***Official*** England in India

[silentstriker]

Cook to make a triple before that happens though.

 

[silentstriker]

If they had Udal it would be a done deal.

Giles.

 

[Prince EWS]

I think I'd go as far to say that silentstriker is not only pessimistic but in fact biased towards pessimism. It's gone beyond Gambhiring or even just a natural life outlook; he's biased towards whatever he doesn't want to happen. Weird as that sounds.

 

[smash84]

I think England have a shot of winning. With the pitch as it is, if they can bat for two sessions, there's a chance of Swann bowling India out in the third.

gambhiring

 

[silentstriker]

I think I'd go as far to say that silentstriker is not only pessimistic but in fact biased towards pessimism. It's gone beyond Gambhiring or even just a natural life outlook; he's biased towards whatever he doesn't want to happen. Weird as that sounds.

Haha, tbf, I think that's true. I always expect the worst. Costs me some $$ when investing too. I don't look at my mutual funds anymore except once a year. I kept on taking them out whenever one of them had a big year because "well it HAS to go down next year".

 

[Satyanash89]

Match so far has been pretty similar to Kolkata 2001... Cook to do a VVS?

Was kinda half-gambhiring when I said this... doesnt seem too crazy now though
VVS=>Cook
Dravid=>Prior
and tomorrow,

Harbhajan=>Swann

Its. Gonna. Happen.

 

[BoyBrumby]

You can get 36/1 (37) on England if you're tempted.

India 4/7 (1.57) & the draw 15/8 (2.88).

oddschecker.

Draw the value bet, IMHO.

 

[Howe_zat]

Weren't India much further ahead at the end of the 4th day in Kolkata?

Just not enough runs for a win to happen here. Draw's an okay bet though.

 

[Plumbinfront]

India have been very stupid in their refusal to use DRS but that should not mask the woeful umpiring. If a tight rope walker, after refusing to have a safety net for reasons known only to him, falls down because the rope is of poor quality then that is a valid cause for concern. That he was thick headed enough to refuse the safety net shouldn't mask the fact that the rope was of poor quality. India have only their board to blame if they lose this....Cook is on his fourth chance in this match....Patel was wrongly reprieved before wrongly being given out in the first dig and Prior has had plumb lbws go his way in both innings. Also interesting that all of Dar's wrong decisions have gone against India and the most of Tony Hill's errors have been in India's favour. I am sure it is a mere coincidence and hopefully the asinine media will see it that way.

 

[centurymaker]

if useless dhoni starts setting shocking defensive fields again, i'll really hope that it ends in a draw!!

would dhoni get dropped if india lost this series?

i don;t know what to make of cook overall. at times its impossible to dismiss him and at others times you see him struggling against bowlers as rubbish as 'ishant sharma'
maybe his game so heavily based on mental aspects like solid concentration and application that even when he's 20% off his game, he has a hard time...?

 

[Cabinet96]

England have absolutely no chance of winning. Prior and Cook are going to start cautiously tomorrow, so even if they bat the whole session I can't seem them getting more than 90 runs maximum. Even after Lunch a 100 lead with the last two batsmen at the crease and two sessions to go, they're not at safety, so they'll have to play cautiously again. The only chance they have of winning IMO, is if they get bowled out. Because they're not going to come out all guns blazing with the bat tomorrow and make a bold declaration.

 

[centurymaker]

India have been very stupid in their refusal to use DRS but that should not mask the woeful umpiring. If a tight rope walker, after refusing to have a safety net for reasons known only to him, falls down because the rope is of poor quality then that is a valid cause for concern. That he was thick headed enough to refuse the safety net shouldn't mask the fact that the rope was of poor quality. India have only their board to blame if they lose this....Cook is on his fourth chance in this match....Patel was wrongly reprieved before wrongly being given out in the first dig and Prior has had plumb lbws go his way in both innings. Also interesting that all of Dar's wrong decisions have gone against India and the most of Tony Hill's errors have been in India's favour. I am sure it is a mere coincidence and hopefully the asinine media will see it that way.

yea pakistan's aleem dar's decisions have gone against india.
if india don't win, then i'm sure this point will be raised for sure...

 

[Turbinator]

Haha, tbf, I think that's true. I always expect the worst. Costs me some $$ when investing too. I don't look at my mutual funds anymore except once a year. I kept on taking them out whenever one of them had a big year because "well it HAS to go down next year".

Should not be investing in mutual funds in the first place.

 

[Satyanash89]

Weren't India much further ahead at the end of the 4th day in Kolkata?

Just not enough runs for a win to happen here. Draw's an okay bet though.

Yeah it was over 300... and barring a collapse of gargantuous proportions, theres little chance of a win... but strangely i have a sadistic desire for dhoni to lose this match...
**** batsman
**** keeper
**** captain
**** attitude for confronting the umpire about an iffy decision

All these attributes were on show on day 3 and 4 and i just want him to be humiliated.
Hope the umpires continue to be awful and cost India the match. Maybe thatll knock some sense into the BCCI's thick skulls. Wouldnt be surprised if Dar underperformed intentionally to achieve this... "greater good" and all coz i just cant believe Dar being so poor

 

[Viscount Tom]

Dhoni will demand his removal from the next test.

 

[Turbinator]

Can see England making a brave declaration at some point tomorrow. Then all Indian fans (including me) will pin our hopes on a Sehwag special, who obviously will fail to deliver in the 2nd innings after a quick 20 odd runs. Then after losing another few quick wickets against Swann, as we try to accelerate, we'll eventually end up playing for a draw.

 

[silentstriker]

Should not be investing in mutual funds in the first place.

I don't with my savings but retirement plan from work forces you to pick from a few mutual funds.

 

[smash84]

Yeah it was over 300... and barring a collapse of gargantuous proportions, theres little chance of a win... but strangely i have a sadistic desire for dhoni to lose this match...
**** batsman
**** keeper
**** captain
**** attitude for confronting the umpire about an iffy decision

All these attributes were on show on day 3 and 4 and i just want him to be humiliated.
Hope the umpires continue to be awful and cost India the match. Maybe thatll knock some sense into the BCCI's thick skulls. Wouldnt be surprised if Dar underperformed intentionally to achieve this... "greater good" and all coz i just cant believe Dar being so poor

awt statement though. Hard to believe Dar has been so poor in this match. Maybe now that his competition (Taufel) has retired he feels comfy

 

[Viscount Tom]

Can see England making a brave declaration at some point tomorrow. Then all Indian fans (including me) will pin our hopes on a Sehwag special, who obviously will fail to deliver in the 2nd innings after a quick 20 odd runs. Then after losing another few quick wickets against Swann, as we try to accelerate, we'll eventually end up playing for a draw.

Last time we set a declaration in India it went kind of **** up for us remember?

 

[flibbertyjibber]

There is zero chance of an England declaration tomorrow. Saving the game is all that matters and if that means batting the full day out and grinding the Indians into the dirt then so be it. Won't happen though as you can't expect Cook to go on again tomorrow and once he goes we will collapse I reckon.