It's alright with audio commentary to have that 'banter', in text it's terrible.
Cricket:India's tour of England 2011
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It's alright with audio commentary to have that 'banter', in text it's terrible.
I thought you meant TMS there for a minute, which would have been hugely unfair. Henry Blofeld is an amazing commentator - he and Boycott just had 15 minutes describing cakes and cheese they were sent during drinks.
Oh definitely, TMS banter is great. But they refrain from all this 'Brezzers' and 'Broady' business. I can't stand all the Oxbridge good-laddery interspersed with crap puns from 606 and pointless remarks about the crowd.
England are unoriginal with their nicknames, aren't they?
Straussy, Cookie, Belly, Colly, Swanny, Broady, Finny..
Straussy, Cookie, Belly, Colly, Swanny, Broady, Finny..
"SLAP! Bell cuffs Sharma away for four in front of square. CRASH! He repeats the trick with effortless timing behind square. Absolute filth, this bowling, but Bell isn't moaning - 25 runs from 20 balls. Can we play you every week etc etc?"
That is shocking commentary to be fair.
That is shocking commentary to be fair.
I hope he doesn't play like this every week, Bell gone.
19th test century from Cook, as many as Len Hutton and three off the record.
26 years old. Ridiculous.
Mishra is a no ball machine.
Can we cancel the rest of this series and rustle up a rest of the world team to try and get some competition?
Amazing, mind you they play an AWFUL lot more Test cricket these days...
Has Kumar pissed off Dhoni? He's bowling AND fielding at extra cover!
This could get ugly for India today...
Could get?
I think we can comfortably assume that unless there is a monsoon England are the worlds number one, well deserved too.
I think we can comfortably assume that unless there is a monsoon England are the worlds number one, well deserved too.
Yes, at this rate England could be 300 up by the close!
This is now all too embarrassing for India.
The main thing I notice from there is this post.
Funnies post of the year. Irfans at 21 is one of the best bowlers in the world. Theres noone in cricket who swings the ball like him. Pace isnt everything, as was proven when he wrecked Pakistan last time round and Shoaib got battered by us as usual. Mcgrath never had pace.. and dont talk about us overrating him. The english are masters at this.. Flintoff, Peterson etc its a fecking joke. Lets face it when a sport is big in a country and is loved that much, everything becomes slightyl overrated. Engish footballers for example.
And yes we have the best spin attack in the world. Lanka just have murli, Australia just have Warne. We have Harbhajan and Kumble.. watch out for the 17 year old Chawla, big talent, hel take over from these two hopefully.
Seriously why bother posting when you have such rubbish to spout.
So many young players that will be best in the world, ouch.
Anyone notice Pietersen scraping his bat on the shirt of one of the Indian fieldsmen just then, after being given not out caught on review? Seems likely he was accused of having smeared vaseline along the edge of the bat!!
What a performance this is by the lads. England the best test side in the world. Growing up in the 90s. I never thought I'd see the day.
On the flip side India are shocking. No fight whatsoever. No spirit. Theyve looked uninterested.
On the flip side India are shocking. No fight whatsoever. No spirit. Theyve looked uninterested.
Hindsight is a wonderful things isn't it.
Irfan looked like a world beater 5 years ago tbf, Wasim Akram mould. And he said Ashley Giles was a better bowler than either Bhaji/Kumble 5 years ago, that is
worthy.And btw, hindsight...
When you talk in certainties as he did you leave yourself open to ridicule, just as I did further up the page if you manage to get any kind of result in this test.
First of all, we won't get any kind of result so I think you're safe. Secondly Irfan was coming after a smashing series in Australia and Pakistan, and looked like a world beater and it's also clear that he was wound up by Spoony a little bit.
KP out btw, against the run of play.
Pieterson gone, now for Morgan to prove doubters wrong.
I'm a bastard for speaking in certainties, I always do it, more often than not I'm called out on it, however judging someone on 2 series is crazy reason to say they are already one of the best in the world and going down equal to the names he mentioned.
Anyone that gets wound up by spoony gets what they deserve, his wums are blatant every time.
From the Guardian:
Since Graham Gooch has become England batting coach, Cook's average when he passes 100 is 209.
Since Graham Gooch has become England batting coach, Cook's average when he passes 100 is 209.
Amazing, he just doesn't get bored! Though Gooch was always Cook's personal mentor, so I think it may just have something to do with his maturing.
No-one cares about you or your unfunny shit... tell us the fecking cricket score
Thank god for the online commentary, or I'd have nothing to moan about this summer....
That is quite funny...
In a cringey way.
In a cringey way.
The India fielding coach must be the worst job in the world, no matterwhat they never improve.
Morgan's been lucky so far, his 70 in the last test was against some shocking bowling and other than that he hasn't really looked that great so far. Hopefully he comes good, as I think he's a fantastic option to have in the Test side.
So when will england declare? 18:21 or 18:29?
When we get a 500 lead tommorow.
It's the rate of scoring that is a joke here imo
None of the bowlers seem able to build pressure
England are scoring far too quickly, which just leaves so much more time and more pressure on India
None of the bowlers seem able to build pressure
England are scoring far too quickly, which just leaves so much more time and more pressure on India
Think its a shame for India that Pujara is injured. He looked a very good player in South Africa, much better than Raina.
Also can any of the resident Indians tell me what's happened to Vijay? Always looked good as well to me.
Also can any of the resident Indians tell me what's happened to Vijay? Always looked good as well to me.
India's fielding is a joke.
Sadly, India are a joke. What a shame to see this kind of pathetic effort for Tendulkar's last tour of England.