England V India ***Clash of the Heavyweights*** Test, T20 and ODI Series

[Stewy]

No one cares about the India-Sussex match?

Nope There's such a massive difference between county and international cricket.

 

[TheCenturion]

Nope There's such a massive difference between county and international cricket.

Clearly not with India having already been dominated by Somerset and Northants

 

[Alpherah]

What a ball from Dernbach that was.. knew he had good variations of pace from 65 -> 80 mph but never seen him hovering around 90 like that one :O

 

[Stewy]

That's embarrassing

There really is though, I mean to be in contention for the national side you need to have a bowling average of like 20 or batting of 80+. You only have to look at the likes of Onions and Panesar when they're playing for their counties to see how much they dominate.

 

[TheCenturion]

That's embarrassing

There really is though, I mean to be in contention for the national side you need to have a bowling average of like 20 or batting of 80+. You only have to look at the likes of Onions and Panesar when they're playing for their counties to see how much they dominate.

I was joking but you're absolutely right, except the figures you quoted are wrong

 

[Stewy]

Was meant to emphasise how ridiculous you have to be for your county, no idea on actual figures

 

[TheCenturion]

Thank you to the mod who changed the thread title

Now I need to find some time to update the OP

 

[ringo747]

Ireland doing badly here. Gary Wilson is painful to watch batting.

 

[TheCenturion]

India's first win of the tour. woooo

 

[Alpherah]

England's second string win easily in the end

 

[Weebull]

The ICC totally agree with my theory of Sangakkara being the best wicketkeeper-batsman.

ICC Test Team of the Year

Alastair Cook (Eng)
Hashim Amla (SA)
Jonathan Trott (Eng)
Sachin Tendulkar (Ind)
Kumar Sangakkara (SL – wicketkeeper/captain)
AB de Villiers (SA)
Jacques Kallis (SA)
Stuart Broad (Eng)
Graeme Swann (Eng)
Dale Steyn (SA)
James Anderson (Eng)
Zaheer Khan (Ind) (12th man)

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/aug/26/cook-trott-icc-player-of-year

How does Bell not make that list though? He's averaging nearly 100 for the last 12 months.

 

[Alpherah]

5 Eng players make test team of the year! Feel sorry for Bell for not making it though, he's been immense over the last 12 months.

Team:

Alastair Cook (England)
Hashim Amla (South Africa)
Jonathan Trott (England)
Sachin Tendulkar (India)
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka - wicketkeeper/captain)
AB de Villiers (South Africa)
Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
Stuart Broad (England)
Graeme Swann (England)
Dale Steyn (South Africa)
James Anderson (England)

-edit-
Beaten Still strongly disagree about Sangakkara, he doesn't even keep in tests anymore afaik?
Otherwise - Tendulkar is a question mark considering form in the last 12 months (good but not spectacular, and then massively abused by England)
Sangakkara i've already mentioned.
And AB over Bell? ..hmm
Kallis, Swann, Steyn and Anderson are thumbs up though

 

[Gooner14]

Beaten Still strongly disagree about Sangakkara, he doesn't even keep in tests anymore afaik?

Since 2008! So a totally odd choice, might as well have selected Bell in his place.

 

[TheCenturion]

Agree on the test team of the year, seems to be a good pick, very fair and reflects the form of players, except Zaheer > Anderson

 

[Weebull]

Yeah, I was only kidding, it does seem a silly choice to make him keeper when hasn't actually been keeping this year.

 

[TheCenturion]

Tendulkar is a question mark considering form in the last 12 months

averages 78 in tests between Jan 2010 and 2011

Unless this is the 2011 team?! If it's 2010 it's too late, and if it's this year, 2011 hasn't even finished!

 

[Weebull]

A good point in the follow-up article in the Guardian:

If we're going on some form that doesn't include the India series, what's Broad doing in there?

 

[TheCenturion]

It's a big shame Pietersen isn't playing:

http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/content/current/story/529919.html

 

[Alpherah]

Twenty20 squad: Stuart Broad (capt), Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Jos Buttler, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn, Alex Hales, Craig Kieswetter (wk), Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, Kevin Pietersen, Ben Stokes, Graeme Swann

ODI squad: Alastair Cook (capt), James Anderson, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara, Tim Bresnan, Stuart Broad, Jade Dernbach, Steven Finn, Craig Kieswetter (wk), Eoin Morgan, Samit Patel, Ben Stokes, Graeme Swann, Jonathan Trott

Anyone want to guess the 11? heh.

 

[TheCenturion]

NEWSFLASH :at the age of 38, dravid is making his t20 debut for India today against Kent.