***Official*** England in India

[adharcric]

Our "Spin Duo" isn't getting much done here. Maybe it's time to rethink whether Kumble and Harbhajan are the best options for India. Kumble surely is, but Harbhajan ... he better watch out for Piyush Chawla and Ramesh Powar.

 

[adharcric]

Peter = English
Kirsten = South African

Infact, Srinath got it right

I thought of that when I first heard it too ... but please don't make Srinath sound smart.

 

[adharcric]

Pietersen butchering the negative line.

 

[What-A-Player]

Well, that was a shot.

EDIT: So was that!

EDIT: Absolutely loving this. This is where KP really shows his worth.

Well, that was a shot.

So was that!

Absolutely loving this. This is where KP really shows his LUCK

 

[What-A-Player]

I thought of that when I first heard it too ... but please don't make Srinath sound smart.

South Indians are generally smarter

 

[Scaly piscine]

Just knew Cook would steal the strike and block the next over, grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

 

[adharcric]

South Indians are generally smarter

We've got an exception on our hands.

 

[Barney Rubble]

Well, that was a shot.

So was that!

Absolutely loving this. This is where KP really shows his LUCK

Three words - GET OVER IT. Every team gets good and bad umpiring decisions. KP's one was bad, but everyone knows that. If you're going to do nothing but complain about how lucky England are (despite the fact they're currently playing far superior cricket) then quite frankly the rest of this board doesn't want you here.

Rant over.

 

[What-A-Player]

We've got an exception on our hands.

adha rcric

hehe, 'Tu Adha (Half) Cric hi rahega

 

[Arjun]

Our "Spin Duo" isn't getting much done here. Maybe it's time to rethink whether Kumble and Harbhajan are the best options for India. Kumble surely is, but Harbhajan ... he better watch out for Piyush Chawla and Ramesh Powar.

Kumble's last over read 4,6,0,4,1,4 and he's only picked up one wicket so far in the match. Notice how many dud overs they bowled? That could have been shared between Irfan and Sreesanth (after dropping Pietersen he deserved to be subbed out for three overs) or even given to a fifth bowler.

Then there's that bizarre idea of having Kaif at short-leg. He's a good fielder, but short-leg requires special skills that he doesn't have. He's dropped more than a few catches and to top that, Cook prodded one between his legs and ot a single.

 

[superkingdave]

yeah it seems silly having Kaif at short leg when he's such a good fielder elsewhere.

 

[Pratters]

At what lead should England declare? 375 I reckon.

 

[Scaly piscine]

At what lead should England declare? 375 I reckon.

Just whatever they have at the end today. They should approach this as the last 15 overs of an ODI (since India aren't going to bowl their quota, as Boycott says the slow over rates situation is a cheats' charter).

 

[Arjun]

Well, the Indians shouldn't give up yet– if an inexperienced English batting lineup can hang on for so long and frustrate Kumble and Harbhajan India, there's no reason why Sachin, Sehwag, Dravid and five others can't score just as much against a bowling attack that's not full-strength and is far from the Pigeon-Dizzy-Kaspa-Warne quartet.

Anyway, Kumble has been unlucky, with two umpiring decisions not favouring him, Sreesanth dropping a catch and that clown of a third umpire not declaring that C&B out.

 

[What-A-Player]

Three words - GET OVER IT. Every team gets good and bad umpiring decisions. KP's one was bad, but everyone knows that. If you're going to do nothing but complain about how lucky England are (despite the fact they're currently playing far superior cricket) then quite frankly the rest of this board doesn't want you here.

Rant over.

Vow, bit of spice and you cry "ban me"

Do you speak for everyone BTW? D/N - there are posts made ridiculing the opposition and you take me as a brown fella coz I take Indian side and you cry "wolf"

I am sorry but if people like you exists on this board and then you must surely be one of the "elite aussie crowds"

 

[adharcric]

Then there's that bizarre idea of having Kaif at short-leg. He's a good fielder, but short-leg requires special skills that he doesn't have. He's dropped more than a few catches and to top that, Cook prodded one between his legs and ot a single.

Yeah but who would you have instead of Kaif. Dravid, Laxman, Tendulkar, Sehwag, Kumble, Harbhajan are obvious NO-NOs. Sreesanth and Pathan are the strike seamers and they wouldn't do it. Dhoni ... no. That leaves Jaffer. If he could do it, I'm sure he would be doing it right now. Gambhir was very good at short-leg, that's one advantage he has over Jaffer. Short-leg is huge with a spin-centered team like India.

 

[Pratters]

Well, the Indians shouldn't give up yet– if an inexperienced English batting lineup can hang on for so long and frustrate Kumble and Harbhajan India, there's no reason why Sachin, Sehwag, Dravid and five others can't score just as much against a bowling attack that's not full-strength and is far from the Pigeon-Dizzy-Kaspa-Warne quartet.

Big hits for victory.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Well, that was a shot.

So was that!

Absolutely loving this. This is where KP really shows his LUCK

The sign of a good batsman is makng the most of their luck, and most big innings have some luck along the way. This is why the first-chance average is not generally seen as a great average.

 

[adharcric]

So Yuvraj has been declared fit for the 2nd test. He has to come in and I'd throw out Laxman unless he scores big tomorrow. We have 8 or 9 batsman who can all score heavily if it's their day, but Yuvraj is a huge boost in the field. Unfortunately Kaif has to remain a reserve right now.

 

[Barney Rubble]

Vow, bit of spice and you cry "ban me"

Do you speak for everyone BTW? D/N - there are posts made ridiculing the opposition and you take me as a brown fella coz I take Indian side and you cry "wolf"

I am sorry but if people like you exists on this board and then you must surely be one of the "elite aussie crowds"

What???

You're complaining about umpiring decisions, which after England's series in Pakistan, annoys the hell out of me and a lot of others on this board. I'm not saying "ban you" at all - just trying to make sure that we don't end up with about three pages of "England are just lucky, etc etc" like we have done in the past. To be honest I was expecting a bit more of an inflammatory response to that from you, so thanks for taking it fairly well.

Oh, and no, I'm not Australian.