Story India's Journey To World Cup 2011 [Commonwealth Bank Series 2010]

[Varun]

Ashes Cricket has brought a new kind of aroma to your story!

 

[Aditya]

India In England
India vs England
Npower Test Series : 3rd Test Match
Pitch,Weather Report and Toss
Live From Chester-Le-Street

India continue their dominance in the match.....​

So, after the lunch Collingwood and Pietersen along with Indian team and the two on field umpires came to start the play after lunch. Indian players were looking happy and active in the field. On other hand Pietersen and Collingwood had a serious job to do, building a partnership. Intensions from Pietersen were clear. Pietersen was putting bad balls away for boundaries. Collingwood too was having the same strategy but he was playing safely. By playing safely I mean he was playing grounded strokes. He took risk few times but all of them paid off as most of the shots went to the boundaries for sixes or fours. Umpires were consistently looking at each other because the light was very poor at some moments. But the play didn’t stop. A partnership was building and Dhoni was looking for a wicket. Dhoni got a wicket by a foolish run out. Zaheer Khan was bowling. Collingwood defended the bowl on off side and the fielders were a bit back so there was a chance for a single. So, Pietersen called for a single. Without listening to Collingwood, Pietersen took off. Collingwood said no, but till then Pietersen crossed half of the pitch, Pietersen tried getting back but was not able to and got run out. A silly run out costed England another wicket. Pietersen was looking very angry/frustrated. Collingwood was looking disappointed as well but both of them cannot do anything about it then.

Some sort of recovery from England....​

After Pietersen wicket Collingwood was playing quite attacking cricket. Maybe because he was frustrated and had a points to prove. Bell was looking good as well. Bell had a point to prove. Collingwood on other hand was looking very good. Indian pace bowlers were getting smashed away for boundaries and a partnership was building. Collingwood was on 46 and Ishant Sharma was bowling. Ishant Sharma bowled a short pitch delivery and Collingwood smashed it for 4 and reached his well made fifity. Crowd appreciated Collingwood innings and Collingwood raised his bat. A very well played innings. Wickets falling at other end, but Collingwood as usual holding the innings together and set to play another big innings. How often in the recent past we have seen Collingwood making England reach to some big totals even though the England top order collapses but Collingwood often plays a big inning and make sure that England reached to a big total. Will that be the case in this match as well?

Collingwood's inning wagon wheel till his 50​

After reaching to his fifty, Collingwood avoided taking any risk. So, that did one thing that now Bell was attempting to play few big strokes. 60 overs ended and umpires decided to stop the play because it was time for Tea. There are possibilities of showers in the next session. But we all hope that the showers do not happen. The match is evenly placed at the moment and no one would be hoping for showers. Let’s wait and we will see what happens after tea.

The members who have participated so far in the Predict Cricket and Win contest are as follows along with their predictions....

SachinGr8 : India win, Sachin Motm
Just_Cricket : India win, Zaheer Khan Motm
MaD : England win, Pietersen Motm
Giggity Giggity : England win, Bell Motm
AussieTeam : England win
Varun Rustagi : Draw, Andew Strauss Motm
KKRsGr8st : India win, Laxman Motm
Send2Yaari : England win, Kevin Pietersen Motm​

Members can participate in the competition till the end of Englands 1st innings. ​

 

[AkshayS]

great writing and presentation dude, should've write a little bit more.

Anyway, very nice. KIU.

 

[MaD]

I mean he was playing grounded strokes

Avoid first person as this isn't a career diary

Dang it, Petersen got out

I suggest you put either a summary scorecard or a written summary at the end of an update

 

[Aditya]

India In England
India vs England
Npower Test Series : 3rd Test Match
Pitch,Weather Report and Toss
Live From Chester-Le-Street

Solid recovery from England.....​

Match continued again after tea. The overhead conditions were not really good but good enough for the play to continue after tea. Collingwood changed his batting completely after tea. He was playing more carefully now and more slowly. Collingwood was basically rotating the strike and avoiding taking risks. But Bell had some other plans. Bell was playing his normal inning. Bell was taking singles as well as he was putting bad balls away for boundaries. MS Dhoni was looking a bit nervous. MS Dhoni knew that if Collingwood and Bell partnership does not get broken soon, then England will reach to a big first innings score. So he brought his pace bowlers back into the bowling attack. Zaheer Khan and Ishant Shamr first few overs were good. But after few overs, ex 5 overs later Collingwood decided to play few big strokes.

Once Collingwood decided playing big strokes Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma were having no clue how to stop him. Bell too had the same strategy as well. Collingwood and Bell were not allowing Zaheer and Ishant to bowl well and were rather building pressure on Indian team. After playing few strokes Collingwood went to 90?s. Everyone in Indian side thought that now Collingwood would change his batting strategy and will start playing slowly but that wasn?t the case. Collingwood continued playing attacking cricket and after few minutes Collingwood reached his very well made century. When Collingwood came to bat, England needed someone to play a big innings so that they can make a good first innings score and that?s what Collingwood did. Collingwood started off slowly but once he got in 30?s he started being a bit attacking and after that we all know what he did, a very good innings from Collingwood?.

A good day for both the teams in the field.....​

Ian Bell after playing few good strokes reached his well deserved fifty. A much needed fifty for him. He needed to play a good innings to be regular in the side. So, Bell reached his fifty and continued playing as he was playing. Dhoni needed a wicket desperately so he introduced Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag into the bowling attack by replacing Zaheer and Ishant. Sachin and Sehwag were bowling very well they were not giving runs away. Bell was on 61, Sachin bowled a full length delivery, Bell tried to convert it into a full toss and smash it away for a boundary on straight. But he completely misjudged the bowl and Dhoni stumped Bell. Umpire, Simon Taufel decided to refer the decision to 3rd umpire and 3rd umpire gave it out. Bell was very disappointed with his dismissal. But Dhoni was very happy with the wicket. :happy :banana

Ian Bell Inning Wagon Wheel

After Bell the next batsman who came to bat was Prior. Not much time was left for the day 1 play to end. Collingwood didn?t take any risk and played the remaining overs safely and then umpires decided to end day 1 play. A good day for both the teams really. Firstly India was on top after the end of session 1 but England came back strongly in session 2. Now at the end of session 3 England have recovered from the early wickets they lost and India won?t be disappointed as well as they have taken 6 wickets of England. Now it would be interesting to see how the both teams play on day 2. Will India take few quick wickets at the starting of day 2 and restrict England to a fine first innings total? Or Collingwood and Prior will take England innings forward and England will make a good total in first innings?. Only time will tell, let?s wait and we will see?..

ENG : 326/5 in 90.0 overs
P.Collingwood : 135(210)
M.Prior : 3(19)

Last Wicket : I.Bell : 61(138)

 

[AkshayS]

so Sachin Tendulkar got a much needed wicket there.:banana2

 

[Aussie Team]

Does that say's that Collingwood is in excellent form?

 

[just_cricket]

This has shaped up to be a very nice story!
Better day for England IMO, scoring at a good rate and only 5 down. But tomorrow could change all that...
Great work from you, kiu!

 

[MaD]

Wow, England are doing great, India will have to bat it out hard to win this one!
Collingwood is brilliant
Great job Aditya, your story has improved by heaps, remarkable presentation and the writing is great too, KIU

 

[Pakistani Army]

A very good start to the test match by England. They have re-grouped well after losing the top-order in the opening session. I thought Paul Collingwood's "dogged" innings was a fine effort under pressure aswell as Ian Bell's 61 which deducted the pressure off of Collingwood.

India had a great opening session, however they should have capitalised on the loss of wickets. I feel the final session despite the wicket of Bell went to England aswell as Day one going to England.

With the ball only 10 overs old, swing will be available for Zaheer. I feel that Indian captain Dhoni should employ an attacking field for the new batsman Matt Prior and attempt to dig-in into the lower-order and not let Prior settle at the wicket. I feel that India still have a chance to restrict England under 400. That is if they bowl accurately and make use of the relatively new ball.

 

[Aditya]

India In England
India vs England
Npower Test Series : 3rd Test Match
Pitch,Weather Report and Toss
Live From Chester-Le-Street

India back in the match with a bang!!!!!​

So, the players came to start the day 2 play. Dhoni and his team bowlers had a tough task ahead for them. England was back in the match after building few very good partnerships, all thanks to Collingwood. Dhoni decided to give his pace bowlers another chance to bowl after proving to be very expensive on day 1. But Ishant and Zaheer were proving to be expensive again like on day 1. Dhoni decided to replace Ishant Sharma with Pragyan Ojha in the bowling attack. Also, Dhoni set a defending field for Prior and attacking field for Collingwood. Collingwood smashed few boundaries and was playing attacking cricket. Dhoni didn?t change the field; he had a tactic in his mind. Dhoni had a small chat with Ojha about the tactics. Ojha started his new over and the 1st bowl of the over was a short bowl which was smashed for 4. Then he bowled the tactic delivery. Pragyan Ojha bowled a full length delivery, Collingwood tried to paddle sweep the bowl but missed the bowl completely. India team shouted for the LBW??Howzat!!!!! And the umpires, Billy Bowden raised his finger. Collingwood departed for 140.

Collingwood's dismissal hawk eye view​

Collingwood finally departed. Dhoni was very happy the wicket because now he knew that if his bowlers bowl in right areas then India can get few more wickets and England will be all out. Pragyan Ojha struck again in his next over as he got the wicket of Matt Prior. After Collingwood got out, Dhoni decided to set attacking field for Prior as well. Prior got a bit carried away and tried to play a big stroke. Prior played the bowl too early and completely misjudged the pace and was bowled by Ojha. What a debut for Ojha! Prior?s wicket was Ojha?s 5th wicket in his debut first inning. A very good debut for Ojha.

Crowd applauds Pragyan Ojha's 5 wickets on debut​

Zaheer Khan was bowling from other hand. Broad was trying to be attacking, Zaheer bowled a Yorker, Broad tried to smash the bowl but completely missed it and was clean bowled?. Another wicket for India?. :happy :banana

Surprisingly, maybe to boost up Ishant Sharma?s confident Zaheer Khan was replaced and Ishant was given another chance to bowl. Ishant made no mistake and took a wicket for his captain. Ishant bowled a full length delivery to Anderson, Anderson tried to defend the bowl but wasn?t able to and was bowled. England had just one wicket in hand and Ojha was bowling. Ojha bowled a bowl on off side, a full length delivery it was. But it spin like Warne deliveries and managed to clip Swann?s wicket. Swann got out and England innings ended. Great bowling from the Indian team. In one and the half hours Indian bowlers managed to take 5 wickets of England team. The pitch still is a batting surface. But it all depends on India openers, if they take India to a good start then maybe India can make a big total in their 1st innings as well?.

Pragyan Ojha's pitch map​

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Now it's innings break. In this break planetcricket members can participate in Predict Cricket and Win Vcash contest. Let's wait and we will see how Indian openers will play. So far the match summary in like this.

Thanks to my friend Treva for this match summary card. ​

 

[sachin_rocks]

you should change thread title form c05 to ac09

 

[Aditya]

A really sad news guys. Actually Ashes cricket'09 worked on my brothers laptop but due to some personal reasons he has gone out of town for few months and I cannot afford to stop this story. So I will have to get back onto cricket'05.

 

[sachin_rocks]

A really sad news guys. Actually Ashes cricket'09 worked on my brothers laptop but due to some personal reasons he has gone out of town for few months and I cannot afford to stop this story. So I will have to get back onto cricket'05.

i told you in cg how to use 3d analyser.

 

[Varun]

Best update I've seen for days in this story. Adi, you're really working hard and the update shows it.