India in England Jun-Sept 2014

[andrew austen]

id like to know what everyone thinks of the series being played without DRS. Personally i believe that in England we use DRS and it should be used in all home series, and if india don't want to use it they are in no means obliged to do so. DRS is a excellent asset to the game and has proved to be a good way to overturn bad calls by the umpire.
This is no way an attack on indian cricket, in fact i hope most will agree.

 

[SaiSrini]

Once Fletcher is done, I would really like Kirsten or Wright to return.

Having said, having seen the FTP I posted a few days ago, the run after Aus is easy. Away tours are to Ban and Zim and every remaining test match on India pitches. Its a run of 8 such series, or so. So after Aus, the coach will suddenly start to look rather good. So I don't see Fletcher going anywhere if he lasts the Aus tour.

I dont see either of them returning, especially not Wright. Wright lost ideas towards the end of his coaching stint with India, and frankly I wouldn't want him back again. I doubt Kirsten would return back to our fold, with his family commitments.

 

[PokerAce]

id like to know what everyone thinks of the series being played without DRS. Personally i believe that in England we use DRS and it should be used in all home series, and if india don't want to use it they are in no means obliged to do so. DRS is a excellent asset to the game and has proved to be a good way to overturn bad calls by the umpire.
This is no way an attack on indian cricket, in fact i hope most will agree.

Oh Boy ! Another one of these discussions !

Jokes apart, you will find plenty of both sides of the coin in some of the threads. Personally I am happy without DRS, its too complicated a system. What I would like is a system, where the 'howlers' are still removed, but that system sadly is not DRS.

You may find this thread interesting.An Article On How To Fix DRS - PlanetCricket Forums

 

[namin96]

Since everyone is so confident with Ashwin's batting why not slot him in at number 3?

Ashwin could open with Vijay to get a bigger partnership at the top. Till gambhir and Dhawan open with Vijay, there will not be big partnerships because their techniques against the short ball and moving ball are horrendous. Ashwin has a better technique than both of those fools.

 

[PokerAce]

I just placed vCash Bet on India to win the 5th test ... Call me mad or whatever, but thats the fan in me

Also the test starts on 15th Aug ... If India cannot win a test starting on 15th Aug when can they win !! Also interestingly Pak are playing a test match starting 14th Aug ... !!

 

[abhi_jacko]

I just placed vCash Bet on India to win the 5th test ... Call me mad or whatever, but thats the fan in me

Also the test starts on 15th Aug ... If India cannot win a test starting on 15th Aug when can they win !! Also interestingly Pak are playing a test match starting 14th Aug ... !!

How do you place the bet ? I have 63k worth of VCash according to my profile. I wish to go all in :P[DOUBLEPOST=1407961081][/DOUBLEPOST]Nvm .. found it

 

[PokerAce]

How do you place the bet ? I have 63k worth of VCash according to my profile. I wish to go all in :P[DOUBLEPOST=1407961081][/DOUBLEPOST]Nvm .. found it

Great ... who did u bet on and 63K Vcash wow ... I got like 17K only just started using it.

 

[abhi_jacko]

On India winning the game I have no idea how I got this vCash thing or how it functions, but its been there

 

[asprin]

Too optimistic eh

 

[SaiSrini]

Dhoni and the "process"......AGAIN!!
India hope for final twist in see-sawing series | Cricket News | England v India - Investec Test Series | ESPN Cricinfo

You might be following processes and you can follow it all your life, but people want to know how much you care about the end result because that is what we care about. These kind of replies have become standard with Dhoni these days.

 

[grkrama]

cant get much info on the pitch, hope its a result pitch and not a flat track, right now i wouldn't mind losing another test as long as there is a chance to win, just don't want a draw here.

 

[asprin]

Will history repeat itself? India draw first blood, then lose two on the trot and then a draw - another series lost.

 

[SpitfiresKent]

I'm confused as to why Broad is being allowed to play in this match. I think we need to look further ahead to the World Cup & The Ashes and immediately start fixing up his knee, it's not like we don't have a decent crop of seamers to come in and take his place.

Plus, it's only India

 

[stefan]

Did Cook hit his head again...Anderson better then Steyn

Steyn 75 matches 383 wickets @22.56 strikerate 41.7(best by any bowler with over 200 wickets in the history)

Anderson 98 matches 376 wickets @ 29.86 strikerate of 58.4

“No disrespect to Dale Steyn, but the way Jimmy can swing the ball both ways. I don’t think Dale can do that quite as well as Jimmy although Dale has the added advantage of being able to bowl quicker.”

Jimmy Anderson is ‘the world’s most skilful bowler’, says Alastair Cook | Sport | The Guardian

 

[SpitfiresKent]

If I had to pick between Steyn & Anderson i'd pick Steyn anyday of the week.