England In India - October 2011/12

[BKB1991]

The way these Indian batsmen are playing, its reminding me of Pakistans batting at its worst

 

[StinkyBoHoon]

so incredibly likely this will be the worst defeat in 80 years of test cricket.

this is where you just go "meh, just relax, lets play some shots." because there's nothing left to play for except having a bit of fun while batting.

 

[barmyarmy]

Innings and 579 was in a timeless test.
Innings and 360 is a realistic target for India to avoid. Means they would need to score another 60 runs. (more than 107).

 

[Haarithan]

Strauss has just dropped his third catch of the series. Not that its going to affect the result of the match anyway, but feel really bad for Swann. Deprived of a plumb lbw decision yesterday, and now a drop catch.

 

[barmyarmy]

He's got one now. Swanny!
## Ooo, Swann will tear you apart, again ##

 

[shravi]

Raina is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo bad.

 

[Haarithan]

Swann - a wicket, a catch and a runout! Woo!

 

[macintosh]

Raina survived 24 deliveries?
What a surpirse, how could england let that happen? this is not in the spirit of the game,
he should have left after playing 10 deliveries at the most. Those must be the worst 24 deliveries England must have bowled.

 

[Haarithan]

Credit to captain Straussy for that. Dropped a sitter of his - almost immediately after Raina came in.

Edit: Sorry, that was his 17th delivery to be precise.

21.4
Anderson to Raina, no run, 137.4 kph, goes round the wicket for Raina, tucks him up with a shortish delivery. Raina keeps it down
21.5
Anderson to Raina, no run, 132.8 kph, another short delivery, towards Raina's chest. He manages to keep it down
21.6
Anderson to Raina, no run, another brute from Anderson. Nasty little bouncer, Raina is jumping, swaying, fending, all in one ball, but doesn't manage a touch
India 56/4 SK Raina 0* (3b)
22.4
Broad to Raina, no run, 138.3 kph, short ball, Raina gets inside the line and shoulders arms
22.5
Broad to Raina, no run, 138.2 kph, short again, well outside off, left alone
22.6
Broad to Raina, no run, short again, but not on target. Left alone. Wonder if Raina will get one pitched in his half
India 57/4 SK Raina 0* (6b)
23.4
Anderson to Raina, no run, 138.4 kph, short again, Raina drops it towards cover, and sends Tendulkar back
23.5
Anderson to Raina, no run, 135.1 kph, back of a length, not a proper bouncer, but well outside off, so Raina doesn't have to do anything with it
23.6
Anderson to Raina, no run, 129.9 kph, this is a bouncer over middle stump, Raina ducks under it
India 58/4 SK Raina 0* (9b)
24.6
Broad to Raina, 1 run, 133.9 kph, full on the pads, perhaps the first one that has been pitched in Raina's half. He clips it away for a single
India 64/4 SK Raina 1* (10b)
25.1
Bresnan to Raina, no run, 126.6 kph, length ball on the pads, pushed to mid-on off the front foot
25.2
Bresnan to Raina, no run, 123.2 kph, short now, Raina gets slightly inside the line, and lets it hit the thigh pad
25.3
Bresnan to Raina, no run, 131.1 kph, chases a short delivery outside off, keeps it down
25.4
Bresnan to Raina, no run, 130.2 kph, defended towards point again
25.5
Bresnan to Raina, no run, 133.0 kph, sways out of the line of a short one
25.6
Bresnan to Raina, no run, 131.1 kph, bouncer, sees it early, ducks under it
India 64/4 SK Raina 1* (16b)
26.4
Swann to Raina, no run, 86.3 kph, lovely bowling... big offbreak after angling in towards middle and off, turns, bounce, takes the edge, but Strauss drops a low one at gully
26.5
Swann to Raina, 1 run, 86.7 kph, fuller, slower, driven past Swann for a single, which makes sure India avoid an innings defeat to Cook
India 70/4 SK Raina 2* (18b)
28.1
Swann to Raina, no run, 91.8 kph, tossed up outside off, left alone
28.2
Swann to Raina, FOUR, 86.9 kph, overpitched, Raina clears the leg, and smashes this over Swann's head. Swann thought of going for it, but good for him he didn't get a touch on that
28.3
Swann to Raina, no run, 86.1 kph, tossed up, slightly outside off, leaves this offbreak alone
28.4
Swann to Raina, no run, 83.5 kph, quick, sharp offbreak, Raina defends, has to watch for the arm ball
28.5
Swann to Raina, FOUR, 86.6 kph, nice shot, inside-out, over cover, a wristy little flick to do so. He came down the track too
28.6
Swann to Raina, OUT, 86.0 kph, there's the arm ball, and he is given! Raina tried to review it, but he should remember it was India who insisted against the reviews even on inside edges on lbws. Anyway, this was pad first. Swann bowls the slider, Raina plays for the offbreak, the bal goes with the angle, beats the inside edge, hits him in front of middle. Steve Davis doesn't hesitate. Anderson won't get 10
SK Raina lbw b Swann 10 (24b 2x4 0x6) SR: 41.66

 

[macintosh]

Credit to captain Straussy for that. Dropped a sitter of his - almost immediately after Raina came in.

And you got him out LBW, this is even worse, he should have been clean bowled, this is again not in the spirit of the game

 

[Manly]

Tendulkar - The biggest choker in Test history?

 

[Paki007]

^Nah that's harsh to him

 

[Aoun13]

Tendulkar - The biggest choker in Test history?

one bad series and choker?

 

[Biggy]

Tendulkar - The biggest choker in Test history?

Thought it went without saying. Drawing a parallel to Bradman, what if Tendulkar never gets that hundredth?

 

[Manly]

Especially with his team in all kinds of trouble. After all these years, thought he would've stood up to be counted for once.