***Official England in India***

[Scaly piscine]

Bowling Swann during the power play against Sehwag. KP you're an absolute idiot.

 

[Richard]

Woeful captaincy bowling Swann in the Powerplay. You don't come back from 21 off an over, it's impossible. 2-an-over from now would be the only way to get a good spell from here.

What a waste. Swann can bowl well outside Powerplays, I hate to see such bowlers being made useless by bowling in Powerplays.

 

[silentstriker]

21 runs off it, and the RRR has dropped to 4.78. Good over for India.

 

[Richard]

Anyone strongly opposed to stripping England of ODI status?

Sehwag in this innings.

 

[silentstriker]

As Stuart MacGill said about Sehwag: "It's not that he can pick me, it's that he just doesn't care." Horrible idea to bowl a spinner to him during power plays.

 

[wpdavid]

21 runs off it, and the RRR has dropped to 4.78. Good over for India.

I love the way you think there's any sort of contest going on out there

 

[Nate]

Haha, that over pretty much has sealed it for India. Crazy.

 

[jondavluc]

KP you're an absolute idiot.

thats what I said from the start he doesn't have what it takes in my opinion to be a good captain.anyways I know this must of being said before but Sehwag is a madman.

 

[silentstriker]

I read an interview with Kirstin about how one day he was in the nets showing how he'd play the spinners, and Sehwag was just sitting back laughing - he just doesn't rate spinenrs at all. Many times, that can be his downfall. But it also means you'll get smashed.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Stat of the Day: This is Sachin's 87th ODI hundred partnership.

 

[Richard]

If I was India I'd have taken their Powerplay straight after the fielding Powerplay. Another good 5 overs and the game'd be as good as sealed. In this position I reckon the best method would be to look to hammer home the advantage.

EDIT: mind, they might score less less quickly outside Powerplay as they have in Powerplay.

 

[Neil Pickup]

If they keep timing them this cleanly then we'd need all nine men on the boundary to cut off the fours. Can't see end-of-Powerplay stymying the run rate.

 

[Richard]

Yeah, the simple truth is most of these bowlers aren't good enough. And matters aren't helped by one of the few who has the potential to be a decent bowler having his chances of having a good day reduced to zero by bowling in the Powerplay.

 

[Furball]

Class reaction by Tendulkar on only getting to 49.

 

[silentstriker]

90th half-century.

 

[silentstriker]

I really want to see Raina in this situation.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Harmison > Tendulkar

 

[Richard]

Harmison gifted a nothing wicket with a nothing ball, how unusual.

 

[jondavluc]

India here are making an absolute mockery of this England score thanks to dr Jackel and mr Hyde.

 

[silentstriker]

Interesting that Yuvraj has played more ODIs than Sehwag.