***Official*** India in England 2014

[harsh.ag]

Umesh actively trying to discredit me with every possible opportunity...

 

[morgieb]

Typical India. Had Australia by the balls at 6-99, let them score 522 in the end.

Jinxed it.

 

[King Pietersen]

Jos has been called up as cover for Matt Prior for Wednesday. Prior must be struggling with something.

BBC Sport - England v India: Jos Buttler called up as cover for Matt Prior

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Good start to the series then.

 

[King Pietersen]

Prior's training with the gloves on, but has strapping on his right thigh, and is feeling tightness in it apparently. I'd imagine he'll be fine, calling up Jos must just be a precaution, doubt he'll get a game.

 

[honestbharani]

Prior must be struggling with something.

Just wicket keeping and batting in test matches, I guess..

 

[Singh Is King]

I really badly want Pankaj Singh to be awesome.

Singh is King

 

[OverratedSanity]

People like him rarely disappoint when finally given the chance

I really don't know. I'm pretty anxious about him tbh. Personally think he's got the tools to be a decent bowler for us, but he's been completely ignored for years. Hopefully the nerves don't get to him.

This is all assuming Dhoni doesn't stick with Ishant for all 5 Tests even if he gets a smashed.

 

[Cabinet96]

Typical India. Had Australia by the balls at 6-99, let them score 522 in the end.

Oh wow

 

[Teja.]

20 hours to go.

3:30 pm Indian time is the absolute ideal time for test cricket for me. College ends at 2:45 pm and I still have the night for cramming/WC.

 

[Arjun]

Pankaj and Pandey should play all five Tests, with Bhuvneshwar and one of Aaron/Shami. These are the bowlers in form. Ishant shouldn't get a single game. This experience factor is humbug when the most experienced bowler has touched a strike rate of 80 and an average in the high 30s- you can't win Tests for India with this bowler.

 

[Teja.]

Good to see you after a while Arjun. Post more.

 

[GIMH]

Oh does this start tomorrow??

 

[Watson33]

A little part of me wants Prior to fail his fitness test so Buttler gets a go in the test side.

 

[Flem274*]

Isn't Pandey just another dibbly dobbly?

 

[hendrix]

A little part of me wants Prior to fail his fitness test so Buttler gets a go in the test side.

Cook saying that he's not in the frame was one of the silliest things to say when he is probably just an injury away.

 

[Maximas]

Isn't Pandey just another dibbly dobbly?

Weren't you wrong about the last crop of SC quicks to come to England?

 

[Flem274*]

Weren't you wrong about the last crop of SC quicks to come to England?

No, because they're still rubbish unless Prasad backs it up. Eranga is decent and I said so at the time.

Kulasekara, Lakmal, Prasad, Pradeep...before one Prasad inspired performance you would have been one of the few on the forum to give them a show in hell because lets be honest - they don't look much.

 

[smash84]

Imagine a test series starting on a beautiful English summer day. Full house with opening English batsmen taking guard. And ishant sharma running in to bowl. The last bit completely ruins it doesn't it?

CCan somebody please pay Dhoni to keep Ishant out of the side?

 

[Maximas]

No, because they're still rubbish unless Prasad backs it up. Eranga is decent and I said so at the time.

Kulasekara, Lakmal, Prasad, Pradeep...before one Prasad inspired performance you would have been one of the few on the forum to give them a show in hell because lets be honest - they don't look much.

Was just sayin'... , I think you're still being a little harsh on Lakmal there too, we shall see one day.

The achievements of the Sri Lankan attack should be noted by the Indians though in all seriousness, each Sri Lankan bowler had less talent than their counterpart individually but they bowled to their plans better and that's what got the results.