God help me - the Test Cricket thread

[ElwoodBlues1]

Marnus looked OK,  he got a decent ball and at least they had to winkle him out.  Too many others get themselves out, it's the reason Head isn't test standard.  Some of the appealing is clearly designed to pressure the umpires.... Frivolous appeals for stuff pitching outside leg, close catches etc.  The Indians talked at least one out today. I'm not surprised Ashwin cops a lot of short stuff,  he's got a big mouth.

Head is another one with problems vs the short stuff, looks uncomfortable and doesnt want to get forward even when the ball is up there to hit and is always straddling the crease neither really back or forward playing those drives outside off and getting caught in the slip to point arc. Wade is a fighter but when he looks your best batsman then you have problems.
No use having a decent attack when your batting lineup is unreliable, this wicket was flat and the bowling competent but nothing special, they were even one player down with Umesh injured and we still collapsed.
Langar will probably bring back Shaun or Mitch Marsh as the fix.....