Spark
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PK only had one over...
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*Official* First Test at Lord's
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wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
I think the declaration was more about nipping out a couple after two days in the field than making any sort of statement. That became a duff call as soon as they reached the close of play with none down. 20 more runs from KP and the tail would have brought about the follow-on, of course.
Cevno
Hall of Fame Member
Has bowled only 1 less over than Sharma. They can start in tandem after lunch.
centurymaker
Cricketer Of The Year
reckon india will find a way to screw up from here.
england ending up with a lead of 380 and india collapsing for 200!!
england ending up with a lead of 380 and india collapsing for 200!!
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Burgey
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470+ declaration is vindicated by having a 200 run lead on a ground known for the flatness of the pitch. The problem lays with the 5-60 odd, not the 8-470
wpdavid
Hall of Fame Member
Yeah, quite possibly. Probably a bigger factor than the risk of Sharma losing his mojo with the break.
Woodster
International Captain
Tbf, it's still England's game to lose.
Spark
Global Moderator
Akram is wrong. Ishant hasn't swung it at all, he's got seam and bounce.
Furball
Evil Scotsman
At the same time, with the way KP was batting and with Tremlett and Anderson for support (who are no mugs with the bat), 60 runs off the last 7 overs of the day were perfectly possible, and given the failure to make any inroads in the overs we did get at them. An overnight declaration followed by bowling India out on day 3, even allowing for going in at lunch 72/5, means we'd have an enormous lead/India would be following on trying to save the Test.
Cevno
Hall of Fame Member
Yeah,that is what i thought too.
But just moved towards the shiny side for the Bell Dismissal on the replay. He often reverses it in India after pitching. Still not sure though....
centurymaker
Cricketer Of The Year
if these two put together a good partnership, india should just let them bat and bat and not try to get them out so that india can at least have a chance of salvaging a draw out of it....
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Nominate GIMH to be the captain of England.
Right someone tell Gambhir about Gordon Greenidge. This match is set up so well, still all 3 results possible (if only just). If India knock England out cheaply (very cheaply) they can think about the chase. England still in the driving seat but this has been the kind of session I think England believed they had put behind them. Incredibly similar to Chennai actually, but no Sehwag to cart Anderson round the park.... I don't think the pitch is as true as people had expected, that extra bounce sharma got looked deadly, but interestingly only seemed to get it from fairly wide of the off stump. I think Strauss, Pietersen and Bell all had a big hand in their own demise, poor shots tbh, the ball to get Trott was absolute magic. Sachin not being able to bat till 7/8 could be a serious issue, I wonder if he'll field in the next session? If Zaheer hadn't gotten himself injured (his own fault by the looks of it) I think the boot could have been quite firmly on the other foot. It's all set up for an epic 5th day anyway.
I sincerely hope this is Andy Flower's cricket web account.
slowfinger
International Debutant
Most controversial captain decision since Tony Greig.