Barney Rubble
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Highlights on C4 or C5 is an improvement as far as I'm concerned, seeing as I don't have Sky.superkingdave said:
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tooextracool
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from reports, panesar bowled a much tighter line and was more impressive than blackwell. however keeping in mind fletchers obsession with multi skilled players, its highly likely that blackwell will make the team, unless he gets blasted in the next game.Anna said:Make that 13.3--3--57--4, CCI 251 a.o. Go Blackie
Neil Pickup
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I will be less than less than happy if Sky don't get rights.
Autobahn
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I hate the BBC cricket board we've now got indian fans proclaiming they have saved english cricket 
Nimbus aren't intrested in ending sky's "monopoly" they just want to get the highest price they can get for the cricket because nimbus itself doesn't have a sports channel itself it's simply a middle-man looking to make as much money as possible.
But by giving a terrestrial channel the leftovers, making sure the BBC get the radio rights and making such grand statements as "We will demonstrate there are some alternatives for cricket in the UK. Their [Sky Sports'] monopoly has just ended."
They can make themselves out to be the heroes when actually their "alternatives" are indian-based paid suscription channels which doesn't change anything in the long run.
And for those people harping on about how bad sky is and all, maybe you should remember Sky won the bid fair and sqaure after the channel 4 put a pitiful sum on the table and the BBC didn't even put any bids through.
This isn't saving cricket this just sleazy business extracting every last penny they can.
Nimbus aren't intrested in ending sky's "monopoly" they just want to get the highest price they can get for the cricket because nimbus itself doesn't have a sports channel itself it's simply a middle-man looking to make as much money as possible.
But by giving a terrestrial channel the leftovers, making sure the BBC get the radio rights and making such grand statements as "We will demonstrate there are some alternatives for cricket in the UK. Their [Sky Sports'] monopoly has just ended."
They can make themselves out to be the heroes when actually their "alternatives" are indian-based paid suscription channels which doesn't change anything in the long run.
And for those people harping on about how bad sky is and all, maybe you should remember Sky won the bid fair and sqaure after the channel 4 put a pitiful sum on the table and the BBC didn't even put any bids through.
This isn't saving cricket this just sleazy business extracting every last penny they can.
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It would make more sense to play a specialist opener with Yuvraj out. Sourav can tag along in the middle order though, as he did well in his last Test.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
With Yuvraj out, this would be my team:
1. Sehwag
2. Jaffer
3. Dravid
4. Laxman
5. Tendulkar
6. Dhoni
7. Pathan
8. Sreesanth
9. RP Singh
10. Harbhajan
11. Kumble
Thats a bit of a tail, but Dhoni + Pathan = one frontline batsman (probably more, considering their recent form with the bat).
We need all the bowling we can get to take 20 wickets. We simply have to trust our batsman to not throw their wickets away.
Our pace attack in Pakistan showed definate improvement, but Test cricket is a different beast....and some variety is needed. Five frontline bowlers should do the trick.
ANd this way, we don't overuse Pathan. England probably have the same worry with overusing Flintoff....
(Although England's worries are bigger, since Flintoff is (IMO) the best player in cricket right now).
If Yuvraj was fit, I'd make do with four specialist bowlers.
Oh, and if Indian selecters yet again decide to go without a specialist opener....I am simply going to go beserk and start rooting for England...
1. Sehwag
2. Jaffer
3. Dravid
4. Laxman
5. Tendulkar
6. Dhoni
7. Pathan
8. Sreesanth
9. RP Singh
10. Harbhajan
11. Kumble
Thats a bit of a tail, but Dhoni + Pathan = one frontline batsman (probably more, considering their recent form with the bat).
We need all the bowling we can get to take 20 wickets. We simply have to trust our batsman to not throw their wickets away.
Our pace attack in Pakistan showed definate improvement, but Test cricket is a different beast....and some variety is needed. Five frontline bowlers should do the trick.
ANd this way, we don't overuse Pathan. England probably have the same worry with overusing Flintoff....
(Although England's worries are bigger, since Flintoff is (IMO) the best player in cricket right now).
If Yuvraj was fit, I'd make do with four specialist bowlers.
Oh, and if Indian selecters yet again decide to go without a specialist opener....I am simply going to go beserk and start rooting for England...
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Barney Rubble
International Coach
I've got Banger in mine as it is, but I think a change might be in order just to ensure good luck for Blackie in his quest for selection.Anna said:Yup. Hence my new avatar
EDIT: Change made.
adharcric
International Coach
Looks reasonable. The opener's spot should go to whoever looks better in the warmup match. Ganguly has also been playing well but it's tough to include him. A pace attack of Pathan-Sreesanth-RP Singh looks decent, but the reserves should include at least of one of the tearaways (Munaf Patel & VR Singh). Agarkar should definitely be gone from the test team and Zaheer is a borderline case at best. In the one-day side, Agarkar should remain but Zaheer is pretty much a done deal.silentstriker said:
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Jono
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^ Why on Earth would we only play 1 spinner when that is where England's weakness lies? Particularly if we prepare turning tracks.
My team without Yuvraj:
Sehwag
Gambhir/Jaffer (Form in the warm-up should be important, problem is Jaffer hasnt played much cricket lately)
Dravid
Sachin
Laxman
Ganguly
Dhoni
Pathan
Kumble
Harbhajan
RP Singh
My team without Yuvraj:
Sehwag
Gambhir/Jaffer (Form in the warm-up should be important, problem is Jaffer hasnt played much cricket lately)
Dravid
Sachin
Laxman
Ganguly
Dhoni
Pathan
Kumble
Harbhajan
RP Singh
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
I don't think its a good idea to play one spinner on Indian tracks....
England can do it because of the excellence of their pace attack, but India's strength (and England's weakness) is spin, and it would be foolhardy to ignore that.
If India wins, it won't be due to their pace attack. Pace attack will hopefully provide a nice base for the spinners to go to work, but they won't be the frontline wicket takers.
As for Ganguly, although he might contribute some useful knocks...I simply don't think he has a place in the side. We need more bowlers, and we have to bowl a very good English side out. Plus, Ganguly's weakness is the short ball and pace in general. If England had a bowling attack like India (some medium pace, lots of spin), then Ganguly would be ideal. But I think its foolish to include a player whose weakness is the opposing team's strength!
Totally agree, except i have been reading articles stating (again rumour of course) that the pictches prepared wouldn't be dust bowls but rather green tops or flat tracks. Nagpur where the first test is going to be played is being rumoured to be a green top. In such a case whats the point of playing an extra spinner, a spinner who is slowly turning into a non-performer, yep I am talking Bhajji.silentstriker said:
I am not saying I would select him, but I wouldn't be very surprised if Ganguly is selected by the Indian selectors, he was selected for the Pak tour and he didn't have bad returns, might not have had good returns and given the political pot boiler it has been surrounding him. I wouldn't be surprised if he is selected and especially with Yuvi not playing the first test.silentstriker said:
The assumption is if the tracks being prepared are spinning tracks but rumour has it that they will be green tops, at least Nagpur (the first test venue) is being rumoured to be a lively pitch. If that turns out to be true, whats the point of going in with two spinners and in that too especially Bhajji, woefully out of form and low on confidence.Jono said: