Haha, amazed I forgot that and even more amazed that two sets of statisticians forgot it. Unless, of course, someone actually has done the decent thing and retrospectively removed Test status from every Zimbabwe game from 2003 onwards.
: 2000 runs vs England.
Were they both lbws as well? I seem to remember a lot of those in that innings.
Interesting to see Tendulkar playing that one counter-attacking stroke. I wonder if we'll see him and Laxman go on the counter-attack the way they occasionally do.If the reports about the pitch are to be believed then I'd be happy to see India match our first innings score. But now, given the early breakthroughs, I'd love to see us roll them over for 150. Go England, best team in the world
Spinners, flat wicket = Fodder for these two. Fred will be a different story altogether.
Yeah he played a couple of useful knocks in the Ranji Trophy, but none of them displayed his ability to stay long at the crease, and such knocks worry because they show the guy is not going through a temporary blip.
Yeah, that and Laxman is much less of a player of that slogged-sweep than Tendulkar, who's been brilliant at it all his career.
Swann is much better bowling to Laxman, atleast early in his innings, than Tendulkar. Tendulkar of the old would have probably carved into him from the earliest, now he is content to take singles and rotate the strike.
And so what does Pietersen do... take him off.
Really odd. Finger-crossed I guess than tactical. Flintoff is >>>>>>>>> any English bowler when pressure's up. With an offspinner on the other side, pressure has to be put at this end.And so what does Pietersen do... take him off.
Slightly odd TSTL. Can't avoid the conclusion that I'd have given Flintoff a 5-over spell after Tea or so.
And unusually poor fielding from Anderson.
I always forget - was that infamous one off McGrath in 1999/2000 actually out or was it a poor decision?
Agreed. I'd have preferred to see Anderson have another go before the ball gets too old.
Tbh, I am at a loss for the naivety of the umpire to assume that Tendulkar was shorter than the stumps while crouching. The ball was gaining height when it stuck him. Was a not out, but then McG has that ability to conjure decisions out of the umpire with his terrific appeal.
