***Official*** England in India 2016/17

[Contra]

No wickets for the seamers and England have four. I think we will compete well here.

England's seamers are a little bit better than ours overall though lol. But yes we just have to play sensibly and not gift our wickets away to scoreboard pressure and we should be fine.

Hopefully this match doesn't go the same route as this one: http://www.espncricinfo.com/indveng/engine/current/match/238187.html

 

[cnerd123]

All 10 wickets for Jaddu and Ashwin

2-man team

 

[flibbertyjibber]

No wickets for the seamers and England have four. I think we will compete well here.

Depends if Vijay's arse goes as soon as it gets above knee height or not. Get a couple of early wickets before the spinners come on and we will be very happy.

 

[harsh.ag]

Cricinfo:

Sameer: "Didn't England score exactly 400 in Mumbai in 2006?" Indeed they did.. With a hundred from a left-handed, South African-born opening batsman.

Test where Udal got Tendulkar

 

[GIMH]

Cricinfo:



Test where Udal got Tendulkar

That was the last test Cook ever missed I believe

Freddie

 

[cnerd123]

Owais Shah scored 88 and Sreesanth took 4 wickets

What a weird game

 

[GIMH]

Shah looked really good in that Test actually

That being said his innings was divided in two, as he retired hurt with cramps. A problem which plagued him, along with dodgy running.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Vijay has to deliver today. Hope he isn't a spud against short pitched bowling.

 

[91Jmay]

Vijay has scored runs against pace on quick decks before. Just in bad nick I think

 

[OverratedSanity]

Vijay has scored runs against pace on quick decks before. Just in bad nick I think

That and a bad back. He used to sway out of the way of deliveries directed at his throat really well... Did it beautifully in SA and Australia. Not been able to do that this series.

 

[harsh.ag]

They are really going after Vijay. Will need to play extremely well here.

 

[Adders]

All 10 wickets for Jaddu and Ashwin

2-man team

Better than being a 2 team man tbh

 

[cnerd123]

Vijay has scored runs against pace on quick decks before. Just in bad nick I think

Fun fact: Vijay was averaging in the 20s in Ranji and had a bad IPL right before being picked for the Test side and going on his recent run which has everyone fawning over him.

WAG

 

[fredfertang]

Disappointing start, but they still need 189 to avoid the follow on

 

[91Jmay]

Fun fact: Vijay was averaging in the 20s in Ranji and had a bad IPL right before being picked for the Test side and going on his recent run which has everyone fawning over him.

WAG

To average 20 in the Ranji with his ability I'm guessing he was staging a performance art piece about the rapidly changing face of the world due to globalisation.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Better than being a 2 team man tbh

Very good.

 

[Shri]

Nothing off the pitch for the opening bowlers. Good signs.

 

[91Jmay]

Good pace and carry. Anderson's accuracy just sensational

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Love these polls, how can 5% vote for Ball when they have never seen him.

 

[fredfertang]

Good pace and carry. Anderson's accuracy just sensational

Would be happy to see a long hop get a top edge though