you have completely missed the point..India had the best of the bowling conditions ..followed by the best batting conditions..
if u had lost it would have been a very bad effort
Which is precisely what happened in the first match. England batted during the times the sun was out and bowled when it was overcast. You're just whining because the conditions favor us this time. It's not as if India has never lost/drawn a test match due to the weather and it's not as if England has never been saved by it.
It shouldn't be 1-1 because it isn't 1-1. I'll admit that England performed beautifully in the first match and India were thoroughly outclassed, but the weather and luck are sometimes as much of a part of winning as performance. Although I'd say that England's performance was worthy of a victory, they weren't victorious because of other factors which all come together to be consequential in a victory. So, it shouldn't be 1-1 because it isn't 1-1.
I wouldn't say we are thoroughly outclassed, especially if no one gives us the same distinction over England in this test match. Apart from Pietersen, both teams played equally well, in that game.
Is that reserved just for the home team? Every series ?
It's a moot point. England are most likely to go with the same team. Bell's the only real weak link but I'm confident he'll retain his place.
Home teams always seem to pick a 12-man squad for every test. It makes sense, too, since it would be stupid if people got injured and you couldn't replace them, seeing that they were probably less than 2 hours away.
In the end, a bunch of the Indians need to grow up a bit and play the mans game, and not the child game as they are now!
A bunch? Just Sreesanth by my count.
Just because a jelly bean is on a cricket pitch it makes it part of cricket? .....people have weird standards these days. So if a bird flies through a cricket stadium it makes it part of a cricket match?
... If it bumps into the batsman.
Well, couldn't follow the match live because my hard-disk decided to crash yesterday. It was a good performance from India, though we did have the advantage of the first innings being in helpful conditions. Nevertheless, our bowlers showed that they have what it takes even in decent batting conditions by wrapping up the England second innings for a half-decent score.
Good signs this, though Sreesanth will need to work on his temperament a lot.
