*Official* Second Test at Trent Bridge

[Burgey]

Can't wait for series to be levelled at TB

Sings....

And they call it...







Optimism..

 

[John Blaze]

I honestly think that a lot of the excitiment has been due to how terrible India looked. The bowling looked powder-puff and the much-vaunted batting line-up, while having many more career runs, averages less than Englands.

Of course, what happened last game will not automatically happen again. As I said previously, if India play well and England dont then India can easily win the next Test or two. But it isnt hard to be high on England and low on India at the moment.

 

[Mr Popodopolous]

I've seen Mr Pop on about half a dozen other cricket forums. What brings you here, m'laddo?

Hi Heath,

Essentially long story short decided to leave another forum at least for a while, one or two issues- hopefully this one will be better.

 

[Uppercut]

Hmm. From memory, in terms of average rather than ability:

Strauss>>>Mukund
Cook<Gambhir
Trott>>>Dravid
KP<<Tendulkar
Bell=Laxman
Morgan=Raina
Prior>>Dhoni

 

[Daemon]

Sings....

And they call it...







Optimism..

It all turns to pessimism during the game itself though

 

[Spark]

Hmm. From memory, in terms of average rather than ability:

Strauss>>>Mukund
Cook<Gambhir
Trott>>>Dravid
KP<<Tendulkar
Bell=Laxman
Morgan=Raina
Prior>>Dhoni

Trott unbalances this badly by averaging about 10-15 more than everyone else, though.

 

[Uppercut]

Trott unbalances this badly by averaging about 10-15 more than everyone else, though.

By being awesome, you mean

 

[Howe_zat]

Hmm. From memory, in terms of average rather than ability:

Strauss>>>Mukund
Cook<Gambhir
Trott>>>Dravid
KP<<Tendulkar
Bell=Laxman
Morgan=Raina
Prior>>Dhoni

Trott unbalances this badly by averaging about 10-15 more than everyone else, though.

In order gives a slightly fairer picture:

Trott > Tendulkar
KP < Dravid
Cook < Gambhir
Bell = Laxman
Prior > Dhoni
Strauss > Raina
Morgan > Mukund

With Trott a bit of a samplesizelol, India have the better of the top players but England the better depth. As, of course, we already knew.

 

[John Blaze]

Hmm. From memory, in terms of average rather than ability:

Strauss>>>Mukund
Cook<Gambhir
Trott>>>Dravid
KP<<Tendulkar
Bell=Laxman
Morgan=Raina
Prior>>Dhoni

Hmm yeah but the user says much vaunted batting line up, which wouldn't normally include a guy who's only played 3 other test matches before this one, and Trott >>> Dravid is taken out of proportion due to the fact he's played 20 tests in his peak whereas Dravid has played a 16 year career.

 

[John Blaze]

In order gives a slightly fairer picture:

Trott > Tendulkar
KP < Dravid
Cook < Gambhir
Bell = Laxman
Prior > Dhoni
Strauss > Raina
Morgan > Mukund

yep that is the epitome of fair.

 

[Howe_zat]

yep that is the epitome of fair.

As I mentioned, we're only tinkering with numbers. As I mentioned, Trott's career is short enough for Tendulkar's run over the last two years alone to match it.

 

[John Blaze]

As I mentioned, we're only tinkering with numbers. As I mentioned, Trott's career is short enough for Tendulkar's run over the last two years alone to match it.

When/if Viru comes back, will the edge go back to Ind, or does Eng's depth still edge us out.

 

[John Blaze]

Is Zaheer 'Homer Simpson' Khan out of the TB test?

Anyone know?

 

[Spark]

Looks like Tremlett's out. Bit of a blow.

 

[Furball]

Tremlett's a doubt for tomorrow, has pulled out of training according to Sky.

 

[John Blaze]

Looks like Tremlett's out. Bit of a blow.

Bresnan in? Still hate that **** after the WC.

 

[Howe_zat]

When/if Viru comes back, will the edge go back to Ind, or does Eng's depth still edge us out.

That would put it back into India's favour, yes.

 

[Howe_zat]

Looks like Tremlett's out. Bit of a blow.

Tremlett's a doubt for tomorrow, has pulled out of training according to Sky.

Well, crap. A test of England's supposedly full quiver, then. Hoping it's Bresnan rather than Finn, but bearing in mind bowling role I can see why you'd go with the latter.

Love the idea of a 7-10 of Prior, Bres, Broad, Swann.

Bresnan in? Still hate that **** after the WC.

Don't dis what you can't handle.

 

[Spark]

Well, crap. A test of England's supposedly full quiver, then. Hoping it's Bresnan rather than Finn, but bearing in mind bowling role I can see why you'd go with the latter.

Love the idea of a 7-10 of Prior, Bres, Broad, Swann.



Don't dis what you can't handle.

If Bresnan is in reasonable form and Swann actually tries that would be a stupidly powerful tail. Could easily get 100-150 runs regularly from that.

 

[John Blaze]

If Bresnan is in reasonable form and Swann actually tries that would be a stupidly powerful tail. Could easily get 100-150 runs regularly from that.

Where would that rank amongst the test batting tails of all time? And is Tim a better bat than Ladyboy Broad?