England in India - Oct to Jan 2012/13

[puddleduck]

At least there are some sensible Indian fans I don't really expect it from Sai to be fair. I'm fairly certain he's actually a BCCI plant

 

[Gaurav_7]

Amazing crowd for the test match. 120-0 is super awesome, beating all critics. I hope both Sehwag and Gambhir go on to make high scores, especially Sehwag, who has excellent chance of making yet another 150+ to his name.

Bresnan v Sehwag- the contest was sexy.

Amazing crowd? I must be seeing some other match then..

 

[Epic]

Recently heard in a Ranji match, a team scored around 750 runs and UP captain Raina criticized the pitch for being lifeless. We need to start at lower levels..

And then they wonder why they don't produce the Glenn McGrath's or the Wasim Akram's in India...

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Amazing crowd? I must be seeing some other match then..

Get with the times, the crowd standards have substantially gone down, 100 is the new 100,000.

 

[Prithvi]

It's this attitude that will one day kill test cricket

You meant personal records?

How so? It was rather one-sided...

I meant, the way Bresnan was pwned, not the quality of cricket, what is very poor from Bresnan.

Broad and Swann against Sehwag was quality stuff.

 

[Epic]

What a terrible start to Cook's career as Test captain really, must feel devastated.

 

[Prithvi]

Amazing crowd? I must be seeing some other match then..

Conduct the same match at some other place like Delhi/Mohali. You won't even get half of what it is right now.

And then they wonder why they don't produce the Glenn McGrath's or the Wasim Akram's in India...

Yeah, I read about the mentality what the new Maharastra coach had (according to Raina), trying for three points rather than a out right win, what also closed the gates for UP, as they had to chase around 400+ in the last day.

 

[puddleduck]

You meant personal records?

I meant, the way Bresnan was pwned, not the quality of cricket, what is very poor from Bresnan.

Broad and Swann against Sehwag was quality stuff.

No, I mean thinking that what is an acceptable ODI or 20-20 pitch is also acceptable in Test Cricket. This hasn't proved any critics wrong at all. Only justified that when the pitch is flat, low and slow, the Indian openers can score runs

Bresnan didn't really do much wrong. He tried to change his length but everything went through at the same height anyway. There's absolutely nothing in terms of sideways movement.

@ Epic.

I'm pretty sure England realised very quickly that this is essentially a one innings game. In that their first innings is now crucial. India will put however many on the board, but it'll be down to England to match that and make this a dead game. If the pitch does break up (which it looks like it might) then it's India's test to win and England's to save.

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In amongst all my moaning I would like to say fair play to both openers, as you still have to score the runs and they're doing it at a rate which sets them up well to have plenty of time to win the game. It's just, for the first time ever, I actually believe Boycott's mum would have scored some runs out there

 

[Prithvi]

No, I mean thinking that what is an acceptable ODI or 20-20 pitch is also acceptable in Test Cricket. This hasn't proved any critics wrong at all. Only justified that when the pitch is flat, low and slow, the Indian openers can score runs

Bresnan didn't really do much wrong. He tried to change his length but everything went through at the same height anyway. There's absolutely nothing in terms of sideways movement.

Well, few players in this world play cricket in just one style, whatever format they play. And Sehwag was one of them considering he hasn't done that off late. Gayle did it couple of days ago, striking two sixes right in first over, and he got out for low score. Sehwag didn't do it today, but few fragments of his inning looked like it.

 

[puddleduck]

Oh dear.

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Certainly can't afford Prior shelling chances in the space of 2 overs. Well, at least England are in to them now, so it's down to India to keep chugging along.

 

[Prithvi]

Hoping that Chintu plays a long innings, just like how he did at Hyderabad.

 

[puddleduck]

Nice to see Cook is as uninspired with his field placings and plans as Strauss

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Has to be said though, that you don't drop Sehwag when he's 20odd short of a ton. Over the last year or two England's fielding, more specifically their catching, has been below par. They consistently seem to put down key chances.

 

[SaiSrini]

Sai, to be fair, it really isn't that hard to score runs on this pitch. This is just getting ridiculous now. Atrocious pitch. I much prefer square turners. Dustbowl from day 1 is much more preferable to this, and India would still win.

I didn't say it is hard to score runs on this pitch. In fact, I did even say that you don't need special batting skills to bat on this pitch. But for me, a good wicket is if it can produce a result, and the comments that were being posted were all purely based on the first session.

I see sour grapes. If it had been England batting and batting like this, I am sure the noises wouldn't have been as big.

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At least there are some sensible Indian fans I don't really expect it from Sai to be fair. I'm fairly certain he's actually a BCCI plant

I always expect you to be a dumbo, and you have never disappointed me.... Keep crying your heart out watching England's misery.....

 

[puddleduck]

They certainly would have been Sai. If even Indian fans can see how placid and low that pitch was in the first session, then it's hardly sour grapes is it? One might suggest you're pretty much blind to everything though. If England had won the toss and the ball wasn't getting above knee height, I'd be equally as annoyed.

That may not go down as a dropped catch from Jimmy, but it was as good as one. Complete misjudgement! That was dropping straight in his hands.

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So England have dropped Sehwag on 80, missed a stumping of Gambhir (but got him shortly after) and now missed what should have been an easy chance for Pujara. On such a docile pitch, to miss that many chances before we're half through the second session is unforgiveable.

 

[SaiSrini]

They certainly would have been Sai. If even Indian fans can see how placid and low that pitch was in the first session, then it's hardly sour grapes is it? One might suggest you're pretty much blind to everything though. If England had won the toss and the ball wasn't getting above knee height, I'd be equally as annoyed.

That may not go down as a dropped catch from Jimmy, but it was as good as one. Complete misjudgement! That was dropping straight in his hands.

You and your perception.... I have said here that its been a easier pitch to bat on in the first session. But to say that these pitches kill test cricket and make test cricket boring is too early to lament about. Sehwag has the tendency of making things ridiculously easy when he gets going. So its too early to say that this is a dead pitch. In fact in session two, England have been getting far more opportunities from India than in the first session (quite a few of which they haven't lapped up).

And England have been very ordinary with their lines and lengths in that opening session. Also its the first session of a series...... Too too early to make statements like what you did! Its the decision of the individuals (your so-called Indian fans) who have supported your claim.

 

[Prithvi]

Huh, my heart broke after seeing a English fielding out there- but finally, what a way to get to century!

And now starts the roller coaster ride.