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***Official England in India***
- Thread starter George.Hinton
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Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Yeah, Aus-vs-SA and sleep was, for once, preferable to watching India-England. Wouldn't really have expected that.
Anyway, look forwards to the highlights, you've always got to catch rarities like Flintoff - apparently - batting well against spin. Pietersen presumably played rather decently too, which is perhaps a bit surprising as well given he looked about as out-of-nick as I've ever seen a Test-class specialist batsman look in the previous game.
Anyway, look forwards to the highlights, you've always got to catch rarities like Flintoff - apparently - batting well against spin. Pietersen presumably played rather decently too, which is perhaps a bit surprising as well given he looked about as out-of-nick as I've ever seen a Test-class specialist batsman look in the previous game.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Your anti-English posts are pretty tiresome tbh.
Anyway, good to see Kevin "crap in the subcontinent" Pietersen play a magnificent innings, Freddie did okay as well seems as he's a walking wicket. Obviously losing those two late on leaves us staring down the barrel.
There are two days left and I have watched enough Test Cricket in my time to know anything can happen. Quite annoying the way people call a game dead when only one side has batted.
That being said, can't see Prior getting us too close to India's total, starnger things have happened though and hopefully Broad can get a few runs. I won't give up on this match until it's over, and hopefully the team will take the same attitude. Would rather lose 2-0 and go down fighting than bore our way to a 1-0 series defeat.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Think you're a bit harsh TBH. Xuhaib's no Salamuddin Janissar and he's certainly no SW\BLE - ie, just deliberately trying to manufacture every fault possible in England players to talk about.
There's obviously not that much point in playing for a draw from here (there probably will be on the last day when we're completely out of it).
However, as I said earlier this thread, there's far less than two full days left because there isn't going to be an on-time start or finish, and there's absolutely no chance we're going to win this. No chance at all. I'd be surprised if we got another 150 overs in. I reckon if we were very lucky we'd need 60 overs to knock India over and they'd surely score at least 200 in that time. We're still 171 behind so in simplistic terms that means we'd essentially have to score the best part of 400 in 90 overs or so. Completely and totally unrealistic.
Uppercut
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I'd be very proud of England's performances in this series so far tbh. Two straight days in the field and they picked themselves up and decided they weren't going to give up on the series without a fight. KP showed his critics the proverbial middle finger and kept the game alive, just. If only he or Flintoff had managed to stick around they'd be in with a shout.
This is a really, really good Indian side- currently looking like a three-way for the best in the world- and arguably the toughest tour there is. That's not to mention recovering from their ODI thrashing and the issues with whether to come back to India at all. England have done far better than i expected by competing so well in this series, even if it looks like they'll come up a bit short in the end. They showed infinitely more spirit than Australia did last month.
This is a really, really good Indian side- currently looking like a three-way for the best in the world- and arguably the toughest tour there is. That's not to mention recovering from their ODI thrashing and the issues with whether to come back to India at all. England have done far better than i expected by competing so well in this series, even if it looks like they'll come up a bit short in the end. They showed infinitely more spirit than Australia did last month.
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
I wouldn't be too hopeful, KP just said on Sky Sports News that a draw is the best we can hope for.
Richard
Cricket Web Staff Member
Ind33d.
A loss is always disappointing, and with one it's easy to lose sight of when you can hold your head high.
Durham_CCC
School Boy/Girl Captain
I agree with what Robert Croft said, Have a big smash tomorrow morning and try get another 70runs on the board, then try and skittle India out for 150 second innings, hopefully then England will be chasing 270 on the final day.
High unlikely, but better than sitting back and holding for the draw. IMO
Xuhaib
International Coach
Haha...with this bowing unit they would be lucky to get them out under 300.
Langeveldt
Soutie
I came on here to get involved in the Bell-bashing, and am going to leave the thread disappointed.. He looks like a schoolboy and now he is batting like one, what is he doing?
Lillian Thomson
Hall of Fame Member
...perhaps he's having a lean spell.......
Durham_CCC
School Boy/Girl Captain
Probably, but it's worth having a go.
I'd rather see us have a go and loose 2-0, than sit back and loose 1-0.
G.I.Joe
International Coach
IP check please.England will win for the first time this winter.But they are no way near threatening Ausstralia.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Haha. This should be fun. He isn't wrong rhough.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Langeveldt
Soutie
Mars
Xuhaib
International Coach
No disrespect but all your bowlers avg>30. Its good to be optimistic but you have to keep the reality check aswell.