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***Official*** England in India
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Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Haha yep.
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Would be nice to actually win some games though, like the 2000s Aussies did when they were hated. No point being hated and ****. Far less fun.
BoyBrumby
Englishman
No arguments on the board and the comms, but I reckon you're being harsh on the players. Harby doesn't look too likely to get a test gig this time around so that leaves Gambhir as the only truly irredeemable arsehole. Yuvi & Kohli have their moments, but with them it's more the kind of low to mid range twattery one expects in any sports team.
Although, devoid of Rahaul as it now is, the team's overall douche quotient has undoubtedly increased.
LongHopCassidy
International Captain
Can't remember Gambhir's last act of ****manship, what was it?
Turbinator
Cricketer Of The Year
+1
uvelocity
International Coach
being a weak **** in england i reckon. dont think he was out there long enough to piss me off last summer
stumpski
International Captain
Tell me about it, I support Surrey and England.
Glad that Sky haven't stumped up the cash though. There were some right on the mark comments on Cricinfo, one asking if the England team will be charged $50,000 to rent a changing-room!
Arachnodouche
International Captain
Gambhir just came out with some stuff abt how he and sehwag are still the best opening pair in the country. Won't brook debate from me, as a sad a reflection on India cricket as that is, but the guy has zero introspection. This, and the " prepare rank turners" remark earlier..and to think this guy was being touted as captaincy material not so long ago. Irredeemable prick...I reckon Kohli, as someone pointed out somewhere, will mature in the Ponting vein and will grow to be less reviled than he is today. Gambhir, I can't really wait to see his "open bat face" mug out of the team.
flibbertyjibber
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Is Kohli really that hated?
Part of it on here is him being the panto villain thanks to the photo obsession of one poster. I think he was overlyhyped a little by some and given too hard a time by others (short ball etc) but in Australia he looked a class act and is someone to build the new team/batting line up around. Is he captaincy material, I have no idea but usually in India they all get a go at some stage so we may well find out.
Part of it on here is him being the panto villain thanks to the photo obsession of one poster. I think he was overlyhyped a little by some and given too hard a time by others (short ball etc) but in Australia he looked a class act and is someone to build the new team/batting line up around. Is he captaincy material, I have no idea but usually in India they all get a go at some stage so we may well find out.
Kohli_fan
Banned
I do not really see what all the fuss is about to be very honest, England have been a B grade team against spin, and frankly on this tour we will not be pulling any punches. If England struggled against spin then it is logical not to give them a chance to face that kind of bowling in the warm up.
Hosts do not have a duty to play the tourists into form England need to look at their own inadequacies rather than blaming others.
Hosts do not have a duty to play the tourists into form England need to look at their own inadequacies rather than blaming others.
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Viscount Tom
International Debutant
In fairness we spent about 12 years painting Ponting and Graeme Smith as Panto villains, has done them any harm.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
uvelocity
International Coach
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flibbertyjibber
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Big deal, young player makes a mistake. Not like a player like Ponting hasn't done worse when he was captain of Australia is it?
flibbertyjibber
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No different to Strauss playing for Somerset really. Makes sense if Pujara is going to play at 3 to give him as many games as possible. Good move if you ask me as long as people in India see the bigger picture and don't get upset by it.
flibbertyjibber
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Meant the way he batted. As before he was being ridiculed.
