***Official*** England in India

[Sanz]

No, just Rang De Basanti influence.

Well that's not a bad thing either. I myself have been sleeping in my India shirt on game days.

<===== Look @ My Avtar, It has India color too.

 

[Jono]

well tbf most of the commentators have been saying those figures aren't reliable and this is a different Wankhede pitch

They only just started saying it then

Nah you're right, Arun Lal said the updated figure is '250'.

 

[pug]

TMS have, in the last five minutes, have compared Kumble to both a giant spider and an octopus in taking that catch.

How come?

 

[Barney Rubble]

How come?

If I'd seen it, I'd not be listening to the radio.

 

[pug]

If I'd seen it, I'd not be listening to the radio.

Oh well, Jono then?

 

[Sanz]

Okay I think this partneship has lasted long enough, we need a wicket here.

 

[pug]

Well that's not a bad thing either. I myself have been sleeping in my India shirt on game days.

<===== Look @ My Avtar, It has India color too.

Just as long as they don't go planning Sachin's assasination.

 

[adharcric]

No, just Rang De Basanti influence.

u gotta admit, that was a good one .. now the question is, do the mumbai fans want a pace revolution (as sanz suggested), a real revolution (rdb) or something else?

 

[viktor]

This Mumbai crowd is really cracking me up.
First, there's the (6 .. 5 .. 4 .. 3 .. 2 .. 1) countdown you hear every 5 minutes.
Then, once in a while I hear slogans involving "Pakistan" ... wtf
Then, there's the "Munaf Munaf!" and "Sachin Sachin!" after booing him the previous day.
Now, I just heard something like "inqilab zindabad" .. for God's sake people, we've been a free nation for nearly 60 years now.
They just can't help but do something amusing every 30 seconds.

Slogan's such as "inquilab zindabad", "ganpati bappa moraya", "pakistan +- anything" are basically fillers while the crowd thinks up something really good...
the "ey o ey o flintoff's a madarchod " one was new to me...

 

[HowsThat]

This Mumbai crowd is really cracking me up.
First, there's the (6 .. 5 .. 4 .. 3 .. 2 .. 1) countdown you hear every 5 minutes.
Then, once in a while I hear slogans involving "Pakistan" ... wtf
:

Why are they raising anti-Pakistan slogan in a match that doesn't even involve Pakistan?

 

[Sanz]

Why are they raising anti-Pakistan slogan in a match that doesn't even involve Pakistan?

Well they are also chanting Ganpatti Bappa Morya - and Ganpati is still months away.

I remember they used to chant Shastri Hai Hai, w2hen Shastri wasn't even part of the team.

 

[pug]

Oh well... interesting session. I would have preferred a complete breakdown, but will accept this as well.

 

[luckyeddie]

TMS have, in the last five minutes, have compared Kumble to both a giant spider and an octopus in taking that catch.

Perhaps the ICC should stop thinking about controlling the quality of pitches and start concerning themselves with the alarming number of giant eight-legged arachnids in Test cricket.

See? See? I told you all but you wouldn't believe me.

Parasitic, Telepathic Arthropods. Their insidious influence is everywhere. It all begins to fit.

 

[IndianByHeart]

There is a very small section of the crowd that has gone bananas and are uttering stupid things that is bringing bad name to India.

 

[Pratters]

The first session was very absorbing, as watching test cricket usually is.

The commentary and numerous ads make it a pain to enjoy the game to the fullest but I enjoyed it neverthless.

 

[chalky]

Shah runs himself out India in with a real chance now.

 

[Pratters]

Nice Sachin.

Also nice to see Kumble bowling over the wicket.

 

[Barney Rubble]

Captain Fred to the rescue again.

 

[Pratters]

Sreesanth still bowling a bit wide in his initial deliveries. He can do so much more if he bowls a bit closer.

 

[chalky]

I've got say India have been really good today, dried up the runs by some good field placings and clever bowling. Definately Dravid's best day in the field so far this series.