Sassy Colin
Death or the gladioli!
I guess in India they have to balance between wanting their team to do well with an almost religious passion against a good effigy burning session, which I'm sure they enjoy just as much as wining a Test match.
Yeah we love to burn effigies. Although we still haven't burned the effigy of an individual player blaming him for the world cup exitI guess in India they have to balance between wanting their team to do well with an almost religious passion against a good effigy burning session, which I'm sure they enjoy just as much as wining a Test match.
wtf? Was the coin too wet or something...Weather delayed the toss..
The Umpires have to inspect the pitch at 10:50. Toss will only happen after that.wtf? Was the coin too wet or something...
Fair enough, but they will have to have the toss anyway won't they? Why delay it because of the weather when the state of the weather has no bearing on the toss of a coin...The Umpires have to inspect the pitch at 10:50. Toss will only happen after that.
Also rumors on twitter that Broad is playing this match.
This is not good, looks like the country is wearing a nappy today...1034
Team news from England: as expected, Stuart Broad has got the nod ahead of Tim Bresnan. Possibly a little fortuitous, possibly not entirely merited on form for country or county over the last six months.
Our test side has mostly cricketers who broke through in the 90s and there was no professionalism back then. Some would argue that it's still not there, but there's a lot more focus on fielding now. Our ODI unit is quite good at fielding with the likes of Raina, Kohli, Rohit but our test side is the exact opposite.Fairly even session.
Barely any runs, but 21 overs of the new ball gone with only one wicket down.
Why is India's (and seemingly alot of sub-continent sides) fielding so bloody average and laboured!?
Zaheer is carrying a bit of extra weight aswell.
Yeah we love to burn effigies. Although we still haven't burned the effigy of an individual player blaming him for the world cup exit
Pietersen is uniquely talented batsman who can score 100's even if the ball is moving side ways. KP is just as likely to get a duck on a flat pitch as he is to get a hundred on a grassy one.One more wicket would be nice. It would open up the match a bit for us as Pietersen, Morgan aren't players who lock the gate down like Strauss, Trott do. Bell's still to come, though.
You've got to go there to leave with a scapegoat...Yeah we love to burn effigies. Although we still haven't burned the effigy of an individual player blaming him for the world cup exit
Unlike you English, We've no problems in admitting that we're crap at footballYou've got to go there to leave with a scapegoat...
Zaheer is a world class bowler but that wasn't down to his inetlligence because he didn't bowl that one where he intended to..What a daft shot by Strauss.
Zaheer must be the most intelligent bowler in the world. Even when he's not bowling at his best he just gets wickets somehow.
You've got to win a cricket world cup to be taken seriously in the cricketing world.You've got to go there to leave with a scapegoat...
It was short. What did he intend to do? Bowl a yorker? Point is he's just got a knack of getting wickets even if he's not bowling brilliantly. His variety and decision making in using that variety is fantastic. It's amazing how often I feel he's not really looking great but he'll shut me up by getting a wicket or two against the run of play.Zaheer is a world class bowler but that wasn't down to his inetlligence because he didn't bowl that one where he intended to..
Anyway, just the wicket India needed.
You guys should tell us!Whats a good score on this pitch?
He clearly dragged that one down a little bit mate.It was short. What did he intend to do? Bowl a yorker? Point is he's just got a knack of getting wickets even if he's not bowling brilliantly. His variety and decision making in using that variety is fantastic. It's amazing how often I feel he's not really looking great but he'll shut me up by getting a wicket or two against the run of play.
You've got to win a cricket world cup to be taken seriously in the cricketing world.
'yeah but but but we invented it'.
Rain.You guys should tell us!
What happened against Lanka?
Didn't he just recently react angrily to a suggestion that he was English? That's enough reason.Didn't realize KP was so hated in England. Hussain just said that English people love to hate KP.
Fair enough. My point was that in general he out thinks the batsman a lot of the time rather than always blowing them away with their brilliance.He clearly dragged that one down a little bit mate.
To be honest, I'll just be happy if we somehow draw this test. So I'm not too bothered if England get a big score as long as we do well with the bat. We're notoriously poor in the first test even in the series' we excel at (away from home).Rain.
Pitch looks more bowler friendly than last months test. I reckon anything against Zaheer & co > 250 is very good in these conditions or India would have chosen to bat.
The English do certainly not believe they are the best in Cricket. We've been so shite for so long there aren't any illusions left. However, this is clearly the strongest English test side I've seen since I first followed cricket in the 70's.You've got to win a cricket world cup to be taken seriously in the cricketing world.
'yeah but but but we invented it'.
I'm not winding up the English here, but I don't think it's wrong actually. He isn't an Englishman. He is south african.Didn't he just recently react angrily to a suggestion that he was English? That's enough reason.
Yeah, this side gives us the feel of "we can be one of the best" rather than the smugness of feeling we're already there, mainly because cricket isn't as widely reported in the press as the football team meaning there is less bandwagon jumping.The English do certainly not believe they are the best in Cricket. We've been so shite for so long there aren't any illusions left. However, this is clearly the strongest English test side I've seen since I first followed cricket in the 70's.
It certainly seems that way given the general talk. I'll admit I've not seen that much of this team. And it's the best period for Indian cricket ever.The English do certainly not believe they are the best in Cricket. We've been so shite for so long there aren't any illusions left. However, this is clearly the strongest English test side I've seen since I first followed cricket in the 70's.