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GregP Aug 2021 8:56am, 13 Aug 2021 128,658 posts	0 GregP They were doing the same on Sky. Not convinced we’d have survived 90 overs if we’d batted mind.
TROSaracen Aug 2021 9:03am, 13 Aug 2021 23,729 posts	0 TROSaracen Let’s be honest if we’d batted, got rolled for 175 odd (very likely) they’d have all been caterwauling ‘should have put them in’. India are better in every dept, I called it back in Feb - they are going to be the 80’s Windies/90’s Australia of this decade. We should up a better fight than we will, but I think at best we could move the dial from ‘humiliated’ to ‘well beaten’ over the series.
NDWDave Aug 2021 9:06am, 13 Aug 2021 15,426 posts	0 NDWDave Yep - the alternative was that we were 30-3 by the morning drinks break...
Bazoaxe Aug 2021 9:17am, 13 Aug 2021 20,667 posts	0 Bazoaxe While I agree that India are good, they are not the Windies/Aussies of old ! Kohli is probably the only player that may have been a contender for either team but would have meant dropping a good player. The Windies might have found a space for Ashwin.
TROSaracen Aug 2021 9:23am, 13 Aug 2021 23,730 posts	0 TROSaracen Baz I’m not saying they are there yet. But they are well on the way, series wins in Australia and England almost in the bag. Their players will reach that level with a period of dominance. Border’s 89 Australians were the ‘worst tourists ever’ until they kicked the shit out of us, and then everyone else for the next 10 years. Unknown players became some of the best ever. In fact this India series has more than a whiff of that 89 Ashes series…..
Cheg Aug 2021 9:43am, 13 Aug 2021 3,283 posts	0 Cheg England almost in the bag? We are pants but it is a 5 match series and whilst there is Jimmy and home conditions there is hope. Still go 2-1 India for the series though. Aside from Root who are guaranteed starters?
Goofee Aug 2021 9:46am, 13 Aug 2021 3,837 posts	0 Goofee Not a fan of Root's captaincy either, but as has been said there's no real alternative. The thing I can't forgive was bowling Archer into the ground, possibly damaging him irreparably.
Nicholls595 Aug 2021 9:48am, 13 Aug 2021 25,569 posts	0 Nicholls595 Imagine a scenario where the 19 man squad gets isolated due to a Covid outbreak. They have to cobble together a team/squad to complete the series, just like the ODI's. Who would you pick?
Bazoaxe Aug 2021 9:49am, 13 Aug 2021 20,669 posts	0 Bazoaxe Lyth Ballance
Nicholls595 Aug 2021 9:50am, 13 Aug 2021 25,570 posts	0 Nicholls595 Hales Patel