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[Sanz]

Not a single English fan is awake and watching the game ?

 

[silentstriker]

KP is Yuvraj's bunny.

Well, he did hit a four and a six the two balls before , so I wouldn't go that far.

 

[silentstriker]

Starts off with the slower delivery? That's his bowling speed.

 

[wpdavid]

Not a single English fan is awake and watching the game ?

Would you, given our performances over the last couple of years?

 

[Barney Rubble]

Not a single English fan is awake and watching the game ?

To watch the game over here you need Sky TV, which is stupidly expensive. Hence very few English people would be able to watch the game, even if they were up.

As I type, Blackwell bowled. I'm beginning to think he's never going to get runs in an ODI.

 

[marc71178]

why are england playing 2 keepers?

Because they each average about 23 and we're trying to match Dhoni (just fall short though!)

 

[Sanz]

Would you, given our performances over the last couple of years?

Sorry I was just kidding, you did miss KP's batting though. He batted wel before throwing his wicket in the end.

 

[marc71178]

Well, he did hit a four and a six the two balls before , so I wouldn't go that far.

Exactly, he'd taken 10 runs from 2 balls, so why not push a single somewhere?

 

[marc71178]

Sorry I was just kidding, you did miss KP's batting though. He batted wel before throwing his wicket in the end.

I've never heard that about a KP innings before!

 

[wpdavid]

As I type, Blackwell bowled. I'm beginning to think he's never going to get runs in an ODI.

There's a reason for that ...

To be fair, he was on a bit of a hiding today, coming in with only a handful of overs to go. But he does need to make some runs in this series, I would have thought. He's been given a big opportunity this winter - 12 odi's on the trot, in all probability, so it's about time we saw something from him.

 

[silentstriker]

Because they each average about 23 and we're trying to match Dhoni (just fall short though!)

Yes, but you only need 1/5 of one of them to match his keeping.

 

[Barney Rubble]

There's a reason for that ...

To be fair, he was on a bit of a hiding today, coming in with only a handful of overs to go. But he does need to make some runs in this series, I would have thought. He's been given a big opportunity this winter - 12 odi's on the trot, in all probability, so it's about time we saw something from him.

That's what I thought. You'd think he'd at least pass 30-odd at some point during those 12 games - he's now got five left in which to do so.

Jones smacks one to Gambhir on the boundary, 9 down with 4 balls to go.

 

[adharcric]

Geraint Jones wants to make sure England don't bat out the innings.

I don't mind, it'll just bring Sreesanth's inflated average down a bit.

 

[Barney Rubble]

Yes, but you only need 1/5 of one of them to match his keeping.

Bear in mind this is Prior and Jones you're talking about.

 

[silentstriker]

Bear in mind this is Prior and Jones you're talking about.

OK, 1/4.

 

[wpdavid]

Exactly, he'd taken 10 runs from 2 balls, so why not push a single somewhere?

Probably because he reckoned he needed to make the most of Yuvraj, which isn't the worst thinking on earth. From what I've heard it was poorly executed rather than badly planned (ditto Delhi) although, tbf, I didn't see it. For all his fallibilities, he still seems to be the only one of our top 6 who regularly has a clue in this form of the game.

 

[Sanz]

I've never heard that about a KP innings before!

which one , KP batting well or throwing his wicket away?

 

[IndianByHeart]

England fall short of 20-30 runs in the end, India wouldn't have much problem chasing this score.

 

[Barney Rubble]

England all out 226 with one ball left.

 

[Barney Rubble]

England fall short of 20-30 runs in the end, India wouldn't have much problem chasing this score.

Don't count your chickens - England still have a shot.