Anderson seals England victory over India in fifth Test
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James Anderson became the most successful fast bowler in Test history when he sealed England's 118-run win over India at the Oval on Tuesday.
With just one wicket to fall, and Anderson needing one more to break the record of 563 he had shared with retired Australia great Glenn McGrath, the 36-year-old Lancashire paceman bowled Mohammed Shami to give England victory in the fifth Test and a 4-1 series win.
India were dismissed for 345 on the fifth and final day, having been set a mammoth 464 for victory. They collapsed to two for three before a sixth-wicket stand of 204 between opener KL Rahul (149) and wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant (114) gave them hope of an improbable win.
But leg-spinner Adil Rashid took two for three in 12 balls to remove both century-makers after tea, with India then struggling at 328 for seven.
England declared their second innings at 423 for eight on Monday.
Alastair Cook made 147 in his final Test innings before international retirement and England captain Joe Root hit 125, with the pair putting on 259 for the third wicket.
Cook's innings meant he became just the fifth player in history, after Australia's Reggie Duff, Bill Ponsford and Greg Chappell and India's Mohammad Azharuddin to score hundreds in both their first and last Tests.
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Sep 11, 2018 08:31pm
A nice innings by the Indian opener. Congratulations,
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Sep 11, 2018 09:00pm
A valiant effort from the youngsters. They did provide a glimpse of hope. There were three out for one run and then around 325 for five. This is test cricket at its best.
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Sep 11, 2018 09:42pm
4-1 Congratulations England well played England.
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Sep 11, 2018 09:46pm
Very few player have contributed in world cricket like Younis Khan and Misbah in Test cricket for there nation.Whenever Pakistan needed they were there like SOLID WALL.Other's play hit and miss game.
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Sep 11, 2018 10:01pm
A 4-1 defeat feels tough on India. India fought hard, and were only outclassed in one of the five Tests at Lord's. Kohli scored close to 600 runs and he outclassed everyone by miles! There were 5 centuries by Indians as opposed to 3 by England.
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Sep 11, 2018 10:02pm
@Sarah - This was not about Pak team. Let's be fair.
A valiant effort from India in this match but the score was far too big for them to chase.
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Sep 11, 2018 10:10pm
This calls for a series with Zimbabwe, so that Virat can get his average back up.
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Sep 11, 2018 10:26pm
Well done England and well deserved 4 - 1 victory!
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Sep 11, 2018 11:10pm
The Indians were jumping when they were 325 for 5.
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Sep 11, 2018 11:11pm
Not surprised with the result
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Sep 11, 2018 11:13pm
Time for that Zimbabwe Series, so Kohli can bring up his average.
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Sep 11, 2018 11:17pm
One shouldn't forget that in the current India tour England, India sealed the T20 series by 2-1 & ODI series was lost by a fluke of 1-2. We will get to know the real best Asian team in the upcoming Asia cup.
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Sep 11, 2018 11:42pm
Given how close the games were, the tosses mostly decided the results. And Joe Root won all five tosses getting England to bat first in all games. The only game where Root chose to bowl first, India won by an innings.
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Sep 11, 2018 11:49pm
This series loss is quite devastating for Indian captain and his team. India will participate in Asia Cup with psychologically defeated mentality.
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Sep 11, 2018 11:54pm
Thanks England for winning the last match which threatened at one stage as going towards draw 4-1 means you sailed over the Indians..
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Sep 11, 2018 11:59pm
Congrats England . Well played.
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Sep 12, 2018 12:07am
India need a new captain!
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Sep 12, 2018 12:07am
@AXH What about Kohli's below par captaincy?
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Sep 12, 2018 12:07am
Shastri will defend this too!
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Sep 12, 2018 12:08am
England outplayed India in all departments. Welldone!
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Sep 12, 2018 12:17am
That is some drubbing. Not sure why weak teams like India are given such long tours of 5 tests.
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Sep 12, 2018 12:30am
Indian batting unit fizzled out all through the series barring individual performance in each game. A very painful and heartbreaking series to watch not as much about the loss as the evident lack of technique to play in seaming conditions.
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Sep 12, 2018 12:46am
Team India, you have been Tested, you have been weighed, and you have been found wanting!! Mic
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Sep 12, 2018 01:33am
Excellent show once again by Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid, who have time and again proved to be great tangible assets for their team. Well done and keep it up. As far as their opponents were concerned, the lesser said, the better. However, one thing is for sure; without the fake but powerful Indian media, they are zero.
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Sep 12, 2018 02:01am
@Sarah Both of them were good for Pakistan. There were many contemporaries who scored more runs and more centuries than both of them.
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Sep 12, 2018 02:05am
India should learn its lesson from the series. They won many sessions and days where the bowlers and batsmen dominated opponents but didn't capitalize on those and allowed other team come back into the game. Lost all tosses. Kohli is awesome batsman but as a captain he needs to think more and stop abrupt changes in the team.
I think Kumble and Dravid are better choice than Shastri as a coach.
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Sep 12, 2018 02:09am
Congrats James. A fine innings to a retirement. Wish you well.
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Sep 12, 2018 02:43am
@Sarah real legends indeed. Misyou.
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Sep 12, 2018 02:46am
@AXH hardly. Result was clear on day two. Well played England.
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Sep 12, 2018 02:58am
India in England -England win 4-1; England in India India win 5-0
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Sep 12, 2018 03:44am
Well played by both teams, no big fights or controversy, quite friendly. Well done England.
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Sep 12, 2018 04:06am
well played England. Indian fans should congratulate England ! Well deserved century by Cook and a very poor performance by the Indian team.
I think Indian team should arrange more foriegn tours, as the pitches at home are designed for the batsmen only.
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Sep 12, 2018 05:20am
@Sarah In India- India win 5-0 In England England win 4-1. Maths question- who won on home/away basis
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Sep 12, 2018 05:29am
England is Sher at home pitch only. So, what else is new?
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Sep 12, 2018 06:11am
@Sarah That is your opinion. You may not have seen others batting.
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Sep 12, 2018 06:54am
@Sarah out of context???
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Sep 12, 2018 07:02am
It should not have occurred to India 1-4 so now India realize when other countres, cricket teams, come to India, wickets should not be made to her demand. Instead, it should be accordingly beauty of cricket.
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Sep 12, 2018 07:42am
@Sarah none of them could hold a candle im front
Of the the real WALL as he known -Dravid
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Sep 12, 2018 07:42am
Under pressure indian super stars have always failed....be it Sachin or Kohli
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Sep 12, 2018 08:19am
Great result for the English team. Valiant fight back from Rahani and Pant, all the other Indian frontline batsmen offered zero resistance.
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Sep 12, 2018 08:31am
@Sarah please add Rahul Dravid also.
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Sep 12, 2018 11:23am
Unlucky kohli lost the toss on all 5 occasions. The series would have been more interesting if he had won at least two.
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Sep 12, 2018 12:19pm
@Mahen "India in England -England win 4-1; England in India India win 5-0"
We forget about the toss going 5-0 in English favor and in spite of that India winning one game comprehensively, losing one badly and competing very closely in remaining two. If just two of the tosses went India's way, perhaps they would be 3-1 up by choosing to bat first like the English did.
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Sep 12, 2018 12:27pm
@Hasan stupid he(virat) score highest in series with best average between two teams..
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Sep 12, 2018 01:03pm
@bangalore.citizen ....but you still lost, doesn't matter how many 100's your team scored, your argument is the same as writing the correct answer in an exam, but for the wrong question,
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Sep 12, 2018 02:29pm
India just stick with playing tests at home!!! thats why your number 1
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Sep 12, 2018 02:54pm
@Avinash not sure if that's true.If it is, people with short height generally end up good batsman. One thing though, against Sam Curran Kohli was nothing short of clueless. All teams will pick this up for sure. About the toss, the pitches in all the tests remained consistent for batting till day 5. Check the reports some time, they are good.
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Sep 12, 2018 04:53pm
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Also, the lesser said about man of series Curran whose innings was the turning point in two tests, Broad and Anderson who never allowed the Indian top order to get going, Root and Cook whose centuries set up the massive fourth innings target in the last test, the better.
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Sep 12, 2018 07:53pm
@Q NIKALA
Yes more in hope and awe than any thing else, and the English were worried, question is why is India's performance always a benchmark for every thing you guys do as a nation. We do not equate any of our successes or failures with anything pakistan has to offer or for that matter any other country.
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Sep 12, 2018 09:03pm
I'd like to stress here that India does not have a match winner like Sehwag who tore apart many bowlers like Shoaib Akthar , Saqlain Mushtaq and Brett Lee. Virat Kohli used to be a matchwinner before captaincy but not anymore. He scored close to 600 runs but his team loses 1-4. He says that the matches were closer. I don't think so. Had that been the case, India would've won by margin 3-2 or lost it 2-3 but not 1-4. He's not accepting the reality. He's arrogant and immature. The lesser we talk about Ravi Shastri the better it is. Now, India should play him just as a batsman and look for a new captain. Many people say that Rahane is good. I think he plays too many loose shots and hence should not be there in the team. Also he dropped couple of critical catches Even yesterday he got out to such an irresponsible shot. Had he batted till tea, India could've drawn the match. I think the Indian spectators also should realise that this team is not good to win overseas series.
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Sep 13, 2018 05:15pm
@Sarai Alamgir Rightly said. There is nothing like moral victory. It is either victory or loss. Batting ability of this team was never tested out side sub continent. In last 8 test it was tested and failed miserably. All front line batsman Vijay, Dhavan, Rahul, Rahne and Pujara (Except couple of good shows).
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