***Official*** England in India

[Cevno]

I wouldn't mind the fact that commentary was in Hindi if it wasn't so terrible.

Sehwag nirbhay khiladi hain! nirbhay!

(Sehwag is a fearless player! FEARLESS!)

ViruTheBest doing the commentary ?

 

[Teja.]

Odds on Gambhir chopping on?

Gambhir to score 50 or more - 2.00

Gambhir to score 100 or more - 4.33

The second one is attractive to bet against, IMO.

Have money on Sehwag and Tendulkar for best Indian bat at 4.5 and 5 for best Indian batsman.

 

[Cevno]

Well Gambhir is looking as convincing as ever, even on a wicket with about as much pace as Samit Patel would show in a 100m dash with a bowl of lettuce for the winner.

 

[hazsa19]

I've got the sofa on already

 

[Neil Pickup]

350 should be decent first inngs score

Would bite your hand off to knock India over for that on this. Perfect time to bat now, and only going to get slower. Perfect toss to win.

 

[LFD]

Looking at the pitch it is even more ridiculous Monty isn't playing ahead of Patel / another bowler.

There is already marks from where the bowlers are landing.

 

[Cevno]

Uh oh Footmarks visible distinctly already.

 

[Spark]

Decent start this from Broad. They're bowling pretty wicket to wicket.

Only way to go. One or two balls have already seemed to shoot through, and this surface looks pretty powdery.

 

[biased indian]

Would bite your hand off to knock India over for that on this. Perfect time to bat now, and only going to get slower. Perfect toss to win.

the way pitch is coming off..hope it continuous and not stop at the top layer i will be more that happy with 350

what happend lot of double post coming in i had couple of mine as well

 

[Contra]

Wow Sehwag playing really well, been such a long time since I saw him play on the merit of the ball rather than go at everything. If only you played like this more often!

 

[hazsa19]

Would love to know the thought process that led Bresnan to believe bowling a bouncer would be a good decision

 

[Teja.]

Sehwag looks to be growing in confidence.

That late cut off Bresnan definitely the shot of the game so far.

 

[Spark]

Right, someone poke me when something interesting happens and England stop bowling pies

 

[Turbinator]

This is fun.

 

[stumpski]

Bah, only just managed to get on here! Nothing to add really, ball not getting up, good toss to win, etc.

61-0 at drinks looks pretty ominous it must be said.

 

[hazsa19]

Pitch may be flat but the bowling has been atrocious. And that is not hyperbole

 

[tooextracool]

Going to be a long day in the field, especially when you have 3 fast bowlers struggling to get above the 80mph mark.

 

[Contra]

right... Viru please don't throw it away!

 

[Teja.]

I reckon wicket-to-wicket slightly full of good length bowling here would actually do well.

Enland on the other hand have bowled either a freebie outside off stump or a long hop pretty much every over.

Swann on.

 

[Daemon]

Do I count 5 men on the boundary?