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

[TheCenturion]

England are going to whitewash India in this series, India really are a bunch of journeymen. Their fastest bowler chucks it at like 75mph.

Firstly, I don't know where you got that from, because Ishant Sharma bowls high 80s, and as I type Zaheer just bowled an 84 mph ball.

Not only that but Indian pace bowlers have proven time and time again that it's not all about pace to get wickets. The trick of deception is very important, and Indian bowlers have a lot of it.

India eat all the pies? very sluggish in the outfield.

It's all about effort. For some reason, Indians give a lackluster fielding effort. Through the last few years, Dhoni kept saying "We have slow fielders, it can't be helped" But then in the WC final, damn that was the best fielding I've ever seen. So I don't think it's a question of ability, but Indians just don't give the effort.

 

[TheCenturion]

Lol at the slips. "You couldn't fit a bus ticket between them" says David Lloyd.

Most people Oyster nowadays anyway

 

[TheCenturion]

It's a bit of a disappointment that there's no commentators like Ravi Shastri, Harsha Bhogle and Sunil Gavaskar commentating today

 

[TheCenturion]

6th time zaheer has dismissed Strauss in 6 Tests

62/2

 

[TheCenturion]

KP in now .. what left arm spinners do India have?

None, Yuvraj didn't get into the squad

Knowing Tendulkar, he could probably bowl left arm spin.

The left handers are Gambhir, Mukund and Zaheer. Unfortunately Mukund and Gambhir bowl right hand leg spin.

 

[TheCenturion]

Brilliant fielding from Sachin

 

[TheCenturion]

Tense start. Funny how the mainly Indian-frequented CricInfo reckoned it was England's day today, and that the Indian bowling was poor, whilst the Guardian thought we only barely held on against a incredibly questioning attack.

Pessimists, the lot of them.

It was a tough day, shown by England's run rate. Had India fielded better, then they may have had a couple more wickets. England can pick up their scoring rate, but India can't go back and take those missed chances. + the injury to Zaheer is very worrying :\

 

[TheCenturion]

Any news on the injury to Khan?

Sure is enjoyable to watch Trott bat!

Apparently it's just cramp, I sure hope so!

 

[TheCenturion]

FFS, he's only gone and strained his hamstring!

http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/content/story/524212.html


This is horrible, him and Sehwag are India's key players. Without them, India's most definitely not a number one team

I was really looking forward to India doing well against England too...

 

[TheCenturion]

Dhoni going to bowl then apparently, Dravid has the gloves.

3 over in Test cricket! 1 ODI wicket.

Dhoni is keeping

 

[TheCenturion]

I hope it rains now. That's the only thing that can keep India from losing this Test match

 

[TheCenturion]

I might not even bother going to day 4 if this match is gonna get crapper and crapper :\

 

[TheCenturion]

Zaheer will be bowling in the 2nd innings. Still, that's not heartwarming enough

 

[TheCenturion]

Yes! Praveen gets Trott LBW

What a ball

 

[TheCenturion]

I called it, not on here but irl, that England would get 350+ in quicktime in zaheers absence

 

[TheCenturion]

Wow, dhoni is bowling. Did praveen get banned?

 

[TheCenturion]

This is what happens when you don't have zaheer

 

[TheCenturion]

Kp has hit the ball to short leg so many times. Why is there no man there?

 

[TheCenturion]

Gradually wresting back control of the game.

Pietersen is actually playing better since getting his century. The loss of form has clearly been playing on him.

Like I said, out of form players find their form against India

 

[TheCenturion]

Finally!