SaintHacker
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6 wickets to get on a day 5 pitch, £15 for adults and a quid for kids. Would be rude not to!
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Piece
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All this talk about England need to find a spinner. He's already playing...M Ali. 
CheltenhamHacker
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All this talk about England need to find a spinner. He's already playing...M Ali.
6 wickets in the innings, 8 in the match.
Not bad
Good match for Moen Ali and pleased to see him get his first five wicket haul. Not sure he's the answer to England's problem and not a Graham Swann I'm afraid
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Good all round performance from everyone - shame Woakes didn't get a wicket as his bowling deserved a reward
Jordan was prob the one small negative
Very good test from Cookie and very good debut from Buttler. Great to see Bell back in the runs and Anderson in the wickets
Maybe that could be a very good springboard for Moin to improve his bowling - get Swanny in coaching him
Jordan was prob the one small negative
Very good test from Cookie and very good debut from Buttler. Great to see Bell back in the runs and Anderson in the wickets
Maybe that could be a very good springboard for Moin to improve his bowling - get Swanny in coaching him
adiemel
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Think the whole team have performed well. Moen Ali has done well think he will improve the more he bowls his batting is good. The biggest worry I have now is the disciplinary hearing tomorrow with Jimmy Anderson, we may lose him for the next test if all the reports are correct.
fundy
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Almost certain Andersen doesnt play the last 2 tests if you believe the reports, attack looks a bit vulnerable without him if they stick with the players theyve used this series (albeit still better than Indias minus Sharma)
Moeen has a very big technical issue to deal with when facing the short ball, needs addressing pretty quickly. I quite like his bowling albeit he is going to have days where sides get after him, the more he can learn from Ajmal at Worcs the better
JCW
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Give it time and his bowling will come on , helps if his captain shows faith in him like today ...................he now knows he can do it and then there is his batting , swann never made a test 100 .............a few more test and a tour and we will know more ..................Indian captain said they did not target him and should have done so thats a bonus .................EYG
CheltenhamHacker
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Wow, have we been lucky! Jimmy and Jadeja both found not guilty, phew!
fundy
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Resurrecting an old thread but been a pretty fun final day in the first test between Aus and India. India look favs not to chase down 364 on the final day! Some top class batting from Kohli and Vijay. On the negative Clarkes injured again and prob out of the series
fundy
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2 quick wickets, one a hideous decision and its back in the pot.
India reliant solely on Kohli now, he has played superbly mind
India reliant solely on Kohli now, he has played superbly mind
fundy
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Kohli gone for a stunning 140, Aussies to lose now lol
fundy
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Aussies take 8 wickets after tea to win, quite an amazing days cricket
MashieNiblick
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Just watched the last session. Gripping stuff, cricket at its best. Thought India might do it. Kohli, what a player, but Lyons was too much on that last day pitch. A good Test is still the best form of cricket imho.
Piece
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Tweeted to say he may never play again
Is that because if this particular injury or a culmination of several and the process of coming back each time?
fundy
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Combination really, all stems from his back troubles but in the last year hes injured both hamstrings which are related. Sadly he cant have long left even if he does get playing. Would hope he makes it over here in the summer (as i expect will he!)
Captainron
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Two quick finishes today courtesy of 2 great quick bowlers.
Dale Steyn ripped through a fairly ordinary West Indian team. Backed up by big innings from Amla, De Villiers and Van Zyl. Philander, Morkel and Abbott bowled well in the first innings as well. Proved why they are the best team around.
Mitch Johnson has skittled the Indians. Actually more like put them in their place. Others cashed in around him. Indians really riled him up when he was batting yesterday and it backfired. Not sure any team with no real fire power in their bowling line up should be trying to irritate a guy who bowls at 90mph+.
I love test cricket!!!
Dale Steyn ripped through a fairly ordinary West Indian team. Backed up by big innings from Amla, De Villiers and Van Zyl. Philander, Morkel and Abbott bowled well in the first innings as well. Proved why they are the best team around.
Mitch Johnson has skittled the Indians. Actually more like put them in their place. Others cashed in around him. Indians really riled him up when he was batting yesterday and it backfired. Not sure any team with no real fire power in their bowling line up should be trying to irritate a guy who bowls at 90mph+.
I love test cricket!!!
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fundy
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Many a good judge predicted Johnson would be a handful for the Aussies after the way he batted yesterday, just seems almost unplayable after hes got runs! Shame that its gone 2-0 after the way the first test played out
Saffers were pretty clinical (despite a few injuries) but make no mistakes this is a very ordinary WI side, only really got to get Shiv out
Saffers were pretty clinical (despite a few injuries) but make no mistakes this is a very ordinary WI side, only really got to get Shiv out
The West Indians have been ordinary for a long time though
