Who are you supporting this series?

[BoyBrumby]

I think certain Indian fans can feel justifiably proud they've caused more than one Aussie to root for an England side containing both Stuart Broad & Kevin Pietersen.

 

[Howe_zat]

Actually surprised India have so much support. There seems to be a bigger English-supporting presence in the match thread.

Volunteer bias coming out in the poll, I reckon.

 

[Uppercut]

This.

You have to appreciate just how annoying the large majority of Indian fans are for me to ACTUALLY support England.

I wish both could lose.

Haha you voted for India though!

India's pro-bad-decision policy the clincher here.

 

[Ikki]

LOL, oops, can someone switch my vote?

 

[Lillian Thomson]

This poll should have been more complex with options:

English supporting England
English supporting India
Indian supporting England
Indian supporting India
Neutral supporting England
Neutral supporting India
Slowfinger supporting Bangladesh

 

[Prince EWS]

This poll should have been more complex with options:

English supporting England
English supporting India
Indian supporting England
Indian supporting India
Neutral supporting England
Neutral supporting India
Slowfinger supporting Bangladesh

I wouldn't know what to vote for then, though.

 

[GIMH]

Actually surprised India have so much support. There seems to be a bigger English-supporting presence in the match thread.

That's because india are getting stuffed. The match thread will be full of them if they get on top.

Shri was all over it when Tendulkar was batting, and not since, for example.

 

[AlwaysProteas]

England, no doubt.

 

[Cevno]

That's because india are getting stuffed. The match thread will be full of them if they get on top.

Shri was all over it when Tendulkar was batting, and not since, for example.

Nope, it's been the same since the sub-forum was created and the match started. Most of those Indian fans though they vote on polls and lurk are not prolific current posters. They will at most make one comment per day. Plus most of the active aussies are supporting England. Many haven't voted too.

 

[G.I.Joe]

That's because india are getting stuffed. The match thread will be full of them if they get on top.

Shri was all over it when Tendulkar was batting, and not since, for example.

Yeah, Shri's masterplan was obviously to stop posting for weeks while India were getting stuffed 0-3 in the Windies, show up for the exact duration of Tendulkar's innings and leave again the moment he was dismissed.

 

[Cevno]

Anil supporting England and Ikki supporting India????

 

[Fusion]

I genuinely like England/ECB, but I always support the Subcontinental sides against all others.

 

[GIMH]

Yeah, Shri's masterplan was obviously to stop posting for weeks while India were getting stuffed 0-3 in the Windies, show up for the exact duration of Tendulkar's innings and leave again the moment he was dismissed.

Lol, check his posts. He was proudly proclaiming that Sachin was SMASHING Anderson out. As soon as Broad got rid of him, offline he went.

 

[Redbacks]

I think certain Indian fans can feel justifiably proud they've caused more than one Aussie to root for an England side containing both Stuart Broad & Kevin Pietersen.

I thought most Aussies like KP, I certainly do.

A big part of it, even though I'm for India this series, perhaps stems from the respect gained for just how good England were down under. Came across, backed themselves in, prepared well and gave us a royal thumping in every department.

 

[Spark]

Lol, check his posts. He was proudly proclaiming that Sachin was SMASHING Anderson out. As soon as Broad got rid of him, offline he went.

Let's be fair though - Sachin was and did smash Anderson out. The issue is he's only one of four bowlers.

@BB Quite a few Aussies like KP, in a pantomine-villain sort of way.

 

[GIMH]

I don't dispute it. If anything it enhances my point.

 

[centurymaker]

shri is a ****
classic jinx

did he you forget that anderson had dismissed tendulkar 5 times already in test cricket?

if anything tendulkar is anderson's bunny

 

[Daemon]

Meh, Sachin will make up for it soon enough once Broad reverts to his usual ****.

 

[G.I.Joe]

Lol, check his posts. He was proudly proclaiming that Sachin was SMASHING Anderson out. As soon as Broad got rid of him, offline he went.

Sachin was smashing Anderson around. If he really was a fair weather fan, he would have hopped on when India were in the West Indies, or when Zaheer had England down for two - about the only instance in the Test where India actually were on top. God forbid he actually enjoy it when a favourite batsman of his bats well.

 

[centurymaker]

Meh, Sachin will make up for it soon enough once Broad reverts to his usual ****.

Tremlett's the danger man imo because of his height. Most (all?) of the indian batsmen had trouble deciding whether to go on the front foot or the back against him, particularly when he bowled good lenght balls.

Broad may go for plenty with his fuller length if the ball doesn't swing much, but I liked the way he bowled. He went all out for wickets. It was good aggressive fast bowling.