*Official* - Road to India in England 2011

[Howe_zat]

It was a non-story really, of course either side "can" win 4-0. It's just a deliberately provoking sounding question that really just asks someone if their team can win matches. I remember Ponting getting similar stuff just before the Ashes.

Incidentally, I found out today that England vs India at Lord's will be the 2000th Test match.

 

[vcs]

Can't wait to wipe that smug grin off your face

(Not that I can see your face )

You're not missing much.

I'll keep the smug grin thanks, even though people seem to be giving me weird stares these days.

 

[four_or_six]

Strauss is going to play for Somerset against India, otherwise he'd only have one CC match before the series. Good news.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Strauss is going to play for Somerset against India, otherwise he'd only have one CC match before the series. Good news.

Typo or is he ringing for them?

 

[four_or_six]

Typo or is he ringing for them?

No, not a typo.

 

[PhoenixFire]

Oh right that's pretty good of them

Quite unusual though, no?

 

[silentstriker]

TBF if they play like this and Zaheer/Sehwag/Gambir are still not fit, I could easily see 3-0 England.

 

[Howe_zat]

Oh right that's pretty good of them

Quite unusual though, no?

Can't remember them doing something like this before.

Be pretty hacked off if you were the opposition, mind.

"Well, yeah, I know it's a championship game and we need the points, but the ECB say the England captain should be playing a game, so he''ll be opening for them."

Edit: My mistake, it's a tour game. Never mind.

 

[Jono]

TBF if they play like this and Zaheer/Sehwag/Gambir are still not fit, I could easily see 3-0 England.

"If India play bad and don't have their good players they will lose" shocker.

 

[silentstriker]

"If India play bad and don't have their good players they will lose" shocker.

If Kohli plays, India will lose their Test status.

 

[Howe_zat]

Tremlett wants seaming wickets.

And I want a million pounds.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Seems like England have fallen into the same trap South Africa did

 

[Cevno]

Haha True.

Ironically,South Africa were beaten on the most seaming track of the series.

 

[Jacknife]

Were not going to get one at HQ but Edgbaston and Trent Bridge, are always usually very good bowling pitches, that produce exciting games.The Oval can be a fast bouncy track but it also can be a very good batting wicket. IMO we'll get the usual kind of wickets, these pitches are known for and with games going on all the time it will be hard, to change a pitches characteristics just like that.

 

[biased indian]

Tremlett wants seaming wickets.

And I want a million pounds.

ideally England should look for spinning mine filed with the way our spinners have been bowling in last test they wont be threat at all where as swann will get all 20 wicket LBW


as for a seaming wicket the trouble is that sresanth,praveen,ishant,munaf (who ever plays) will become more of a factor where as an ideal test pitch will all have them all easily below the std of England bowlers

 

[Furball]

ideally England should look for spinning mine filed with the way our spinners have been bowling in last test they wont be threat at all where as swann will get all 20 wicket LBW


as for a seaming wicket the trouble is that sresanth,praveen,ishant,munaf (who ever plays) will become more of a factor where as an ideal test pitch will all have them all easily below the std of England bowlers

England's generally quite a good place to bowl spin

 

[GIMH]

Yeah, certainly is. I think the dearth of spinners we had before Swann (or Panesar, whatever) kinda throws people off.

 

[biased indian]

England's generally quite a good place to bowl spin

Yeah, certainly is. I think the dearth of spinners we had before Swann (or Panesar, whatever) kinda throws people off.

that's why i said spinning mine field...

the usual assistance might not be a threat to Indian batsmen if they all are in decent form

 

[Bun]

Tremlett wants seaming wickets.

And I want a million pounds.

Oh sweet lord, please please grant his wish...

 

[silentstriker]

If Zaheer is fit, I'd be very very happy with a fast bowler friendly track.

In any case, regardless of what it is, I hope most of the Tests end in results. As long as that's the case, I wouldn't mind any type of wicket.