Dubai_Devil said:
You should stay awake then.
You should stay awake then.
Pietersen is beginning to cut loose.
Oh dear this doesn't look good.Pietersen was out.
India's going to bottle this up...have a bad feeling.Bah!
What the feck are Yank idiots doing in a cricket thread??
India's going to bottle this up...have a bad feeling.Bah!What the feck are Yank idiots doing in a cricket thread??
Paul Collingwood MBE.
Weird
England should be throwing their bat around, try to score quick 40-50 and then get India in.
England should be throwing their bat around, try to score quick 40-50 and then get India in.
Does Amol still think the game is evenly poised except that India have to bat last?
Cook 4 away from a debut test century.
3 away...
2 away...
Flintoff should have gone in before Colly.
1 away...
And yes he should have.
And yes he should have.
And there it is!
England might as well keep batting here, if they declare the Indians would just go off for bad light.
Dubai_Devil said:
Or not.
That's stumps. I thought they could have an extra half an hour if they wanted.
346 should be enough of a lead to send India in to chase.
it's going to be a draw
mubarak said:
I'm not laughing at you, or the cricket, I just have to get it out.
I was laughing so hard I failed to notice Cook getting his century or stumps.
When are we going to declare?
When are we going to declare?
Slabber said:
By the sounds of it England will put India straight in to bat tomorrow morning.
Slabber said:
Perhaps, but even so, 366 is a huge lead. Although, I'd still be tempted to bat on for 5 overs tomorrow, and go hell for leather.
as for Collingwood. He tried his best to scuff up pitch. All legal of course.
And Harmison, we need him to get his arse into gear, tommorrow. I'd much rather he bowled a more fuller length at high pace. . .in short spells, rather than that innocuous medium pace he's been bowling. He's been used as a stock bowler. When in fact he's a very good striker bowler and should be used like one.
So does it look like a draw, or does India have a bit of work to do to keep England from winning?
(See, I'm trying folks.)
(See, I'm trying folks.)
Yes. Every team is supposed to field one player from the opposing teams nationality.Benisi said:
India have to bat out the whole day tomorrow to draw.
jasonrh said:
They've got a match on their hands. Last day, big target, loads of pressure. It's going to be interesting that's for sure.
amolbhatia100 said:
Bitter.
Monty's as English as you can get. We're a cosmopolitan nation. Unlike some others. . .
Obviously. Any team should be expected to bat out the last day and get a draw on this track. No guarantees though and were always liable to feck it up. First session and a half should decide it.Slabber said:
And I've yet to see these 'great' Indian spinners, that were meant to take the piss out of our batting.
Maybe they weren't trying.
Maybe they weren't trying.
It happens.. maybe you didnt support your team the last time England came to India and collapsed from 100 odd for one i think to 240 all out and looked lost against Harbhajan and Kumble all game.Spoony said:
amolbhatia100 said:
Sound a little wound up.
They're not all that great, if we're honest. And as Monty's proved, a good spinner can take wickets on this track. (against 'the best players of spin in the entire universe', I must add).
Monty - the only decent spinner on show.
What a poor pitch. Not even turning on the 4th day.
crappycraperson said:
Monty was turning it on day 3.
Not really.. sounds a little odd because you actually seem to believe all the rubbish you talk.Spoony said:
So your trying to say Indians arent the best players of spin in the world? And Kuble and Harbhajan not that great? You should give credit to your batsman for playing them well.. Sure, i dont think theyv bowled their best but they consistantly make a mockery of top batsman on Indian soil.. their record proves it. Im not saying they are individually the best spinners ever, Murli and Warne are far far ahead. Infact TBH Harbhajan after at times being bloody unbelievable has quite often not lived up to expectations or standards in recent times. But as a spin duo it cant get better than these two, shame they havent stepped up this time.
Monty is crickets Peter Crouch.
amolbhatia100 said:
No, they're not that great. Monty's better than both put together. He's like a spinning duo all roled up in one turban.
amolbhatia100 said:
Bitter.
He is not good. I would say even Giles is probably better since he atleast loops it up more than monty. Even that delivery he got kaif with, was n't that good as it is made out to be. Kaif just played down the wrong line.Slabber said:
I would not be surprised if we bottle it tomorrow, though IMO England had agreat opportunity to score 60-70 runs quickly and put India in with a target of 360+. After KP got out, the slowed down again.
England have been the better team so far, poor stuff by India.
Spoony said:
Monty.
Crouchy.
crappycraperson said:
You hate Sikhs.
I can remember Zimbabwe playing well and dominating the first test few years back and England arent far behind.
Well done England..
Well done England..
All I know is that I'm following this match through the text commentary and that's no where near adequate.