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Still 1-0 down in the series...SL took 9 wickets, and lost only 4 having declared. The laughter was and is justified, especially when the rankings are taken into consideration.
Question is, will pakistan utilize him properly? Give him the proper mentors, proper support system, and yes when needed the REST.What a talent Aamer is at such a young age...
We are half the side we are if you take out 2 of our main bowlers. Even with all of them fit, we are a terrible bowling unit.. but the replacements are so dire that any team can score 400 against us easily.Still 1-0 down in the series...SL took 9 wickets, and lost only 4 having declared. The laughter was and is justified, especially when the rankings are taken into consideration.
I'm fairly sure we'll win as well, as although the bowling conditions are helpful, our batsmen are used to the ball moving around, so can handle it a bit better. Pakistan's batsmen will probably find the going difficultAs far this Englad series, I think England will win the tests 3-0 or so.. England's worst batsman(Prior) is at least as good as Pakistan's best. Maybe Umar Akmal stands out, but everyone else is terrible.
Better in truth, Englands lowest averaging batsman Matt Prior Averages a tick below 41 in test cricket, Pakistans best batsman Umar Akmal averages 39, i said it yesterday, not 1 Pakistani batsman would get close to this England team and thats where this series will be won and lost.We are half the side we are if you take out 2 of our main bowlers. Even with all of them fit, we are a terrible bowling unit.. but the replacements are so dire that any team can score 400 against us easily.
If all our bowlers are fit and do a reasonably decent job, our batting can carry us through to a win in a lot of games.
As far this Englad series, I think England will win the tests 3-0 or so.. England's worst batsman(Prior) is at least as good as Pakistan's best. Maybe Umar Akmal stands out, but everyone else is terrible.
The English Dravid of sorts.I love Collingwood. This is someone who has made the best from what he has been given. Limited talent but effective player. Averages 45 in tests. Stunning.
Yup but there’s still serious question marks over the potency of the bowling attack in non favourable conditions, away from home England have struggled to take 20 wickets on a consistent basis and that needs to be improved if were to become the No.1 side in the world.Morgan looks very very special I have to say. I also like the look of the bowling attack; Anderson, Broad, Finn and Swann. These are good times for English cricket.
It's pathetic how it has reached this stage. For a country obsessed with cricket and with so much money in the game in India, it's embarrassing.We are half the side we are if you take out 2 of our main bowlers. Even with all of them fit, we are a terrible bowling unit.. but the replacements are so dire that any team can score 400 against us easily.
If all our bowlers are fit and do a reasonably decent job, our batting can carry us through to a win in a lot of games.
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Bingo.^Because everyone wants to be a batsmen..what kid seriously dreams of pounding in over and over for no reward?
Get some genuine pitches going, it will result in bowlers doing better, and little vinod and rakesh dreaming of being the new Ishant bowling India to victory, and not Sehwag batting India to victory.
The thing I liked about him was his temperament, Lankans tried hard to tempt him with Bouncers and bowls outside the off stump but rarely did he get tempted by it and thus played a good innings when we really really needed a partnership.Raina has the same flaw as Yuvraj in his game, BOUNCE. I know the cliche is to say, ALL players from the subcontinent have issues with it, the really good ones have it in their game to adapt.
Yuvraj unfortunately does not, or has let the commercial side of his fame get to this head, thus not spending enough time working to supplement his natural talent. Raina will need to fix this issue, if he wants to be a truly successful batsmen for India in the test arena.
The signs for Suresh Raina so far are good though, the selectors have not rushed him, and with every new challenge he has been given, he has risen to the task so far.
Eh?The English Dravid of sorts.
The English Dhoni more like.The English Dravid of sorts.
I always found him more like DravidThe English Dhoni more like.
Dravid is technically miles ahead of Collingwood. Collingwood like Dhoni despite not being naturally talented have had very good career mainly due to their application. Both are solid and consistent performers who have unorthodox batting styles.I always found him more like Dravid
He seems to be such a steady player, a rock really. Always thought of him like Dravid for some reason
..what?The English Dravid of sorts.
Yeah true Technically dravid's far superior to almost anyone.Dravid is technically miles ahead of Collingwood. Collingwood like Dhoni despite not being naturally talented have had very good career mainly due to their application. Both are solid and consistent performers who have unorthodox batting styles.
It's games and pitches like this that are terrible for cricketSo India finally all out for 707
some stats
- batted for 225.2 overs
- 4 SL bowlers gave up 100+ runs, with Randiv giving up 222 runs(73 overs!!!)
- despite the massive score, there were two batsmen who scored less than 4 runs(Rahul Dravid and Harbhajan Singh)
- overall run rate :3.13, SL was 4.02
SL now 50/1
Day 5 session 2. Safe to say this is going to be a draw.
I think Finn and that lad of Pakistani origin (name?) will provide that. Swann is also a very good spinner. I think the Ozzies are shitting themselves.Yup but there’s still serious question marks over the potency of the bowling attack in non favourable conditions, away from home England have struggled to take 20 wickets on a consistent basis and that needs to be improved if were to become the No.1 side in the world.
On flat tracks in Aus or the subcontinent you often either need a real raw pace speedster to take the pitch out of the equation as it were or a mystery spinner, Englands attack is a good one but lacks either of those and is rather orthodox in its approach, which is why its still a tad blunt on flat tracks away from home, hopefully that’ll change in the upcoming tours though, i really fancy this England side to atleast draw the upcoming ashes series downunder.
Ajmal Shahzad is the guy I think you're referring to. He and Finn (especially) will be useful on the Aussie pitches. Anderson is a quality bowler when it swings, but when there is no swing he if very average. I'm no expert on Aussie pitches but I don't think it swings for a very long time, in which case I think he will struggle. Finn's bowling will be suited to the Australia pitches, and Botham reckons Shahzad will be very useful with reverse swing.I think Finn and that lad of Pakistani origin (name?) will provide that. Swann is also a very good spinner. I think the Ozzies are shitting themselves.