***Official*** England in India

[honestbharani]

Who's going to start a thread now saying Indian FC sides could beat most Test sides?

yeah, that is why I said "decent"...

 

[Autobahn]

Well looks like Marcus Trescothick is flying home for "personal reasons" now.

Plus the injury list:
Paul Collingwood (back)
Michael Vaughan (knee)
Simon Jones (virus)
Kevin Pietersen (back)
Liam Plunkett (bruised heel)

I mean what sorta side are we gonna be able to field?

 

[chicane]

it was great watching munaf bowl. hes got the action for reverse swing, and genuine pace. and he kinduv reminds me of mohammad asif.

otoh england were so tame, even their bowling was blunt.

 

[Tom Halsey]

Well I suppose I'm not patriotic, but I don't think that supporting a different country in sport (it's just sport!) is going against your country.

Oh I'm not saying it's treason or anything, but it does look like glory-hunting when he's watched another country hammer his country and supported the other country. By the age he would have been in 1997, he would have been old enough to realise that England was his country.

 

[IqbalJaved]

Well looks like Marcus Trescothick is flying home for "personal reasons" now.

Plus the injury list:
Paul Collingwood (back)
Michael Vaughan (knee)
Simon Jones (virus)
Kevin Pietersen (back)
Liam Plunkett (bruised heel)

I mean what sorta side are we gonna be able to field?

I'm pretty sure Simon Jones will be fit for the test and very likely, Pietersen and Collingwood as well.

 

[superkingdave]

lol, with Trescothick flying home goes Englands last hope of getting anything out of this series imo. 3-0 now the most likely score.

Possible first test line up

Strauss*
Cook
Bell
Prior
Flintoff
Jones
Blackwell
Udal
Hoggard
Harmison
Anderson

Thats about all currently fit

Strauss
Cook
Vaughan
Pietersen
Bell
Flintoff
Jones
Blackwell
Hoggard
Jones
Harmison

what i expect

 

[IqbalJaved]

it was great watching munaf bowl. hes got the action for reverse swing, and genuine pace. and he kinduv reminds me of mohammad asif.

otoh england were so tame, even their bowling was blunt.

England, I'm sure will crank up the intensity and performance come Monday.
I don't think India should read too much into this defeat.

 

[IqbalJaved]

lol, with Trescothick flying home goes Englands last hope of getting anything out of this series imo. 3-0 now the most likely score.

Possible first test line up

Strauss*
Cook
Bell
Prior
Flintoff
Jones
Blackwell
Udal
Hoggard
Harmison
Anderson

Thats about all currently fit

There are a few question marks around India as well, I think it will be a close series.
Oh and I will be surprised if Pietersen isn't fit for Nagpur.

 

[chicane]

i think -

strauss
cook
bell
prior
pietersen
flintoff
g.jones
blackwell
hoggard
s.jones
harmison

maybe monty panesar in place of a batsman or fast bowler.

still a strong team if they play to their standard

 

[Tom Halsey]

I'm hoping Monty will play and I'm now thoroughly expecting a 3-0 whitewash to India.

 

[chicane]

England, I'm sure will crank up the intensity and performance come Monday.
I don't think India should read too much into this defeat.

well their fast bowlers need to crank it up thats for sure. the way they bowled in this game sehwag will murder them.

 

[Scaly piscine]

lol, with Trescothick flying home goes Englands last hope of getting anything out of this series imo. 3-0 now the most likely score.

Load of tosh. What if Cook comes in and does as good a job as Tresco would have, are you saying that if the rest are fit that they couldn't have beaten India anyway? Or if Tresco has a bad game England have automatically lost (I'm sure you're aware of Tresco's ability to score 100s in losing causes)? 3-0 is a long shot. This series is no more difficult than winning the Ashes was (look at how Australia trounced India in India).

 

[nikhil1772]

well their fast bowlers need to crank it up thats for sure. the way they bowled in this game sehwag will murder them.

I wish I could say anything predictable in a sentence which has the word 'Sehwag' in it.He still isn't remotely dependable no matter how many great innings he's played...Needs to atleast get decent scores in 2nd innings of a test match

 

[Nishant]

its true that england have been weakened by injuries, but i still think that it will be a tough one for the indians. By the way, can someone please tell me why Munaf was not picked in the indian squad. He seems to be excellent. 10 wickets in the match!

 

[silentstriker]

its true that england have been weakened by injuries, but i still think that it will be a tough one for the indians. By the way, can someone please tell me why Munaf was not picked in the indian squad. He seems to be excellent. 10 wickets in the match!

Because Indian selectors, in their infinite God-like wisdom, announced the squad before the Board match began......

 

[SJS]

Cook and Anderson flying in tomorrow from West Indies where they are on England A duties.

 

[open365]

I know i should be taking the moral high ground and say that family is more important than cricket,but i'm going to be really annoyed if Tres misses the first test because his step-dad hurt his toe or something. Yes,i am a heartles *****

And i'm also annoyed that Shah hasn't been called up.

Fletcher seems to have this annoying policy of selecting youngsters over better qualified players.

 

[Barney Rubble]

I know i should be taking the moral high ground and say that family is more important than cricket,but i'm going to be really annoyed if Tres misses the first test because his step-dad hurt his toe or something. Yes,i am a heartles *****

And i'm also annoyed that Shah hasn't been called up.

Fletcher seems to have this annoying policy of selecting youngsters over better qualified players.

Fletch says phonecalls have been made to secure another batting replacement. I'd imagine it'll be Shah.

 

[open365]

Fletch says phonecalls have been made to secure another batting replacement. I'd imagine it'll be Shah.

But he's already behind Cook,who isn't as good a batsman.

 

[Tom Halsey]

But he's already behind Cook,who isn't as good a batsman.

I'd have Cook over Shah every day of the week.