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I will be highly interested to see how Munaf Patel does now that he is finally fully fit. The match tomorrow will be interesting to say the least, the Indian line up is no doubt a future line up and it will be intriguing to see how they get on without Tendulkar, Ganguly and Zaheer Khan.
Does anyone else feel bad for Matt Prior? :-\ poor guy looks like a skinnier, blonde/bald version of Ed from Shaun of the Dead and Ed was frickin' awesome!!
Anyway, I dunno, I feel bad for him. I think a lot of his drops and stuff are in his head. Also, I'm glad India won because this might be the last England tour for Sachin, Dravid, Ganguly, Laxman, and it'd be nice for those four greats to leave England with a win.
Anyway, I dunno, I feel bad for him. I think a lot of his drops and stuff are in his head. Also, I'm glad India won because this might be the last England tour for Sachin, Dravid, Ganguly, Laxman, and it'd be nice for those four greats to leave England with a win.
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jkartik
Chairman of Selectors
i just hope munaf doesnt start bowling at 120 kph again !
the last time i saw him...he was in a total mess ! lazy in his run-up/approach, hardly moved the ball,lost his bowling speed by a good
15 kph, physically unfit etc etc...i could go on...
the last time i saw him...he was in a total mess ! lazy in his run-up/approach, hardly moved the ball,lost his bowling speed by a good
15 kph, physically unfit etc etc...i could go on...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/scotland/6949069.stm
We've got live coverage on the BBC website for the India vs Scotland ODI. The link is just under the headline on that page, not sure if it's British only viewers.
We've got live coverage on the BBC website for the India vs Scotland ODI. The link is just under the headline on that page, not sure if it's British only viewers.
Thank you mate. The game is also coming on on BBC Interactive, press the Red Button while on BBC 1 or BBC 2 if you are using sky. Sadly, my interactive does not work.
evertonfan
Chairman of Selectors
Oh dear, ODIs are back. 
Scotland: 162/6 off 40.4/49 overs: Rain Stopped Play
The bowlers are a bit wayward, with the cloudy conditions and wet ball, they probably cannot control the ball properly. 20 wides is obviously poor but for the reasons stated before, it is not catastrophic.
It is interesting to see Munaf bowl, he hits the seam fantastically and still seems to want to bowl more accurately in ODIs. This article confirms my previous fears that Greg Chappell told Munaf to bowl line and length. Surely Chappell should have realised that there are a hundred line and length bowlers in India but only him who can hit 140kph consistantly in tests and ODIs when he wants to.
The article states he has gotten rid of the sideways jump at delivery, that simply isn't true to anyone who saw him bowl today. Is the article lying, has Munaf disobeyed orders thinking he knew better?
Besides the lack of accuracy which I am sure will improve with time, he had the Scotish batsman in all sorts. There are few quick seam bowlers in the world, most of them are swing bowlers. The possibilities are endless for someone who can seam it as much as him.
However, I spot a flaw in his action which gives him the deadly bouncer but means he is slower with the fuller ball. That is that he does not keep his front arm high for too long, it drops and all the weight goes down. This could also be a contributing factor to his back injury. The speed gun was not on him today, but I could guess it would have registered 78-85mph, not fast at all. Hopefully that is him taking it easy in a warm up match instead of not being able to bowl fast. I would love to see him work with a biomechanist like Lillee or Ian Pont, because I feel his action could be a lot better - currently, I feel the only thing he does right is have a high bowling arm at delivery. There does not seem to be quite the front foot impact triggered explosion that bowlers like Jimmy Anderson and Shane Bond get a large portion of their pace from either.
The bowlers are a bit wayward, with the cloudy conditions and wet ball, they probably cannot control the ball properly. 20 wides is obviously poor but for the reasons stated before, it is not catastrophic.
It is interesting to see Munaf bowl, he hits the seam fantastically and still seems to want to bowl more accurately in ODIs. This article confirms my previous fears that Greg Chappell told Munaf to bowl line and length. Surely Chappell should have realised that there are a hundred line and length bowlers in India but only him who can hit 140kph consistantly in tests and ODIs when he wants to.
Ok, so he is quicker than 70mph
The article states he has gotten rid of the sideways jump at delivery, that simply isn't true to anyone who saw him bowl today. Is the article lying, has Munaf disobeyed orders thinking he knew better?
Besides the lack of accuracy which I am sure will improve with time, he had the Scotish batsman in all sorts. There are few quick seam bowlers in the world, most of them are swing bowlers. The possibilities are endless for someone who can seam it as much as him.
However, I spot a flaw in his action which gives him the deadly bouncer but means he is slower with the fuller ball. That is that he does not keep his front arm high for too long, it drops and all the weight goes down. This could also be a contributing factor to his back injury. The speed gun was not on him today, but I could guess it would have registered 78-85mph, not fast at all. Hopefully that is him taking it easy in a warm up match instead of not being able to bowl fast. I would love to see him work with a biomechanist like Lillee or Ian Pont, because I feel his action could be a lot better - currently, I feel the only thing he does right is have a high bowling arm at delivery. There does not seem to be quite the front foot impact triggered explosion that bowlers like Jimmy Anderson and Shane Bond get a large portion of their pace from either.
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sohum
Executive member
Well I missed India's bowling because I was at work but would have been interested in seeing how Agarkar and Munaf bowled. I'm also excited about Uthappa and Gambhir--these could be the future opening pair once Sachin/Sourav are done.
Agarkar wa expensive. He pitched the ball up like always and seemed to be up around 85mph (there was no speed gun). The wet ball made him and everyone else wayward, he bowled several wides.
Munaf was gently hitting the spot and getting seam movement, he wasn't bending his back just yet.
I think Munaf is just warming up. This is his first match of the tour. So obviously he is not going to go full throttle just yet.
I think he will play the next game against England Lions too and by the first ODI, he should be ready to go. I want pace from him. Zaheer is there on one end to bottle up and take wickets. Munaf should go full throttle and should make the batsman uncomfortable with his pace.
Good job by RP Singh. Seems to be in full form. He seems to relish the swinging conditions. Agarkar - was costly but picked wickets. Should get into his stride soon as he has improved on it recently. Chawla is on the money it seems. 10-0-42-2 shows a good spell.
Uthappa and Gambhir batting well here. Hope India win comprehensively and set themselves up really well. I want a thrashing of England in the ODI's by India. A huge thrashing. India are capable.
I think he will play the next game against England Lions too and by the first ODI, he should be ready to go. I want pace from him. Zaheer is there on one end to bottle up and take wickets. Munaf should go full throttle and should make the batsman uncomfortable with his pace.
Good job by RP Singh. Seems to be in full form. He seems to relish the swinging conditions. Agarkar - was costly but picked wickets. Should get into his stride soon as he has improved on it recently. Chawla is on the money it seems. 10-0-42-2 shows a good spell.
Uthappa and Gambhir batting well here. Hope India win comprehensively and set themselves up really well. I want a thrashing of England in the ODI's by India. A huge thrashing. India are capable.
legspinner@fred
Club Cricketer
But I think that's mainly because England aren't capable, saying that I am looking forward to seeing Bopara have another crack, this time in England, Ali Cook aswell, i'd like him to do well.
Well Scotland are happy, they have 1 wicket, that of Uthappa.
Well Scotland are happy, they have 1 wicket, that of Uthappa.
Dude trust me Gambhir hasnt done anything.He is too inconsistent.He plays one good inning always against weaker oppositions.I think we should find another good opener.Those who think he can replace Ganguly needs to check their eyes.Utthappa has a bright future.Gambhir is in and out of the team for the last three years that tells the story.
I dont know why they are not trying other openers.We have good openers in domestic cricket.Shikhar Dhawan deserves a chance then there is Ravneet Ricky.
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