***Official*** India in West Indies

[pug]

Off to bed already??? Its only 12 and tommorow's sunday.

Oh well... wonder if there will any experimentation with batting orders. Would love to see Raina at no 3 or 4.

 

[pug]

That he's been the best bowler shows how much the Indian pace attack has underperformed so far.

Not really. He did have an impressive first spell today.

 

[Arjun]

Off to bed already??? Its only 12 and tommorow's sunday.

Oh well... wonder if there will any experimentation with batting orders. Would love to see Raina at no 3 or 4.

What do you make of this pitch? Too slow to get off quick? Or can the Indian batsmen negate that?

 

[Arjun]

Not really. He did have an impressive first spell today.

An impressive first spell where the Windies batted out a Test draw, followed by utter rubbish in the final overs. Even Irfan couldn't get it right then.

 

[pug]

What do you make of this pitch? Too slow to get off quick? Or can the Indian batsmen negate that?

Pitch doesn't seem bad at all. Indian bowlers managed to move a lot at first but only at around 80-85 mph. Pathan was a couple of miles slower. I don't think the pitch should cause any real worries. The WI batsmen dug themselves into a hole and weren't helped by some superb fielding and bowling by the Indians.

 

[Arjun]

Pitch doesn't seem bad at all. Indian bowlers managed to move a lot at first but only at around 80-85 mph. Pathan was a couple of miles slower. I don't think the pitch should cause any real worries. The WI batsmen dug themselves into a hole and weren't helped by some superb fielding and bowling by the Indians.

Sehwag, being Sehwag, may try to pinch-hit again, so he may not last too long. Kaif seems to get stuck quite often on such a pitch. The ball may not come on the bat so quickly, so running between wickets is the key.

 

[pug]

An impressive first spell where the Windies batted out a Test draw, followed by utter rubbish in the final overs. Even Irfan couldn't get it right then.

Well, the ball was moving at first and Agarkar showed good control. He bowled accurately at greater pace than any other Indian bowler and was extremely economical.

 

[Arjun]

Well, the ball was moving at first and Agarkar showed good control. He bowled accurately at greater pace than any other Indian bowler and was extremely economical.

The pace at which he bowled isn't anything special, and it just shows how the rest of the attack, bar Irfan, has underperformed. Even though the ball was moving, the West Indians just got stuck in a block-and-leave mode that lasted all the way till the 20th over.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Poor Sarwan. Oh well, I don't mind it THAT much.

Still - magnificent innings. Doubt they'll make a contest of it, but cracking all the same.

Edit: Edwards maiden.

 

[Arjun]

Still - magnificent innings. Doubt they'll make a contest of it, but cracking all the same.

Edit: Edwards maiden.

Didn't realise how quickly the next innings started......though that terrible movie is still on

 

[Arjun]

Meatball by Ian Bradshaw was driven by Sehwag, only to be caught at point. I won't comment on Sehwag's form, it's gone beyond that. The constant chopping and changing of ODI and Test openers is doing more damage than expected, and it may result in those problems in Test matches sneaking into the ODI side. Let the team stick to one pair for both Tests and ODI's, and let it stay for the whole series. Maybe then we'd expect better starts.

 

[adharcric]

Didn't realise how quickly the next innings started......though that terrible movie is still on

Be a real cricket fan and turn the crap off and put your match on.

 

[adharcric]

The pace at which he bowled isn't anything special, and it just shows how the rest of the attack, bar Irfan, has underperformed. Even though the ball was moving, the West Indians just got stuck in a block-and-leave mode that lasted all the way till the 20th over.

If they hadn't stuck to the block-and-leave mode, Agarkar would've taken a 5-fer for sure. I usually bash him for being inconsistent, but this just seems to be a second coming of Agarkar, as if someone has put this touch of "senior bowler" responsibility in him. He's been regularly bowling a good line and moving the ball at approximately 85 mph. I'll take that.

 

[Arjun]

Be a real cricket fan and turn the crap off and put your match on.

I'm not watching that movie.....luckily it got over at the second over. EDIT: These innings breaks seem really short here....

If they hadn't stuck to the block-and-leave mode, Agarkar would've taken a 5-fer for sure. I usually bash him for being inconsistent, but this just seems to be a second coming of Agarkar, as if someone has put this touch of "senior bowler" responsibility in him. He's been regularly bowling a good line and moving the ball at approximately 85 mph. I'll take that.

That just shows up the West Indian batting. Deano mentioned they lack the technique, and they're trying to hide it with their sleepy batting. I'm not too sure he'll last the full series, he never did in the many series he's played. That he's bowled better than his underperforming partners doesn't tell you enough, since he's still not even close to his opposite numbers in other teams, despite being around for so long.

 

[viktor]

Well he's done better than JPY would have done...

 

[Anil]

60 for 4....match seriously on...

 

[Anil]

why exactly is virender sehwag in the indian one day team again?

 

[superkingdave]

cmon the Windies, even if you didn't pick Dave

 

[Anil]

looks like this is going to become exciting again.....seriously though, sehwag needs to be rested and uthappa needs to be given a go, he can't do any worse than this overweight, impetuous burden on the indian top order right now....

 

[Anil]

sensible stuff by raina and yuvraj so far...although that runrate is creeping up just a little bit....are the spinners getting any help on this track?