*Official* Match 11 - India v England

[GotSpin]

Anderson's bowling

Unless KP can produce something special here I predict cricinfo to collapse in about 2 and half hours

 

[Nate]

India have got this fo sho. Chawla to domin8.

 

[Daemon]

No balls still count as balls faced.

Oh, I was under the impression that only front foot no balls were counted. And was that a front foot no ball or a no ball for height?

 

[Blaze 18]

Get Yuvraj to bowl an over.

 

[sirmallaya]

England need 150 for no wicket after 25 overs.

 

[Woodster]

At this rate, should have this knocked off in the 43rd over!

 

[kingkallis]

Thats a JAFFA by Munna

 

[sirmallaya]

ooooh.

 

[Dissector]

Looking at that scorecard I reckon Anderson owes Bresnan one. If Pathan or Kohli had been batting till the end I think Anderson would have gone for over 100 and possibly beaten the world record. I would imagine his place has to be in doubt after these two performances. Who is his likely replacement?

Meanwhile a good start by England with both bowlers straying on the legs.

 

[Blaze 18]

Should have reviewed that, I think. If there's one player who can win this for England, it is Kevin Pietersen.

 

[Teja.]

While I still want India to win, I want Tendulkar to be given an over and get hit for 20+ runs tbh.

 

[silentstriker]

Ah the Indian pace attack. Such consistency should be admired.

 

[The_roc]

Anderson to score the winninmg run off the last ball of the 50th over?

 

[Furball]

Strategic resting a possibility? Suggested it earlier this summer when Clarke was looking like a broken man, but is it possible for him to spend a week or two at home?

At the same time though, he did put himself into the IPL auction.

I also think doing that would be counter productive - he's been ****ing woeful since his break during the ODI series.

I think the best thing is suck it up and get through the WC - there's about 4-6 weeks between the WC and our home series against Sri Lanka - IMO that's the time to be restig Jimmeh - have him play one Championship game for Lancashire to get match fit, other than that no cricket at all for that period.

 

[Nate]

Should have reviewed that, I think. If there's one player who can win this for England, it is Kevin Pietersen.

That doesn't make it a good review. Would've missed another stump.

 

[Nate]

Stop bowling wide to Strauss frbs.

 

[Burgey]

Pretty close to it though. Hit the toe of his bat. Very hard shot to execute- shot of a powerful man with great timing.

Yeah, those half volleys are killers to get away, agreed.

 

[silentstriker]

Harby should be opening.

 

[sirmallaya]

Yeah, those half volleys are killers to get away, agreed.

Na, they're actually pretty easy to be hit 100 metres in the air straight back over the bowlers head. Bowler couldn't have expected anything less bowling a ball 10 cm from the base of the stumps.

 

[sirmallaya]

While I still want India to win, I want Tendulkar to be given an over and get hit for 20+ runs tbh.

Hi there Ian, good to see you write for Cricket Web as well as cricinfo