*Official* Fourth Test at The Oval

[Jayzamann]

I don't know what to think about Ishant and RP opening the bowling for a test side. It's funny, but in a depressing way.

"He's still funny, but not 'ha ha' funny"

 

[Jayzamann]

Congrats Alastair Cook on 6000 test runs.

 

[Manee]

Ishant has been good before this series, in his defense. RP Singh has come off the back of 3 full **** domestic seasons.

 

[Prince EWS]

Wow, RP, that's god awful. I know India are missing their three best bowlers for this match but.. wow.

 

[centurymaker]

cook getting beaten by useless rp singh,
imagine if he had to face anderson and broad.

 

[centurymaker]

praveen Kumar thats what you get for touring the west indies!!!!!

 

[centurymaker]

is the current indian bowling attack worse than the srilankan attack that bowled in england?

omg rp singh is even slower than munaf nowadays.

 

[Riggins]

are there never any proper sight-screens in england?
how b*** ****!!

Would it be possible to use that material with the holes in it, that you can see through from one side but not from the other, like you get on bus windows!??

Seeing as this dude is sat at home posting, I'm assuming he isn't actually at the game. The way it goes downunder, at least, is that after the first few deliveries you start to make a beeline to the bar, keep your eye trained on the screens when waiting for frothy nectar and either stay for a chat or return to your seats for more chat, only stopping said chatting to applaud a shot or wicket. Rinse, repeat until 6pm.

Test cricket, <3

Maybe not true at the other grounds, but at Adelaide Oval I don't think I've watched a ball of test cricket in 5 years, despite going to pretty much all days of all tests, all about beers with the lads out the back of the members stand.

 

[Manee]

is the current indian bowling attack worse than the srilankan attack that bowled in england?

It is annoying though because this is not the best attack we can produce. Sreesanth has shown himself not to be Test standard for more than one spell per series. RP Singh has been outperformed by at least a dozen bowlers in the last few domestic seasons. Mishra is a good bowler but is clearly in poor form with the red ball.

 

[Spikey]

someone will double ton up. jesus christ this attack is even worse than the one we served up in sydney

 

[Jayzamann]

Maybe not true at the other grounds, but at Adelaide Oval I don't think I've watched a ball of test cricket in 5 years, despite going to pretty much all days of all tests, all about beers with the lads out the back of the members stand.

One year I only found out India were playing because they'd replaced the Subway stand with a place selling curry and rice.

 

[Zinzan]

Wow, RP, that's god awful. I know India are missing their three best bowlers for this match but.. wow.

Their 3 best bowlers? Presumably you're referring to Zaheer, Harby & Kumar, if so;

Whilst Kumar has been revelation with his honest medium pace swing & seam on this tour, surely he's not one of the three Best bowlers in India. While Harbhajan is a shadow of the bowler he was 5-10 years ago, I mean even Vettori out-bowled him in the NZ/Ind test series in India late last year. Only Zaheer is one of the 3 best for mine.

 

[Flem274*]

English fans should be careful imo. Speaking from experience, the more hilariously bad the Indian attack gets the more likely one of the buggers will produce a rare career saving spell to ensure he stays in the side to provide the lolz when Zaheer is injured for another ten tests.

 

[centurymaker]

Their 3 best bowlers? Presumably you're referring to Zaheer, Harby & Kumar, if so;

Whilst Kumar has been revelation with his honest medium pace swing & seam on this tour, surely he's not one of the three Best bowlers in India. While Harbhajan is a shadow of the bowler he was 5-10 years ago, I mean even Vettori out-bowled him in the NZ/Ind test series in India late last year. Only Zaheer is one of the 3 best for mine.

cough

munaf, rp, sree, mishra, ishant are india's top5 bowlers.

 

[Zinzan]

English fans should be careful imo. Speaking from experience, the more hilariously bad the Indian attack gets the more likely one of the buggers will produce a rare career saving spell to ensure he stays in the side to provide the lolz when Zaheer is injured for another ten tests.

Ain't gunna happen brah, Geoff Boycott's mum etc etc

 

[Flem274*]

Is that Vinay Kumar in the India A side any good?

 

[centurymaker]

Umad?

 

[Cevno]

English fans should be careful imo. Speaking from experience, the more hilariously bad the Indian attack gets the more likely one of the buggers will produce a rare career saving spell to ensure he stays in the side to provide the lolz when Zaheer is injured for another ten tests.

Sree has to do something to keep his place.

 

[Zinzan]

cough

munaf, rp, sree, mishra, ishant are india's top5 bowlers.

Ummm, considering I said Zaheer was obviously one for a start, then no, But I do reckon Ashwin & Ohja might be better spinning options than Harby these days.

 

[Cevno]

Praveen is certainly one of the best three in these conditions. Whether he is not in India or not is irrelevant in England. Because then Harbhajan might come back in contention in india.