England In India - October 2011/12

[ZoraxDoom]

WTF's happened to Raina's bowling :/

 

[shravi]

England looking positive tbh.

Why wouldn't they? It's 11v8 .

 

[SaiSrini]

458 to win then. Would be gutting to lose after declaring twice...

Lose? India would be struggling to even get that draw (let alone think of chasing 458). Without Sehwag, we just don't have the guts to go for that total.

 

[WubbaLubbaDubDub]

Rahul Dravid to open, Gambhir gone to hospital for xray

 

[SaiSrini]

How funny it would be if we lose 3 wickets today itself and Gambhir cant come out to bat yet? I am ready for anything.

 

[Insomniac]

Dhoni looking like he's gonna face a ban, such a slow over rate

 

[SaiSrini]

Dhoni looking like he's gonna face a ban, such a slow over rate

Maybe that might be a blessing in disguise for us (seeing Dhoni's technique in such challenging conditions). I think Wriddhiman Saha would bat abtter than Dhoni in these conditions. But for that, hope Gambhir recovers quickly because he is our vice captain.

 

[Haarithan]

62-5 (27.4) to 269-6 dec (71.0)

Okay, that's basically a comeback score of 207-1 from 43.2 overs @ 4.74 rpo. If only the top five batters had played with this intent...

 

[Sureshot]

Truly brilliant hundred from Prior and Broad's innings was just as good. That partnership was very similar to the Prior/KP partnership in first innings.

Only 26 runs from boundaries, the running between the wickets has been massive to our recovery.

Haarithan - Be fair on Sharma and India this morning, they were brilliant. There weren't many terrible shots this morning, could have been more intent, but you have to play to the situation, and that was "lets not get bowled out for 80".

We've got ~130 overs left in the match.

 

[Insomniac]

So Sachin and Gautam can't bat in the top 5... India is screwed if they lose 2 wickets tonight

 

[Haarithan]

Londoners, what's the weather expected to be like tomorrow? Not trusting cricinfo's weather page no more.

 

[Gaurav_7]

No rain predicted at all, that is what commentators have been saying.

 

[SaiSrini]

Mukund better remain positive like how he has done till now in this test and let Dravid bottle up his end. Both of them are not going to stay in there just by blocking and leaving deliveries.

 

[Ollie_H]

Expect another twist in this game. Don't think it's going be very one sided.

 

[angryangy]

a nice 0-sided draw has good potential