Cricket: England v India (Test Series)

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Originally Posted by Paul

Prior is the best wicketkeeper in the world at the moment.

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Disagree.De Villiers is the best wicket keeper in Test format.
This Indian bowling has no teeth to bite him,So he enjoys his time at the crease.This is not of disrespect but I should say that England tail enders feat mostly highlighted by dumb and teethless Indian bowling attack.Indian bowling lacks finishing touch that teams like Eng,SL and PAK had.They boasted having best batting line for years up to now but I can't see that in the current team.Their batting strength rely completely on a bunch of siniors who are more less past their prime.
In the absence of Gambhir,Shewag they can't find openers tough and shrewd enough to survive the first miniutes of an inning against a quality pace attack.So they have to bring forth such a fine middle order batsmen as an opener and risk gifting away his wicket early.
Obviously this is an transition period of Indian cricket.After such a golden time with Thendulkar,Ganguly and VVS it is time to move on to the next generation.And they should built an decent bowling attack.
Since 2007 cricket has changed dramatically.AUS is in transition period,PAK international cricket has serious limitations such as banned home tours and sacked players,glitch with India over Mumbai attack. Money scandal of world cup 2011 by former SL interim committe,Controversy over SLPL,and Struggling criticism over IPL and T20,....
England have primed in a time period when other teams are in a more or less in a troubled state.So they are the top candidate for the #1 rank along with SA.
And talking about current INDIAN team they shouldn't even deserve a place in the top three test rankings.

113. 6 Raina to Broad, SIX , this is absolutely mauled. .. Stands tall, clears the front leg, and clobbers this length ball into the stand behind midwicket 113. 5 Raina to Broad, SIX , Broad has sent him home crowd running for cover, this is only marginally short, but he pulls it over midwicket for a six

End of over 114 SCJ Broad 42( 28) SK Raina 8-0- 42-0 TT Bresnan 86(111 )

End of over 115 TT Bresnan 90(117 ) I Sharma 27-3-130 -1 SCJ Broad 42( 28

115. 4 Kumar to Broad, OUT , India get a run-out

115. 5 Kumar to Bresnan, OUT:whee:So sad he couldn't get their.Last pair in.Swann could bat to some length.Andresson can hold his wicket to a some length.Will they declare or try to reach 500 lead which virtually is a not-gettable total.

End of over 116 JM Anderson 0( 1) P Kumar 34-5-121 -4 GP Swann 0( 0) I Sharma 27-3-130 -1

End of over 117 JM Anderson 0( 3) I Sharma 28-3-131 -1 GP Swann 1( 4) P Kumar 34-5-121 -4

End of over 118 JM Anderson 1( 8) P Kumar 35-5-123 -4 GP Swann 2( 5) I Sharma 28-3-131 -1

England lead by 476 runs

@Paul,
Can you predict the Indian score?
I will predict mine.
350-400 (may be 275-325)

Whts Eng doing here.Now the time to try few big shots and declare.They are making this easy for India eating time.

120. 2 Sharma to Swann, OUT

india get 478 in. or

England favourites to go 2-0 up

ENGLAND Scorebroad
AJ Strauss c Dhoni b Sreesanth 16 ( 52)
AN Cook c Yuvraj Singh b Sharma 5 ( 11)
IR Bell c Laxman b Yuvraj Singh 159 (206 )
KP Pietersen c Dhoni b Sreesanth 63 (120 )
EJG Morgan c Dhoni b Kumar 70 ( 88)
MJ Prior c Dhoni b Kumar 73 ( 60)
IJL Trott c Dravid b Kumar 2 ( 10)
TT Bresnan c Dravid b Kumar 90 (118 )
SCJ Broad runout () 44 ( 32) GP Swann 3 ( 12)
JM Anderson n. o. 1 ( 15)
Extras 18 Total (all out, 120. 2 ov) 544
FOW: 1-6 (Cook , 3.4 ov) , 2-57 (Strauss , 19. 1 ov), 3-219 (Pietersen , 55.2 ov), 4-323 (Bell , 77. 6 ov), 5-329 (Morgan, 80.2 ov), 6-339 (Trott , 82.4 ov), 7-458 (Prior , 102. 4 ov), 8-540 (Broad , 115 .4 ov) , 9-540 (Bresnan , 115 .5 ov) , 10-544 (Swann, 120. 2 ov)
Bowling
O M R W P Kumar 36 5 124 4
I Sharma 29.2 4 131 2
S Sreesanth 27 5 135 2
Yuvraj Singh 11 0 51 1
Harbhajan Singh 9 1 47 0
SK Raina 8 0 42 0

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Originally Posted by lchathuranga

Disagree.De Villiers is the best wicket keeper in Test format.
This Indian bowling has no teeth to bite him,So he enjoys his time at the crease.This is not of disrespect but I should say that England tail enders feat mostly highlighted by dumb and teethless Indian bowling attack.Indian bowling lacks finishing touch that teams like Eng,SL and PAK had.They boasted having best batting line for years up to now but I can't see that in the current team.Their batting strength rely completely on a bunch of siniors who are more less past their prime.
In the absence of Gambhir,Shewag they can't find openers tough and shrewd enough to survive the first miniutes of an inning against a quality pace attack.So they have to bring forth such a fine middle order batsmen as an opener and risk gifting away his wicket early.
Obviously this is an transition period of Indian cricket.After such a golden time with Thendulkar,Ganguly and VVS it is time to move on to the next generation.And they should built an decent bowling attack.
Since 2007 cricket has changed dramatically.AUS is in transition period,PAK international cricket has serious limitations such as banned home tours and sacked players,glitch with India over Mumbai attack. Money scandal of world cup 2011 by former SL interim committe,Controversy over SLPL,and Struggling criticism over IPL and T20,....
England have primed in a time period when other teams are in a more or less in a troubled state.So they are the top candidate for the #1 rank along with SA.
And talking about current INDIAN team they shouldn't even deserve a place in the top three test rankings.

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:laugh::laugh::laugh:

Sorry but i have to laugh. India unbeaten in 11 test series, and now because there getting outplayed, there going through a transition period.. the aussies said the same when we beat them easily in their own backyard. If India were winning none of this would of been said.

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Originally Posted by lchathuranga

@Paul,
Can you predict the Indian score?
I will predict mine.
350-400 (may be 275-325)

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250-300...

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Originally Posted by Paul

:laugh::laugh::laugh:

Sorry but i have to laugh. India unbeaten in 11 test series, and now because there getting outplayed, there going through a transition period.. the aussies said the same when we beat them easily in their own backyard. If India were winning none of this would of been said.

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I didn't mean to underestimate England team or their talents.After all we just critcise the players who are out their facing reality while we are texting about them resting in a chair or bed in our own imaginative worlds.
But It is my opinion that England is bludgeoning a handicapped Indian team here.Ok! India might have been unbeaten in 11 test but it doesn't in any mean define the predicament that India has fallen unto now.
They have lost Gambhir,Shewag in the batting department and Zaheer in the bowling section.So the listless batting and teethless bowling.We saw Dravid fighting alone making briliant hundreds and several short bursts of quality pace bowling by indian bowlers but not consistent enough.
This Indian team is not the unbeaten team we have known before.In contrast England have a very balanced team with members who have known each other for several years.Except of the this game`s omissim Tremlett and injured Collingwood,they are the team who won Ashes.That make a England a team a unit too bound together to be shattered unlike India.
India in strange pitches ,foreign soil and against a top quality test team like England, is a listless bunch of players who can't find way to survive an ultimate humilation and mauling at the hand of English.

NOTE : Sorry,if I post is too long or if you feel any offence,that's not meant to.But facts are facts.I said only the obvious.Not to understate England or India.

INDIA 288 & 68/6 ( 30.0 ov) Tea - India require another 410 runs with 4 wkts:whistle:

If Thendulkar is god then why not he save doomed India before ship sink? Has God lost his divinity.
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India require another 350 runs with 3 wkts

INDIA 288 & 129/8 (39 .3 ov

End of over 41 I Sharma 0( 8) JM Anderson 13.6 -3-42-2 P Kumar 5( 10) TT Bresnan 11-2-36- 5

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Originally Posted by lchathuranga

I didn't mean to underestimate England team or their talents.After all we just critcise the players who are out their facing reality while we are texting about them resting in a chair or bed in our own imaginative worlds.
But It is my opinion that England is bludgeoning a handicapped Indian team here.Ok! India might have been unbeaten in 11 test but it doesn't in any mean define the predicament that India has fallen unto now.
They have lost Gambhir,Shewag in the batting department and Zaheer in the bowling section.So the listless batting and teethless bowling.We saw Dravid fighting alone making briliant hundreds and several short bursts of quality pace bowling by indian bowlers but not consistent enough.
This Indian team is not the unbeaten team we have known before.In contrast England have a very balanced team with members who have known each other for several years.Except of the this game`s omissim Tremlett and injured Collingwood,they are the team who won Ashes.That make a England a team a unit too bound together to be shattered unlike India.
India in strange pitches ,foreign soil and against a top quality test team like England, is a listless bunch of players who can't find way to survive an ultimate humilation and mauling at the hand of English.

NOTE : Sorry,if I post is too long or if you feel any offence,that's not meant to.But facts are facts.I said only the obvious.Not to understate England or India.

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You can only beat whats in front of ya. Like football, its why you have a squad, if someone gets injured someone else comes in and does a job. Strength in depth England have it, maybe India dont. Injuries for India = excuses. We lost Tremlett, Bresnan came in.

India 158 all out. Destroyed.

England win by 319 runs. 2-0 in the series. :D

Champagne Moment England Win By 319 Runs

England captain Andrew Strauss: "It was an outstanding performance to bounce back from 80 off for six on day one . We have seen quite a few instances of guys standing up when it really matters. We don' t intend to get into those situations, but it is a source of great pride to me that people keep doing that. Stuart Broad turned the game on its head. It has been two hard weeks and we have got what we deserved in both weeks."

Strauss has forgot how to bat, not scored runs all summer.

Broad is the man of the match. 8 wickets, including an hat-trick, and a spell of 5 wickets for no runs in 16 balls. Also scoring 108 runs at key stages, 64 first innings, 44 second innings. :clap:

If England to be regarded as real test champions they should be able to win a test series in sub-continent where pace has less effects on slow pitches.If you can come to India and Sri Lanka and win a test series,you are ultimate test champs by definition.
:clap:Congrats ENGLAND for todays excelet performances both by bat and ball:clap: Next Match --->:thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by lchathuranga

If England to be regarded as real test champions they should be able to win a test series in sub-continent where pace has less effects on slow pitches.If you can come to India and Sri Lanka and win a test series,you are ultimate test champs by definition.
:clap:Congrats ENGLAND for todays excelet performances both by bat and ball:clap: Next Match --->:thumbsup:

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We will see. I dont know who we play next, South Africa will be next summer i think at home, we drawn in South Africa in 2009/2010.

Anyway this series is not won yet still two to play.

@Paul..

Firstly don't forget that Broad's Hattrick was due to Erasmus' mistake...He failed to detect an inside edge of Harbhajan Singh...
Secondly....And Guess What...Revenge is in the Air...

Eng 2011 Tour Schedule
January - England in Australia
February-April - ICC Cricket World Cup (Asia)
May-July - Sri Lanka in England (3 Tests, 5 ODIs, 1 T20)
July-September - India in England (4 Tests, 5 ODIs, 1 T20)
October - England in India (5 ODIs, 1 T20)

I can taste the sweet taste of Revenge,,,,rofl....

Trott out due to injury.Bopara in.What will happen to Bresnen?

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Originally Posted by lchathuranga

Trott out due to injury.Bopara in.What will happen to Bresnen?

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Id stick with him, hard to leave him out after his performance with bat and ball in the 2nd test. Bopara will bat at 5 or 6 with Bell moving to 3.

3rd test latest,

India 1st innings 224 all out.

England 72-0

Day 3

England 710-7 declared (Cook 294, Morgan 104, Strauss 87, Pietersen 63, Bresnan 53*)

India 224 and 35-1


http://www.espncricinfo.com/db/PICTU...900/135967.jpg

Cook batted all through the innings, 13 hours and 23 minutes :clap:

England 710 for 7 declared
India 224 and 244

England win by an innings and 242 runs :blink:

3-0. No.1.. best in the world! :clap:

Since May 2009
Beat West Indies 2-0 (home)
Beat Australia 2-1 (home)
Draw 1-1 with South Africa (away)
Beat Bangladesh 2-0 (away)
Beat Bangladesh 2-0 (home)
Beat Pakistan 3-1 (home)
Beat Australia 3-1 (away)
Beat Sri Lanka 1-0 (home)
Lead India 3-0 (home)

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Originally Posted by indubitable

@Paul...Don't Worry Tendulkar will be making his ton On England Soil in this month.....

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:rolleyes: Hope he does in the final innings. His last in England.

4th test day 4
England 591 for 6 dec (Bell 235, Pietersen 175)
India 300 and 129 for 3 (Tendulkar 35*, Mishra 8*)

England lead by 162 runs. 4-0, Whitewash? :D

Tendulkar so close to his 100th ton, out for 91.

India 266-6

4-0 WHITEWASH :D:clap:

http://www.espncricinfo.com/db/PICTU...300/136326.jpg

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/image...0_54756889.jpg


First Test, Lord's:
England beat India by 196 runs

Second Test, Trent Bridge:
England beat India by 319 runs

Third Test, Edgbaston:
England beat India by an innings and 242 runs

Fourth Test, The Oval:
England beat India by an innings and eight runs


Men of the series

England - Stuart Broad
182 runs, highest 74 not out
25 wickets, average 13.84

India - Rahul Dravid
461 runs, highest 146 not out

England also beat India 3-0 in the one day series :)

So,

Four Match Test Series - England won 4-0.
One Twenty 20 International - England won.
Five Match One Day Series - England won 3-0.

India go home without a single win.