***Official*** India in England 2014

[NasserFan207]

Don't think I've ever felt more sorry for a cricketer than Pankaj right now

 

[King Pietersen]

Dhoni's such a weird captain. Tends to get away with his ridiculous decisions too, normally always pick up a wicket when you feel like the wrong bowlers are on.

Boom. Another boundary for Rooteh. What a gun. Beautifully placed passed Dhoni.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Dhoni bowling Ashwin and Jadeja from both ends when Root and Buttler werent settled was typical MS. He just doesn't understand when to keep the pressure on and allows the game to just drift aimlessly.

That is why I said 88-3 was a good first session for England. You know the Dhoni drift isn't far away so when it happens we take control.

 

[King Pietersen]

50 partnership. Quintuple it lads.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Man I've so enjoyed everyone of them, and it so weird that I can think that way of Ricky now. 5 or 6 years ago I'd have turned the telly off you'd have said there was a RP masterclass on.......now I can't get enough of it.

Me and Fred mentioned it a while back, a player we once so despised has become one we so respect........think it was the 2009 Ashes when he warmed on me.

Yeah, I think it was more th fact that he was so unbelievably good till 2008 that everyone just hated him because of it. He was public enemy no.1 in India for most of his 2002-08 peak... and after the Sydney test,the hate reached ridiculous heights. He also got more gracious in defeat as a captain, or maybe just got more opportunities to show it and everyone started to warm to him. It was somewhere between his awesome Headingley knock in 2009 and his batting in 2010 in India that I decided I was a fan. Have wubbed him since.

 

[Adders]

I think Pankaj needs to get a bit of **** about him.............looks way to happy about being the unluckiest bowler ever.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I think Pankaj needs to get a bit of **** about him.............looks way to happy about being the unluckiest bowler ever.

Can say same about Woakes.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Dhoni leaving Kumar and Aaron for the new ball then?

Game will be gone by then.

Nasser is watching.

 

[Stace]

These 2 could be lethal as partnership over the next 10 years, very free scoring.

 

[King Pietersen]

Rooooooottttttt.

 

[Adders]

He also got more gracious in defeat as a captain, or maybe just got more opportunities to show it and everyone started to warm to him. It was somewhere between his awesome Headingley knock in 2009 and his batting in 2010 in India that I decided I was a fan. Have wubbed him since.

Definitely got more gracious. What turned me was how **** he got treated in England in 2009 and how well he took it.

 

[Cevno]

Pankaj has been disappointing this game in a Ishant Sharma sort of way which is not good.

Was atleast expecting better accuracy outside off from him.

 

[King Pietersen]

England Cricket News: CA removes Prior fumbles package | ESPN Cricinfo

This is incredible.

 

[Howe_zat]

Please don't keep playing that premeditated sweep. Still makes me feel vaguely ill.

~

That late cut from Root though, that's top banana. Keep doing that.

 

[King Pietersen]

Pankaj now 0/258. Gun.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Unless someone rips through the remaining wickets for next to nothing, I think we're done for. 220-230 was what I said would be the total to dismiss them for to have hope of fighting back but it looks like a really big lead now. Anything over 120-130 and the second innings will be a formality.

 

[Howe_zat]

Pankaj now 0/258. Gun.

I know it's been fashionable for a while now to feel for him, but I've long since felt the draw of records breaking on my watch and have defected to the opposite camp. Ftr it's 588 balls without a wicket for the crown, and Pankaj is up to 384.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I know it's been fashionable for a while now to feel for him, but I've long since felt the draw of records breaking on my watch and have defected to the opposite camp. Ftr it's 588 balls without a wicket for the crown, and Pankaj is up to 384.

I have sympathy for him still, because he definitely was unlucky in the first test. Not bowled well here though, in helpful conditions too.

 

[Cabinet96]

Don't know why batsman want to go off in situations like this. Wet ball = gun for the batting side.

 

[King Pietersen]

LolIndia. 0/259 now for Pankaj. Cracking fielding.