England vs India 1st test debate

by Liam_Main Wed Jul 20, 2011 8:41 pm

First topic message reminder :

England side:

1) Andrew Strauss (C)
2) Alistair Cook
3) Jonathan Trott
4) Kevin Pietersen
5) Ian Bell
6) Eoin Morgan
7) Matt Prior (WK)
8) Stuart Broad
9) Graeme Swann
10) Chris Tremlett
11) James Anderson

India side.

1) Abhinav Makund
2) Gautam Gambhir
3) Rahul Dravid (WK)
4) Sachin Tendulkar
5) VVS Laxman
6) Suresh Raina
7) MS Dhoni (C)
8) Harbhajan Singh
9) Zaheer Khan
10) Praveen Kumar
11) Ishant Sharma

Should be a terrific match and series!

My Prediction: England to win

Series Prediction: 1-1

C'mon England!

by trebellbobaggins Sat Jul 23, 2011 1:35 pm

in comes magic tenders.

by dyrewolfe Sat Jul 23, 2011 1:38 pm

Hmm. Dravid and Tendulkar. Could be a long wait for the next wicket... Erm

by trebellbobaggins Sat Jul 23, 2011 1:40 pm

about a year wolfie.

watch them put on a world record stand now

by trebellbobaggins Sat Jul 23, 2011 1:46 pm

Tenders showing serious class with a shot there.

the crowd are all behind him, even the few english in the crowd who aren't asleep.

by Cowshot Sat Jul 23, 2011 1:49 pm

Tendulkar and Dravid at the crease with Tremlett and Broad blasting in: Indian Kings fending off the pretenders to their throne. The game poised on the head of a pin and a full house at Lords humming with tension and glued to every nuance of the game.

It don't get much better than this. Very Happy

by dyrewolfe Sat Jul 23, 2011 1:56 pm

Lovely description Cowshot.

Ever thought about being a sports journalist?

by trebellbobaggins Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:03 pm

niceo one cowshot. we have our resident poet.

by Cowshot Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:04 pm

Thank you dyrewolfe and trebs.

Much too lazy I'm afraid. Prefer to be an amateur and just play.

Well, that's it for the morning. What a session! Just flew by.

Haven't even thought of a verdict. Honours even? If we'd got one of these two it would be England's session, and if they'd only lost one wicket it would have been India's.

by ShankyCricket Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:08 pm

msp83

Dont worry mate.It was just an irritated response to a pathetic WUM.

by Liam_Main Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:19 pm

Broadys back among the wickets brilliant news. Tendulkar and Dravid is a big partnership if England can break it early we could see India bowled out for around 300.

by Cowshot Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:45 pm

Tuffers says the England bowlers have raised their game for Tendulkar...

..who has just played and missed...then four and I could hear the class from here.

by Liam_Main Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:48 pm

Whens Swann gonna get a bowl?

If I was Strauss I would have opened with Tremlett and Broad, Anderson hasn't looked very convincing

by Cowshot Sat Jul 23, 2011 2:52 pm

Hindsight's a wonderful thing...

Don't expect we'll see Swann until the evening. Over before tea, maybe.

by Hoggy_Bear Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:00 pm

Oh well.
Looks like trebellbobaggins was correct. Big partnership between these two coming up Crying or Very sad

by Stellar Key Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:13 pm

Must be getting near the time for our #1 spinner. Tendulcar looks very determined to get his first 50 at Lords.

His batting partner dravid is less convincing but scoring ' ok '.

Oh here he comes now.......

by Cowshot Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:16 pm

Swann earlier than I expected. Makes sense with this partnership developing (thoughtless prediction from me).

Now, is there rough for him? Some talk of Kumar running on the pitch in our first innings.

by Stellar Key Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:29 pm

Oh well he didnt get his 50 at Lords. Now we begin moving into the rest of the middle order. Cool

by Liam_Main Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:30 pm

Big Wicket, Tendulkar gone Broad takes his 3rd!!

by Guest Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:32 pm

Broad figures 9-3-25-3. Very good thus far!

by Guest Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:34 pm

Swann coming in with his 'pies' and getting some spin. Encouraging signs.

by LivinginItaly Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:34 pm

How many of us would have dropped Broad for this test?

I certainly was advocating dropping him for bresnan, though more than happy that I am being proved wrong.

by dyrewolfe Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:35 pm

OMG!!! Tendulkar gone for 34! Than man Broad again! Yahoo

Nice work too from Swann for the catch. MASSIVE wicket for England.

Game most definitely on now.

Anyone else noticed Master Of The Late Cut is conspicuous by his absence? Wink

by LivinginItaly Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:35 pm

Swann looking good also.

by robbo277 Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:36 pm

You don't drop those Straussy...

by eirebilly Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:36 pm

And there i was thinking that Broad shpuld not be in the team. Good thing i am not a selector......

by Guest Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:36 pm

Strauss shells a dolly! Lordy!

by dyrewolfe Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:37 pm

@LivingInItaly:

I admit I was all for dropping Broad...but lets face it, he hadn't really done anything noteworthy for a while.

Just glad he's rediscovered his mojo...

Ooooohhhhh. As I type this Strauss drops a great chance off Laxman. Rolling Eyes

Stuart Broad is absolutely on fire right now!

by Cowshot Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:37 pm

Tendukar's gone! Hurrray! Boo!

Broad again. Very well done him.

There is no bigger wicket. Now it's VVS.

This is already a better day for England than I had feared it might be. It's been noticeable in both innings to date that wickets seem to fall at regular intervals!

OMG! Hope that isn't a desperately expensive miss from Strauss.

by Stellar Key Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:38 pm

Strauss inconsistent with his fielding, annoying but no surprise for him to miss a regulation catch.

by robbo277 Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:39 pm

Oh dear. Laxman and Dravid dropped in the same Broad over Sad

by Cowshot Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:39 pm

ANOTHER drop!

What is going on?????

by Guest Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:40 pm

Another drop!! This time Swann!

Broad's got the fire in him!

Chances a-coming.

by dyrewolfe Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:40 pm

@eirebilly:

I was just thinking that. I think I'll have a little more respect for the selectors now.

Gawd! Another dropped chance - Dravid this time!

Come on England get your act together! We could (should) have had 5 wickets by now...

by Stellar Key Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:40 pm

Another one of our weak fielders misses a tough chance.

I feel sorry for Broad as he's bowling well. Strauss error not having the extra slip in. 2 big chances gone....

by Cowshot Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:41 pm

Well, if we lose this game we have two good reasons why in Broad's last over. mad

by Cowshot Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:45 pm

At least we are MAKING chances. Two drops in an over is an aberration. If we keep making them, they will stick.

But really, what a time for an aberration. Tsk tsk.

by Cowshot Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:49 pm

Are the slip cordon perhaps a couple of yards too deep?

by dyrewolfe Sat Jul 23, 2011 3:56 pm

Indeed Cowshot.

Everyone makes mistakes, but 2 mistakes of that magnitude in such quick succession...you just get the feeling they could cost England dearly. Sad

If India were 169-5 now, we could have been looking at a very healthy 1st innings lead.

by Cowshot Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:00 pm

Dravid AND Laxman. ouch ouch ouch ouch.

And in Broad's mind is that he has taken five and isn't on the board...

It will take a bit of character for England to pick themselves from something like that, and just get on with it. Hopefully, Jimmy will notice Broady pitching it up and have blistering spell in his turn.

by dyrewolfe Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:13 pm

Patient, solid 50 for Dravid. 111 balls but 10 boundaries. Doesn't like running, does he? Wink

by trebellbobaggins Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:17 pm

Lively home crowd for India here.

Well I assume they're playing at home and England have a trickle of fans who've visited by the lack of noise from the soporific Lords crowd..

by LivinginItaly Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:18 pm

Laxman gone

by dyrewolfe Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:18 pm

YEEEESSSSSS!!! Yahoo

Tremlett gets Laxman! He goes high and this time Trott takes the catch!

Broady will feel a tad aggrieved though.

Another big wicket....

by trebellbobaggins Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:19 pm

Sainty wrote:Swann coming in with his 'pies' and getting some spin. Encouraging signs.

i think Swann bowls a bit more than that to be fair.

by trebellbobaggins Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:21 pm

Dravid not gone, my mistake. i swear sky popped up as if he was out there for a minute.

by trebellbobaggins Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:21 pm

Important to get Dravid as he's holding their innings together.

At least this shows that Englands attack is not as poor as that wum was saying the other day.

well obviously it wasn't.

by LivinginItaly Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:22 pm

Swann you beauty, bet raina is regretting turning down the second run now

by dyrewolfe Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:23 pm

Whoa!

Swanny traps Raina lbw first ball!

Some doubt but no referrals allowed with lbws. Hawkeye says it would've hit, so good decision by the umpire.

England must be sensing they're in the ascendancy now. Still, with Dravid still there and Dhoni coming in, its by no means all over.

by robbo277 Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:24 pm

Dravid hasn't gone, Raina was trapped lbw by Swann.

by trebellbobaggins Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:27 pm

yep my mistake.

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