5th Test: England v India at The Oval

Three slips, gully and short leg help India attack:

0.1  Kumar to Cook,  Starts off with a wayward one well down the leg side to Cook
 

Yet another display of careless batting from the Indian batsmen. They are making England look formidable. Dhoni stood up as a man amongst boys. Especially when you consider that the pitch was not doing anything special. It looks like a three day test match.

Well India's 148 is just not enough! The pitch may not have been good, but the way cook and robson are batting right now, it looks good. Just the two of them and they are already reaching halfway. I doubt the Indian bowlers will be able to stop them now. Looks like another win for England.

Dafuq is this? I knew that India wouldn't do so well - but this is just pathetic display again by Indians. If it wasn't for Dhoni's attacking 80, Afghanistan would've put up a better fight here. And to rub salt in the wound, they're 62/0 - showing them how it's done.

Bowling was quality, but nothing can justify this level of shitty batting.

[quote author=The Chairman link=topic=91943.msg581513#msg581513 date=1408117904]
cook has the bowlers who take wickets. Wonder how he would fare if he had an Indian bowling attack?
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Good question. India don't have much in the way of wicket takers. Though, to be fair, neither Jordan or Woakes have shown much in the series prior to this Test and I wouldn't classify either of them as frontline wicket takers. Also, Moeen Ali was used as nothing more than a part time spinner four Tests ago.

Great morning session for England. They scored 86 runs and loss just the wicket of Robson. At lunch, England are 148/1, level with India's first innings total.

ENG 175/1 ......... lead of 27......... C'mon Cookie make some runs

India have been a disaster in all facets of the game - batting, bowling and fielding. Just a shocking performance.

Ballance with another 50. What a start to his Test career. 3 50's and 3 100's in his first 13 innings.

Cook falls short of his century, out for 79. England 193/2, a lead of 45.

Looks like I 'goat mouthed' Cookie !!! ........aww well !! 

C'mon ENG ......

Lead of 49