Super 8: 20th Match England v India

[sohum]

Howsie, how're we gonna fare against the short stuff, today?

 

[King Pietersen]

Eugh, we're wasting overs just knocking the ball around. The good sides would be carting the spinners round in this period. We'll get 140 and lose.

and as I type KP smacks a sixer. Nice.

 

[sohum]

Eugh, we're wasting overs just knocking the ball around. The good sides would be carting the spinners round in this period. We'll get 140 and lose.

and as I type KP smacks a sixer. Nice.

And now he's gone! Missed another full toss.

 

[King Pietersen]

Told ya Howsie. Looked outside the line to me though.

Oh no, that's plum. What a twat.

 

[Howsie]

Haha. Guess you were right.

Howsie added 1 Minutes and 19 Seconds later...

Howsie, how're we gonna fare against the short stuff, today?

You should be sweet today.

This pitch doesn't have as much venom.

 

[King Cricket]

Oh Dan, stop whinging. England is going like a rocket ATM. And KP is on route to his second WC 09 50.

But he departs!!! :banana2:banana2:banana2:banana2 Jadeja strikes!! Yes!

 

[barmyarmy]

Ok, best case scenario Shah performs and we crawl past 150.

 

[sohum]

Told ya Howsie. Looked outside the line to me though.

Oh no, that's plum. What a twat.

It annoys me that it appears that ESPN-Star is producing the game but we here in India don't get to watch the replays until the post-game show. I think we have created a new smallest unit of time here: the time between a wicket and the first noise of a commercial.

 

[King Cricket]

@ Colin, Dan, Fox.....: Why do all of you English fans look this pessimistic today?

 

[sohum]

The first English batsman to look uncomfortable against Ishant's bouncer is one of Indian origin.

 

[King Pietersen]

We're always pessimistic. We're England, always setting ourselves up for dissappointment.

Ishant's bouncer troubled Shah and was only bowled at 83mph, Broad's 10mph quicker than that, think the pitch could look more venomous when he's bowling. I hope.

 

[Skater]

The first English batsman to look uncomfortable against Ishant's bouncer is one of Indian origin.

Which one? Shah is of Pakistani origin.

 

[King Cricket]

So Sohum, what will you say about Jadeja now?

 

[Howsie]

Mascarenhas better make some runs today. When's the last time he did that?

 

[Sureshot]

Today?

Masca is in, if he bats till the end, 150 is on. I wouldn't have dropped Rash today. Remember too, Lord's is a good sized ground. KP was good, as was Ravi, though he struggled a bit more with the spinners.