Cricket: International Discussion Thread

alf101 said:
And a sub standard pitch.

Hope it backfires on them.
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R13... said:
Cowards! Didn't they pull a similar stunt against SA when they risked losing a series that one time?

Monty and Swann pwned them last game in any case, so that will probably backfire against the English.
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Agreed with your comments. Definitely the coward's approach.

It's time SA, Aus and others sported "green mambas" for the Indians.
 
McT said:
It's time SA, Aus and others sported "green mambas" for the Indians.
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Nah, green mambas make their seamers actually look like bowlers. Going to either extreme has an equalizing effect. What you need is a pitch with just enough to exploit, but only for good bowlers. A little bit of swing halfway up the pitch, seam movement around the correct line and length and true hard bounce. That's where we rout other teams.
 
Jadeja to Pietersen, OUT, loose flick into the leg side and taken low by midwicket and now England are really wobbling. And that sums up England's cricket today, rather careless and that was really lazy from Pietersen, chipping a length ball into midwicket and the fielder gets down low and takes it with two hands

KP Pietersen c Ojha b Jadeja 73 (188b 10x4 0x6) SR: 38.82
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Gone! :eek:
 
Just seen this comment:

I think England has missed Alastair Cook's calming influence out their today, the dreadful decision has cost more than personal runs...
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Not having seen the decision, I found this:

Sharma to Cook, OUT, Sharma has got one. That never looked out. Poor umpiring. Length ball, angling away after pitching on off, hitting him outside the line too. Atrocious call from umpire Dharamsena. Not one ball has swung this morning, and you can't give this out when the ball is not swinging or seaming. There have been quite a few umpiring shockers this series, and this is close to the most shocking ones

AN Cook lbw b Sharma 1 (28b 0x4 0x6) SR: 3.57
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So are the BCCI doing their level best to rig the outcome of this game? I mean UDRS is tantamount to blasephemy in India.
 
Hello all and welcome to the Twilight Zone, where strange things happen, Alastair Cook is Ishant Sharma's bunny and winning the toss does you nary a bit of good. The players are still lolling about, having a lovely sit down... It's been that sort of day.
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And this was supposed to be an epic clash. While it is likely to still go there, at 2 runs per over, it is dawdling a bit at the mo.
 
At least there won't be an over rate problem in this innings :rolleyes:
 
Day1, Stumps

England 199/5 (97.0 ov)

4.30pm: A day of throwback cricket ends with a Proper Test Score of 199 for 5 from 97 overs. England will be hoping to dredge up a specific episode from history, namely Nagpur 2006, when a 21-year-old Englishman on debut made two significant scores on the way to a drawn Test. Joe Root has looked the part so far, justifying the hunch that threw him in ahead of Jonny Bairstow and Eoin Morgan, but he and Matt Prior have a bit of work to do yet. Scoring was difficult and India's bowling was tight - particularly that of another debutant, Ravindra Jadeja - but they were gifted three or four wickets. What is certain is that the game is fascinatingly poised...
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Day 2, Stumps

England 330
India 87/4 (41.0 ov)

India trail by 243 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
 
Two unbelievable catches yesterday from Jayawardene....

[video=youtube;j74kiQfZyTQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j74kiQfZyTQ[/video]
 
and Bell

[video=youtube;FT9jT3SrV6c]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT9jT3SrV6c[/video]
 
Day 3, Stumps

England 330
India 297/8 (130.1 ov)
India trail by 33 runs with 2 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
 
@Alan, great posts those of really superb catches. Bell's for me is amazing. That's just pure instinct, wow!
 
India declared 326/9 after a morning of little intent. So they're 4 runs behind. England remain in the pound seat to hold onto a series win.
 
Pietersen bowled. Didn't offer a shot to a straight ball :wtf:
 
[video=youtube;fyQw9mDJPBk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyQw9mDJPBk[/video]
 
I'm so happy that India lost the test series to England at their own backyard :) I hope India will keep losing until the end of the world.
 
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