***Official*** England in India

[smash84]

Surely you don't expect decent comms from cricinfo Smali

"maximum" is one of my pet hates I suppose and it didn't appear quite so often on cricinfo previously hence I am finding this awful.....have switched on to a sky stream on the net

Gower

Edit...330 all out

 

[Tromperie]

absolutely hating cricinfo commentary saying "maximum" everytime a 6 is hit

Mark Nicholas, evidently with his fingers in another pie...

 

[centurymaker]

ravi jadeja gets his wish.

he wanted to restrict england to 330.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

At 139-5 we'd have ripped your arm off for 330. Good effort in the end and happy with that score. Now to get into them, couple of wickets before tea will do.

 

[stumpski]

I think we've got enough here - India's batters to really **** things up

Dunno about that, but we'd certainly have taken it this time yesterday.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Made for Sehwag, this. He bats 20 overs and we could see it slipping away.

Hope Tiny Tim bowls rather better than he batted.

Slighty windy decision to pick him, IMHO.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Plenty of reverse for Ishant who hardly got any last game when Anderson got loads so that is probably the key to the game. Also add in the fact England have a better attack anyway and it may be tougher for India than many think, after all they have half the team out of form.

There's only one winner in this Test. I think English fans can tune off and go enjoy the weekend instead of watching this.

 

[smash84]

Mark Nicholas, evidently with his fingers in another pie...

haha....yeah that was what I was thinking that cricinfo may have signed up mark nicholas

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Made for Sehwag, this. He bats 20 overs and we could see it slipping away.

Hope Tiny Tim bowls rather better than he batted.

Slighty windy decision to pick him, IMHO.

Can't really have a go at the selectors after they picked Root when nobody expected it. Bresnan to get reverse and be a handful, Onions doesn't move it around so fair choice for me.

 

[BackFootPunch]

Could someone please work out Chawla's figures before and after Brumby made his rather astute comment? Just, ya know, interested.

 

[smash84]

There's only one winner in this Test. I think English fans can tune off and go enjoy the weekend instead of watching this.

You mean india is winning this

 

[centurymaker]

get sehwag early and 330 is more than enough imo.
sehwag is key.


the fact that everyone's been talking about him including myself, i won't be surprised if he gets out very early now.

 

[cnerd123]

FFS no way did Chawla take 4 wickets and Ojha none. Cricket can be such an unfair game.

Ashwin being underbowled makes sense. He's been **** all series. I can understand MSD wanting to drop him.

Time to see what Sehwag can muster. Looking at some of the shots played by Swann, it seems like if you swing through the line and go over the top you can get runs.

Really interested to see what Anderson and Panesar get out of this.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Could someone please work out Chawla's figures before and after Brumby made his rather astute comment? Just, ya know, interested.

I'm the Terry Jenner of the jinxing leggies into form world, me.

 

[Arachnodouche]

You mean india is winning this

No buddy. Seen Indian cricket for far too long. In the plight we are in, we're just going to roll over and die. Either that or an extremely turgid draw. Series gone anyway.

 

[smash84]

Can't really have a go at the selectors after they picked Root when nobody expected it. Bresnan to get reverse and be a handful, Onions doesn't move it around so fair choice for me.

you have bought into the cricinfo propaganda against Onions

 

[cnerd123]

Oh, and Root is really growing on me. I think he has planted the seeds for a flourishing career. Can't wait to see him bloom as a batsman.

 

[smash84]

Oh, and Root is really growing on me. I think he has planted the seeds for a flourishing career. Can't wait to see him bloom as a batsman.

so you are rooting for root

 

[Stapel]

Is this really the type of pitch suited for Sehwag? If so, why????

 

[flibbertyjibber]

you have bought into the cricinfo propaganda against Onions

Sorry, forgot they pick the team, must stop looking on there.

For the record i'd have Onions ahead of Bresnan in NZ, think he will go very well out there especially if Broad is still crocked/struggling for form. Anderson, Finn and Onions with Swann as spinner would do me.