India vs England test series

[LIONS then DAYLIGHT]

I normally think Englands best chance of winning test match is to bat first. Especially against the better teams, i cant see them firing much in this test.

 

[Grimwood]

Broad seems to have forgotten that you're supposed to make the batsman play.

Why he tries to come up with all these plans when he's perfectly capable of bowling a good line just short of a length outside off stump I'll never know.

 

[DoubleO7]

Gambhir with a century.

 

[Grimwood]

Sigh.

That's one of the most disciplined bowling performances I've seen from England for a while... and yet they have nothing to show for it.

Dats liiiifffeee tum te tum.. etc

 

[Cousin Jed]

can you consider 65 off 205 balls a return to form?

 

[LIONS then DAYLIGHT]

India seem to be quite content with the draw.

Something about playing in India which brings the over-rates down, so far in this series there has been no improvement from what we saw in the recent India Australian series.

 

[Grimwood]

can you consider 65 off 205 balls a return to form?

Well, when you've been playing as badly as Dravid has recently...

India will rack up something between 500 and 600.

England will collapse to spin for about 200, follow on, and draw the match with a painfully slow 250/6.

There will be much fog and many delays.

 

[Grimwood]

Something about playing in India which brings the over-rates down, so far in this series there has been no improvement from what we saw in the recent India Australian series.

England have been going at about 14-15 overs an hour today. It's just the late start and early finish that's led to only 72 being bowled.

 

[damochandler]

cement feet got a duck. well he can either get a tripple ton or duck every time. dravid needed this innings and if he does pass mare waugh and get a ton in this match. my money is on him calling it a day

 

[MelVilander]

There is a patch of bare at spinners length in the pitch the indians are plotting a 4th day havoc, remember the last time mishra and harby got some a few AUS wickets around same time..i think we are looking at a day and half more of grind.

 

[red+black]

can you consider 65 off 205 balls a return to form?

that's about his rate when he's in form.

 

[ManWithNoName]

that's about his rate when he's in form.

Perfect innings for him to retire on then.

 

[LIONS then DAYLIGHT]

England are getting absolutely hammered.

India 302/1

Gambhir 167*

Dravid 124*

Partnership of 296*

Lunch Day 2

 

[anti.]

looks like a typical india snorefest game.

make 700...england make 400, game over with a draw and india keep their 1-0 lead.

 

[likka]

That's what everyone said during the Aussie series... then blokes like Sharma, Khan, Mishra and Harbhajan tore us a new one.

 

[damochandler]

india lost 4 quick wickets and england are sort of back in it

 

[Alpha1]

Ohh well looks like a loss to India now. Unless Yuraj and Dohin can get it up to 450

 

[Grimwood]

453

India have it in the bag. LtD's attempt to sledge England over the importance of winning the toss may have failed last week, but this pitch isn't going to flatten out. India's seamers will knock a few over when England start to chase the game and then the spinners will mop up. It only remains to be seen if the mist keeps things to a draw.

England needed a bit of luck if they were going to be a team as good as India on this pitch and they didn't get it.

The only consolation is that Sunil Gavaskar is nowhere to be heard.

 

[linda]

Its going to be a wonder innings from Pietersen or all over by the end of day four .
Sadly it will be the latter .England are talking about going for it perhaps they should of done that last week when they were in a dominant position

 

[Alpha1]

If England go for it will play into the hands of India. Unless KP and Flitnoff come up with a gem of an innings I don't see which of their other batsmen can do a Shewag.

 

[Ferris_rules]

England need to play aggressive cricket score at 4.5 an over for about 5 sessions.

Would need Flintoff and Kevin to play gems of innings though !

India or draw result !

 

[Alpha1]

Massive fog around the ground, delayed start if England want to win they have no option now but to go for it from the start.

 

[LIONS then DAYLIGHT]

Well if we lose in the first test at least we can console ourselves in the fact that somethings never change and that is that England are still getting hammered.

 

[Alpha1]

Don't think Aussies will loose the test still a long way to go, get 2 quick wickets and its allover for SA. I wouldn't write of a team like the Aussies.

 

[LIONS then DAYLIGHT]

May i ask what nationality you are and what team you support Alpha1?