England v India 1st test

[Jeff]

India need a washout out tommorow and Monday. FFS I really hate losing to England. The only chance India have to win, is really to bowl them out asap before England get a lead of 300+, If and thats a big IF, then they need to be more aggresive when batting. Next test, Yuvraj IN please!!!

Was that a freudian slip before your edit?

Admit it Jessel, you're an England fan really.

 

[Tamworth Fox]

Was that a freudian slip before your edit?

Admit it Jessel, you're an England fan really.

:icon_bigg I accidentally wrote:

FFS I really hate losing to India.

But I edited it, I am disgusted with myself, i truly want England to lose against India. Come on India

 

[CM]

Well we're well in charge, effectively 174/2

Ideally we'll bat past tea, put them in for an hour tomorrow and nip a few out.

 

[bocadillo]

Well we're well in charge, effectively 174/2

Ideally we'll bat past tea, put them in for an hour tomorrow and nip a few out.

And then the forecast rain will come on Monday and the match will be drawn.

The only way to win this game might be to declare, leaving India about 250 to get and hope to get them all out in two sessions.

 

[Tamworth Fox]

RP Singh takes 3 wickets. As England are now 144/5 (241 lead). India could have a chance to win (unless it rains or they bat poorly) if they can bowl England out before they get to a 300 lead.

 

[Tamworth Fox]

RP Singh takes 5 wickets. England all out for 282. India need 379 runs to win. India can't afford to lose more then a 1 wicket in the last session & build upon the score tommorow, if its not a washout!

 

[Brauny Blue]

India need 380 to win

Dravid out

India 55 for 2.

 

[Tamworth Fox]

Dear Lord,

Please let it rain tommorow, lord please piss down at Lords, Cricket ground. Between 10am - 7pm (GMT) tommorow.

Thank you

 

[Durham Fox]

India need a washout out tommorow and Monday. FFS I really hate losing to England. The only chance India have to win, is really to bowl them out asap before England get a lead of 300+, If and thats a big IF, then they need to be more aggresive when batting. Next test, Yuvraj IN please!!!

Not looking good Jessel

Your boys cant even bat against our second team of bowlers.

 

[Tamworth Fox]

Stumps.

India end the day on 137/3 need 243 to win with 7 wickets remaining.

Still achievable with some one like Yuvraj coming in and not Laxman. As soon as one wicket falls the rest will follow. I think India are 100 runs short. If there is no rain, there will be a result tomorrow.

 

[MKFox]

80 runs a session if they can keep their wickets.
Rain due though

 

[Brauny Blue]

80 runs a session if they can keep their wickets.
Rain due though

I'd expect England to win. Weather could be the problem though.

 

[Brauny Blue]

India 282 for 9

Off for bad light

 

[Willlow]

I have 1400 vcash on the draw!!!

Although i think England will win

 

[Tamworth Fox]

:icon_lol: :icon_lol: :icon_lol:
MATCH DRAWN !!!!

Thank you Lord !!!

 

[Durham Fox]

:icon_lol: :icon_lol: :icon_lol:
MATCH DRAWN !!!!

Thank you Lord !!!

you can paper over the cracks....

 

[Tamworth Fox]

The big guns failed to deliver, yet again. Ganguly, Dravid & Sachin.T were all let downs. We were the 100 runs too short from the 1st innings. I don't think it will be impossible to beat England in the next test if the batters up the game and bowl England out a lot quicker.

My starting XI:

Sehwag, Jaffer, Sachin, Dravid, Ganguly, Yuvraj, Dhoni, Kumble, RP Singh, Zaheer Khan & Agarkar (sp). Strong batting line up with 4 ok bowlers and an additional 3 in Sehwag, Ganguly & Yuvraj. Shame I don't pick the team

 

[Brauny Blue]

Good effort by England, and unlucky with the weather.

India proving that they are not such a great side when they travel.

 

[CM]

:icon_lol: :icon_lol: :icon_lol:
MATCH DRAWN !!!!

Thank you Lord !!!

I've never seen anyone so happy with a draw before :icon_eek:

You were outclassed and put in your place by a third string bowling attack. I would be mightily surprised if we didn't win the series even despite this draw.

As for the game, I thought we were unlucky not to win but I cant help thinking we lacked a bit of intent at times. There was enough time to get a result but we werent as ruthless as we could have been.

P.S. Agarkar over Sreesanth? Please tell me you're joking.

 

[Tamworth Fox]

I've never seen anyone so happy with a draw before :icon_eek:

You were outclassed and put in your place by a third string bowling attack. I would be mightily surprised if we didn't win the series even despite this draw.

As for the game, I thought we were unlucky not to win but I cant help thinking we lacked a bit of intent at times. There was enough time to get a result but we werent as ruthless as we could have been.

P.S. Agarkar over Sreesanth? Please tell me you're joking.

Nope, i must be the only one who thinks Sreesanth is sh*te.

If you think about it, India didn't bowl too badly in general. Not enough runs on the board. Suppose we took 20 wickets :icon_cool

I really do think, India are good enough to beat England, if it wasn't for the first day, England would've lost; the pitch was perfect and the bowling was poor, weather changed the pitch and changed the game, it was a bowling pitch after day 1.