Anderson inspires England to famous win
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James Anderson inspires England to a famous 227-run victory against India on the final day of the first Test in Chennai.
You need to take 20 wickets to win a test and England 3 from 3 this year.
The win doesn't make up for the terrible C4 coverage. We want Nass, Athers and Bumble!
Coverage via C4 was fine, despite what some have said. I wish they had a highlights programme at 7pm though, one not buried amongst their subsidiary internet channels. Surely not too much to ask?
There have been some very good tests recently, a great advert for the best format and pinnacle of the game. You can't beat the ebb and flow, the drama, of a hard and closely fought test.
A wider audience maybe but people who work couldn't watch it and there are no daily highlights. Very disappointing.
Outstanding performance over 5 days , once they got a grip on the game they never let go. Top stuff , Greta team performance.
GREAT team performance !
Greta? I know she moans a lot but what's she got to do with it?
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Well done England.... an excellent victory.
I must confess when they batted on and on and on at a snail's pace after tea yesterday, I thought they had batted too long.... So well done England...
I must confess when they batted on and on and on at a snail's pace after tea yesterday, I thought they had batted too long.... So well done England...
Quite. I had thought getting much more than 150 on that pitch would be too challenging for England but expected the Indians to cope with it much better than they did.
With some top reverse-swing the pitch doesn't matter much though, plus Jack Leach seemed to settle in too and it looked like he bowled well to work batsmen out.
With some top reverse-swing the pitch doesn't matter much though, plus Jack Leach seemed to settle in too and it looked like he bowled well to work batsmen out.
Most of us didn’t though. The tactics, clearly explained for those unfortunates by SAC, were obvious as they usually are on Day 4.
I'm not implying you were one of them, but the live text feed is pretty tedious when it's full of hysterical shrieking about declarations and then contrition when we win anyway (as we often do). It'll be exactly the same next time.
England will now smash aussies in The Ashes later in the year. England are the best cricket team in all 3 formats. ODIs T/Twenty and Test cricket. England will dominate all 3 formats for a long time now. They are also World Champions after smashing the aussies just like every other sport. Why are England so good at all sport because they seem to win everything
a long way to go before we say that, we need to batter the Indians to get to the finals for test teams. That would be a tremendous feat in itself.
Megalomania is for tyrants. No thank you , England team has a good attitude please learn from it!
One wouldn't want to mention either rugby or football on a cricket HYS surely.
Have a look at the rugby result
Suck it up armchair critics the captain and coach know what they are doing. Superb team performance
Yes, during the Sri Lanka 2nd test, the nay-sayers were predicting and England loss, followed by humiliation in India. Now, we all know the matches can go either way, but they never gave England a chance.
We get our kicks with Root 66
maybe, but what sht pitch going to like and can rooty keep winning tosses . . .. Sat morn awaits - although we've got Straussy to get through "Well . . . look. . . "
One of the greatest away performances by an England team against the worlds #1 team. It doesn’t get any better than that. So many positives and that over from Jimmy was just unbelievable. India will come back hard in the series so whilst we can enjoy for a few days, it will be back to it with a vengeance on Friday. Well done England, you’ve made us very proud.
And if you are in America world does mean other countries!
We were playing India not the World number one team which is currently New Zealand.
Dear Mr Root, please keep guessing the toss correctly
Outstanding performance over 5 days , once they got a grip on the game they never let go. Top stuff , Greta team performance.
I would think even Greta would be pleased by it, and she never seems happy.
Yeah - what's she got to do with cricket?
One of the worst decisions...I set an early alarm and intended to get up to watch the first session. The alarm went off, I re-set it and got up to find Anderson had weaved his magic and bowled a Flintoff-esque over. That will teach me. Anyway, it’s made a February Tuesday much sweeter!
Hearing the wickets crash as the ball hit the stumps was wonderful in real time waiting anxiously on the lads bowling.
Watch the highlights and you be a happy chappy.
Yes it is a chilly start.
Watch the highlights and you be a happy chappy.
Yes it is a chilly start.
ouch - did same
Three words:
Jimmy!
Rooooot!
Brilliant
Great all round team performance equals comprehensive victory.
Great effort with all the team making contributions.
Really good to see Root back to best form as batsman and captain.
Jimmy!
Rooooot!
Brilliant
Great all round team performance equals comprehensive victory.
Great effort with all the team making contributions.
Really good to see Root back to best form as batsman and captain.
We get our kicks with Root 66
Well done England, the BBC will be gutted!
Terrific win and a superb decision by C4 to televise it.
In these dark times, thank you.
In these dark times, thank you.
It wasn't C4 that made the decision it was STAR TV in India that agreed to share the broadcast with C4 and not any other channel. C4 just put the bid in, as did SKY, Disney+, Amazon, C5 and BT.
England do an India on India! ;)
I remember way back (60's / early70's?) my older brother would have the cricket on the TV (BBC back then) but turn the sound down and listen to the BBC Radio commentary instead.
Great performance from England. Jimmy proving once again what a magnificent seam bowler he is.
Love test cricket.
Love test cricket.
Yes he did but remember it was the two spinners that took 12 of the 22 wickets with the three quick's taking 9
Great performance throughout by Jimmy. Contrast that with Archer. In second innings he only dismissed a no-hoper. Jofra is a decent cricketer, but if you're going to pick him, stick to white ball cricket. Compared to Broad & Anderson, and other fast bowlers, Jofra isn't up to the required test standard. He's also meant to bat a bit. Well Archer's contribution with a bat has been abysmal. Drop him.
so in the first Innings, Archer takes out batsmen 1 & 2 and Jimmy takes out the 2 tailenders but because Jimmy does the opposite in the 2nd we should drop Archer? The lad needs to learn to bowl on the sub continent. Some people.
Roots explanation on the declaration made perfect sense. They wanted to take an Indian victory off the table, enabling them to set attacking fields and not worry about run rate. They also knew from being out in the middle, how much the wicket was deteriorating and were confident they had more than enough runs and time
Some of us knew all that yesterday - there were far too many people on here whinging about it. It was perfectly obvious what Root was trying to do (and succeeded)
I think it was apparent from the ball that skidded on day 4 and got Lawrence out that a draw was off the cards. Look at Kohli’s dismissal -one of the the best batsmen of all time and well set. When the ball skids you don’t have a chance. The best approach is to attack -as Root did -and score as many as possible before the skidder comes
Root knows his players well, he read the pitch well, and he read the Indian team well. Good captaincy. Hardly negative to find a way to get a thumping win, in India, with half a day to spare...
It was also about getting 2 sessions out of the new ball and not allowing the Indian team to play themselves in with a 25 over one in the morning.
Excellent tactics.
Excellent tactics.
Totally agree - I said yesterday that India would still be dangerous, and not to be underestimated; fortunately, Joe Root knew that. This performance reminds me very much of the great collective team work done by David Gower's side back in 1984/85, when they were also heavy underdogs, coming in off the back of a five-nil thrashing by the West Indies.
very well played england..the diddy games in the build up won it for you..the rigours of winning in oz left us with a hangover but we will be back for you soon
or we are just better than the Aussies at the moment? I'd say India and NZ are the top 2 but we are coming for you ( I hope)
diddy games? no wonder you lost. have some respect for others, if not for yourself.
So it was Eng playing Sri Lanka first that won it for Eng but playing Aus lost it for India?
Right....
Right....
True, the importance of 'warm-up' games before the big one is key. Forgotten under Bayliss.
Thanks (as ever) for your compliments Vikram - & you are a true fan supporting your team as well - enjoy the banter -
& your correct, India will be back
ps England are going to win another one, maybe more & a draw or 2 is poss
- but I'm an England fan and would say that wouldn't I
& your correct, India will be back
ps England are going to win another one, maybe more & a draw or 2 is poss
- but I'm an England fan and would say that wouldn't I
Two days and two GOATs. First we had Tom Brady and now Jimmy Anderson. Awesome!
you can keep your american version.i will stick with england thanks.
Hats off to them, I thought we batted for too long, but they did the job superbly. Well done England, a great win against a team supposed to be much better than us according to many.
Well played England and particularly Root and Anderson. Good team performance tho Bess massively under performed in the second innings. An offy going for six an over on the sub continent isn't very inspiring. He needs to learn from Ashwin while he's got the opportunity.
So for all those who said Anderson was a bad selection.....never question having the greatest fast bowler of all time in the squad.
He is great. However not the greatest fast bowler of all time.
Form temp - class permanent, & Mr (soon to be 'sir') Anderson is all class
It's the accuracy and persistancy that is phenominal - 2 more years? three more years?? FOUR more years??? - watch this space - Well done, 'sir' Jimmy
ps the trains in Barnsley have stopped to let the Barnsley express come through
It's the accuracy and persistancy that is phenominal - 2 more years? three more years?? FOUR more years??? - watch this space - Well done, 'sir' Jimmy
ps the trains in Barnsley have stopped to let the Barnsley express come through
Wow, the greatest fast bowler of all time? Thought I'd seen those way back in the past but I guess in modern times everyone gets given the new greatest ever tag ????? it's probably only the greatest Ali ?? that's survived with his title intact
Anderson is without doubt a great fast bowler. His greatest feat is his continued ability to bowl at the highest level for as long as he has. England will probably rotate him with Broad for the next test as they need to keep both of them fit and able to play whilst the youngsters learn their trade.
Jimmy has become the ultimate master craftsman; but two things: firstly, he's a swing-and-seam bowler, not a fast bowler; and secondly, the greatest of all time? Don't forget that England have an awe-inspiring heritage of great swing-and-seam seam bowlers. Alec Bedser's figures would have been off the scale if he'd have played the same number of tests in this era as Jimmy...
Jimmy is a superb bowler but to say the greatest fast bowler of all time is way off the mark. This sort of comment is usually suggested by people who have been watching cricket since about 2000. Of fast bowlers who have taken over 250 test wickets Jimmy's average is 17th on the list. Look at the list - IMO Lillee, McGrath, Marshall, Ambrose, Hadlee were all just a bit better than Jimmy.
Err, no you don't. Also, the point was taking 20 in 155 overs, which is quick.
Not necessarily.
And England have also won their last six test matches away from home;3 in South Africa,2 in Sri Lanka and this test.
Live free-to -air tv coverage is just what we need to re-invigorate cricket in England.
and some decent summers for people to fall in love with it again.
We can definitely allow ourselves to get excited. Arguably Broad, Crawley and Bairstow playing could have improved the XI from this test, possibly Moeen as well. And all those players will become available over the next three matches.
England have developed a real confidence in their collective ability to take wickets not by blowing teams away, but wearing them down. Wonderful.
England have developed a real confidence in their collective ability to take wickets not by blowing teams away, but wearing them down. Wonderful.
One of the greatest away performances by an England team against the worlds #1 team. It doesn’t get any better than that. So many positives and that over from Jimmy was just unbelievable. India will come back hard in the series so whilst we can enjoy for a few days, it will be back to it with a vengeance on Friday. Well done England, you’ve made us very proud.
I assume this is is in reference to the World Series. In which case do some research
Maybe Canada.
Not knocking cricket in any way, but for some sports 'world' means more than 'England & certain former colonies'...
I agree and think others are missing your point. When in the U.S, they have their main sports on TV like Baseball, Basketball and American Football, whenever a side wins, they are talked about as being the "Best in the world" which is quite easy if you are talking about 1 country. If there were World cups for those 3 sports and the U.S won them, then they could come out with "Best in the world".
Weird comment.
it may be helpful to remember who the 1st ever international cricket match was between . . (1844) & it wasn't Eng vs India/Aust etc
- ps it wasn't a test match though
pps and wellbefore footbaal
- ps it wasn't a test match though
pps and wellbefore footbaal
Indeed Ready, but not that many! Assuming you mean Brady's rather over-excited use of "world" when holding yet another S'bowl trophy, USA never had an Empire, so had no ready-made locations to spread NFL into. Plus it's not as easy to play as our footy when kids, that just needs a bit of space and a ball. As Brady had just set new records for S'bowl wins, & his vast age, it was understandable.
OR Ready, perhaps the "world" & America means the term "World Series", matches at the end of the Baseball season to decide the overall champ in it? If so, & it's been stated many times, that derives from the original games back in 1902 or 3, when the sport went to a big season finale. Up stepped the (then) Daily WORLD, with a money prize & a trophy (a very early sport sponsor). The name stuck.
Sure, but that's a two-way street. That optimism will be very misplaced if India lose those next three matches. Keep in mind that any of Broad, Bairstow and Crawley will improve this England side. Ben Foakes has a century on the sub-continent and is a better keeper than Buttler. Even Moeen Ali with his 180 test wickets might improve the spin options.
India need this XI to improve, England don't.
India need this XI to improve, England don't.
England will now smash aussies in The Ashes later in the year. England are the best cricket team in all 3 formats. ODIs T/Twenty and Test cricket. England will dominate all 3 formats for a long time now. They are also World Champions after smashing the aussies just like every other sport. Why are England so good at all sport because they seem to win everything
Fantastic win. The best bit being that, bar Lawrence, contributions from everyone. You can bet the Indians will be riled by such a heavy defeat, so a good first two days in the next Test will be hugely important for England. If we can get at least a draw from that, it'll really put the pressure on India...
What do we know about declarations, eh? Plenty of time! (It'll be interesting when there isn't plenty of time: does he "go for it" or "make the game 'safe' "?)
A good start to the series. Well played.
Watch out for the India come-back.
And I'd really like to see how this team fares in Karachi, Rawalpindi and Lahore, given Pakistan's recent success.
A good start to the series. Well played.
Watch out for the India come-back.
And I'd really like to see how this team fares in Karachi, Rawalpindi and Lahore, given Pakistan's recent success.
And God said.... let there be light. And there was James Anderson.
Great win by England and also great to see test cricket back on terrestrial TV. Hopefully they can push on and take the series. Root was terrific throughout and glad his decision not to declare early was vindicated. Bring on the Second Test!
GREAT team performance !
Well done England, the BBC will be gutted!
Tactics yesterday spot on. Easy for Warne and others to criticise by he played in the greatest team ever. Our spin bowling is inconsistent and so batting on was the right call. Giving his bowlers 100 overs to bowl India out was the right call. Commentators still querying the decision which is disappointing as Root has been proven to be right. I still make India favourites to win the series.
Root/Silverwood weren't wrong ... but perhaps they simply got away with it this time.
Who listens to big mouth Warne?
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Well done, Channel 4, for putting Test Cricket back where it belongs.
Just after watching the first highlights I also watched the 2005 Ashes taster. I had forgotten how the nation had been totally gripped by a series. That hasn't happened since test cricket was taken off terrestrial tv.
Please, ECB, it's not all about the money. Rugby bosses take note too! Hiding sport away kills its future.
Just after watching the first highlights I also watched the 2005 Ashes taster. I had forgotten how the nation had been totally gripped by a series. That hasn't happened since test cricket was taken off terrestrial tv.
Please, ECB, it's not all about the money. Rugby bosses take note too! Hiding sport away kills its future.
What kills sports is the lack of funding in schools and grass root sports and the lack of opportunity for kids to play the game.
A young lad or girl fielding for 50 overs, no bowling and then batting at 9, 10 or 11, that is what turns the kids away, not whether it is on TV.
A young lad or girl fielding for 50 overs, no bowling and then batting at 9, 10 or 11, that is what turns the kids away, not whether it is on TV.
well said - agree
"Rugby bosses take note too! Hiding sport away kills its future." - ITV / Channel 4/5 and the BBC all show ALL the rugby so that's wrong.
It is all about the money for those grass roots cricketers. As a former junior coach we were massively supported by money trickling down from the Sky deal - TV money is ECB's only source of real income - tell us where else it can get it from to keep the struggling clubs going (at county level) and develop the next generation of players? Magic money tree again?
Cricket actually belongs on BBC with no advert breaks.
Yes, if you hide something away, the potential players of tomorrow will not get a chance to see what a great sport cricket is. That's how I discovered it, just turning on the TV after school or during summer holidays and seeing this weird game and wondering what is going on.
People do realise that before Sky came along no broadcaster was showing live coverage of overseas tests matches don't they?
If you wanted live coverage of England in Australia, India, West Indies it was only available on the radio.
Don't knock Sky for offering something new that every cricket fan wanted (but not all are prepared to pay for)
If you wanted live coverage of England in Australia, India, West Indies it was only available on the radio.
Don't knock Sky for offering something new that every cricket fan wanted (but not all are prepared to pay for)
The cost of actually attending a test match is putting people off especially in the south despite the sky contracts
TV money helps keep the sport alive . Kids rugby and cricket is quite strong and growing with ECB and RFU funding help . So yes , it is all about the money unless people want the sport to decline .
We get our kicks with Root 66
I love the fact cricket is on terrestrial TV and agree that more sport needs to be on there as well. But let's not forget it was partially down to c4 that cricket left terrestrial, they insisted on having the start of the day at 10.30 rather than 11.00 so it didn't interfere with Holly oaks
GREAT team performance !
Hats off to Silverwood, if, as I suspect he has played an important role in stopping the frenetic style of batting that got England into so much bother in the recent past.
RULE BRITANNIA. England will now smash aussies in The Ashes later in the year. England are the best cricket team in all 3 formats. ODIs T/Twenty and Test cricket. England will dominate all 3 formats for a long time now. They are also World Champions after smashing the aussies just like every other sport. Why are England so good at all sport because they seem to win everything
Wonderful , historic win
But, lets not get carried away - winning the toss (=phew) and the pitch that deteriorates , means that we are already starting with the wind behind us and rolling downhill on a slight slope.
Notice tha the england reaction is happy but muted - a LONG hard way to go
Great stuff. Jimmy Leaches day - more from the boys
But, lets not get carried away - winning the toss (=phew) and the pitch that deteriorates , means that we are already starting with the wind behind us and rolling downhill on a slight slope.
Notice tha the england reaction is happy but muted - a LONG hard way to go
Great stuff. Jimmy Leaches day - more from the boys
Sir Jimmy is bowling beautifully, worth the admission fee alone. Even a warm bed at 4am cannot stop me from getting up to watch him bowl.
you can have both you know :)
One of the worst decisions...I set an early alarm and intended to get up to watch the first session. The alarm went off, I re-set it and got up to find Anderson had weaved his magic and bowled a Flintoff-esque over. That will teach me. Anyway, it’s made a February Tuesday much sweeter!
Do you do panto ?
Weren’t you the guy who predicted this would be draw and that the Indian batsmen would smash Bess and Leach to all corners?
Yet here we are.
Yet here we are.
You're embarrassing, cynic.
What happened to your other predictions? Hopefully you don't have a Fantasy Football team.
What happened to your other predictions? Hopefully you don't have a Fantasy Football team.
To take one win off India is a positive.
Cynics are cynics for a reason - they simply don't understand there can possibly be any positives. How sad is that ?
Cynics are cynics for a reason - they simply don't understand there can possibly be any positives. How sad is that ?
Jimmy is the Champion Please note
I must admit you are quite funny.
We get our kicks with Root 66
An hour after this post you have confidently stated that India will win 3-1 in another post.
Are you confused?
Are you confused?
Perfect performance, including toss win. Contributions throughout team and valuable experience for new guys. Just remember what India did after being out for 36 in Australia however. Must carry the momentum on and be interesting to see how they perform under pressure which will happen. Enjoy the win and go again in next test. No comments about Sibley, Bess & Leach now I notice.
It was provided by IMG for the host broadcaster, who also provided the coverage for Sri Lanka, which is why you saw different commentators names on screen whilst hearing sky's commentators at home. No broadcasters were allowed out of the UK, only the players.
Enjoy the ‘boring draw’, did you? Do you ever get anything right? Bore off.
Athers and Bumble, yes. Not sure about Nass. That said the Channel 4 commentators weren't the best, but considering that they only had rights confirmed 48 hours before the test started I think they did well. Bringing cricket to a wider audience is what counts.
Quite. I had thought getting much more than 150 on that pitch would be too challenging for England but expected the Indians to cope with it much better than they did.
With some top reverse-swing the pitch doesn't matter much though, plus Jack Leach seemed to settle in too and it looked like he bowled well to work batsmen out.
With some top reverse-swing the pitch doesn't matter much though, plus Jack Leach seemed to settle in too and it looked like he bowled well to work batsmen out.
India had a big chance to claim the world record run chase but maybe they are still on high from their success in Australia. Making a joke of that ludicrous dropped catch indicated they were not full on for this match. They could still easily turn the series round England very dependent on Root and Stokes for batting and experience for bowling maybe if Broad returns the bowling may be strengthened
Suck it up armchair critics the captain and coach know what they are doing. Superb team performance
I suspect you're a wind up merchant, but I clearly remember your prediction that India's batsmen would feast on Bess and Leach's substandard bowling and that England wouldn't be able to take 20 wickets.
Now I see you're predicting a 3-1 series win for India.
You should get pretty good odds on that now if you're prepared to back your judgement.
Now I see you're predicting a 3-1 series win for India.
You should get pretty good odds on that now if you're prepared to back your judgement.
Have to say, you were brilliant at hiding that. In fact, I’d go so far as to say I bet you didn’t know you knew that.
Thanks cynic for providing the enterntainment
& 4 days of gloomy, knocking only to be revealed in the light of steadysunshine from England and the final victory
Hope you continue on, bring the fun
& hope England continue to win through - albeit with the help of the toss / pitch & THEN some great play (no balls help quite a bit too - what was THAT all about, spinners not finding the line = crazy
& 4 days of gloomy, knocking only to be revealed in the light of steadysunshine from England and the final victory
Hope you continue on, bring the fun
& hope England continue to win through - albeit with the help of the toss / pitch & THEN some great play (no balls help quite a bit too - what was THAT all about, spinners not finding the line = crazy
fantastic effort, well done boys!!
As for the ECB, these money grabbers, remind of of a bunch of has beens, or wannabees.
Get cricket back on the telly for all to see.
As for the ECB, these money grabbers, remind of of a bunch of has beens, or wannabees.
Get cricket back on the telly for all to see.
Cricket is on the "telly" - Sky is "telly". Meanwhile I ask again - if the TV money is lower (BBC isn't funded to afford expensive sports rights) where does the money come from to prop up the struggling counties, pay the central contracts, pass money down to local clubs (right down to the junior level). Considering many counties just break even WITH Sky money coming in what's the alternative?
Terrific win and a superb decision by C4 to televise it.
In these dark times, thank you.
In these dark times, thank you.
Commentating on a match shown on TV is hardly sports coverage.
Oh come on.
I know it's 'de rigeur' to kick the BBC these days but please let's enjoy a great, great victory. Why not use this platform for that?!
I know it's 'de rigeur' to kick the BBC these days but please let's enjoy a great, great victory. Why not use this platform for that?!
Correct, although you could omit ‘cricket social’
miserable git
I didn't hear it this time, as I think it was internet only and not on 5lSX. But I usually prefer the social to Talksport2, where they just chatter on so much that eventually I have to either turn the radio over/off or throw it out of the window! Perhaps it is an editorial rule that there must not be a single seconds silence! TMS is so much better!
The BBC is an embarrassment, full stop. Far more concerned with woke issues than satisfying its captive paying audience.
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And yet, here you are
No it isn't, that's just your opinion. Stop moaning.
Also not the fastest great bowler - so what?
You're entitled to your opinion. Must be a lonely feeling though. Better just keep it to yourself.
Youve misspelt it, Malcom Marshall
"Not the greatest"? Maybe not, as there have been so many, going back almost a hundred yrs through matches on TV to those covered in grainy old B&W newsreels. And it's a debate that's impossible to decide, as all the major cricket countries have several candidates to nominate for consideration! You could start things off, suggest your, say, top 10, then see all the replies that come winging in?!
Form temp - class permanent, & Mr (soon to be 'sir') Anderson is all class
It's the accuracy and persistancy that is phenominal - 2 more years? three more years?? FOUR more years??? - watch this space - Well done, 'sir' Jimmy
ps the trains in Barnsley have stopped to let the Barnsley express come through
It's the accuracy and persistancy that is phenominal - 2 more years? three more years?? FOUR more years??? - watch this space - Well done, 'sir' Jimmy
ps the trains in Barnsley have stopped to let the Barnsley express come through
Think you'll find that's Burnley! As a Lancastrisn he'd be livid that someone thought he was from Yorkshire.
The Burnley Express, surely.
The Barnsley Chop
Hahaha Barnsley.....oops
Great performance throughout by Jimmy. Contrast that with Archer. In second innings he only dismissed a no-hoper. Jofra is a decent cricketer, but if you're going to pick him, stick to white ball cricket. Compared to Broad & Anderson, and other fast bowlers, Jofra isn't up to the required test standard. He's also meant to bat a bit. Well Archer's contribution with a bat has been abysmal. Drop him.
.. lol - learn to play on the 'sub-continent'. Exactly ... he has been playing in the IPL for quite a while.
Might you be one of his IPL PR agents ?
Might you be one of his IPL PR agents ?
Well done England, the BBC will be gutted!
For the next three tests could they sell the highlights package to, say, the BBC - hint, hint. Think about how many people would tune in tonight. I would and I watched it live.
England will now smash aussies in The Ashes later in the year. England are the best cricket team in all 3 formats. ODIs T/Twenty and Test cricket. England will dominate all 3 formats for a long time now. They are also World Champions after smashing the aussies just like every other sport. Why are England so good at all sport because they seem to win everything
One of the worst decisions...I set an early alarm and intended to get up to watch the first session. The alarm went off, I re-set it and got up to find Anderson had weaved his magic and bowled a Flintoff-esque over. That will teach me. Anyway, it’s made a February Tuesday much sweeter!
RULE BRITANNIA. England will now smash aussies in The Ashes later in the year. England are the best cricket team in all 3 formats. ODIs T/Twenty and Test cricket. England will dominate all 3 formats for a long time now. They are also World Champions after smashing the aussies just like every other sport. Why are England so good at all sport because they seem to win everything
That one over by Jimmy was world class and the cream on the cake for an around team effort. The Indian team is laced with fantastic batsmen, but England played great.
As a Rugby man after Saturdays debacle this England win has cheered me up no end.
Well done to all concerned, here's to a series win.
Well done to all concerned, here's to a series win.
How was Saturday a debacle. Beaten by a better team that is not hyped up by the media
You mean “this England and Wales win”
Driven on by that Lancastrian Scot Jimmy Anderson ... and a fantastic effort by all. Brilliant.
Shame England have to change the team. Foakes has never let England down and Broad will inspire as much as Anderson.
Sat up in bed with the iPad I woke the wife up half way through Jimmy’s spell.
I didn’t want her to miss it!
She said I’ll be hearing from her lawyer ?????
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I didn’t want her to miss it!
She said I’ll be hearing from her lawyer ?????
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Make sure you hide the iPad or she'll take it off you!
Other tablets are available.
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I bet she was bowled over when you woke your missus up. After England had won , were you so elated that you gave her a bouncer ?
Think about me too hanging on your drainpipe all night waiting for you PO downstairs to watch TV
The semi-hysterical criticism of Joe Root’s captaincy (specifically his decision not to declare) during the last two sessions of day 4, from ex-England captains, other pundits and yes, the BBC Live team, were answered in emphatic style by Joe and his team. Here’s a tip for the 2nd test - wait until the end of the match before analysing what happened.
'Semi-hysterical' is a bit of an exaggeration isn't it? Ironic, really.
Come now sbbrbtgog it wouldn't be a proper English declaration if there weren't (often very unqualified) people criticising every angle of it...too early, too late, too slow, too naive...they won which surely makes it too right!
Well said. Not only a successful decision but clearly explained by JR after play today, as was explained by Captain Cook yesterday.
Would have been counterproductive to try to justify it yesterday
Would have been counterproductive to try to justify it yesterday
To be fair Cook gave a bit of common sense insight. "you want no more than 15 overs bowling at India this evening. That way you have Archer and Anderson fresh and rested in the morning, bowling with a ball that's still hard". (I paraphrase)
Couldn't agree more. The critics and doubters were lining up in big numbers. I just hope they have the guts to apologise to Root and his team. But I doubt it. Sofas do not a great pundit make. That applies to all sport.
"Semi -hysterical" really? They questioned a slow hour and win or lose they were right, easy to sit after the match like you are doing and act like a master strategist, did you know the role of a pundit is to give opinions in real time
erm isn't that the reason we have commentators? They don't have to be correct all of the time, but it gets a bit boring if they say nowt
I've only watched cricket since 2003, but in that time I've seen this exact same scenario play out (commentary team pushing for much bolder declarations) hundreds of times.
Almost every time they are wrong. Either England wins, or the other team bat so well that a smaller target may have been in danger. I can only think of a couple of times where a bolder declaration may have been helpful.
Almost every time they are wrong. Either England wins, or the other team bat so well that a smaller target may have been in danger. I can only think of a couple of times where a bolder declaration may have been helpful.
Couldn't agree more.
He didn't enforce the follow on because the England bowlers were looking tired in the sweltering heat so decided to bat and give them a break. Great decision.
Well said. The fact that Joe Root has a better win percentage than Michael "wasn't I a great captain" Vaughan is particularly satisfying.
It's perfectly reasonable to question the decision to bat on after tea, especially since the obvious motive of trying to up the run-rate seemed to get abandoned. What is not so reasonable is for an "expert" like Vaughan to rate the performance 10/10. There is always room for improvement. But England are exceptional at the moment.
Declare SPOTY in February?!?
Declare SPOTY in February?!?
Yes, but all of us would have preferred, ideally, for Eng to have scored at a faster rate & declare/ get bowled out to allow enough time for the back up of a decent amount of time with a second new ball, if needed - so not semi hysterical
Tactics yesterday spot on. Easy for Warne and others to criticise by he played in the greatest team ever. Our spin bowling is inconsistent and so batting on was the right call. Giving his bowlers 100 overs to bowl India out was the right call. Commentators still querying the decision which is disappointing as Root has been proven to be right. I still make India favourites to win the series.
duh
He deserves a knighthood for his services to English cricket. He has shown great maturity in his later part of his career. An ultimate sportsman who trains very hard to stay in peak. True British grit and determination. Well done.
Here we go one decent victory and chuck a big gong on him, if we get stuffed in next couple same people will be calling for his head so much hypocrisy in sport.
"Later" ????? He has just started and still looks about 16.
What ho!
You must be from Yorkshire. Knight him bloody hell he is doing his job just like any other working man/woman but do we get a gong NO
when he stops playing i am sure it happen
Well done, Channel 4, for putting Test Cricket back where it belongs.
Just after watching the first highlights I also watched the 2005 Ashes taster. I had forgotten how the nation had been totally gripped by a series. That hasn't happened since test cricket was taken off terrestrial tv.
Please, ECB, it's not all about the money. Rugby bosses take note too! Hiding sport away kills its future.
Just after watching the first highlights I also watched the 2005 Ashes taster. I had forgotten how the nation had been totally gripped by a series. That hasn't happened since test cricket was taken off terrestrial tv.
Please, ECB, it's not all about the money. Rugby bosses take note too! Hiding sport away kills its future.
All the clubs I know are crying out for players -we’d rather have a rookie youngster than play with ten and he’d bat top 6 if he wasn’t bowling (unless he didn’t want to)
Both are true.
When I was a youngster this had more to do with the parents of certain players only letting their kids friends bowl, don’t think funding solves that
One school not a dozen miles from me, St George's in Harpenden, produced three of the England rugby team. However the school does well academically as well despite other schools saying they don't have time for sport in the curriculum yet achieving lower grades. Healthy body equals healthy mind!
TV is a big influence too, look at the uptake in Tennis after Wimbledon, athletics etc after the Olympics. It IS related to TV coverage, although you make a good point about access and making it fun too.
Agreed with you right up until your last few words - being on free to air tv matters immensely - it inspires the kids who will then badger to play cricket and not just football all the time - will make schools think about the importance of it being part of their sports programme which they have ignored in recent years - also reaction from viewers to this match may make ECB think again hopefully.
Club cricket is still a bit of a chums 'who you know' type environment. If your face fits and your wallet looks ok, you'll fit in well.
Children play T20 mainly not 50 overs and in adult cricket mainly 35 or 40 overs. Yes there needs to be more at school but clubs are doing their best and with money could do more....Ch4 is helping
And games starting at 13:30?1? Start at 10:00 for Pete's sake...oh... and forget ridiculous "Teas"
I've never known 'Kids' games lasting that long! At school we used to play a game in about an hour unless we were in the school team and it lasted a couple of hours at the weekend.
When I got a job we used to play social cricket, in the summer after work in the evenings plenty of youngsters joined us in those days too.
I don't think you understand youth and cricket.
When I got a job we used to play social cricket, in the summer after work in the evenings plenty of youngsters joined us in those days too.
I don't think you understand youth and cricket.
Thx Steve, but that's tosh. Plenty of opportunity with local clubs - my old one has taken over a new ground, so they have more space to play for the various Colts teams that have been introduced since I played. Check out women's cricket too, almost unknown when I played, recently a descendant of a guy in my old team has played for England's women.
If kids don't see cricket on TV many won't get interested in it in the first place.
Funding is only one of the triad of requirements to nurture sport in young people; the other two legs of the stool are time and space. Many, but not all, local authority schools were endowed with playing fields, which the same local authorities tended to plunder for a quick "equity release". Various curriculum initiatives removed sport from the timetable. Lack of opportunity, not funding !
If that's the case maybe they should pursue another sport they may be good at!
Don't fund sport in schools, the biggest waste of money ever. Fund the sports clubs who love the games and have people who can coach. PE teachers are "jacks of all trades" and most do not have the ability to coach 30 children at once.
Not sure what cricket club you send your kids too but thousands of clubs around the country definitely are making cricket fun, engaging and shorter for aspiring kids.
My club, Matching Green in Essex, has a great youth policy. Although it was a shortened season last year we blooded a number of 16 year olds in the first team (and not just fielding at long off!) and went undefeated. This year we will be putting out two teams on a Saturday and one on a Sunday and youngsters will form the backbone of both teams.
We can definitely allow ourselves to get excited. Arguably Broad, Crawley and Bairstow playing could have improved the XI from this test, possibly Moeen as well. And all those players will become available over the next three matches.
England have developed a real confidence in their collective ability to take wickets not by blowing teams away, but wearing them down. Wonderful.
England have developed a real confidence in their collective ability to take wickets not by blowing teams away, but wearing them down. Wonderful.
Live free-to -air tv coverage is just what we need to re-invigorate cricket in England.
Like many comments on here. I have to thank channel 4 for the coverage. It's been great to wake up and watch English cricket again.
Well done the boys for a great win. On to Sat for what I expect to be a tough game. The Indians will come hard.
That over from Jimmy was stunning! Leach back up and running.
Question: Do they dare drop Jimmy for Broad?
Well done the boys for a great win. On to Sat for what I expect to be a tough game. The Indians will come hard.
That over from Jimmy was stunning! Leach back up and running.
Question: Do they dare drop Jimmy for Broad?
No, they should drop Archer for Broad. But they won't. They're afraid the two old men will burn out before the Ashes.
Play both together to win the next Test!
Yeah but Jimmy Anderson can only bowl in English friendly conditions....so, err, well, erm....yeah...
he can tho, had anderson bowled on day 1 of this match with india batting, he would have been slaughtered.
That's always been a myth. Jimmy Anderson can make it swing on the surface of the moon.
As a Scotsman - congrats to the England team
Put your rugger players to shame.
Got lucky with the wicket in first innings that shot off the close in fielder. That really swung the match and India crumbled after this.
But that was due to excellent play on England’s part
That’s said - had India won toss the result would have been reversed.
Put your rugger players to shame.
Got lucky with the wicket in first innings that shot off the close in fielder. That really swung the match and India crumbled after this.
But that was due to excellent play on England’s part
That’s said - had India won toss the result would have been reversed.
Good on you scotty. world beaters at rugby and now experts at cricket!
Aaaaaaand you can say that for certain can you? What you actually mean is had India won the toss they would have stood a better chance of winning, or perhaps less chance of losing, no?
Arise Sir Jimmy
Sat up in bed with the iPad I woke the wife up half way through Jimmy’s spell.
I didn’t want her to miss it!
She said I’ll be hearing from her lawyer ?????
Roll on the next test Removed
I didn’t want her to miss it!
She said I’ll be hearing from her lawyer ?????
Roll on the next test Removed
The semi-hysterical criticism of Joe Root’s captaincy (specifically his decision not to declare) during the last two sessions of day 4, from ex-England captains, other pundits and yes, the BBC Live team, were answered in emphatic style by Joe and his team. Here’s a tip for the 2nd test - wait until the end of the match before analysing what happened.
RivalFan, maybe I do exaggerate about the comments of some of the pundits but not the BBC Live team whose comments became increasingly hysterical as Dom Bess failed to throw his bat at every ball and as he was was followed to the crease by Archer, Leach and Anderson. The team really does need to achieve some of the legendary BBC sang-froid rather than behave like would-be social media influencers.
Spot on. People said "Hmm, I wonder if that will end up being a bad decision, given India's skill at batting out for famous draws/wins", which translates for some as 'hysterical criticism'.
That did make me laugh a bit this morning when live text posted - 'We're blessed with GOATs: Anderson, Kohli, Smith'. Surely the point of being the Greatest is there can be only one, Smith and Kohli can't both be a GOAT
Brilliant performance by this England team and able to be seen on free to air TV.
Incredible over from Anderson killed off any chance India had & Leach finished it off. Root' s world class double hundred laid the platform.??????
Incredible over from Anderson killed off any chance India had & Leach finished it off. Root' s world class double hundred laid the platform.??????
We get our kicks with Root 66
so in the first Innings, Archer takes out batsmen 1 & 2 and Jimmy takes out the 2 tailenders but because Jimmy does the opposite in the 2nd we should drop Archer? The lad needs to learn to bowl on the sub continent. Some people.
Yeah but Jimmy Anderson can only bowl in English friendly conditions....so, err, well, erm....yeah...
Ifs, buts, maybes. Is it a happy world?
Meanwhile back on planet earth cricket lovers are enjoying the various feasts from test cricket on offer in recent months. It’s been brilliant. Long may it continue.
Meanwhile back on planet earth cricket lovers are enjoying the various feasts from test cricket on offer in recent months. It’s been brilliant. Long may it continue.
ummmmmm........ how do you know that?
Sure - its so easy to predict what would have happened when something didn't actually happen. You'll never be proved wrong. If I'd won the toss in a match when I was 15, I'd have been opening the batting for England yesterday...
He may of struggled to take wickets, but unlikely to get slaughtered, Jimmy is one very economical bowler.
The semi-hysterical criticism of Joe Root’s captaincy (specifically his decision not to declare) during the last two sessions of day 4, from ex-England captains, other pundits and yes, the BBC Live team, were answered in emphatic style by Joe and his team. Here’s a tip for the 2nd test - wait until the end of the match before analysing what happened.
England win every session - bar the 1st maybe - 13 out of 14 in control, keeping the pressure on & seeing teams get eroded - great stuff.
stunning jimmy.all the team did their bit.hope joe wins a few more tosses.lets not forget what the indians did in oz after a bad 1st test.congratulations to all.and ch4.
What kills sports is the lack of funding in schools and grass root sports and the lack of opportunity for kids to play the game.
A young lad or girl fielding for 50 overs, no bowling and then batting at 9, 10 or 11, that is what turns the kids away, not whether it is on TV.
A young lad or girl fielding for 50 overs, no bowling and then batting at 9, 10 or 11, that is what turns the kids away, not whether it is on TV.
I was a rubbish player. The clubs didn't want me. Many of the better players thought I'd no right to be there. They wouldn't have a 3rd team ... consequently they risked losing the second team as well. There's too much of an attitude of a minimum standard, rather than finding the right levels for everyone to enjoy the game. That, as much as anything, keeps players from a club.
Thank you to C4 for bringing it to a wider audience