England XI v India spoilers

platty · 1 Mar 2006 at 16:36

True but it took Flintoff a while and same will happen with KP. Just hoping him and Bell develope into a very strong middle order with Flintoff. Liked Flintoffs innings, patient but also went after lose bowling and put it past the ropes. Just felt at times we were sitting and blocking the spinenrs too much, gave them something to think about once Collingwood came down the track and attacked them a little.

Very good, first innings from Cook.

Mad old tory · 1 Mar 2006 at 17:11

Yeh agreed, despite him getting shedloads of wickets this summer I think our boys played Warne a lot better when they tried to attack him. Same principle against the Indian spinners methinks.

JAzz · 2 Mar 2006 at 08:49

Well played Collingwood and Harmisson. Getting England upto 393 from 246-7 is a job well done.

Hoggard has picked up the danger man Sehwag as well, so far a very good day for England.

Rich_L · 2 Mar 2006 at 09:43

A pleasant surprise when checking the score this morning! Played Collingwood and the tail-enders

Psycho Ned · 2 Mar 2006 at 09:51

lol turned it on expecting to find India about 100-150 for 0 with England all out for 250-275 so shocked to say the least!

Collingwood finally earning his place in the team with a great knock. Still gonna be tough to bowl India out cheap but 393 gives us a squeak.

JohnnyG · 2 Mar 2006 at 10:10

An excellent morning

If they want to put us under any real pressure they've got to start scoring quicker.
Monty looks like a proper bowler

Mad old tory · 2 Mar 2006 at 10:30

Fantastic performances from Collingwood and the tail-enders, wasn't expecting to see that this morning!

Seems like the Indians are getting back on track though, could definately do with a wicket or two quickly.

Big Kev · 2 Mar 2006 at 12:44

India were left on 136-1 at stumps, after our excellent performance, leaving India still in the driving seat.

Tomorrow should be pretty good and I may even take the day off work to watch it.

Mad old tory · 2 Mar 2006 at 13:28

The result of this match all depends on how big a lead India can get. If our bowlers can restrict them to a lead of less than a hundred, we stand a chance of saving it. Any more than that though and I think we'll really be struggling.

JohnnyG · 2 Mar 2006 at 17:06

Vaughan is definitely not coming back

I can't see us getting them out as the pitch is still a dream so it's all down to how well we can bat in the last 3-4 sessions I reckon.

Big Kev · 3 Mar 2006 at 06:21

Took the day off work, forgot to set the alarm, so I've only just got up in time too see Monty and Freddie to pick up a wicket each and India are 183-6.

Monty's maiden test wicket, none other than Tendulkar.

190-6 at lunch.

Mad old tory · 3 Mar 2006 at 08:14

206/7 now, great work from our bowlers. Let's hope we skittle the rest out quickly and then bat them out of game.

mcdermos · 3 Mar 2006 at 08:34

Panesar must be on a real high after getting Tendulkar as his first test wicket

Mad old tory · 3 Mar 2006 at 08:47

Tendulkar seems to have a bit of a susceptability to English spin though. Anybody remember the peach that Vaughan got him with

Psycho Ned · 3 Mar 2006 at 11:58

322/9 Kaif done by a jaffa from Monty

JohnnyG · 3 Mar 2006 at 12:16

Excellent stuff by Hoggard, I bet he couldn't believe the rain last night

Well played Kaif & Kumble though they've really made it in to an interesting last 2 days as I thought a draw was an absolute cert.
Monty really seems the genuine article

platty · 3 Mar 2006 at 14:06

Decent days work! Just a shame that partnership got what it did. Blackwell seem pretty much ignored bowling wise, bowled 7 overs compared to monty's 41.4. Plunkett for him in the next test? Done well with the bat too.

Big Kev · 3 Mar 2006 at 14:26

A topsy turvy days cricket and thank gawd for the last two wickets, meaning that we should end up with a 50 run lead and if we can set them over 200, the wicket should give us a lot of help for their second innings.

JohnnyG · 3 Mar 2006 at 16:31

platty said:
Blackwell seem pretty much ignored bowling wise, bowled 7 overs compared to monty's 41.4. Plunkett for him in the next test?

I guess that depends what the Mohali pitch is like, but then again this one was suppposed to be a spinners paradise but the seamers have got the majority of wickets so far, so God knows really

Monty was acclaimed as a complete rabbit by all the press I heard before the match, but he isn't that bad at all, apparently he did a lot of work in the Winter on it. In fact, our batting line-up is longer than theirs

Big Kev · 3 Mar 2006 at 17:34

The Aussies are currently 10-4 chasing the 289-7 set by South Africa, not a bad days cricket all round.

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England XI v India spoilers