*Official* England in India

[nsniks]

^^^^^ No, I dont think so, was just interested in knowing to who will umpire ask first, the fielding captain or batsmen?

 

[Spark]

Can anyone help me out with this?


Both batting and bowling powerplays have to taken be between 16th and 40th over (for a full game). But what is the rule if neither batting nor bowling powerplay is taken until the end of 30th over. So after this only 10 overs are left between 31-40 overs. Then how would it be handled. Will the umpires tell the batsmen to take the batting powerplay or will they tell the fielding captain to take the bowling powerplay first??

Anyone has an idea about it?

I don't think it makes any difference.

 

[sachin200]

India v England, 1st ODI, Hyderabad: Delayed start to India-England broadcast | Cricket News | Global | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[kingpin]

By losing in Hyderabad, England have lost 12 of their last 15 games against India in India...........and 1 being draw match........

 

[Arjun]

What's your opinion of Umesh Yadav's bowling in this game? I do feel many balls that didn't get wickets were a lot better than the two that knocked down the stumps- which were a lot slower and were helped by this poor pitch. Bowled fast, full and thudded the ball in. Far more relevant than that Jadeja chipping away cheap wickets on a disintegrating pitch worthy of an official complaint.

I don't expect him to be a regular for India until three years from now, but hopefully, he won't be touched (by Chappell worshippers and overprotective coaches of the Indian way) for a few years and he'll keep rushing the ball at a good pace and hitting the deck hard, and not start spinning the ball like Munaf. A few years away from being an India regular will do him a lot of good- the likes of Munaf and VRV were brought in too soon- while VRV didn't adapt and faded away, Munaf slowed down and lost his edge. He could do himself a great favour by getting out of Vidarbha and into a stronger state team- he'll learn and grow a lot more if he plays for Rajasthan or Baroda. A domestic record like Vinay Kumar will make him a good choice. Likewise Varun Aaron.

 

[Howe_zat]

Noticed this on the front page of Cricinfo, BBC cricket, and Sky Sports cricket. Flower's come out with a dire indictment of Swann's book. He's absolutely steaming about it.

Player autobiographies irk Flower

That's a controversial opinion, Andy. You don't think any cricketers should be able to write a bit about their playing days at all?

when asked whether he believes players should wait until professional retirement... he said: "That's my personal opinion, yes."

Oh, okay then. So it's only current players you mean. But you're dead set on this, aren't you? It's not like you're just expressing your personal ideas because we asked, are you?

I personally don't think that it's a good idea for current players to be talking about their fellow players. The written word does come across very, very differently - when you can't judge a person's tone - and particularly with Swann's words, that is an accurate and important point.

Right, well, at least this means Swann is in deep **** with the top brass right now. Right?

"It's all been handled in-house, without many problems," added Flower. "Pietersen and Swann get on well, and I think Pietersen has handled it very maturely."

Oh come on, Andy. Some of us have got column inches to fill here.

 

[Furball]

He's vot a point though.

 

[Howe_zat]

Sure he has, just lol'n at the coverage.

 

[Woodster]

Absolutely agree that players should release an autobiography only when they've finished, think you get a more honest and open book that way, though Swann seems to have been pretty honest in his. Seems silly why you'd want to rock the boat in any way, guess it's all about the money though, players cash in when they're still popular and in the public eye, then release another book when they've finished.

Alastair Cook has already released an autobiography, he'd barely had a career when he released it!

 

[Prince EWS]

Meh I don't mind it. Often the biggest and most interesting part of a cricketer's story is getting to the top in the first place. Releasing a book to tell that tale and reflect on it, then another later to reflect on one's international career, is fine IMO.

 

[Woodster]

Meh I don't mind it. Often the biggest and most interesting part of a cricketer's story is getting to the top in the first place. Releasing a book to tell that tale and reflect on it, then another later to reflect on one's international career, is fine IMO.

Yes it's obviously a personal thing, and what interests one person doesn't interest another. Whenever I read an autobiography the dullest part of the book for me, is reading about when they were kids and playing cricket at school, etc, rather they skim past that bit and get to when they started playing first-class cricket, but that's just me. I don't think at the age of 22, which was around the age Cook was when he brought his first out, that there is a great deal to tell about your career, but if it earns someone an extra few quid and people buy it and enjoy it, then each to their own.

I do think causing disruption with your team-mates does more harm than good though, you don't agree with some of the things they're doing, then fine, tell them that and have a frank discussion and sort it. Not sure putting it in print where things can be misunderstood, do any good while you're still in the same team.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Aside from the obvious commercial reasons, isn't the releasing of an autobiography so young tacit admission that there isn't much to life after one has reached his peak as a cricketer?

 

[Howe_zat]

I don't think it's an admission that there's not much to life, just that in the majority of cases, there's not much we don't already know about.

 

[Furball]

Meh I don't mind it. Often the biggest and most interesting part of a cricketer's story is getting to the top in the first place. Releasing a book to tell that tale and reflect on it, then another later to reflect on one's international career, is fine IMO.

True, but it annoys me that Swann's autobiography is instantly out of date as soon as he releases it; I'm assuming it will cover the period up to the last Ashes and so when I buy it (or get given it for Christmas) it'll be missing a period of his career that I really want to read about.

 

[Manee]

C'mon India, let's make it 2-0.

 

[Burgey]

Aside from the obvious commercial reasons, isn't the releasing of an autobiography so young tacit admission that there isn't much to life after one has reached his peak as a cricketer?

No, it's an admission that now is your best chance to sell copy and make a decent quid from it.

Edit: and in Swann's case, when he gests older and has two chins that size, no one will look at his book.

 

[Howe_zat]

Hearing that Meaker's going to play. Got a bad feeling about this. Unless it's for Dernbach.

 

[Howe_zat]

Hearing that Meaker's going to play. Got a bad feeling about this. Unless it's for Dernbach.

Turns out this particular rumour was bollocks. Unchanged, and batting first.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Lol. Old school Cook dismissal. Seizes on the width as hungrily as a tubby schoolboy grabbing sticky buns and smacks it straight to backward point.

Great start.

 

[Howe_zat]

Runs would be nice.