England in India

[genghis_khan]

Gilchrist is a once in a lifetime player anyway...doesnt matter how good Prior can bat.

nobody can club a cricket ball as cleanly as gilly.

 

[kodos]

Gilchrist is a once in a lifetime player anyway...doesnt matter how good Prior can bat.

nobody can club a cricket ball as cleanly as gilly.

Dhoni is not far behind and Sangakarra is also a pretty good striker of the ball. Gilchrist is a once in a decade I'd say. Once Gilchrist retires than there probably will be one who can strike the ball as clean as himself.

 

[Sureshot]

Gilchrist is a once in a lifetime player anyway...doesnt matter how good Prior can bat.

nobody can club a cricket ball as cleanly as gilly.

Ali Brown can.

 

[sohum]

There are several cricketers who can strike the ball as cleanly as Gilchrist. Maybe not several keepers though.

 

[Sureshot]

That's right, he didn't state that though.

 

[aussie1st]

Richie says he is the cleanest striker of the ball he has ever seen. Now this guy has seen a ton of players play so obviously he knows what he is talking about.

 

[Sureshot]

Yes, doesn't mean i have to agree though

Brown- http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/9246.html

Gilly - http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/5390.html

Shame it doesn't show Browns sixes in OD cricket.

 

[aussie1st]

Lol never heard of him until you mentioned him. Strike rate Gilly is all over him but that doesn't show how cleaning you hit the ball.

 

[sohum]

Let's get back on topic. The stadiums in India are pretty small (especially the non-main ones) so KP and Flintoff should have a ball. I remember Youhana and Inzy carting the Indians over the boundary with ease last time they were here.

 

[aditya123]

Reverse wing could be a factor but the Indian batsmen are more aware of reverse swing than the Aussies were when they played the Ashes .

We`ve played the Pakistani bowlers better than the England side under similar conitions .
You might argue that the pitches were batting beauties but they were not a lot more different than the ones England played on .
England struggle against Shoaib and Co. whereas India seem to be doing a lot better.

 

[siddharth2002]

I'd still put my money on KP, he is gonna be one dangerous batsman on Indian pitches against Indian dibbly dobbly pace bowlers

 

[genghis_khan]

yeh Jones and Flintoff totally caught the Australians out with that reverse swing in the ashes

i agree that the indian batsman will definately be better prepared, but its not an easy thing to combat.

 

[m_vaughan]

Reverse wing could be a factor but the Indian batsmen are more aware of reverse swing than the Aussies were when they played the Ashes .

We`ve played the Pakistani bowlers better than the England side under similar conitions .
You might argue that the pitches were batting beauties but they were not a lot more different than the ones England played on .
England struggle against Shoaib and Co. whereas India seem to be doing a lot better.

On the other hand the England bowlers did a much better job compared to the India. Pakistan scored 500+ just once. Besides if you are going to prepare expecting the same England side that lost that series, then think again, I say!

England are the ONLY team to have beaten Australia in a test series in the last 4 years. And a full strength one as well. For MV and his men, its the conditions they have to fight in the subcontinent.

 

[aditya123]

On the other hand the England bowlers did a much better job compared to the India. Pakistan scored 500+ just once. Besides if you are going to prepare expecting the same England side that lost that series, then think again, I say!

England are the ONLY team to have beaten Australia in a test series in the last 4 years. And a full strength one as well. For MV and his men, its the conditions they have to fight in the subcontinent.

Iam sorry but I don`t think you have the bowling to win in India , especially with the form the Indian batting is in right now.
The Indian bowlers will be much better in India as well.
I don`t think that Kumble and Harbhajan will go wicketless many times on those tracks in India.

 

[aussie1st]

I can't see how the pitches England played on in Pakistan are the same as the ones India are playing on. We have had 2 extremely boring drawn test matches. Whereas the English series was exciting and full of wickets.