***Official England in India***

[krkode]

Good Lord... just woke up and saw the score...

Yuvraj really wants back into the Indian side, doesn't he? :o

Good for him, haha!

 

[pskov]

Bopara showing why it is silly to have him at 8. Harmison clearly wasn't all that interested either.

 

[pup11]

Gonna do a Gelman myself.....

England

 

[wpdavid]

Shocker of a game from Ravi, he got a rocket in the field from KP and then he sells the captain down the river. I wouldn’t be surprised if we don’t see him in the next game.

Wouldn't surprise me either if he was scapegoated, but he shouldn't be.

 

[GIMH]

Anderson will take us home

 

[krkode]

Just showed the highlights on Fox Sports News, some insane hitting from Yuvraj, especially down the ground. So awesome when he gets going.

Oh and Bhajji's send off was

Could you please tell me what did Bhajji did? Unfortunately, I can't watch games anymore.

 

[Precambrian]

Could you please tell me what did Bhajji did? Unfortunately, I can't watch games anymore.

he might end up for a tea with match referee though. Cute sendoff, a kissand goodbye.

superb win.

 

[pup11]

Seriously now seeing actually how small this ground is, i am sure a decent batting effort from the English team could have made this game a lot more interesting, but a woeful effort England at the end of the day in this game.

 

[TT Boy]

Could you please tell me what did Bhajji did? Unfortunately, I can't watch games anymore.

Blew Patel a few kisses.

 

[GIMH]

Was our poor batting as a result of needing a huge RR from the off, or just standardd medicore use of the blade?

 

[krkode]

I'm guessing India bats first and puts up 311 to which England reply with 285 all out with a Pieterson ton.

Word!

Seems like I was off about 70-80 odd runs on either side!

 

[pup11]

Anderson will take us home

Is he gonna be driving the team bus back to the hotel....

 

[TT Boy]

Wouldn't surprise me either if he was scapegoated, but he shouldn't be.

Well he should be held accountable for what he did to KP. Also I don't think anyone should read anything into his unbeaten fifty. Imagine what the captain would have done if he was able to call upon a PowerPlay.

 

[Precambrian]

Was our poor batting as a result of needing a huge RR from the off, or just standardd medicore use of the blade?

Both. However they really never looked like putting up a chase. 28 od after 8 overs.

 

[Prince EWS]

Was our poor batting as a result of needing a huge RR from the off, or just standardd medicore use of the blade?

As I said early in the innings - regardless of how they actually went, I wouldn't criticise the batsmen too much. They had a basically impossible task on their hands due primarily to a combination of terrible English bowling and awesome Yuvraj hitting.

The pitch was flat and the boundries were small but chasing 387 off 50 overs is rarely ever going to go very well.

 

[Precambrian]

Well he should be held accountable for what he did to KP. Also I don't think anyone should read anything into his unbeaten fifty. Imagine what the captain would have done if he was able to call upon a PowerPlay.

Harsh on Bopara for just a wrong call. It was in front of the wicket and Kevin also could say no. That was just a mixup. I think he should retain his place instead of Shah who looked completely clueless.

 

[TT Boy]

Was our poor batting as a result of needing a huge RR from the off, or just standardd medicore use of the blade?

Standard piss poor batting effort. 60 meter boundaries on all sides, 380 was par.

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

The game was dead by the time I got up and we were 117-5. Pietersen would have had to have batted all the way to the end for it to have even been close.

I'd prefer Bopara to bat at three instead of Shah - I can only see one making a hundred at the moment.

 

[Jungle Jumbo]

As I said early in the innings - regardless of how they actually went, I wouldn't criticise the batsmen too much. They had a basically impossible task on their hands due primarily to a combination of terrible English bowling and awesome Yuvraj hitting.

The pitch was flat and the boundries were small but chasing 387 off 50 overs is rarely ever going to go very well.

Yeah, chasing such a big score, you're either going to get very close or nowhere near it at all. Got to play the shots from early on.

 

[Precambrian]

Thorpe summed up the attitudes of both sides, "India played with a swagger while England staggered."