Group A - India, England, Australia, West Indies

[Dravid]

He didnt get an inside edge. It was plumb.

Pathan in at 3, gets a warm welcome with a bouncer to the head

What a beautiful straight drive by Sachin for 4, he still plays the best shots in the book.

 

[Dravid]

Bowled, Pathan goes for a duck. Was getting frustrated that he couldn't get off the mark, tries to cut a ball outside off-stump, but edges it back onto his stumps and gets bowled. India off to a bad start. Dravid is the next man I believe...India need to get a 60-70 run partnership here to get a good total on the board

 

[adharcric]

Pathan gone.

 

[Pratters]

Another bouncer from Taylor, this time to Tendulkar. I love it!

 

[Dravid]

I predict a 100 from Sachin in this inning.

 

[Jono]

Irfan at 3 in this situation was beyond stupid.

There's a time for it, and this wasn't one of those times.

 

[Jono]

Sachin 75 int'l tons, Lara 51 int'l tons. Legends

 

[Dravid]

38-2 fro 10 overs. India off to a slow start, but was needed to prevent a collapse. India should pick up their pace again in 5 overs if no wicket is loss. Im loving Sachin's batting, looking in such good form.

 

[Dravid]

Sachin 75 int'l tons, Lara 51 int'l tons. Legends

It's officially the coolest thing on Cricket Web to have Sachins avatar.

 

[adharcric]

Precisely. Irfan is not a top-order batsman - he's a lower-order batsman who can be sent up the order on occasion. The loss of an early wicket calls for one man: Rahul Dravid.

 

[Dravid]

Sachin is looking so good out there! What a shot for 4! Comes on the front foot and plays that beautiful cover drive that we all know of for 4. Fielder makes an attempt to reach for it but fails. Man Sachin I love you

 

[Dravid]

Sachin out, same way as Pathan....I'm heartbroken....69/3

 

[oz_fan]

Sachin out for 29, looked like making a big knock. India 69/3 after 17 overs.

 

[Pratters]

Smith and Bravo are very useful. Some stats:

Bravo:

2006 (22y 86d) 20 123.5 604 22 3/14 3/24 27.45 4.87 33.7 0 0

Smith:

2006 (22y 264d) 20 129 621 25 5/45 4/29 24.84 4.81 30.9 2 1

 

[Dravid]

13 runs off the last over from Bravo...and Yuvraj finished it off with the most beautiful shot in the book for 4.

 

[Dravid]

India picking up the pace, beautiful straight drive from Dravid for a 4. Loving this partnership.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Well, I don't think Steve Harmison would be selected for the Dutch squad at the moment

That's idealistic.

 

[oz_fan]

Singh out for 27. Bradshaw gets his third wicket. India 130/4.

 

[Mister Wright]

C'mon Windies!

 

[adharcric]

Dhoni you dumbass ... good time for Raina to ride his way back into form.
You guys better get us out of this mess now.