India v England 2012-13

[19thmay]

side effects of IPL are showing up.....sour grapes, yeah, maybe........Ashwin trying to bowl six different lengths, lines, variations in one over shows it.......u've got to be monotonous in test match..........Virat kohli dancing down to Swann and getting bowled - i havent seen such dismissals with any other country's batsmen.........it all looks bleak for India from now on - players who are just T20 fit which is a gamble anyways - no players who have the temperament to last in test formats.........IPL is slowly but steadily dismantling the test match structure of Indian cricket

+1 All the dismissals in the second innings [ except Sachin ] are due to ODI/T20 shots. Currently except Pujara none has that temperament, hopefully Kohli learns that soon.

What we miss are

1. Strong openers
2. Strong lower middles order
3. Very good fast bowlers
4. Good spinners.
5. Strong leader.

Currently only one down looks satisfactory.