***Official*** India in England

[GIMH]

meh, if it were someone else I'd say **** off, but as it's you Matt....aaaah **** off

 

[adharcric]

Monty: We are kids.

 

[NUFAN]

What a good prediction by Prince EWS, he said to me that Kumble will get 100 when he was on about 25. Shame he didn't bet on it tbh or he'd be having more then just coffee today.

 

[R_D]

Monty: We are kids.

hahaha is that true..

 

[honestbharani]

You probably won't believe me, but I called Kumble's ton on MSN when he was on about 30 odd. NUFAN will back me up tomorrow.

Also, Sreesanth looks so accomplished as a batsman when he's out there. He plays some dire shots at times but his technique always looks very good. He should be up at 9 IMO, and I think he has a future at 8.

I see what you are saying....

The main reason, IMO, is his footwork. He has good footwork, at least in terms of getting on the front foot and that helps him play some shots better than the other tailenders.







KUMBLE!!!!!!!!!! We made so much noise yesterday night that we woke up the whole neighbourhood.... And no one was mad at us.. They were just too incredibly shocked that Kumble had actually top scored for India with a 100......

 

[honestbharani]

Haven't seen much of the game but, judging from the card, India look to be in decent touch with the bat. Bodes well for a competitive series in Australia hopefully. I'd love to see a signature ten hour vigil from Dravid this summer.

tbh, it seems to me that Rahul has taken the more aggressive role in the batting line up now... I guess Sachin might be in with a shout on that 10 hour vigil, though....





But never NEVER rule out a Kumble special.

 

[JASON]

Where's Scaly btw ?

Has he committed suicide ?

 

[Sanz]

Just finished up watching the highlights of Day 2 and I must say there was a huge difference in Tendulkar's batting on Day 1 and Day 2. He still has got those shots, and I really could not find any difference from Tedulkar of 2002 tour, he played his stroke freely and played some beautiful ones. Hist 44 today was way better than his 48 yesterday.

The way I see it, he is still capable of doing it at the top level, the problem is in his mind, His skills have not diminished by much, but he has lost it in his mind.

 

[Raghav]

Just finished up watching the highlights of Day 2 and I must say there was a huge difference in Tendulkar's batting on Day 1 and Day 2. He still has got those shots, and I really could not find any difference from Tedulkar of 2002 tour, he played his stroke freely and played some beautiful ones. Hist 44 today was way better than his 48 yesterday.

The way I see it, he is still capable of doing it at the top level, the problem is in his mind, His skills have not diminished by much, but he has lost it in his mind.

Just to note that, had 10dulkar scored quickly, the match would have proceeded more than what ATM...I think he just played cautiously for the draw and for himself (personal landmarks) ....

 

[andyc]

Just to note that, had 10dulkar scored quickly, the match would have proceeded more than what ATM...I think he just played cautiously for the draw and for himself (personal landmarks) ....

I don't see anything wrong with a batsman making 82 off 192 when his team only has to draw the match to win the series. And who knows, maybe it was agreed upon beforehand that he would go out there and play an anchoring role, allowing others to bat more freely. And besides, why would you criticise someone for 'playing cautiously for the draw' when that's all India need? The fact is, India ended up with 664 at a rate of just under 4 an over, and absolutely any team in the world would kill to be in that position, and I fail to see how Tendulkar playing a bit slowly would have had a negative impact on that. Him getting out would have had a much, much worse effect on India than him playing slowly.

 

[Gloucefan]

hahaha is that true..

No.

 

[Nishant]

Rain and Vaughan's inability/lack of inclination to make his bowlers to get through more than 8 overs an hour tbh... Serves England right itbt.

exactly...poor tactics from the captain lead to the draw at lords...you cant just blame the rain as its part and parcel of cricket these days anyway...no way is it gonna overshadow a great series victory for india.

 

[gettingbetter]

You seem to be under the impression that as long as you don't have better players to select in given positions, then the men in possession are not poor.

It's not so much that, it is just the fact that it becomes so tedious debating a point as such. If you have them, go ahead and make assumptions about who would do better and so on. But when you don't (that's up to the individual in this case), discussion becomes futile. You use what you got.

(You know what they say about beggars? )

Personally I think England has a good batting lineup, but the fact that they don't have better players to select doesn't automatically make it so.

* Denly for Strauss: although I think Strauss can have an extended run for a little more time. Also, England have many young players coming up; the likes of Chopra and Goodleman could be a smoky pick. But highly unlikely to happen.

*Shah, Bopara and/or Joyce for Collingwood and Bell: these three batsmen have been knocking on the door for a while now and if the two current named players aren't going to perform, I don't have any issues for any of the three to take their place.*

* Read for Prior

 

[Nishant]

I don't see anything wrong with a batsman making 82 off 192 when his team only has to draw the match to win the series.

I dont see anything wrong with getting 82 off 192 balls anyway...whether its to save a test match or not. It was a great innings and anchored the innings well.

 

[Prince EWS]

It's not so much that, it is just the fact that it becomes so tedious debating a point as such. If you have them, go ahead and make assumptions about who would do better and so on. But when you don't (that's up to the individual in this case), discussion becomes futile. You use what you got.

What you don't get though is that people aren't always talking about selection or proposing different ideas. Sometimes people just like to comment on what is good and what is not - whether there are alternatives or not. This is fine IMO.

 

[pasag]

Not on TV tonight, dire.

 

[gettingbetter]

What you don't get though is that people aren't always talking about selection or proposing different ideas. Sometimes people just like to comment on what is good and what is not - whether there are alternatives or not. This is fine IMO.

Well, if it is for non-serious discussions, I got no issues.

BTW, you wouldn't go to UWS Parra by any chacne would you?

 

[GIMH]

The horrible thing about a night-watchman is that you know you're either going to lose a second wicket early doors or that runs will dry up at one end. Especially when you have James Anderson, big fan though I am let's be honest the boy can't bat.

 

[adharcric]

That's enough, Sreesanth.

 

[Nishant]

karthik u idiot!!!!! Hard to believe that he is a wicket keeper, after seeing the catches he has been dropping!