Cricket Thread

[Cripps_orig]

KP and just now Strauss has gone

80 odd for 4.

[Cripps_orig]

And now Morgan gone :lol:

85-5

This guy is shit

[Syn]

Things are more interesting when it's 11 vs 11. Bowlers seem to be more fresh when they're not bowling 737372 overs because the best bowler is injured. Can't believe PK is taking wickets...fucking 72 mph.... I can bowl faster than that.

[Cripps_orig]

Kumar has been pretty awesome tbh.

Also the England batsman are dumbasses. If they actually tried to whack him around at that speed, they'd never get out but they block him for some reason and he keeps finding the edge.

Blocking and leaving fans :pal:

[Cripps_orig]

88-6

Prior fucks off

Sreesanth :bow:

As Syn said, 11 v 11, England dont have a chance

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Oh dear. 1-1 then.

[Syn]

Don't know...you can't really call any of the England lineup tailenders (apart from Morgan). Bresnan, Broad, Swann can all bat and Anderson can be quite handy for a 20 not out.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

We'll have to rely on them to bat twice now I suspect. I guess there's still a chance of India being skittled out too.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Broad :bow:

Swann :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Broad in his 60s

PLayed well

60 off 62 balls

Why cant the more established batsmen play more positive?

Also the ball to get Swann out was immense. Kumar :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Broad gone

221 all out

India :bow:

Harbhajan with the wicket but more importantly, Sachin with arguably the greatest catch of all time

[Cripps_orig]

Mukund :doh:

Out first ball

0-1

[Cripps_orig]

India 24-1 at the close

That was dull

How do part time batsmen in Broad and Swann score so quickly and entertainingly whilst world class batsmen in Dravid and Laxman bore the fuck out of everyone?

Swann btw went for an xray

[Syn]

That's a poor attempt. You wouldn't have said anything if you found it truly boring. That was an amazing 15 overs at the end. England's bowling was flawless and Dravid and Laxman were god-like in their technique and defence as always.

Against bowling of that quality, I'd say there is nobody in world cricket apart from Laxman and Dravid (and I include Tendulkar in that) who could've survived that spell. Every ball was 85-90mph, swinging, seaming away just outside off and then suddenly, the inswinger would jump up to ribcage. Unplayable for 99.999999999% of batsmen.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dunno. Anyway, good stuff.

[Cripps_orig]

That's a poor attempt. You wouldn't have said anything if you found it truly boring. That was an amazing 15 overs at the end. England's bowling was flawless and Dravid and Laxman were god-like in their technique and defence as always.

Against bowling of that quality, I'd say there is nobody in world cricket apart from Laxman and Dravid (and I include Tendulkar in that) who could've survived that spell. Every ball was 85-90mph, swinging, seaming away just outside off and then suddenly, the inswinger would jump up to ribcage. Unplayable for 99.999999999% of batsmen.

Same question was asked to the pundits by the SSN lot.

Fair play to Michael Holding. His answer made sense.

[Ollie the Optimist]

in county cricket, david masters took 8-10 off like 6/7 overs today. essex bowled leicestershire out for 36 :lol:

bopara got 178 as well

Bopara :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

Laxman 50 :bow:

PLayed rather well today after last nights shocker

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bresnan gets Laxman.

Mr. Reliable. :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

FInally we have a wicket.

And here comes the little master :bow:

[Cripps_orig]

117-2 at lunch

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tendulkar is out.

:wave:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Raina was extremely lucky there, had no idea where the ball was. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

144-4 currently, Anderson got Raina.

KP just dropped Yuvraj. On Broad's bowling too. :doh:

[Syn]

No updates for a while....anyway, the best batsman on English soil from the history of the game has racked up another ton. Maybe the 'english' should stop getting south Africans to play for them and start signing indians. Yuvraj with a quiet 50.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Finally a wicket. Broad gets Yuvraj. 267-5.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

273-6, Broad gets Dhoni!

:dance:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

273-7! Broad on a hat-trick. Big inside edge.

:haha:

[Syn]

Yes, well done south africa&the umpires

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yes, well done south africa&the umpires

Or India, for not allowing reviews on lbw decisions. :good:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Broad has a hat-trick!!!!

:bow:

273-8.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

273-9, Bresnan is joining in.

Dravid goes. Great innings again though.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cook drops Sharma. :doh: Another dolly.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And now Broad has one bowled to the boundary.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

India 288 all out. Well taken by Bell.

Dear me India. Anyway, they have a lead of 67.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

6-1, Cook goes. :doh:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

6-1, Cook goes. :doh:

He is having a shocker

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yuvraj took out Raina. :haha: Yuvraj didn't give a fuck either.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England close on 24-1, 43 behind India.

[Cripps_orig]

Just seen Broads hat trick. Embarrassing comes to mind. How he can have the nerve to celebrate that hat trick I'll never know. As good as the balls were to get rid of Dhoni and Kumar, it will forever be marred by the shocking decision to give Harbhajan out. The inside edge can be clearly seen in real life time and the umpire should be sacked asap and Broads hat trick should be removed from the records. That has really pissed me off. Further more Gower should stfu during commentary of that wicket. Stupid white haired cunt. Just go and die. How the hell does India not wanting DRS excuse the umpire and England from cheating?

Absolute disgrace. Every English cricket fan should be ashamed of todays tragedy.

On to better news, Dravid :bow: what an innings. Brilliant. Well played Yuvraj. Made a mockery of England and SA and the Umpires yet again.

Oh and Cook :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Wambulance?

Actually you're right about Dravid though. Just saw his interview on Channel 5's highlights, class bloke.

[Cripps_orig]

Nope. Just the truth. It was a shocking decision and the umpire isnt being blasted for it at all. In fact i didnt hear anyone say it was a shocking decision by the umpire instead rambling on about DRS.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I'm sure they did, if not immediately. And anyway, mentioning the lack of DRS surely indicates that those commentators know it is a clearly incorrect decision that would've been overturned had it been in place.

Even if they had directly 'blasted' the umpire, would it really make you feel any better? You've posted the above about five hours after the event.

[Cripps_orig]

Didn't know about it til I saw the highlights at around the time I posted that. I knew Broad had the hat trick as I was keeping up to date on ceefax but they don't go in to detail.Anyway in other news Mark Ramprakash was given out for obstructing :blink: playing for Surrey in a county game

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ceefax. :bow:

Although it's not the same now it is on digital.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

57-2, Sreesanth got Strauss.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England lead now. :scarf:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bell gets his fifty. Good stuff.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England are 130-2 at lunch.

[Cripps_orig]

Bell looking good. On 88 atm.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

KP gets his fifty. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bell gets his century.

:bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

219-3, Pietersen goes for 63.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

254-4, possibly not done in the spririt of the game. Bell was pretty dopey there though.

[Cripps_orig]

Just watching the Tea time convo. Missed it live. Is Bell out then?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Yeah, I don't think they can reverse it. I can't make out clearly when 'over' was said, I hink it was but after Bell's stumps had been knocked over. Just stay in your crease, then there isn't an issue.

[Cripps_orig]

Looked like it was said after the bails were taken off and if so then India are well within their rights to call for the run out.Utter stupidity there by Bell after a brilliant innings.Game on though :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I was so ready to say I was wrong about Bell. Then he goes and does that. :lol: Even Morgan was telling him to hold on, to make sure the ball was dead. :doh:

India with a heel turn. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

India have turned babyface again. Bell is out there.

Class from Dhoni. I'd take the wicket personally.

[Cripps_orig]

Wtf? Bell comes out after tea. Apparently the umpires asked Dhoni to withdraw their appeal. Wtf is up with that? If its out, its out. Fuck this shit. Tests have truly died

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bell should give his wicket up really. Intentionally this time. Unless the umpires know they did say 'over' when they shouldn't but then why give it out in the first place? :wacko:

[Cripps_orig]

Change of rules needed as well tbh. Always felt that it should only be a 4 only if the ball reaches the rope. Whether or not the fielder is touching the rope and the ball isn't then it shouldn't be a boundary

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Morgan smacks a six to bring up his 50. He needed those runs.

[Ollie the Optimist]

the singh lbw thing couldnt have been any funnier yesterday. wonder what india feel about drs now?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bell reaches 150 in his third innings.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

323-4, Bell is out for 159. He'll be back out in about fifteen minutes.

[Ollie the Optimist]

also cripps if you having a go at umpires for the singh decision which was wrong how do you feel about the lbws in the second innings at lords. tendulkar was plumb and not given and somoeone else was?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

India take the new ball. :popcorn:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And it works. 329-5, Morgan goes for 70.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Trott is out there. :yikes:

[Ollie the Optimist]

trott should have been lbw there :haha:

indians for stupid views on drs :pal:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cover drives. :drool:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

339-6, Trott contributes a stellar 2. :d

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sreesanth. :lol: Sledge after you've been smacked for four.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England lead by 300. :scarf:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Buffet bowling from Sharma. Prior gets his fifty. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

100 partnership between Bresnan and Prior.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England close on 441-6, leading by 374. :scarf:

[Ollie the Optimist]

india look tired and uninterested to me. too many injuries showing that they are unfit. this team looks nothing like the worlds best team

[Cripps_orig]

Sanjay Manjrekar and Michael Holding are spot on with their comments. What would England have done had India gone to the England dressing room after Harbhajans wicket when it was made clear there was a massive edge?No difference.Anyway Dravids interview was awesome as usual. India :bow:Showing why they are the worlds best on and off the pitch.Why the fuck did Stauss and Flower go to the Indian dressing room btw? Nothing to do with them. This is a Test England have had a shocker in. Cheats come to mind.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Sanjay Manjrekar and Michael Holding are spot on with their comments. What would England have done had India gone to the England dressing room after Harbhajans wicket when it was made clear there was a massive edge?No difference.Anyway Dravids interview was awesome as usual. India :bow:Showing why they are the worlds best on and off the pitch.Why the fuck did Stauss and Flower go to the Indian dressing room btw? Nothing to do with them. This is a Test England have had a shocker in. Cheats come to mind.

the singh one is different imo, if you didnt have such a stupid view on drs and allowed it in the series, the singh one would have been reversed without anyproblems, thats a rod you made for you own back. it also balances out as two plumb lbws were turned down that if we had drs would have been given out.

the bell one, i think should have stayed the same, given out. doziness by bell after seeing the replay

[Syn]

Pathetic stuff from south Africa. If tendulkar was given out like that, no chance in hell would dhoni ask Strauss to reconsider the appeal because it's the batsmans fault. Anyone with a decent education would understand that. Unfortunately half the south African fans are fuckwits.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

You might be right but Dravid did say the rest of the Indian team felt uneasy about what had happened even before Dhoni and Fletcher spoke with Strauss and Flower. Dravid also said they wouldn't have been happy if it had happened to one of their players. Diplomatic? Probably but you have to take it at face value.

[Syn]

You might be right but Dravid did say the rest of the Indian team felt uneasy about what had happened even before Dhoni and Fletcher spoke with Strauss and Flower. Of course because it's a cheap way of taking a wicket. But ultimately it's the batsmans fault and so Strauss and the fans should not even be putting pressure on India -- they did nothing wrong; they're going by the letter of the law. Laxman was given out stumped in a very similar manner a month ago in west indies. India didn't complain, accepted the decision and moved on. South Africa can go fuck themselves.

[Syn]

Where does it end? Why would it be any different if dhoni asked Strauss to reconsider the harbhajan appeal yesterday? After all, that was a less legitimate wicket than this one.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Of course because it's a cheap way of taking a wicket. But ultimately it's the batsmans fault and so Strauss and the fans should not even be putting pressure on India -- they did nothing wrong; they're going by the letter of the law. Laxman was given out stumped in a very similar manner a month ago in west indies. India didn't complain, accepted the decision and moved on. South Africa can go fuck themselves.

I agree that it is Bell's fault. The umpires would have gone to the Indian team too though. The fans shouldn't be putting pressure on? They cheer and boo as freely as football supporters do, that kind of partisan atmosphere is what you're going to get.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Where does it end? Why would it be any different if dhoni asked Strauss to reconsider the harbhajan appeal yesterday? After all, that was a less legitimate wicket than this one.

Isn't it because there is confusion from more than just England? I think I heard someone say Raina had already grabbed the helmets (so to speak) because he thought it was the end of it and Kumar was labouring about too initially along with most of the Indian team.

Harbhajan's was never offered by the umpires for England to overturn (if it could).

[Ollie the Optimist]

Where does it end? Why would it be any different if dhoni asked Strauss to reconsider the harbhajan appeal yesterday? After all, that was a less legitimate wicket than this one.

because as i said, with you making sure there is no drs, you made that rod for your own back, you will get dodgy lbws. you hhad two plumb ones turned down so got away with it and then the dogdy one with singh. swings and roundabouts

[Ollie the Optimist]

Isn't it because there is confusion from more than just England? I think I heard someone say Raina had already grabbed the helmets (so to speak) because he thought it was the end of it and Kumar was labouring about too initially along with most of the Indian team.

Harbhajan's was never offered by the umpires for England's to overturn.

this. ive seen the replays and it does look like its end of over, umpire removing jumper etc doesnt help make situation clear

[Syn]

I agree that it is Bell's fault. The umpires would have gone to the Indian team too though. The fans shouldn't be putting pressure on? They cheer and boo as freely as football supporters do, that kind of partisan atmosphere is what you're going to get.

Fair point about the fans. Strauss though has acted like a utter cunt and should be ashamed of himself. What a fat, uneducated little twat.

[Ollie the Optimist]

aside from the bell run out farce syn, arent you worried that your team who are the best test team in the world, conceded over 400 runs in one day and players seem to be pulling up with injuries?

[Syn]

because as i said, with you making sure there is no drs, you made that rod for your own back, you will get dodgy lbws. you hhad two plumb ones turned down so got away with it and then the dogdy one with singh. swings and roundabouts Missed the point, though I wouldn't have expected any different. Learn some logic.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Fair point about the fans. Strauss though has acted like a utter cunt and should be ashamed of himself. What a fat, uneducated little twat.

He had the right to say something. No matter how frivolous the 'spirit of the game' might have become/be becoming the captain of that side is allowed to talk with the captain of the opposing side, they're the ones who are effectively in charge of 'it'.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Missed the point, though I wouldn't have expected any different. Learn some logic.


by that logic then every single decision can be refered almost to players to withdraw appeals and we will be there for hours ddebating whether its out or not. batsmen saying they edged it or hit thigh pad etc.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England are up to 500, Bresnan on 84. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

540-8, Broad run out on 44.

India. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

540-9, Bresnan out too. Anderson to come in and swing the bat?

[LDG]

All out for 544.

Cracking stuff.

Now Broady to skittle 'em.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England are 544 all out. Anderson couldn't swing the bat after all.

[LDG]

India require 478.

I think this'll end quite quick. Demoralised I should say.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

6-1, Dravid is gone. :dance:

[Olivier's xmas twist]

6-1, Dravid is gone. :dance:

:haha: India

[McNamara That Ghost...]

13-2, Anderson bowls Laxman. :d

[LDG]

31-3 Mukund c Strauss b Bresser


:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bresnan. :bow:

[IBK]

Now this is sport - not lacklustre bollox like football!

[LDG]

Another one goes to Brezzzzer.

Raina c sub

38-4

England :bow:

[PGFC]

Nice work by England, Arsene should take note, this is how you kill a team off.

[IBK]

This England team - where everyone shoulders responsibility, everyone works hard for the good of the team, and one batsman or bowler always seems to turn up to cover an off-form teammate is about as far from the Arsenal team of recent times as it is possible to be.

[LDG]

Bresnan ripping into them.

Currently 62-6 :dance:

[LDG]

68-6 at tea.

Should sew this up tonight.

[LDG]

Tendulkar 50 up. India starting to put runs on quickly. 106-6

Would like to see Tendulkar get his 100....but would prefer to see us wrap this up tonight.

[LDG]

And Tendulkar goes lbw to Anderson for 56.

It's on!!! :dance:

[Japan Shaking All Over]

win the series by 2 and world #1 is ours
who would have thought it

[LDG]

Harbers goes for 46 off Bresnan, caught by the sub again.

Bresnan 5 fer :bow:

129-8

Two more :dance:

[LDG]

Kumar goes for 25. Anderson bowled him.

153-9 and one more to go.

Sexy.

[LDG]

And Broad get the last!!! England win!! :dance:

[GP]

India :haha:

[Cripps_orig]

Just heard in the presentation that Sehwag is due to land in the country tomorrow with a view of playing in the 3rd Test.Reinforcements have arrived.England :haha:With Gambhir and Zaheer hopefully fit as well, Sachin getting some form back, Dravid being awesome, the test series really start now tbh.

[Syn]

India :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England. :bow:

Awesome stuff.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ah interview with Bresnan. Great player to come in for the odd game here and there. It probably would be great performances every time he plays but we don't often get to see it!

[Syn]

Ah interview with Bresnan. Great player to come in for the odd game here and there. It probably would be great performances every time he plays but we don't often get to see it!

He has played 8 tests and won all 8 tests, I believe. Don't think any other player would have a 100% record

[Ollie the Optimist]

india have not just been beaten in the first two tests, they have been thrashed in every department. its actually embarasing how this team is number one and have played like that.they had england 124-8 and lost by 300+ runs with a day to spare, thats just a shocking fact though read an article from scyld berry in the telegraph blaming the BCCI and he is spot on. they are to blame for players not being fit ie the scheduling etc

also apart from cripps bollocks that test cricket is dead, i heard that all days in this series so far have been sell outs.

tests :bow:

england :bow:

india :pal:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Harbhajan and Yuvraj will miss the remaining two tests.

[IBK]

Harbhajan and Yuvraj will miss the remaining two tests.

Harbhajan missing is probably worse for England than it is for India, TBF.

[Cripps_orig]

Tbf the spinners for both sides have been shite

[IBK]

Tbf the spinners for both sides have been shite

True.

[Ollie the Optimist]

tremlett out of third test so looks like bopara will play, final chance for imo

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England won the toss and will bowl first.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England review, it definitely hit Sehwag's glove!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

8-1!

Sehwag. :haha: Out for a duck.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Sehwag :haha:

[Darth Vela]

They've had posters up for quite a while round here, advertising this match as 'Trott v. Tendulkar' and now Trott isn't even playing.

:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

59-2, Gambhir plays on to his stumps. Bresnan. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

60-3, Broad gets Tendulkar!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

75-4, Bresnan bowls Dravid! Brilliant delivery. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

92-5, Anderson bowls Raina. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

100-6, Laxman out.

:haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Nelson strikes. 111-7, Broad gets Mishra. :lol:

[Marc Overmars]

England. :bow:

The best in the world at something at last.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dhoni and Kumar have been smashing it about a bit. 164-7, 50 partnership between those two actually.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dhoni gets his 50.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

195-8, Kumar goes on review.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

205-8 at tea.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

224-9, Dhoni finally goes. Broad. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

224 all out, how the hell has Cook taken that one at silly point?! :wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Three overs gone. 0-0. :lol:

[Japan Shaking All Over]

WPWB - Waiting Period Without Borders (no sport is safe)

[McNamara That Ghost...]

The runs are coming now, finally.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Strauss gets his 50. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England close on 84-0, 140 behind.

England. :scarf:

India. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Play to start at 11:30.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cook gets his 50. :bow:

England on to 150.

[Cripps_orig]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/cricket/3742774/Sunil-Gavaskar-takes-a-swipe-at-England-after-riots.html

Spot on. India are made of stronger stuff.

England :pal:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

157-0 at lunch.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

186-1, Strauss bowled. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

It was actually a no ball so the replay (belatedly) shows, not entirely surprising as Mishra has had quite a few of them today.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Dravid drops Bell.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cook gets his century. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bell bowled next ball, very similar to Bresnan's from Kumar there.

252-2.

[LDG]

Should get a good 200 lead at least here.

Cooky will get his two tonne I reckon.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Pietersen gets his 50. 51 from 53. :bow:

[Japan Shaking All Over]

#1 here we come

World BBC reporting on the match with a picture of the PL Cup on the screen:unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England closed on 456-3.

:bow:

[Ollie the Optimist]

Cook :bow:

that mans concentration levels are unbelievable.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Morgan gets his 50.

:bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rain stops play. I can't say the rain was coming down particularly hard.

[LDG]

Rain rain go away, we want to secure No 1 today :dance:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Cook gets his 200.

:bow:

What a man.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England are 500-3 currently.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Rain stops play again.

[LDG]

Cooky will get his two tonne I reckon.

:gp:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Power in the lights has gone, thus Dhoni had no problem in taking his players off.

:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Morgan has his century.

:bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

596-4, Morgan goes.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

601-4 currently.

:scarf:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bopara. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

605-5, Bopara out. :haha:

He is useless.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

250 for Cook. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

613-6, Prior goes now.

Just declare.

[Cripps_orig]

No point declaring. Keep going and see if Cook can get the record.

Also more importantly, Bopara :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

I guess there isn't a huge amount of point now given the umpires are determined to take the players off for bad light.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bresnan brings up his 50 and the 700 with a six. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

710-7, Cook out on 294. First extravagant shot he played too. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And England declare on 710-7.

63 extras. :wacko:

[Cripps_orig]

Cook :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Graham Gooch has come out with a cricket bat and a baseball glove. :unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

King Pair for Sehwag!

:haha:

3-1.

[Cripps_orig]

King Sehwag :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Where's Syn? I want to see him go postal about the King.

[Ollie the Optimist]

I believe cripps said England would lose as Sehwag back and cook never scored runs against top bowlers ( meaning india)

Cripps you had a shocker son

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Broad was aiming for second slip there. :unsure:

[Cripps_orig]

I believe cripps said England would lose as Sehwag back and cook never scored runs against top bowlers ( meaning india)

Cripps you had a shocker son

I meant Zaheer and Harbhajan :good:

Indias 2 best bowlers neither who are playing in this Test.

Cook :haha:

Does it against pub team bowlers

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Two bowlers down and then in to the pub teamers?

India. :rose:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bopara. :doh:

[Cripps_orig]

Two bowlers down and then in to the pub teamers?

India. :rose:

Pretty much. Just dont have the quality in depth like England do.

Although lets be honest here, India only get to pick Indian players. If they had the choice of South Africans etc as England do, we'd win this comfortably

[McNamara That Ghost...]

All of England's bowlers are English in fairness, well barring Pietersen's trundlers.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Gambhir might've been given a life there.

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KP on. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

That will probably be it for the day. 35-1.

[Ollie the Optimist]

I meant Zaheer and Harbhajan :good:

Indias 2 best bowlers neither who are playing in this Test.

Cook :haha:

Does it against pub team bowlers

that is the worse case of wumming i have seen. remind me how many wickets did singh get this series? really looked threatening to the england batsmen. so much so that england have piled on the runs :rolleyes:

zaheers injury is the fault of the BCCI and that stupid decison not to bowl in the warm up game

[McNamara That Ghost...]

35-2, Gambhir goes!

Anderson. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

40-3, Dravid goes!

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bopara has modelled himself on Tendulkar so says Nasser. :unsure:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

56-4, Anderson gets Laxman. :scarf:

[Ollie the Optimist]

At moment India are like 280-16 meaning cook has scored now runs in one innings then India have all match


India what a pub team

[Cripps_orig]

Kumar looks awesome

40 off 14 balls

Has 10 balls to get 10 runs for the quickets 50 in Tests

Innings of the Test so far

[Cripps_orig]

England win

[Ollie the Optimist]

I do believe that makes England the best in the world

[Japan Shaking All Over]

yay!

#1 - next stop St James Park

[Cripps_orig]

Where do England go in the winter?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England. :bow:

Awesome stuff.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Where do England go in the winter?

pakistan (well dubai) and sri lanka for a test series, india for an odi series

[Cripps_orig]

Anderson a doubt.

Onions called up to the squad

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England win the toss and will bat first. Anderson stays in, same team as the last match. That means Bopara. :doh:

Praveen Kumar is out for India. RP Singh is in.

[LDG]

Rain will stop play before long. It's sheduled to piss it down all day long.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England are 48-0 at the moment. It's pretty gloomy but the rain is holding off for the time being.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

75-0 at lunch.

[Cripps_orig]

75-0 at lunch

Pretty dull.

Shame India didnt bat first. They'd either score runs or get out. At least some excitement

[McNamara That Ghost...]

This will happen when India can't bring a bowling attack. It's raining now as LDG promised.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Play has been abandoned for the day.

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75-1, Cook goes. :doh:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

97-2, Strauss goes. Strauss scored two runs in an hour. :doh:

[Boss]

Tests :rose:

No wonder they're dying.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

126-2 at lunch.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bell on to 51.

:bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And KP moves on to 50 too.

:scarf:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

David Cameron is there. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

250-2 at the moment.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bell gets his century. :bow:

Excellent stuff.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

India take the new ball, eight overs after it was due.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

296-2 at tea, KP on 98.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

KP gets his century first ball after tea. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And then Gambhir drops him next ball.

:lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Arpee. :lol:

Bless him.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sreesanth. :haha:

Who sledges when they're getting battered?

[McNamara That Ghost...]

KP on to 152.

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And Bell on to 150. :lol:

[Japan Shaking All Over]

WTF England. . . .stringing matches and series win s together

[dazthegooner]

Would be good to see both get 200

[McNamara That Ghost...]

350 partnership between Bell and Pietersen. :haha:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

And it is over. KP goes for 175. 447-3.

[dazthegooner]

I'm a bloody jinx :ninja:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Out comes Anderson. Bopara. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

England close on 457-3.

:bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

480-4, Sreensanth gives Anderson a glare. What a dick. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

487-5, Morgan goes for 1.

In comes Bopara.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Bell is on to 203. :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

548-6, Bell out for 235.