***Official*** India in England

[four_or_six]

Haha, people are always so quick to jump all over Lewis because he looks like such a dire bowler. He's copped some tap today, but so have the best of them, and Lewis's ODI career has been brilliant thus far. I'm as sure as all of you that he's overachieved and that it'll even out if he plays more, but he's so under-rated it's not funny.

I don't think he's dire, I just don't think he's as good as a lot of our other (albeit injured) options.

 

[four_or_six]

Oh great, Prior's just dropped Tendulkar.

How often does that have to happen before Moores develops a spine?

Argh, my sky keeps cutting in and out and I missed that. Was it a bad drop?

 

[wpdavid]

Argh, my sky keeps cutting in and out and I missed that. Was it a bad drop?

Dunno for sure, as I'm relying on TMS & Cricinfo. Both of them indicated he should have taken the catch though.

 

[gettingbetter]

With England's merry-go-round wicket keeping selection policy, I think that the only logical option is to drop Prior and pick another specialist batsman.

The 7 batsmen shall draw straws prior to the fielding innings and whoever pulls the short straw will keep.

 

[Prince EWS]

All this Lewis bagging and Broad has gone for even more runs - yet not a word said against England's new golden boy.

Lewis4lyf.

 

[Perm]

Tendy (H)

 

[gettingbetter]

How many games do you think it should take an established List A bowler to have his average on the better side of 30?

Both Mahmood and Plunkett have played 20 odd games and have averages on the wrong side of 30 and they to some extent have been banished from internationals, I doubt Broad will get the same treatment, but questions do need to be asked, if you know what I mean.

 

[Perm]

Awesome batting, I'm loving this.

 

[gettingbetter]

Dhoni/Yuvraj in next?

Gambhir would be a waste of time.

 

[Perm]

Dhoni/Yuvraj in next?

Gambhir would be a waste of time.

Depends how long the parternship lasts, but yeah, I'd be tempted to give Dhoni a crack although Yuvraj has been in pretty good form.

 

[Perm]

****! Hate it when Tendulkar gets out, can't help but abuse the bowler.

 

[four_or_six]

Dhoni/Yuvraj in next?

Gambhir would be a waste of time.

Yuvraj I hope.

 

[gettingbetter]

So we agree on no GG.

On second thoughts, I think this would be a perfect situation for Dravid to come in.

 

[BhupinderSingh]

Don't u guys think that Sachin Tendulkar has made it a habit of getting out in 70s/80s/90s?

 

[wpdavid]

All this Lewis bagging and Broad has gone for even more runs - yet not a word said against England's new golden boy.

Lewis4lyf.

A fair point, but maybe we're comparing Lewis' performance with the new ball to how Broad did with it in previous games. Today, SRT & Ganguly were up & away by the time Broad came on to bowl.

Still, Lewis has got rid of Tendulkar now and there's a rumour that Prior managed to hold on to the catch.

 

[Perm]

Don't u guys think that Sachin Tendulkar has made it a habit of getting out in 70s/80s/90s?

Piss off. If you'd been watching any of these games then you'd realise quite a few times it hasn't been his fault.

Ugh, Gambhir comes in.

 

[gettingbetter]

Don't u guys think that Sachin Tendulkar has made it a habit of getting out in 70s/80s/90s?

You'd be hard pressed to find many good 'converters' in the ODI game.

 

[Gloucefan]

Lewis you BEAUTY.

Lewis fan here btw.

 

[pasag]

Top notch innings from Tendulkar, it seems.

 

[Perm]

Lewis you BEAUTY.

Lewis fan here btw.

Really? Your username wasn't a dead giveaway or anything