Some of the stylish batters wearing caps:
Mark Waugh, Sunil Gavaskar, Mike Gatting, Zaheer Abbas, Virender Sehwag, Mark Taylor, Greame Smith, Richie Richardson ....
these guys made it their own :P

LBW decisions iron out always. Though perhaps not at the end of a career :P

Its disappointing Guardian didnt choose to include the 2020-21 series victory in Australia by India.

That win was remarkable coz only 2 India players lasted all four tests !
At the fourth in Gabba, India had to use net bowlers to make up the XI due to injuries.

Some comments are revolting .. lmao

yep, the language is pretty confusing 😆

does it come with pre-lined ice cubes

4. Slip catching needs to be professionally designated.

5. Need one pinch hitter cum part time spinner/medium pacer. The likes of Washi, Jadeja, Nitish are uni-dimensional in swinging conditions. Harshit Rana fits the bill !

6. Appoint test match coach not IPL ones.

lucky it isnt a clone too :P

chill... there are 6 more to fall lol

Never understood India's bowling choice throughout the series !

Why is Washi Sundar in the team on this pitch?

Harshit Rana shld be in here as backup seamer. He can also bat.... It looks highly unlikely Washi will bowl on this wicket.

mate, you keep showing these heavens and i wonder wth am i doing elsewhere lol

Always held that Aus wld prepare seamer friendly wickets for whole series... not too pacy bc India have a good attack too.
But Aus are playing to their strength which is the 4 pacer attack while India except for second dig at Perth have done no batting to boast abt lol

a strategic retreat isnt always bad in test cricket.

anyway, Nitish seems to have the best technique after KL fo these conditions.

Of the 4 specialists, 2 are woeful on the pitch!
Have always held that if you tour and want to win series, need to have 4 specialist seamers. If you get a bowling allrounder, well thats a bonus :P

Also can understand why Nitish isnt sent above Jadeja, even possibly above Kohli !

Players fielding at slips for major part of career wouldnt know an inkling ?!
It's wld be strange if they didnt know 🙂

Too little too late though!

I expected India to retain Bumrah as captain after the Perth win (or at least Pant) and keep Sharma in the XI based on returns.

But India are keen on racing to defeats 😡👺

if you ask Boland to bowl 100 balls outside off to Kohli, you can expect him to nick 70% of that in current form !
🤣🤣

what i cant understand is that how a veteran slip catcher will claim is as out !