***Official*** England in India

[Spikey]

michael clarke will be padding up tho

 

[Prince EWS]

Yeah this would work if it wasn't Adelaide

Haha yep. I'm not a big fan of slow wickets either but I'd walk to Perth to watch one delivery on this pitch before I'd walk across the road to watch a Test at the Adelaide strip

 

[Burgey]

Yeah this would work if it wasn't Adelaide

Rubbish. You wouldn't play two spinners in Adelaide. Real teams wouldn't anyway.

It's a joke. You get these muppets all gloating because they're beating England at home, and good luck to them, but they **** themselves if it hits them on the hip ffs. It's a mockery of what's meant to be a bit of a test of courage too. Worst thing that can happen in an Indian test is you get a bruised ankle. It's effete.

 

[Bahnz]

When does Adelaide start and real cricket, not this woeful **** with spinners bowling and the ball never bouncing above shin height? It's like watching a news reel from 1900 or so. It's laughable.

No wonder it's been thought a joke for 80 odd years. Like watching women's cricket ffs

 

[Burgey]

Haha yep. I'm not a big fan of slow wickets either but I'd walk to Perth to watch one delivery on this pitch before I'd walk across the road to watch a Test at the Adelaide strip

You don't go out anywhere though.

 

[Prince EWS]

You don't go out anywhere though.

With you living in the Hills and Jono in Sydney now, not worth the risk.

 

[Burgey]

With you living in the Hills and Jono in Sydney now, not worth the risk.

Haha fair enough too.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

OK, so Trott and Compton are not decent first class batsmen now

In these conditions probably not. As we see when Sehwag bats in England. Alien to them and they fail miserably.

 

[chaminda_00]

Rubbish. You wouldn't play two spinners in Adelaide. Real teams wouldn't anyway.

It's a joke. You get these muppets all gloating because they're beating England at home, and good luck to them, but they **** themselves if it hits them on the hip ffs. It's a mockery of what's meant to be a bit of a test of courage too. Worst thing that can happen in an Indian test is you get a bruised ankle. It's effete.

Here I thought Test cricket was a test of skill, i guess I'm wrong.

 

[Burgey]

In these conditions probably not. As we see when Sehwag bats in England. Alien to them and they fail miserably.

FMD Compton has had one knock. And his name is Compton ffs. Give him a decent go I reckon.

Your best two players are in now. Scrape past the follow on (long way off, granted) and the test will likely be saved. Bring Panesar in for Bresnan or Broad and tell Cook he doesn't have to stick to a script written for him and can have an independent thought of his own.

 

[Daemon]

Aaaaand burgey has his first bite

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Rubbish. You wouldn't play two spinners in Adelaide. Real teams wouldn't anyway.

It's a joke. You get these muppets all gloating because they're beating England at home, and good luck to them, but they **** themselves if it hits them on the hip ffs. It's a mockery of what's meant to be a bit of a test of courage too. Worst thing that can happen in an Indian test is you get a bruised ankle. It's effete.

yeah but alternatively the England players are failing miserably in their test of skill aren't they. I have thought for a long time our only hope of competing was if KP, Cook and Prior had brilliant series and that is going to be needed tomorrow or we will be 1-0 down before Saturday is out.

 

[Burgey]

Here I thought Test cricket was a test of skill, i guess I'm wrong.

It's partly a test of courage too, as I said. Not this rubbish. Once SC teams begin to realise this they'll get better away from home. I mean look at India's series away from home. Tripe. All this does is paper over the cracks.

 

[hazsa19]

You do realise just how low a standard you're setting there right?

What point is it you're making exactly?

 

[grecian]

Well that went well again....

 

[Arachnodouche]

That guy is Sri Lankan? They don't win at home or abroad.

Burgey sounds like a redneck from the deep south of the States. "Courage, yeah! Join the army, yeah! Effete liberals, ack! Need my flippin' rifle NOW!"

 

[Burgey]

yeah but alternatively the England players are failing miserably in their test of skill aren't they. I have thought for a long time our only hope of competing was if KP, Cook and Prior had brilliant series and that is going to be needed tomorrow or we will be 1-0 down before Saturday is out.

Oh yeah, they're inept for the most part too. I'm
Just saying this is dross. I mean, you could have prepared a 1975 WACA pitch (that is, a real pitch) and England wouldn't have knocked the fuzz off a peach at the pace they bowled anyway. But this is ridiculous. It's like Milo Into Cricket for 5-8 year olds - "Oh no, don't bounce one near his tummy! He might get a bruise!"

It would be quite a seriois problem if India wasn't actually doing themselves in the neck long term by playing on these piles of ****. We can all agree its a good thing they are.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

FMD Compton has had one knock. And his name is Compton ffs. Give him a decent go I reckon.

Your best two players are in now. Scrape past the follow on (long way off, granted) and the test will likely be saved. Bring Panesar in for Bresnan or Broad and tell Cook he doesn't have to stick to a script written for him and can have an independent thought of his own.

Not sure I want Compton as an opener, makeshift men rarely succeed.

 

[BoyBrumby]

How did Denis jr look, anyway? I'm stuck at work (UK tax monies in action, etc) and looking at crackinfo suggests it wasn't exactly the kind of swashbuckler his granddad () was renowned for.

 

[Burgey]

That guy is Sri Lankan? They don't win at home or abroad.

Burgey sounds like a redneck from the deep south of the States. "Courage, yeah! Join the army, yeah! Effete liberals, ack! Need my flippin' rifle NOW!"

Nah you don't get it. Don't get cricket. Jog on.