RoboRocks
Chairman of Selectors
Well, if they survive the first session undamaged then they could go for it.
Perhaps get Pietersen in earlier.
Perhaps get Pietersen in earlier.
Kumble will destory us if the weather doesnt wash the game out. England have no chance of chasing 450 on the last day. Cant hit 450 in 2 days let alone 1. I normally show abit of optimism, but in this case i dont think we have a cat in hell's chance. Well played India.
kumble will never destroy england, he hasnt been a threat all throughout the series, he'll take 2 wickets max....
I hope Sreesanth destroys England.He wants to leave an impact before coming back to india.
Why are you being so negative. I think we should wait until tomorrow. Although I feel the match is heading in the same direction as you do. But you never know what will happen, anything is possible in Cricket.as much as i hope as well, he won't, he has been far to way-ward this series....
Why are you being so negative. I think we should wait until tomorrow. Although I feel the match is heading in the same direction as you do. But you never know what will happen, anything is possible in Cricket.
English fans: come on, accept defeat gracefully and show some respect to the opposition. Whining and moaning about conditions, about missing players and about the drawn Test at Lords will get your nowhere. To show class in the face of defeat is what makes a team great: not just in winning.
As Ian Chappell said about a question when somebody asked how much would India have got if they faced the 2005 Ashes attack, he said you might as well have asked how much India would have got facing Harold Larwood and company. It's all hypothetical and conjecture. If that makes you feel better, continue living in that fool's paradise. We'll enjoy the series win if you don't mind (and even if you do mind)
And India have beaten England in "English" conditions as well. Remember Headingley in 2002? True, we love a flat track, but India aren't dummies on seaming wickets either. We now have the attack to give back as good as we get and particularly in England with our swing bowlers.
Looking optimistically in the long term, if India can go joint second (or close third, whatever it is when points are equal) and then beat Australia in Australia in the New Year and go first in the rankings, it may be the perfect time for one or more of the Big Four (Kumble instead of the 32 year old Laxman in this particular four) to bow out on a high.
There is a massive opportunity for India here to take the test rankings by storm and they must go for a win by any means necessary in this match. In my opinion, that means either batting for 30 overs or less going for a bit of a slog or enforcing the follow on and looking for the innings victory.