*Official* India in Sri Lanka 2010 - Tests

[honestbharani]

lol.. I know we are missing like 4 first choice players but could we really be any worse?



Still think Badri would have gone a lot better against guys like Mendis than Raina

 

[vcs]

I don't know why we even bother with pace bowlers.

 

[Jono]

Wtf

 

[honestbharani]

Wtf

why?

 

[Jono]

Was shocked we got a wicket

 

[Arjun]

You have to feel for Amit Mishra, missing at least his fourth Test cap inexplicably. He's sweated it out for over eight years, got loads of first-class wickets, learnt a lot on tours with India A, has led his state team, is decent on the field and also with the bat, impresses in his debut Test series, and what happens? A year later, after the Motera motorway disappointment, is reduced to a second-choice spinner in home Tests. He too, like Murali Kartik, Ramesh Powar and Piyush Chawla, will wonder what it takes to impress the selectors, coach and captain. They've got everything on their side, except (possibly) youth.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

This is so onesided it is unreal.Can see Sri Lanka getting 600 here before even thinking of a declaration.

 

[Spark]

Dilshan must be apocalyptically angry with himself about now.

 

[kingkallis]

Its a road! Expect huge tons from Sehwag, RD, SRT...

 

[Noble One]

I hope when Sri Lanka bowl they prove this is not a road, otherwise Test cricket is so crap on pitches like this. On the other side of the world we have a recently completed Test series that was tight, exciting, featured skill with both bat and ball and was close due to the wickets prepared. Compare England to this, terrible. No wonder everyone is flocking to Twenty20.

Time for Sharma to take a break from Test cricket for awhile?

 

[Prince EWS]

I hope when Sri Lanka bowl they prove this is not a road, otherwise Test cricket is so crap on pitches like this. On the other side of the world we have a recently completed Test series that was tight, exciting, featured skill with both bat and ball and was close due to the wickets prepared. Compare England to this, terrible. No wonder everyone is flocking to Twenty20.

Time for Sharma to take a break from Test cricket for awhile?

I actually thought the two pitches - Lords especially, actually - prepared in England were very flat. The reason for all the movement was the atmospheric conditions.

 

[Noble One]

I actually thought the two pitches - Lords especially, actually - prepared in England were very flat. The reason for all the movement was the atmospheric conditions.

I actually thought about my post as soon as I clicked the 'submit reply' button. You are correct. Well maybe a compromise, flat pitches are perfectly fine in areas known for sideways movement in the air. Flat pitches are not fine in the sub-continent.

 

[Shri]

I actually thought about my post as soon as I clicked the 'submit reply' button. You are correct. Well maybe a compromise, flat pitches are perfectly fine in areas known for sideways movement in the air. Flat pitches are not fine in the sub-continent.

Relax, it is the monsoon season in these parts. We should get a bit of cloud cover every now and then and the pace bowlers will get assistance in patches, like what happened in the 3rd day of the first test.

 

[Noble One]

Relax, it is the monsoon season in these parts. We should get a bit of cloud cover every now and then and the pace bowlers will get assistance in patches, like what happened in the 3rd day of the first test.

Sorry, I guess coming home from work hoping to watch a close Test match and find the scores at 1/250 slightly annoying.

C'mon monsoon (without the rain )

 

[Manee]

Maybe because it is not being televised in a UK channel that I have access to, but I'm not too upset about the horrendous failure of our bowling attack, because it teaches us; that Ishant Sharma needs to depart from the Test scene until he can find some accuracy or just the yard of pace that he once had, although his pace now is better than previously and that Mithun just seems like an 80mph seam bowler, which is weird as he was touted for his pace and his pace was seen as the reason that he was superior to Kulkarni and Vinay Kumar, who operate at a similar speed.

After such a fruitful A team tour in terms of runs, it is baffling to see Suresh Raina, who is inconsistent in FC cricket, picked ahead of guys who average 50 to 60 runs.

 

[Spark]

I know what will save test cricket! Artificial stadium humidifiers

 

[Zinzan]

WTF 235/1 after 62 overs.

Excuse my ignorance on sub-continent conditions, but is there effectively any difference between Indian & Sri Lankan wickets & conditions as a general rule? I wouldn't imagine the heat or the cuisine would be tough on the Indians for a start.

 

[Himannv]

WTF 235/1 after 62 overs.

Excuse my ignorance on sub-continent conditions, but is there effectively any difference between Indian & Sri Lankan wickets & conditions as a general rule? I wouldn't imagine the heat or the cuisine would be tough on the Indians for a start.

No difference whatsoever. Its all in our heads.

 

[honestbharani]

No difference whatsoever. Its all in our heads.

yep. never really been able to work out the inadequacies of either battng side on respective away tours to India or SL..

 

[Himannv]

yep. never really been able to work out the inadequacies of either battng side on respective away tours to India or SL..

I was just saying lol.. In reality its probably a tad bit wet in Sri Lanka. Of course that could simply be because BCCI is better at scheduling games where there is ideal weather as opposed to the clueless SLC.