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  1. Lions81

    India cancel Bangaldesh series

    In no way is this disrespectful to Bangladesh. India went out of their way to play Bangladesh for their first test match, guaranteeing enormous revenues. (Though I'm sure many would have turned out anyway). Any country looks forward to a tour by India because of the financial windfall which...
  2. Lions81

    England

    Ah I see, so numbers aren't really as important as the general consensus. I suppose Rousseau would be proud. Well, we will have to agree to disagree on this matter. In my opinion, India outperformed England at home and away. In your opinion, the opposite occurred. I don't think I'll convince...
  3. Lions81

    *Official* India in Pakistan Thread

    Ah the Steve Bucknor controversy rears its ugly head again! I really think one problem is that the ICC has so few test umpires. Now that only neutral umpires stand in for tests, I think it's unhealthy for the same few to rotate and be sent around the world. They'll get tired, and arguments like...
  4. Lions81

    England

    I feel that I read at an acceptable grade level, and I brought up the first test precisely because, as you say later, you are arguing that if not for the rain, England would have drawn the series. The only result obtained from that series was an utterly one-sided one. Regardless of who was in a...
  5. Lions81

    *Official* India in Pakistan Thread

    This is really bad cricket by the Indians. They seem to have given up in the field. But credit must be given to the Pakistani batsmen, they are batting very smartly.
  6. Lions81

    England

    First, bravo for not bringing up the first test. Victories of ten wickets tend to make arguments such as your's look bad. Regarding the second test, yes, I do consider a first-innings lead of 116 runs a marginal effect, as England went on to bat again, and this time managed to score only 257...
  7. Lions81

    *Official* India in Pakistan Thread

    A strong session from Pakistan. Farhat looks in particularly excellent form, and Inzamam is Inzamam, playing difficult strokes which he makes look to be child's play. The Indian bowlers bowled very poorly, reminiscent of Melbourne, when they bowled with their heads down after their batting...
  8. Lions81

    *Official* India in Pakistan Thread

    Haha, I don't bet on cricket matches, although I did consider it before the second test match! Also, regardless of the Indian government's stance on betting, as an American citizen, I am free to do what I wish! 8D
  9. Lions81

    *Official* India in Pakistan Thread

    Yes, I agree that Yuvraj and Pathan's batting performances were very good, but remember they did really bat the first session, Yuvraj batted only a couple of overs out, and batting only became easy midway through the second session. All the reports coming from the ground said that the first day...
  10. Lions81

    *Official* India in Pakistan Thread

    It is actually a sad bowling performance thus far. Pathan and Balaji have bowled waywardly and have shown no capability of troubling the batsmen. This further demonstrates that the Indian pacers still have a ways to go before they can be considered good enough to make India a top side, and also...
  11. Lions81

    Biggest flop of Indo-Pak series??

    Shoiab Akhtar is an interesting topic. As an aspiring fast bowler, I can only admire him. But I wonder if, despite his public admonishing of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis as opening bowlers (when he claimed that had he been born in Australia, with McGrath and Gillespie opening, he would have...
  12. Lions81

    Can Pathan be as good as Wasim?

    While I agree that the Indian media is quick to jump to build up any promising fast bowler (which hurts the reputation of the media, the player himself, and the cricketing fans who are fooled into thinking the next superstar fast bowler is coming), I am not convinced that Steve Harmison is so...
  13. Lions81

    *Official* India in Pakistan Thread

    Re: yuvraj to play in the 3rd test! Odd, the article quotes Ganguly as mentioning "allegations against Laxman". I've heard nothing about this, and have been unable to find any other articles which mention this. Would anyone have any idea as to what Ganguly is referring? It seems that he's...
  14. Lions81

    England

    :D
  15. Lions81

    *Official* India in Pakistan Thread

    Thank you all for your kind words! I think I will continue posting instead of worming my way back into the woodwork!
  16. Lions81

    England

    Ah yes, but this is not the same as saying England would have won! :P I think considering everything that took place during those three tests, a 1-0 series result in favor of India was appropriate. India did not deserve to win by a larger margin, nor did England deserve to lose by one.
  17. Lions81

    England

    I must disagree with you, and with Swervy and Tom Halsey in this regard as well. Let's examine the three matches: 1st Test, Mohali: India won by 10 wickets. This was a rather easy victory for the Indians, taking nothing away from England. Yes, perhaps there was no Michael Vaughan, nor Andy...
  18. Lions81

    *Official* India in Pakistan Thread

    I have been a longtime reader of the forum, but I have not really felt like posting until now. The atmosphere of this forum has really gone downhill recently, and it saddens me. When I first started reading, there were still disagreements, but I felt there remained underlying respect. Now I'm...
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