4th Test: England v India at Manchester Aug 7-11, 2014

[TheParraboy]

Starts 8pm AET this coming Thursday

I think Inida will get wacked. Looks like Anderson is free to play , reading reports India are not happy, and will dwell on this and not focus

Poms to go up 2-1, nothing surer

 

[jargan83]

Will India stay on the tour bus again?

 

[Timbo]

Too much money in it for India to actually have a sook.

I reckon they'll drop Jadeja for Ashwin. I reckon they need a 4th seamer as well, but Dhoni showed no faith in Binny at Lords, all about his fear of the over rates.

 

[Buzzard Breath]

England came out last week prior to the 3rd test and said they will be rotating their fast bowlers. I wonder if Woakes and Jordan who went wicketless will make way for Stokes and Plunkett. Or will they resist changing a winning team?

 

[AlwaysGreen]

I hope they rotate their fast bowlers. It will show how out of touch they are.

 

[Horrie Is God]

At 1-1 it's time for the poms to unleash the force of nature that is Simon "Dale" Kerrigan..

 

[TheParraboy]

India won toss and batting

Match delayed by a wet outfield - Day 1


England Team
AN Cook*, SD Robson, GS Ballance, IR Bell, JE Root, MM Ali, JC Buttler†, CR Woakes, SCJ Broad, JM Anderson, CJ Jordan


India Team
M Vijay, G Gambhir, CA Pujara, V Kohli, R Ashwin, AM Rahane, MS Dhoni*†, RA Jadeja, B Kumar, VR Aaron, Pankaj Singh

 

[jargan83]

Early wicket for the Poms

 

[Timbo]

Great return to test cricket by Ghambir.

Anderson and Broad have it absolutely singing out there. Dhoni should have bowled, the cloud is so low you can virtually touch it.

 

[Timbo]

And another one.

India could get skittled on this deck.

 

[jargan83]

Vijay goes without troubling the scorers.

 

[jargan83]

And so does Kholi!

Why would Dhoni bat first on a day like this?

Team India 3/8 and the Pommy opening bowlers have the ball singing

 

[Timbo]

3-8!

I am loving seeing Kleenex Kohli f**k up time and time again.

Anderson is bowling beautifully.

 

[Timbo]

This is one of the rare times where it is madness to bat first, look at that cloud cover. England's swing bowlers were always going to run riot.

 

[TheParraboy]

Kholi c cook b Anderson 0

lol

lol @ team india

 

[jargan83]

Michael Holding reckons England would have batted as well.

I'll have some of what he's on.

 

[jargan83]

Team India 4/8 :crazy:

 

[Timbo]

I would like to point out that India are now out of specialist batsmen with the score on 8.

4/8. This is brilliant.

 

[TheParraboy]

4/8

lol

 

[TheParraboy]

4/0 from the last 13 balls,

insanity...