Game on, as Rishabh Pant sets up a classic - 4th Test, The Oval, Day 4
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- This is The Final Word Daily from the England-India Test series of 2021. Adam Collins and Geoff Lemon sum up the action, name our Player of the Day, and rank entries for our own Hall of Fame.
We’re on for a good final day in London. Another day that surged one way and then the other. An important partnership. Two quick wickets. A counterattack with a dash of responsibility. Another milestone for Shardul Thakur. Fun for Umesh Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah. Then a great start to a huge chase for Rory Burns and Haseeb Hameed.
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there is a touch of Brisbane day 5 about tomorrow but this time India are bowling...
N result will be different
@@Sau0914 I think that they just need an opening.. India may miss Shami and Ashwin.
Honestly jadeja didn't bowled well :/ they are missing Ashwin badly!
It's gonna be a tight game for sure🤞🤞
Disclaimer: This post is strictly a fan post and highly hopeful and wishful and speculative in nature. No claims made here are necessarily a binding claim. Having said this, let's start..
Jadeja will get his fifer of this series tomorrow. The rest of the bowlers have to get 5 wickets among them. India wins by 25 to 30 runs.
Jadeja bowls 30 overs out of 98 remaining overs for last day. Bumrah bowls 18. Umesh bowls 18. Siraj bowls12 overs. Shardul bowls 10 overs.
India bowls England out within 88 overs ending a thrilling day of test cricket. Winning by 25 to 30 runs.
Obviously these are all best guesses so the margin for error is great.
My guess is that 77 for 0 is the curse for England. Because they now feel that they can get the total so now they will go for it. Which will bring India some easier wickets in the first session including Root's wicket which will be crucial breakthrough. And then the bounce will become uneven and will start turning more and more after lunch and after tea.
Good luck India! Go Team India! Win it! Jai Bhavani! Har Har Mahadev!
This is far far better than the cricbuzz chat with Harsha and Vaughan.
Wonderful insights and review. Thanks dear Adam and Geoff
Thanks for watching!
"Rahane scored a 100 in Melbourne"
So what??? You will play him forever on that performance alone?
Everyone should be held responsible for poor performance. Past laurels help for few matches, but his slump in form is unbelievable!
Mind you, these guys are paid highly too
Virat has not scored a hundred in almost 2 years now and never contributes when it matters....so shall we play him till eternity??
@@amitchirania5710 at least he is scoring in 40s and 50s
@@amitchirania5710 come on.atleast virat hasn't looked out of sorts...
In australia ,adelaide it was rahane who ran him out on 75...
In this series too..he already got a couple if fifties...
Eventhiugh...hez not the virat we know...
Hez atleast contributing unlike rahane who scores once in 10 innings...
Rahane will average below 20 since Melbourne I am sure
@@amitchirania5710 atleast he gets starts,I know 40s,50s do not help much but je has something to tell,look at rahane's average over the past 50 TEST MATCHES,therefore no excuses please
@@abcd-fw2fd forget since melbourne,his average is 33 for the past 50 tests which is unacceptable for ANY TEAM,his fans are the most stupid fans I have ever seen
Back in 1979 at Oval, India made 429 for 8 chasing 438 to win. Gavaskar made 221 and it seemed a sure win while he was still batting but after he got out they lost quick wickets and then India slowed down to not risk losing. It was thrilling to listen to that test match live commentary..
Hoping this time around we win and bowl England out. A thrilling day awaits us all.
English and Indian fans united in their pessimism for their respective teams' chances in the comments section 😉😀
Absolutely!
LORD SHARDUL THAKUR 🚩🚩
I love your analysis guys! There's something different, can't put a finger on what's that thing but absolutely loving this!
The dogs bollocks!
It is the lack of hackneyed cliche, a rare thing in sport indeed.
Thanks all. We're just doing our best x
England scored 290 runs from 84 overs in first innings... tomorrow they need 291 runs from 90 overs to win with 10 wickets in hand... surely England has a very good chance of winning??
Very unlikely and it rarely ever happens
You'd say that. But a) this is a day 5 pitch, but mainly b) this is England.
And I'm an England fan.
England is gonna win
I am an Indian
@@guyhornsby9572 England can win it easily but the main problem is if they lost wicket after good partnership then what will be their plane??...In Gabba india losses 3,4 wickets after good start but still they played with positive intent....it's will be interesting tomorrow
very good point...batting will be far easier for Eng tomorrow than 1st inn..so logically they will outscore their first inn.
I get it when people say pujara and rahane are vital for India in tests cz they have always steadied the ship during difficult times. But they both have been inconsistant and pressure falls automatically on pant and the lower order. In my opinion, it wouldnt hurt to try new players which will also give some tym off for rahane or pujara to work on their mistakes
questions on Rahane is maybe justified...but why Pujara? He has rediscovered himself with a new more attacking batting approach...and he is the fourth highest run scorer of the series (only behind Root and the Indian openers)
@@doctorjoy2688 Agreed! But hes been amazing in good batting tracks and failing to convert his score to a big one plus losing his wicket cheaply is a concern. And am not just seeing this series. These two have been inconsistant for a while now. The duo + pant is practically India's middle order.
Rahane's performance in the series so far is 5, NB, 1, 61, 18,10, and in this match 14 and 0. He does not desreve to be in the team any more. There are far more deserving people in the wings and i wont really mind even if they dont perform well as it will be far better than Rahane not performing well again. He needs to go and learn how not to get LBW during batting.
Rahane and Pujara are aging and in their mid thirties now. There's no coming back if they are dropped.
I love the Final Word, ever since I heard you talk about the Gabba! I feel Umesh Yadav will be lethal if the ball reverses, which is quite possible looking at how scuffed up the ball looked. Perhaps the Indian team is looking to do that right from the outset; otherwise they would have taken better care of the ball, which they have easily done in the past. England batted with rare composure today, and if they can keep their heads, The Oval will be witness to history!
Fair enough! Not sure we will see any reverse. But the runs total is high. Thanks for enjoying the show.
Yea . The ball is scuffed and if Umesh and Siraj can reverse the ball 💥💯
@@Karthik26 And sir jaddu can land it in the footmarks.
@@ashique5432 yes
@@rishabdhar6900 but kohli chose to take new ball when england were 255/9 in first inning. It was very poor decision to go for new ball when only one wicket needed. In the end, woakes scored 35 extra runs.
Yes we are test cricket lovers-I want to see that nerve snapping or good handling of pressure by players…
Lemon .....we love u bro......🙏👍👌✌️doing well keep it up
My inner feeling is that England will chase the target on this flat pitch for sure...
But a thrilling game awaits us...
I think India will win this one... It's a matter of wickets.... If wickets fell England have to change their approach and they will play for a draw
@@ameyvikramsingh6755 But the pitch is flat, my dear friend...
@@pareshpatil2790 okk let's see
Pitch has always been flat here yet a target of more than 264 has never been chased.Don't underestimate the statistics .
@@pareshpatil2790 so what? 364 is still mammoth of a target! Let me remind you England has never chased such big target and in oval the batting first team mostly wins!
Nice conversation 👍🏻 love from India
Love to India!
Always pleasure hearing adam collins.
Whether India win or lose YOU GUYS WIN , just LOVE your analysis great going both of you ,👍👍👍
Thanks Sri, love to have you listening.
Your talks are as amazing as day -4 .
The other time Rishabh "danced," Adam, was when he tried to reverse sweep Jimmy Anderson 🤣. Pity it didn't come off this time..
Yeah and another time clouderson danced was when kohli wacked him with those drives 😂
You guys make a good point regarding patience and how Kohli is very emotional. Maybe that's where Rahane being the cooler personality may help? But I do think England have a good chance, because of the fearlessness of the players who play White ball.
England will go for Victory, for sure...
Lol I have not seen rahane even having a word with kolhi..he is good cricket mind though but feel virat is boss and rohit is the actual vice Captain
I am seeing this podcast today and it is only Adam and Geoff who said that there can be reverse swing. The likes of Warne and Hussain and Atherton with loads of cricketing knowledge did not but they did. We need people like you to analyse cricket at the biggest levels if you don't do it already
We're working on it... all support definitely helps :)
👉👉I am waiting to hear these lines from VK: I think Conditions changed from day 1,pitch became flat, they out played us, not regret my decision, we will comeback strong in the next match, Jadeja bowled really well without luck, seamers ran in all day... I hope i will not hear this😜😜😜
He is like a dictator who think he is lethal but in reality is a joke....
@@amitchirania5710 I think the devil in him often came out in the past, but it is manifested openly in non selection of ashwin, But we shd not pull out our hair, even india loose this, The unquestionable person apart from hitler in the history is our front foot obsessed captain of indian cricket team Virat kohli... I literally laughed when he scolded siraj to come around the wicket without suggesting, he likes to use his bowlers to his plans without letting bowlers come up with their plan... I think nobody in BCCI can question him
Folks Rahane averages 33 since November 2016 😭😭😭😭
The subtlety and genuine nature of this conversation. I keep coming back here everyday. Which side has both of your money on day 5? England bat deep. They play all day, they win. Can India beat the pitch and have those 10 wickets?
Looks like the answer was yes!
Superb analysis. Loved it
Thanks VK
This is such good test cricket.
India bringing it every series now.
Totally.
Came here after day 5 😎 spot on ✌🏻
How good these two, love to listen them.
Thanks Dr!
I believe England is in the same position in Oval where India was in Brisbane
Yep. And today we saw why Brisbane was so special.
Missing Ashwin anyone?
I was there on day 4 but didn’t see Adam. I think I saw Mark Butcher in the morning but did the British thing of leaving him alone.
Very British of you.
Adam Collins is one of the best commentators, in cricket.
Thanks a lot Riley
I hope to see, either 🏴 England or India 🇮🇳 shall win in final ball of the day 5 or even a tie.
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I must say England openers have played exceptionally well cricket under pressure and after tiring fielding (feels like they fielded since ages).
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Hope to see exciting, dramatic 🎭, end of the game, but not the tasteless draw.
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As usual, love to hear you guys.
Cheers buddy, enjoy the match.
Congratulations eng in advance
Just subbed boys you're awesome
Thanks Taha, jump in. Plenty of room.
U both r great analyst of the Game... Respect🤏👌... Obiously after Harsha...😃😉
Thanks Vinay
Its my pleasure....😃😉🤏
Cheers🥃 brozzzz for Indias Win🇮🇳🎉🎉🎉
Jadeja hasnt had much to do before this test, he hasnt had a spell to get into the rhythm and get used to the conditions in England. Also he doesnt have the skillset with the flight that ashwin uses to decieve batsman. For India Jadeja and reverse swing are the best bet to get 10 wickets. But surely England will be pleased to go into day 5 with all 10 wickets and yes all 4 results possible. Such a beautiful advert this again for test cricket, and this time we have had all 5 days play (barring bad light) and the weather easing the pitch from day 1/2 to day 3/4 and now breaking up just enough to scuff the ball, assist spin and allow reverse. But still not a minefield for batters. This is what Test cricket is all about, all factors and facets of the game all into play.
Five days play losing about 50 overs for slow rates!
@@FinalWordCricket I know Adam will count every second lost and counting to slow rates. the passion in that man for slow rates I tell you. I feel the same but you gotta accept the good with the bad. I had one crazy Idea about timing the game like you have in hockey or basketball. But then in cricket its not like one team slows things. both batters and feilding side are equally at fault. Dont think there is any solution to that. I dont mind the game lasting as long as it can, specially white ball as long as I get to see more of it :D
Strike rate of 600 can be topped with the overthrows, very unlikely though.
Ok, get technical :)
Win or loose, I think the current management (or whoever who is responsible for selecting playing 11) has committed grave mistakes in the past...I mean how can they leave out the best off spinner in the world from playing...Shashtri and Kohl have consistently made mistakes in this regard
And he even is a good batsman
England selectors have left out and alienated our best spinner too, as well as underbowling Moeen during historically spin friendly periods. There is clearly a lack of faith in spin in general outside of crumbling pitches.
Nd ur best spinner has no five wkt haul in SENA nd in 2018 series, we lost the 4rth test due to ashwin only .,where moin even took 6 wkts.....there is not much rough for ashwin , nd in whose place u want to play ash??
They should be sacked if india loses this test and Rohit appointed as captain
@@lj4daniel70 yes true,only point is Ashwin has improved a lot in overseas conditions and he is bowling his best, further Jadeja has not done much in 3tests, definitely Ashwin should have played this test as oval wicket is more known for being spinner friendly unlike other surfaces in england
Ps. I've only just realised the animation moves in the background..... On the ball.
Never thought about that. 😀
Subtlety is the way to go.
The Swan Lake pun did not get enough recognition from Adam.
Vindication.
As always it comes down to how the first session goes.
For india to put pressure they need to take couple of early wickets especially Joe root.
Will rohit sharma bowl at some point of time given the fact that jadeja is the lone spinner in the team?
Exciting final day.!!
BRING ROHIT ON
It would be interesting to see England's approach if a couple of wickets go down quickly . How tantalisingly poised this test is ! A great advertisement for test cricket !
Absolutely. But maybe it's safer for England to try scoring instead of blocking.
England will play positive
@@renjiths.9672 Yes , they should and probably will but we have seen many teams panicking after losing a quick couple of wickets and going into their shell . All in all, it's going to be an interesting day's test cricket.
@@sanjeevchaturvedi7194 yes you nailed it
Mmm... I have a strange feeling that Rahane is going to take an excellent catch tomorrow
Well he better do something productive
Do we have covid substitute in this series? If yes, India should get someone to get covid positive and bring in Ashwin. That will be crazy fun.
Good thinking.
Don't know about the rules. India can have Ashwin in the next match excluding jadeja because Thakur is batting well.
@@renjiths.9672 I was thinking the same
Thanks guys, someone still backing Rahane. Missed Adams presence yesterday, was still a good show though. Questions as you both are so good at what you do. Who will be ur top 4 pace bowler on a docile track on final day from current lot of players- all nations. One more if you can please touch upon in any of your episodes- how many of pure continuous batting failures(no run outs) are enough for a player to be dropped on performance basis than keeping his place in XI based on past performance.
Best flat-track bowlers... maybe Rabada, Bumrah, Mohammad Abbas and Cummins. Some with accuracy, some with pace, some with variations. As for when to drop someone, it's not an exact science. Depends on what else they bring to the team, what options are available, and how they look. Rahane has had some valuable partnerships in this series, so it's not black and white to look at 'failures'.
M so happy Adam has finally ended up at one of the test venues of this series or perhaps the series has ended up at the venue Adam is residing in :)
Hahahahaha
Really stupid decision to drop a great spinner and proven match winner like Ashwin for this game. We are 100% certain to win, if Ash was playing!
No way....ash is always a failure in overseas, who even was a failure in 2018 england series...ash doesnot hav enough rough on the off side....only a left arm spinner can get some turn from here....
In whose place ,u would had playd ash??
@@lj4daniel70 I would have played. 3 pace + 1 spin (Ashwin). And the 5th bowler would be either Shardul/Jadeja depending on if pace/spin wicket
@@lj4daniel70 Ashwin now is very improved bowler, after playing county. He can pick wickets in any conditions. In WTC in very unfavorable conditions, he still picked 2-3 wickets. In these spin friendly day 5, he will definitely win the game for India
Ashwin doesn’t deserve to play. Useless bowler, he will get hit all over the place on such a flat wicket, not much spin out there and pitch has slowed down
For since the pitch is flat, england win, and many think if Ashwin played India will win the match, it's not so straight forward in the English conditions, even if Ashwin played today there is no guarantee that India will win today, there is not much ruff to run through the team
Of course. No predictions are worth very much in cricket.
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We are expecting either a Draw or a Win. Considering the pitch is flat, and 4th day's new ball of 32 overs to England did not do the trick. Hence, I guess England winning tends to have higher chances than Indian team winning from here.
Key Takeaways for Virat Kohli and Shastri would be to do a proper team selection keeping aside their stubborn attitude of proving the rest of the people wrong.
hey im seeing ur comment everyday. but why u always telling England have more chances of win... are u Indian or England.. Even England former players are telling India had more chance... but u are totally different...
u guys questioned umesh yadav selection is the man who taken root wicket... you guys questioned shardul takur selection he answered by his bat...
thats why ur comment not got love by youtuber...
@@sumanth1030 See it is what it is. Ashwin could have done the trick. I said draw or win. Even if England draws the game, it is not in favour for India
@@krishnasa8916 lol see how umesh performed see how shardul performed and india are in the driving seat😎😎
I loved the stat about umesh yadav.
Very funny stats, sometimes.
Top class analysis.
Lord Shardulkar
Adam was right on the money here , sack rahane , next week they will sack KL , that's how indian cricket works ,, this is certainly true brother , but I feel they will not sack rahane jus for the betterment of Indian cricket I think it will be better if they give SKY one chance in English conditions , rahane has been to England tour for like what 3 times , so giving a chance to a youngster is a good choice considering the fact that rahane is currently not in good form , what your thoughts Geoff and Adam ,
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I have India loosing this one by 4 wickets .
Bowling just doesn’t look like taking 10 at this point .
I think ashwin is not gonna play the next one coz he is way smaller than kohli and shastris ego.
Shame coz I really thought this was the best chance for India to win the series with authority but hey..
May the best team win which I think is England at this point .
Please check Ashwin's record overseas, it's poor
@@AlwyneAvinashI agree with you but I still think there’s more than that . Most spinners struggle in sena countries , and from how ashwin was in Australia recently . Let’s be honest ashwin shown some improvement while can’t say the same about few others esp. rahane . His records are pedestrian, be it in India or overseas
@@toastedcroissant3458 I agree, Ashwin can be a better asset to team than Rahane
England could very easily win. Ona flat deck 90 something overs ... 290 something runs with a long tail is very possible.
All they need is 10 good balls or few poor shots.
The thing is - when you don’t play the number 2 bowler in the world against the team that is susceptible to spin on a “home” ground that spins the most, you don’t deserve to win. Because if that loudmouth of a skipper wins now, no questions will be asked and his rubbish will persist. So I am banking on England heroics to rub salt. If I’m proven wrong, so be it.
You will not be proven wrong.
I agree with you
England's gonna win...For sure...
Cant agree u more, Kohli's decision making ability is like bullshit
Perfectly said!
Agree! Tbh i think Keeping ashwin out will prove to be the big blunder for this match!
That loudmouth of a skipper is one of the most successful test captain that has ever been in the game. He is allowed his fair share of mistakes if you want to count excluding ashwin as one. Nevertheless, England would need some extraordinary effort to win. Its not gonna be a cakewalk, that I am sure.
Not sure how the pitch will be for the 5th Test. If it is anything similar to this one, Ashwin has to play. Its a no brainer.
Also it'd be nice if India produced a top order batsman who could bowl a bit (like Yuvi, Sachin and Sehwag).
Rahane has gotten enough chances. Its about time he gets dropped. There's plenty of talent waiting to fill his place in the starting eleven.
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Great analysis, it could four ways. I will be going and hope for a great test. England have a chance but it will be dependent if Kohli shuts shop and if it's not going his way then he uses negative tactics. India's bowling was almost 3rd eleven standard, they had no plan and/or unable to execute it. I wonder if the pitch will begin to crumble by the afternoon with the unexpected late English sun?
Let's all support the tie.
Rahane’s tests score since Australia tour from December 2020 onwards are 42-0, 112-27 22-4, 37-24, England tour of India 2021 are 1--0, 67--10, 7-NB, 27-NB, followed by WTC final 49-15, and India tour of England series 5-NB, 1-61, 18-10, and in this match 14-0. If England lose any game their commentators and experts do a proper analysis the coach makes the necesssary changes to make sure that others get a chance. But Shastri and Kohli are hell bent on sticking with Rahane for not sure what reason?! None of the Indian commentators have the guts to ask tough questions and all are just trying to get popularity and likes by taking goody-goody about everybody. If he has any dignity left Rahane should just vacate his post and give it to another deserving person because Shashtri and Kohli does not have the spine to make any necessary changes to make players accountable and bring in Suryakumar Yadav in the next match. None of the English SKY Sports commentators in UK uttered any word about Rahane all day today as they are pleased about his non-performance. Its up to the Indian team coach and captain to take this call but they are just turning a blind eye. Rishabh Pant started to unleash beast mode after scoring a personal landmark of 50 and got out C&B to Moeen Ali but wish he had thought about Indian team landmark of a lead of 350 or 400 for that matter as it looks like England will easily sail through tomorrow on this flat batting friendly pitch. Hoping for a miracle tomorrow.
You guys have watched soooo much cricket. Honest opinion who do u think is more likely to win? Also whats easier 10 good balls or 291 in 95 overs? Gut feel?
I for one feel that the Pressure when the target becomes closer is when the silly things start happening.
Statistically - 291 is a huge target to chase on the fifth day, and wickets will fall one way or another. So India holds the stronger position.
Anything can happen,India scored 324 runs on a final day at the Gabba.
327 odd overs bowled so far uptil stumps on day 4.
Lords lasted 415.3 overs,it might be again close to that in Oval test.
2nd new ball is 48 overs away so it will be available not much before tea.
It's an interesting set up & M Siraj should surprise the English batsman on a flat pitch.
Responsibility lies on shoulders of Jadeja to do the job for India at day 5.
291 required in 90 overs,it looks crazy but if England are not more than 5 down at tea,they will go for the win.
Those lower order English allrounders can do the drama in the final session on day 5.
If it stays sunny throughout on day 5 & India isn't able to knock England off,then S Thakur is good to bat at n.o 7 with 3 genuine quicks & Ashwin at 8.
Jadeja should be able to prove that wrong otherwise Ashwin should replace him at Manchester if India don't wanna go with 2 spinners & play 4 seamers.
13 wickets on day 1
7 wickets on day 2
3 wickets on day 3(That can be defining if Ind win or draw)
7 wickets on day 4
India needs 10 wickets on day 5 & will require help of spin & if it reverses U Yadav can be handy but Siraj could be the man to watch out on day 5.
It definitely now looks a 5 day 15 session 400+ over thriller.
All of that sounds pretty logical. Except not sure that Pant 6, Shardul 7, Ashwin 8 is reliable enough batting for England conditions.
First session will decide the fate of this test.
Rohit can bowl..well india shud try him for couple of over,s
It will be a sad day if he has to come and bowl. But something like Tendulkar, Kolkata 2001 and Sehwag, Perth 2008
But then Rohit is not Tendulkar or Sehwag as a bowler
Bring it on.
If jadeja can hold one end tightly, India's chances are high. If he started to leaking the runs, it will be an opportunity for England too. Tricky 5 th day 3 results are possible
India needed Ashwin in this pitch right now
But so many runs came from the lower-order players who were picked...
Geoff, where is the bird??
The bird does what it wants.
This is tough for india without ash
And Kohli wants to prove a point that India can win without Ashwin
Oh a very rare error lads. Only Swann and Deadly Derek Underwood have taken more wickets than Moeen ;)
Well spotted. Devastating news to all Tchaikovsky fans
Talk of present spinners .England seems to have none
It is Root who could switch over
The joke would have been way less funny this way.
@@FinalWordCricket yeah fair enough. I doubt there is Tchaikovsky ballet about a deadly swan...
Rahane inclusion and Ashwin exclusion Once again Kohli Proved he is not good at decision making
Which broadcaster does adam commentate for??
Radio commentary maybe
A small math calculation assuming 80 to 85 overs possible play on day 5 if bright sun shine. Say 291 in 85 overs comes out with 3.42 runs per over. Let us take pitch out of equation. Stokes is not here for England. Still England don't have a breathing space I think because from ball one England just need to score runs. Simply rotate strike and hit odd boundary. Still we all know virat how his tactics could be. Lot of rough for jadeja against left handers let's see. Interestingly positioned still not Englands game surely.
Not England's game at all... yet.
If the pitch stays as placid as it is , Malan and Ali can play like they do in white ball cricket and the others can hold one end so that England can press for victory !
But my guess is Bumrah has other plans !
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Your guess was right.
@@FinalWordCricket 😀❤️🇮🇳
ROHIT HAS TO BOWL HIS OFF SPINNERS.
IF HE DOES, he is Man of the Match.
He was too injured. Taking care of his knee.
Guys just one thing, though I am a little late, considering the FINAL day of a Great Test that this is could you guys do a RUclips live like 5 mins for Lunch and tea sessions?
Bit difficult with Adam on commentary.
Can’t see this India winning. Wickets absolutely flat. Post tea England will go into white ball mode. Watch out for Bairstow and Moeen.
If only they stayed till tea😂😂.
Clear cut India was better in this test match, India should win tomorrow. Takecare, ps kohli clueless captaincy is always a issue.
What's your hairstyle called, Jeff? Love your podcast . Keep it up.
It's called "Melbourne lockdown and all the barbers are closed" :)
Kohli will be sulking and Ashwin will be dancing if England chase !! Knives will be out for keeping him out repeatedly
Pretty sure Ashwin wants his team to win.
Welcome guys
Welcome to you :)
If the ball reverse tomorrow, it's India win today, if the ball does not reverse then it's england win today. There is not draw, I think england will go for it
Hope they go for it. They should.
The rotisserie of Indian cricket is for having such awesome players waiting in the wings. England have no other choice than to open with Rory Burns, avge of 30 odd, there's no-one else.. India *has* options. Rahane has been amazing, but he is out of touch, let him play some domestic cricket until he gets his mojo back. It's time to blood some of the younguns.
Just imagine India still have two top order batsmen that average more than 40 (Prithvi Shaw and Mayank Agarwal) as substitutes...
Ajinkya has given a new meaning to his name. Ajinkya means "I cannot win" !!! His performance has been disgraceful. His scores in this series so far starting from first test 5, NB, 1, 61, 18,10, and in this match 14 and 0. With that kind of performance we will remain a--jinkya. I guess Rohit Sharma as captain, Dravid or Dhoni as coach is the way forward for the future. The strengh of the bench, Suryakumar, Prithvi or Mayank surely should be tested for the next match. Rahane needs to go. Atleast Pujara showed determination this time around and was quite good with his batting run-rate in the second innings. But I wont feel sad if he is unfit because of his ankle sprain for the next match.
@@naxalhim i agree with you. Pujara has been a stalwart for India, and his record speaks for itself. I think the way he is batting now, he should be in the team for the final test match, but, for upcoming series' we need to blood our youngsters. Given our strength, Rahane & Pujara must make way. Even Virat isn't firing on all cylinders. Rohit would be a better Captain, and Virat can find his form again, just like Sachin stepped down to concentrate on his batting.
This is all sacrilege for Adam and Geoff btw 😂
Hahaha
Easy victory for England at 3.0 rpo with nothing in this pitch. Would be a tragedy if they don't do it.
It's a long way off...
@@FinalWordCricket never seen a pitch this good on day 4
India can afford to drop Rahane.. even if you don't like it.. they will do what's better for the team
They can afford to, yes.
India will probably miss Ashwin
This time I agree with both of you. I think England is going to knock down India, but may be in dreams 😂😂.
Hahaha
I don't think runs are enough
More than England ever chased in history...
India wud win by tea time today because pitch wud support reverse swing, bowlers footmarks wud help odd ball to bounce unevenly.I think in 60 overs England wud be all out.
Duke’s ball doesn’t really reverse. There hasn’t been any reverse swing all series.
Yeah, no strong likelihood of reverse tomorrow. All about discipline and patience.
@@FinalWordCricket let's see how pictch wud behave today.It wud be quite interesting
@@nikunjdixit3225 Yesterday Reverse swing of Bumra was the ultimate game changer.
@@FinalWordCricket Yesterday Reverse swing of Bumra and those two wicket after lunch made the difference.All happened on 5th day pitch
It is the weather , wicket and toss more than anything mattered. Toss, key. This therefore is terrible
If Joe Root can spin, so can Rohit Sharma. Try Him!!
Rohit may not be available but even if he is Kohli's ego will not allow that even at the cost of match.
How come 4 results possible. India win, Eng win, Draw or else Tie
Not sure England will even try and win this game. Either way, makes me think I should have bought a day 5 ticket for 20 quid when I got my surrey tickets...
Always take the chance!
Having followed England cricket over many yrs now, I would back them to dramatically collapse in the final session & lose the match....It wouldn't surprise me one bit since it's a timid team with zero winning mindset
Dropping Ashwin poor call...india will feel bad for it
Good call to drop him, he can only bowl on dustbowls
Rishab pant set's up a classic??????
Wasn't it more Shardul and other 2 bowlers?????
Am not saying pant's contribution isn't a valid one but he got out stupidly as usual slogging when he had the chance to really make it big,
Are you guys also biased???
How long would you like our headlines to be?
@@FinalWordCricket Its not about how long dude ..
I feel Pant gets more credit than he deserves..sure he does do magical things every now and then.. but he looked miserable in previous 3 matches when the ball was moving, and now he has scored a fifty in flattest condition of this series so far and you are giving him all the credits, where it was actually Shardul who looked more confident and assured than him and played superbly....
@@FinalWordCricket I like you guys for the pure unbiased review all the time...but this thumbnail today...Nah I don't agree with it...
It could be "Shardul and Pant together set up a classic"