*Official* First Test at Lord's

[smash84]

Hmm.....hamstring injuries take at least two weeks to recover IIRC....from cricinfo

:The opening day of the series was compelling. Swing and seam for the bowlers, struggle for the batsmen and India will be frustrated that England are only two down. Today could be much harder for them, especially if Zaheer Khan's hamstring injury is as bad as people expect.
Word from Twitter is that Zaheer isn't with the rest of the team practising at the moment so you can draw your own conclusions. Real shame he's missing, he is an exceptionally skilled and canny bowler and very enjoyable to watch. I suspect if England could take one player away from India it would be him."

 

[smash84]

Zaheer seems to be following the Akhtar-Bond way

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I suspect if England could take a player from India it would be Tendulkar actually. Not sure Zaheer would get into the England side, he isn't a vastly superior bowler to Anderson and his fitness record of late is woeful. A very good performer but would struggle to make the England side due to unreliability of fitness.

 

[Spark]

Am I reading this right? Dhoni is going to prepare to have a bowl today?

Glorious.

E: @flibberty? Tendulkar is the obvious pick, but what about Sehwag? Accounting for English conditions, I guess.

 

[Howe_zat]

Dhoni is practising his bowling.

 

[Spark]

Could have the moment of the series coming up today, tbh.

 

[vcs]

Zaheer seems to be following the Akhtar-Bond way

He is unfortunately plagued with injury lately, but he has 270+ wickets to his name.

 

[Rush]

I suspect if England could take a player from India it would be Tendulkar actually. Not sure Zaheer would get into the England side, he isn't a vastly superior bowler to Anderson and his fitness record of late is woeful. A very good performer but would struggle to make the England side due to unreliability of fitness.

I think he means that removing Zak from our team would have the biggest negative effect (bigger than removing Sachin) because he is by far our best bowler.

 

[vcs]

MSD to get on the honours board.

 

[smash84]

He is unfortunately plagued with injury lately, but he has 270+ wickets to his name.

Akhtar has 170+ wickets

Shoaib Akhtar | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo

Zaheer Khan | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo

just took a look at Akhtar's carrer. Akhtar's SR is pretty impressive tbh

 

[CricAddict]

Update about Zaheer from Cricinfo: He may be unavailable to bowl in the first innings but is likely to be fit to bowl in the second innings.

 

[vcs]

Akhtar did bowl some outstanding spells, but 170 Test wickets is a serious underachievement for him.

 

[morgieb]

Zaheer apparently not bowling. Gonna be a long day....

 

[Jarquis]

Zaheer's out for the remainder of the Test and Dhoni's still got the gloves.

 

[Spark]

Cue one going straight through 3rd slip at chest height.

 

[vcs]

Is it confirmed that Zaheer is out for the remainder of the Test?

Gonna be a long day for us, I feel.

 

[Dan]

Very nice shot in the previous over by Trott. Good square drive.

 

[Manee]

India are so screwed without Zaheer.

 

[smash84]

India are so screwed without Zaheer.

with him too I suppose

 

[Spark]

Yo KP! Offside, heard of it?