Group A - India, England, Australia, West Indies

[Nate]

Decent ball by Harmison, at least he pitched it up.

But seriously, bar Anderson and Dairymple, no England players are really impressing me.

 

[superkingdave]

Decent ball by Harmison, at least he pitched it up.

it was an awful ball

 

[sideshowtim]

I'd hardly consider this an insight into England's test team.

Half of these blokes play in the test team. Harmison is having a shocker. He was 0/15 off 2 delieveries...Flintoff got a duck, Bell got 4 and Pietersen can't control himself. One Dayers aren't a magnificent indication of how a team is travelling although be warned...

Come down here and play like that and we'll slaughter you.

 

[sideshowtim]

1 over. Just the 20 runs off it.

Reminds me of the Pommy team of the 90's.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

20 off Harmy's first. Something in the curry?

 

[Scaly piscine]

Half of these blokes play in the test team. Harmison is having a shocker. He was 0/15 off 2 delieveries...Flintoff got a duck, Bell got 4 and Pietersen can't control himself. One Dayers aren't a magnificent indication of how a team is travelling although be warned...

Come down here and play like that and we'll slaughter you.

Well duh, play like this and even a rubbish India side will slaughter us.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Bit rich calling India 'rubbish' in this game. They've played out of their proverbial skins.

 

[godofcricket]

Don't under-rate England, they may have a poor ODI record but they have a great work ethic and could easily upset someone, they managed to keep a full-strenght Pakistan side 2-2 with a weakened side of there own just recently which was a superb effort IMO.

Australia are the only side who one can safely say will qualify for sure, India's form of late has been poor & the Windies are extremely unpredictable.

what have got u after todays performance then????

 

[TT Boy]

Majestic shot from Tendulkar.

 

[sideshowtim]

Pure quality by the England opening bowlers here. 12.33 is the run-rate.

 

[Pratters]

Majestic shot from Tendulkar.

The weight transfer was perfect and it was a superb shot. .

 

[silentstriker]

Fitting way for it to end, really. Well bowled & fielded India and very well captained Mr Dravid. Top stuff.

This may be the old duffer in me, but I really love watching Powar bowl. Such a beautiful orthodox offie's action. Gets turn &, judging by Dalrymple's dismissal, has a quality top-spinner too.

&, It may be stating the obvious, but how shocking were we?

Powar's got a spinner's body too . If he learns the doosra, I'd take him over Harbhajan.

 

[andyc]

My word, they're already a third of the way there. Will be over before the 10th at this rate

 

[godofcricket]

Umm no?I'd say Australia and West Indies. England are crap in ODIs and the WI have India in the palm of their hands.

is it??? with such a powerful indian batting line-up and a somewhat better bowling line-up than the windies and tell u what? in their home ground, i wouldnt be sure about your statement.

 

[UncleTheOne]

Half of these blokes play in the test team. Harmison is having a shocker. He was 0/15 off 2 delieveries...Flintoff got a duck, Bell got 4 and Pietersen can't control himself. One Dayers aren't a magnificent indication of how a team is travelling although be warned...

Come down here and play like that and we'll slaughter you.

It'll be a test series, admittedly Harmison is always a worry. But Bell won't be opening, Flintoff won't be at 3, and surely you Aussie's no better than to slate KP, and his shot today was hardly an example of not controlling himself.

But you carry on, after all, we heard it all last year prior to the series.

 

[sideshowtim]

India takes 4 overs to reach 44. It took England 16. England are a joke.

 

[silentstriker]

Well duh, play like this and even a rubbish India side will slaughter us.

I don't know about rubbish. They not great or anything, but assuming a couple people (Yuvraj , Dhoni, Pathan) fire, they can be a decent ODI side.

Its about the consistency with those three people, as they are usually the key.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Powar's got a spinner's body too .

Warnie would concur!

 

[Pothas]

oh dear oh dear, lets just go home.

 

[Dravid]

Wow, India bowled so good today. I am so happy And they are 48 in 5 overs. I love how they are playing today.