Group A - India, England, Australia, West Indies

[BoyBrumby]

Harmy's not exactly straining for the top notes, is he? I've seen nowt quicker than 84mph. If he was bending his back it would at least excuse the waywardness a bit.

 

[superkingdave]

just goes to show its not that great a pitch, 200 would have been at least testing

 

[grecian]

C'mon England, never surrender.

 

[Nate]

I`m a fan of Yardy`s bowling in ODIs.

 

[silentstriker]

Clearly, the situation calls for singles when you can and easy stride to victory.

Thus, Dhoni will do exactly the opposite.

Over/Under on the number of 'come-down-the-pitch-and-heave-it' shots Dhoni plays?

 

[Nate]

Don`t think bowling the spinners is going to give England a chance of winning. Mahmood has done well.

 

[Pedro Delgado]

Worst ODI pitch ever?

Not sour grapes as India would beat us 8/10 on any wicket, but this is not what the Jaipurians paid their rupees for, and I've had to whack matchsticks in my eyes to not drop off for this one, the beautifiul surroundings of Pink State notwithstanding.

Suggest the groundsman cuts one either side of this for the next match.

 

[Jono]

At least England are making a decent fight near the end.

 

[silentstriker]

Worst ODI pitch ever?

Not sour grapes as India would beat us 8/10 on any wicket, but this is not what the Jaipurians paid their rupees for, and I've had to whack matchsticks in my eyes to not drop off for this one, the beautifiul surroundings of Pink State notwithstanding.

Suggest the groundsman cuts one either side of this for the next match.

Nah, I like pitches like these once in a while. Every pitch these days gets scores of 350+. Won't someone please think of the bowlers? A 400 run pitch is just as bad as a 100 run pitch, and you need both of them once in a while to mix things up.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Hehe. *Imagines SS exploding*.

It's still on!

 

[silentstriker]

26.2 Dalrymple to Dhoni, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Dhoni comes down the track in an attempt to hit it out of the park fails miserably


HOLY CRAP! DId I call that or what? And he goes the next ball. So predictable...this man is so not-exciting for precicely this reason.

Clearly, the situation calls for singles when you can and easy stride to victory.

Thus, Dhoni will do exactly the opposite.

Over/Under on the number of 'come-down-the-pitch-and-heave-it' shots Dhoni plays?

 

[silentstriker]

Hehe. *Imagines SS exploding*.

It's still on!

I just dont see what people see in that guy. I mean you'd think he'd learn after Mumbai...where he did it twice.

Hoggard said no one in the England team had a clue what he was doing that match. So I guess at least he confused the opposition.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Don`t think bowling the spinners is going to give England a chance of winning.

No, taking a wicket for every two runs conceded is not the way to go about it...

 

[Pratters]

Worst ODI pitch ever?

You must be joking dude. The pitch had good carry and except a bit variable bounce, there wasn't much wrong with it.

 

[Nate]

Wasn`t exactly a hard prediction to make. And I`m pretty sure I jinxed it anyway.

 

[silentstriker]

INDIA SIX DOWN

Can India pull out defeat from the jaws of victory? Could this be the worst collapse in the history of cricket? Stay tuned.

Thanks Dhoni.

 

[Nate]

Yep, definately jinxed it.

 

[Jono]

Get over yourself SS, Dravid's shot was worse than Dhoni's.

 

[silentstriker]

Get over yourself SS, Dravid's shot was worse than Dhoni's.

Except Dhoni does it consistently. How many times do you see Dravid doing it?

 

[Scaly piscine]

Gawd if only the stupid muppet English batsmen hadn't largely thrown their wickets away...