England need a couple of wickets.
Bess especially needs a wickets. He is bowling poorly- full tosses , over pitched deliveries.
England need him to get a wicket as they only have 4 front line bowlers and Jimmy has already bowled 16 overs.
Right through this series the Umpiring has favoured the hostsGrrr. Umpires call saves him. Can’t help thinking that would have gone the other way of India would have been batting..
To be fair Sarge, neutral umpires and DRS have evened things up a lot.Right through this series the Umpiring has favoured the hosts
agree ... though there have been a few 'strange' calls in this series nonethelessTo be fair Sarge, neutral umpires and DRS have evened things up a lot.
I am old enough to remember home umpires in all tests where there (appeared at the time) to be some extraordinary decisions.
Things have moved on
Slightly strange comment - yes, he needs more control but that is harder to achieve the quicker he bowls. Part of the issue is that he has been on the sidelines for the two games when the ball turned sideways and just doesn't have the overs behind him. Also, he's not a top-class spinner but a useful bits and pieces cricketer at the moment.Bowling too slow as well. 80kmh rather than 90kmh. He needs control and a bit more pace.
England could do with breaking this Sharma-Pant partnership. It’s the only one that actually looks like a partnership from the Indians so far. What a time to wake up to see them start finding the boundary .