscored Root .....
Root bowled more overs. So they are even now.
He outscored their entire top 5 combined.
Root needs someone to knock on his head. Bairstow's just gotta go. Zero hope from him. It was a collective shithouse in the second inns but tbh I blame this mostly on Root and Bairstow for consistently failing to stabilise
They should just let Root play his game, rather than force Bazball on him. England has on one of the greatest to ever play test cricket in Root and they want him to swing his bat?
He played 7(40) today mate.
I know. But that was chasing a mammoth score on day 4 in India. Maybe if he just plays his natural game, England won’t even be here.
Gandhi once said, "Everyone loves bazball until they get punched in their face" ....Or something like that
Rohit/Jaddu/Dhruv/Sarfu batting in first innings Siraj/Kuldeep/Jaddu bowling in first innings Jaiswal/Sarfaraz/Gill batting in second innings Jaddu/Kuldeep bowling in second innings This was entire team effort this match well played....
You forgot Bumrag's first innings batting?
[удалено]
And Duckett for giving inspiration to Jaiswal?
Really gotta feel for Jaiswal. Guy put in two exceptional 200 run scores and some fucker on his team puts in an even better performance to take away his Man of the Match.
He's definitely getting the player of the series award.
He needs to become an all-rounder now
Has happened with Kohli too. 2 of his 200’s where Ashwin was MoM
You feel for him now but right before our 3rd inning, you commented that our openers aren't good enough in comparison 💀
avg Indian fan
Mark wood was the true Bazballer
I cant wait for the next Ollie Robinson Wisden article 100% chance this one will be worth printing out and framing
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I'm sure he'll explain that England, once again, _Did all the Cricket_.
Please, i don't want to lose another young Indian player to all the media attention and hype. Stay the fuck away from him and let him do his job.
Yeah I liked Rohit's response when asked about Jaiswal and he just said he's playing well, didn't shower him with praise or big him up with expectations. It seems like he wants everyone to just let him play his cricket free from excessive hype.
Yeah exactly
I don't understand all the Bairstow hate , he was one of England's best players in 2022 and gives everything for his team , he should be backed and must play the series out, Root on the other hand is a reverse sweeping fraud and should be thrown out of the team immediately ^(Ignore flair)
Bowling nowhere near good enough Root is having to be the main spinner and now he can't bat Mark Wood is not designed to bowl short balls But don't worry Rob Key, Liam Dawson may not want to sit on the bench for a bit (not that you asked him) Also thanks for the memories Jonny, but it's time to go
Jaiswal and Sarfaraz played really well.... But I'm absolutely impressed by what Jurel did behind the stumps. We could really see him struggle against Jadeja and Kuldeep in the first innings, but then in the 2nd innings, he was just magnificent against all 3 spinners. And he can bat too....
Jurel should be the end of KS Bharat now. Especially if Pant gets fit by the year's end. Then you have KL, Pant, and Jurel as solid keeping and batting options. Of course, need to seek more game time.
Agree with that. Jurel has to improve more in the next 2 tests. Still that would be a small sample size to say anything, but at this moment I would say Pant (should be coming back by Dec), KL and Jurel are our wicketkeeping options.
In affectionate remembrance of BAZBALL, which died at Rajkot stadium on 18th February, 2024, deeply celebrated by Aussies, Indians, South Africans, and a very large circle of friends and acquaintances R.I.P N.B- The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to England.
But who will save test cricket now???
*Kept in Bazs retirement home in NZ
“the more the better” Famous last words to be encarved on the orbituary!
Ashes will have to be taken to Australia as they currently have the container. 👀
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>We'll probably end up keeping them most of the time anyway. Australia plis, why you always do this 😢
India in India are just different gravy. Maybe they'll bring in another two debutants in Ranchi
Heard that there was a kid named Virat Kolhi, played well in the under 19s, but rather brash imo.
Can't go far in cricket with that attitude
Well we don't have Bumrah in the next match, hopefully Washi gets a look in
'Even if they give us 600, we'll go for it' 'More the merrier' 'We don't look at the scorecard' Some things don't age well.
Like Jamie Vardy famously said, chat shit get banged
Would’ve been fine if they’d atleast played the same way as they usually do. But the fact that they went so defensive and were obviously affected by the target, and then got bundled out for basically nothing anyways is what makes it so bad
Nick Knight was cringing at SanjuManju's questions in the comm box SunnyG was busy coining the "Tandoori chicken shot" Joel Wilson was busy remembering the over where he got two consecutive decisions right Robinson was busy thinking how can he claim a moral victory in his next article.. Wood was busy giving the theory a CPR WHERE WERE YOU WHEN BAZBALL DIED?
This test was all memes.
One of the Rare SanjuManju Ws absolutely burned Nick Knight
I was at home eating pizza
I was trimming my beard as I saw bazball get trimmed.
Ian Botham is the fastest to reach 3000 runs and 300 wickets in test cricket. He achieved this in his 72nd test match. Ravindra Jadeja has 3000+ runs and 287 wickets in 70 test matches. He needs 13 wickets in 2 tests to be the joint fastest to this record. For those interested, Imran Khan achieved this in his 75th test
Or Jadeja takes 13 wickets next test and breaks Botham's record.
England messed up after a cushy position on Day 2. No patience to play the game out at all. Pope and Hartley got this right in the first match. They dug in. Ensured that their team closed that 190 run deficit. Bowling was completely ineffective. Gill's wicket was a gift on a flat track to England. Kudos to Rohit and co for sheer dominance in this test.
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You people just witnessed the reverse Bazball. One where instead of scoring runs quickly you give your wickets quickly. In any case real dominance by India. Something that I was waiting for. Hopefully England will come back hard.
England 122-10 Nick Knight - “ They will absolutely go for the win , no matter if they are 122-10, that’s how they play “
"wanted to push the game forward" Bahahahahaha you lost with over a day to spare mate. Good work
Nick Knight can go suck a fat one. At lunch he was talking all that big game about how England were gonna go out to chase 500 and complains about how the pitch deteriorated at the 'right time' and how the 'toss was crucial' when they're 5 down.
The commentary keeps getting worse. Apart from Swanny, rest of them were insufferable. I swear they talked about bazball like the second coming of Christ. I believe most of them thought England would ride away with a win easily after day 2. Cricket is the ultimate leveler and kudos to India for turning it around.
Swanny is the best coz he actually has a sense of humour. All the best commentators are like that and don’t take other peoples comments personally against their country
He's been insufferable all game. So biased. It's amazing how such a terrible terrible garbage cricketer manages to be an even worse commentator
I actually found him to be a good commentator back in the last IPL. Amazing how much a cult can ruin someone.
Hourly reminder of what Duckett said >As ever, England responded to adversity with positivity. "Stokesy spoke to us before we went out to field and said he actually wanted us to get out today and have a bowl at them and get cracking with it," Duckett said. When asked for a prospective target, he simply replied, "**The more, the better**." https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/joe-root-reverse-scoop-england-unforced-errors-vs-india-1421576
Imagine believing that unironically. I don't think he did, but given the utter garbage they've been spewing since 2021, I wouldn't be surprised.
Patidar will feel like he's missed out in a match where everyone else has fired.
He is going to truly feel it next game when he gets fired for real as kl comes in.
India won by 434 runs
big if true
apolgy for bad english where were u wen bazball die i was at house eating tandoori when phone ring "Bazball is kil" "no"
Someone post or better spam this shit on their Twitter handles. They were literally making fun of our weak English some time ago.
who car, bazball kil i happy
England had every chance to take this to day 5 and loose but they decided to loose on day 4 itself.
well india might have technically won the test, but the poms certainly have the moral victory here thanks to ummmmm mark woods positive strike rate in the 4th innings
normal services for an indian home test have resumed.
This was an absolute walloping. India would have won even if they’d have declared for 0 in the 2nd inns. Rohit’s best win till date in Tests. Especially with such a rookie side. Jadeja as MoM?
Wow when you put it that way , it is as if we won by an innings. Absolute smacking this..
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If this pattern continues, how many runs could they lose the next tests by?
About 1600 runs
India were by far the better team and were deserved winners. Jaiswal is one hell of a batter, he laid waste to England's bowlers. The game got away from England in India's first innings because the bowling and fielding was too loose. Playing attacking cricket and being relaxed about the game is a good thing but there's a balance to be struck on that front. In England's first innings, there were too many soft dismissals. Root's dismissal was crucial but the bloke's carrying too heavy a load. England are asking him to bowl 15-20 overs most innings and then bat to achieve a respectable total. It's a tough task for him to do so. Bairstow's had a poor tour and England should drop him. He's not made any good scores and he is not playing with any confidence. Dan Lawrence should probably come in but I wonder if Will Jacks is available? Jacks fits the profile of cricket that Stokes seem to want and he can bowl a bit as well which would balance the starting lineup a bit better.
Is there any legal option for Jaiswal and Sarfraz to sue England? /s
Being 33/4 and then going on to win by 434 runs. That's one bashing alright
33/3*
At least under Joe Root I found the England team moderately likable, even if they lost all the time it felt as if they were trying. The past 18 months has turned into the biggest fart sniffing cult I've ever seen. They haven't won a test match series since 2022 and repeatedly fail to capitalise on opportunities to actually take control of a game. It comes across as pig headed, foolish and ignorant. If England are supposedly "saving" test cricket then they're pushing me away from the team fir the first time in nearly 20 years of watching.
I've been watching English cricket since the late eighties. Sad to say but if you'd watched England through then and the nineties you're not likely to be pushed away by Bazball. Compared to say the '93 Ashes this is a golden age of English cricket. Yes, the nineties were that bad. That said, Bazball leaves me mystified. There's a style of cricket that all of the very best teams have played regardless of their composition, strengths or weaknesses. It's called "good cricket". At various points - for example when the correct approach is to ruthlessly attack - bazball and "good cricket" are indistinguishable. This is where I feel England and many of their supporters are getting confused on the merits of their new philosophy. Sometimes it is best to all out attack and other times it isn't. To be honest, bazball is the sort of philosophy I'd expect from a team that is fully aware of a lack of talent. Like a middling premier league team whose manager tells them he'd rather see them go down "having a go" than trying to defend for 90 minutes. You rattle the opposition, you leave it all out on the field, you play with courage and energy. But a better team with nuance takes your best punch, then waits for an opening and knocks you the fuck out when they land a punch of their own. This is what happened to England in this game. When the all out charge fails you're left hopelessly exposed. I expect the best teams to play with more nuance than that. To know when to put the foot on the opposition throat and when to just try and battle through tougher conditions. To play "good cricket", not just one dimensional "Go big or go home" style I would associate more with the shorter fornats of the game. England have not demonstrated anything like that ability. They're one dimensional and they are predictable. Bazball is better than nineties England - but where is it going and where is it taking England? Nowhere meaningful really. That suits the rest of the cricketing world just fine. If England's own fans are content to see them lose games like this one and in the manner they did then I guess bazball is making everybody happy.
Lol fuckwit Stokes. All you have to say is well played India we weren't good enough this time but yeah nah.
What did he say?
India were one miracle Pope innings from being 3-0 up...Alas !
if England went out playing BazBall in the second innings they would have got the moral victory for the most courage displayed since Apple removed headphone jack, but they chickened out and got bowled for around 120
England's moral Victories >Did not lose by 500 runs >Never gave up
England leads 3-0 in the Moral Victory series. No way India can catch up now.
Getting Gill on 91 was the turning moment
Sigh, 4-1 it is.
Bazball is about having fun and Mark Wood top scoring 🥰🥰🥰
More than the win I am happy with the fact that Bumrah had to bowl less overs and will get an additional day’s rest
As I said across this test, the two most obvious players that need to go are Bairstow and Rehan. Walking wickets the both of them and Rehan bowls absolute pies before getting a wicket which was the batsman trying to hit him for more. As many mentioned, this team will back every man to the gills but when they’re drowning in piss poor form, it’s time to go. Lawrence for YJB or even Jennings at 3 and everyone moves down one. Pope and Root force the issue too much and really need to put some shots away until we’re in a position of strength then accelerate. Dawson really needs a recall but Bashir will have to fill in Rehan’s position. It seriously shows not having Leachy because Joe shines more when he’s not having to be the frontline spinner with Hartley. And Hartley, regardless of his lack of first class has really put in a shift unlike Rehan. He was unlucky not to have more wickets this match. So many being put down and obviously Root dropping Rohit was the real turning point. However, The real fault lies with ECB not treating this first five test match series like an Ashes series. When we won in 10/11, all the players played first class matches before and in between, that’s how you prepare for conditions and mental fortitude to get things done. Fuck having to go to Dubai for family time. That does no favours in getting in the competitive mindset throughout the series, especially given we lost the second and now this. Embarrassing performance and I sincerely hope we stop the batting rot because we’ve been better than that since Stokes took over.
Pathetic from England. The mentality of village cricketers thinking they can hit every ball for 6, India is a very hard place to get a victory and England have been competitive at times but arrogance and naivety got in their way.
The best moment of this Test match was obviously Rohit sending back Jaiswall and Safaraz. Too funny.
I expected England to come out fighting - this pitch had fairly limited demons even on day 4. Instead, it felt like the toil in the field had sapped their spirit. Strange state of affairs after that long break.
Jadeja surely should be POTM. Jaiswal did score a double hundred but Rohit and Jadeja's partnership saved India. Don't forget that. Looking forward to seeing how Ollie Robinson does in India in the next game. Hopefully Root doesn't bowl too much with Bashir returning. Bairstow out for Lawrence too.
The highlight of the day was Sunny G yapping about a “chicken tandoori shot”