Anderson, Broad, Finn and Woakes are the ideal combination. Jordan cannot bat and he does not move the ball well. 5 overs of Broad can provide 2-3 wickets, that will allow the rest to mop up the opposition. And then, there is Moeen Ali. England can win this 3-1. It will benefit India to lose this series and make the changes. Barring Ashwin, the rest of CSK members and proxies like Rohit must stick to T20. Shami should play ahead of Pankaj and Umesh should play ahead of Jadeja. In swinging conditions, Shami, Bhuvi, Umesh and Aaron can be as devastating as the West Indian Foursome in their heydays.
their bowlers are always attacking. we cant defend all the time. and at the top, there is only one attacking batsman and that is kohli. unfortunately, he is out of form. rest all, except dhoni, play with defensive mindset. dhoni should be repenting for driving out sehwag in the last 2 years. only rahane and dhoni seem to be comfortable while facing. even now, it is worth taking several chances. my team for the final test would be -
1. viru (Send him an sos) 2. gambhir (he usually plays his natural game in the company of viru only) 3. virat (usually this is his ideal position and may be he would get back his lost confidence) 4. pujara 5. rahane 6. dhoni 7. ashwin 8. ishwar pandey 9. varun 10. umesh/ shami 11. bhuvi
Re: attacking instinct is the need of the hour
by chandra sekar on Aug 12, 2014 05:15 PM
Good Team Selection, All Top Order bats men, But Where is the bowlers? Except Buvi & Aaron.
we needn't dig graves to find the replacements. There's enough talent already available here. Let the yardstick be same for all and we needn't give a long rope to a certain few saying the age old theory of "class is permanent and form is temporary" just because the industrial giants have invested heavily on them. Let these ordinary mortals realise they aren't any special or gifted with enormous talent and learn not to disregard the opposition and play extravagantly. Sir. Jadeja is not at all a test material and let Mr. MSD keep team interest ahead of his own personal interests. Ojha is a far better bowler than Jaddu. How can they remove Stuart unceremoniously and persist with failing Kohli? Let the batsmen learn from Ashwin on how to apply themselves and bat with sense & purpose. No point in giving useless comments like "the team needs Kohli to fire", "Kohli is just one innings away from finding form", etc., nonsense. None is above the team and the team can't do any worse without these prodigies. Let's understand the facts and stats before us and look for better alternatives to fight better.
Re: After all, they're human and let them understand it....
by Mike Teflon on Aug 10, 2014 11:26 PM
Spot on bro, you couldn't have summed it up better.
