sohum
Executive member
I think this pitch is still good to bat on, and given Dravid's run of form, England would need an early breakthrough to ensure that India don't go on the offensive on them.JamesyJames3 said:
England in India
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cricket_lover
International Cricketer
indeed. Dravid will be the key, and Indian tail wagged so far in the series, so it'll still be an interesting contest.
jdbais
International Cricketer
Yuvraj gone. India in deep trouble now.
vibs89
School Cricketer
50 by Dravid but the pressure is on India as 4 wickets is down.
sohum
Executive member
England got the early wicket of Yuvraj, as they needed, and now have also snared the wall. Let's see how much resistance the Indian tail can possibly put up.
RoboRocks
Chairman of Selectors
Well Matt Prior will be relived.
Pathan and Dhoni can take the game away from England,
One of these must go cheaply from an England perspective.
From an Indian perspective, they need a partnership from these two.
Pathan and Dhoni can take the game away from England,
One of these must go cheaply from an England perspective.
From an Indian perspective, they need a partnership from these two.
sohum
Executive member
I think the problem is that the deficit is really pretty big, still. We needed Dravid to stick around. Oh well, things can happen in cricket, but these guys need to play somewhat cautiously.
India 153/5 (61.0 ov)
India trail by 247 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
India is playing this match to lose! First playing with 5 batsmen knowing that they only need to draw the match to win the series. Then won the toss and sent the opposition in to bat on a batting pitch. Too many drop catches in the field. And poor batting! They threw away their wickets especially, Sachin, Sehwag and Yuvi. By looking at the last few deliveries Dravid played before getting out that he wanted to get out. He was dropped on a terrible shot. The match is over for India! I doing see Dhoni or Pathan don't anything. England will get lead of 150+ for sure. Great victory for England is coming up.
India trail by 247 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
India is playing this match to lose! First playing with 5 batsmen knowing that they only need to draw the match to win the series. Then won the toss and sent the opposition in to bat on a batting pitch. Too many drop catches in the field. And poor batting! They threw away their wickets especially, Sachin, Sehwag and Yuvi. By looking at the last few deliveries Dravid played before getting out that he wanted to get out. He was dropped on a terrible shot. The match is over for India! I doing see Dhoni or Pathan don't anything. England will get lead of 150+ for sure. Great victory for England is coming up.
RoboRocks
Chairman of Selectors
Its not over for India.
Pathan and Dhoni can build a partnership and get India back in,
Kumble and Harbajan can bat so runs from them could turn out well for India.
Pathan and Dhoni can build a partnership and get India back in,
Kumble and Harbajan can bat so runs from them could turn out well for India.
ronny_kingsley
Club Cricketer
Sureshot said:
Well what you say should be the benchmark for the subcontinental teams.
But for England they should win in subcontinent cos these are the alien conditons for them not WI,SA,NZ .
England for no.2 well they should build a bench first and then dream of it.
A great session for England! I am starting to get attracted to Andrew Flintoff. Brilliant bowling, inspirational captaincy, great work. I admire these young captains like Flintoff, Graeme Smith, etc. These guys are really good.
Dhoni and Pathan need a sensational partnership here to bail India out. As I said before, even a lead of 50 will be great for England. But we have our best batsmen coming up (Considering that our lower order has scored more runs than the top in these last few tests!).
England well on the driver's seat but I wish to think India is not out of it yet! Dhoni looked good in the first session and survived a nasty blow. Should be a very exciting session now! Over to the match rite now!
I agree. If these guys bat well, India can still hope to get out of this with these guys.
Dhoni and Pathan need a sensational partnership here to bail India out. As I said before, even a lead of 50 will be great for England. But we have our best batsmen coming up (Considering that our lower order has scored more runs than the top in these last few tests!).
England well on the driver's seat but I wish to think India is not out of it yet! Dhoni looked good in the first session and survived a nasty blow. Should be a very exciting session now! Over to the match rite now!
RoboRocks said:
I agree. If these guys bat well, India can still hope to get out of this with these guys.
ronny_kingsley
Club Cricketer
Experimentatons should stop now for Tests.
They must be confined to ODI's only. Even Australia plays Gilchrist at no.7 and SL plays 6 batsman plus Sangakkara.
Bowler's if 5 picked should have atleast 2 domestic allrounders (some guys think so )
like Agarkar,Powar etc.
Sreesanth again bowled well but was more lucky (if thats the word) than Munaf.
India even in WI should first try not to loose rather than winning outright.
They must be confined to ODI's only. Even Australia plays Gilchrist at no.7 and SL plays 6 batsman plus Sangakkara.
Bowler's if 5 picked should have atleast 2 domestic allrounders (some guys think so )
like Agarkar,Powar etc.
Sreesanth again bowled well but was more lucky (if thats the word) than Munaf.
India even in WI should first try not to loose rather than winning outright.
Well if we ever drop Geraint Jones, please don't play Matt Prior. In two matches he has dropped two absolute dolly catches. Can he not catch without keeper gloves on?
I feel we should have bowled a seamer after lunch. The spinners are keeping it tight but don't look like taking a wicket.
I feel we should have bowled a seamer after lunch. The spinners are keeping it tight but don't look like taking a wicket.
