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    ***Official*** England in India

    How poor is 20/20 cricket ?!?!? It really is awful. I can't understand for the life of me why anybody would prefer watching a slogfest over the true test of the game in the longer format. India needs to open its eyes.
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    ***Official*** England in India

    The elder statesmen of Indian cricket are too set in their ways to go abroad and improve. The next generation are the chaps that should be doing it. India worked hard to lose the reputation of having a soft underbelly in the 80's. The next generation unless it sorts itself out and stops the...
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    ***Official*** England in India

    A similar England side drew 1-1 with SA in SA not too long ago. India are done. Some of their highly rated batsman just don't possess the patience for Test cricket and dare I say it, lack technique. If India were interested in Test cricket, the likes of Pujara, Kohli etc would be arranging to...
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    ***Official*** Sri Lanka in Australia 2012/2013

    I fully agree that Herath is absolutely nothing special at all. He just plays on the inability of modern bats to hold their patience. He's accurate but thats about it. Any decent batsman should be able to knock him about. He simply isn't that good. By the way, did everybody enjoy watching...
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    ***Official*** England in India

    I agree with that. Sorry, let me contextualise what I meant. I am not suggesting this England side is one of the best ever. They aren't a great West Indies or Australia. I mean they are great in terms of this era. I still believe that the SA series, England were all over the shop mentally...
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    ***Official*** England in India

    Unfortunately not. However, the core elements of both sides should still be there I'd imagine.
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    ***Official*** England in India

    In a combined side I'd have Steyn and Morkel with Anderson and Swann as the bowlers. Thats two a piece. In the batting.... Smith Cook Amla Kallis Pietersen AB Prior That makes a combined side altogether as SA 7 to Eng 4, which is about right IMO. That series in England was basically won by...
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    ***Official*** England in India

    It is far too simplistic to just say, India have been poor. They walked the first Test and after England's struggles in the SC in general, it would have been very easy to just give it up. How do you summise Ashwin has now become 'toothless' in the space of 3 weeks ?!?!? Its because England are...
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    ***Official*** England in India

    I think England are a 'great' team. Don't get me wrong its only following this series I am happy to label them as that. You have to be great to win in both Australia and India within 2 years of one another. And to win in the manners they appear to be doing, possibly 3-1 in both cases is damn...
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    ***Official*** Sri Lanka in Australia 2012/2013

    Just watched Hughes play his first couple of overs and he is still playing backward/forward defensive shots to balls that are literally 6th/7th stump. Best of luck in England son, you're going to need it.
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    The class of mid 00's

    No doubt, Cook was on the verge of being dropped. He absolutely was so. Thankfully he got a score and he wasn't. I honestly think this fella could break cricketing records and I mean Tendulkar style. He is insatiable for runs and he has relatively few weaknesses. Once he's in, he goes...
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    ***Official*** England in India

    He clearly lacks the temperament for Test cricket. He has all the talent in the world and then some. However, far too often in pressurised situations he comes up short. I also don't buy the idea that under pressure he never succeeds; he has already done so. However, over a period of time, he...
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    ***Official*** England in India

    His knock at the SCG in 10/11 was pretty important as well, although admittedly we'd already retained the Ashes. Nevertheless, he's regressed significantly and he simply isn't trustworthy again. I believe he needs dropping.
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    ***Official*** England in India

    Can't recall the 4th session of a Test match being quite so crucial in a long time. England could feasibly be 270/5 or 220 - 240 all out by lunch tomorrow.
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    ***Official*** England in India

    Tendulkar hasn't looked comfortable on any wicket for a long time. It isn't particularly nice to watch but I'd be surprised if he came in on this and looked comfortable. Sehwag is the danger as he is just oblivious to conditions. See ball, hit ball basically. If they get him early, then 300...
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