***Official*** England in India

[biased indian]

how bad is batting on this pitch...or is it that they are all just trowing it away

 

[cnerd123]

**** me goes ahead an plays a loose shot.

I knew I was jinxing him as I typed that. I knew it. Yet I ****ing went an posted it.

****ing useless Yuvraj Singh.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Justice done then, Only about 30 more than he should have got thanks to the crap umpiring.

 

[Daemon]

Haha, tame dismissal, misjudged the length then was caught in two minds playing on the backfoot.

350 tops

 

[cnerd123]

320 a/o IMO.

Dhoni to get out for less than 20 by missing/edging a forward defence.

 

[Daemon]

Dhoni trying to hit himself into form. This should be fun.

 

[Satyanash89]

Sachin crosses his average!

Don't think this will be his last series. Read an article somewhere that explained why India needs Sachin to tour RSA. Made a lot of sense. Can't throw a fresh face into the deep end like that, it's doubtful they'd do any better, and failure would wreck their confidence

yeah... was an article by manjrekar iirc and i totally agree with it... itll be the greatest challenge of tendulkars life facing steyn n co in SA at the end of his career

 

[Pup Clarke]

Dhoni

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Another wicket or two before the new ball would be nice now thanks. Been a strange day as the outfield is so fast yet the run rate is only just over 3.

 

[Howe_zat]

With the new ball due in about half an hour Dhoni has an important job protecting the bowlers. This is the key partnership between them getting 250-300 and 400+.

Natuarrly Dhoni vaguely lobs his first ball in the air

 

[Prince EWS]

With the new ball due in about half an hour Dhoni has an important job protecting the bowlers. This is the key partnership between them getting 250-300 and 400+.

Natuarrly Dhoni vaguely lobs his first ball in the air

Dhoni will get out at the first sign of the new ball anyway.

 

[benchmark00]

Hard to believe that Tendulkar debuted before Lara, who has been retired for what feels like ages.

 

[Daemon]

Dhoni to get caught at 2nd slip driving hard at an anderson half volley

 

[NasserFan207]

Ashwin should bat above Dhoni IMO

 

[Satyanash89]

amazing wrists there

 

[cnerd123]

Ashwin should bat above Dhoni IMO

Ashwin should bat above Yuvraj and Kohli too on current form.

 

[Ruckus]

Hard to believe that Tendulkar debuted before Lara, who has been retired for what feels like ages.

Yeah it's crazy. And it has been ages...about 6 years since lara's last test.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Thought Yadav would be ok for the 3rd test?

 

[Satyanash89]

Beauty from Sachin

 

[cnerd123]

Yadav didn't recover in time.

Sachin starting to look good. Needs to carry on this way.