Hatch Posted 12 December, 2008 Posted 12 December, 2008 Eng all out for 316. India now on 37-3 Swann takes 2 wickets in his first ever over in test cricket. Nice one.
Barfy Posted 12 December, 2008 Posted 12 December, 2008 Getting Gambhir early on was a big wicket. He looked on fire against the Aussies recently. How long until Shah comes into the team for either Bell or Colly then?
Barfy Posted 12 December, 2008 Posted 12 December, 2008 136-5 Now if we can just get rid of Yuvraj & Dhoni quickly, we might be in a strong position...
saint1977 Posted 12 December, 2008 Posted 12 December, 2008 136-5 Now if we can just get rid of Yuvraj & Dhoni quickly, we might be in a strong position... Your wish is granted by Harmy & Freddy! Great day for England, let's get a good 60-70 run lead and then eke out as many runs as we can as the pitch is already uneven. The longer we bat, the worse it will get for India in their 2nd innings.
TopGun Posted 14 December, 2008 Posted 14 December, 2008 Bloody Sehwag has started like a one day rocket. India need 387.
stevegrant Posted 14 December, 2008 Posted 14 December, 2008 Going to be a close finish, I think. Should be loads of overs for Monty and Swann judging by the turn and random bounce they were getting towards the end of play today.
Hatch Posted 14 December, 2008 Author Posted 14 December, 2008 I wish we had another 30 or 40 runs in the locker
keithd Posted 15 December, 2008 Posted 15 December, 2008 have we blown it or india won it brilliantly (94 still to win but tendulkar and yuvraj still there looking comfortable) ? great advert to test cricket, but its galling when we're on the receiving end of an historical win/defeat...
Hatch Posted 15 December, 2008 Author Posted 15 December, 2008 have we blown it or india won it brilliantly (94 still to win but tendulkar and yuvraj still there looking comfortable) ? I think we blew it yesterday with the poxy run rate (as usual). We should have put the game beyond India by about the tea break on the 4 th day.
saint1977 Posted 15 December, 2008 Posted 15 December, 2008 I'm gutted but Tendulkar is one of the all time greats and just showed exactly why, so no disgrace as England played very well IMO, India's time has come and they are now a force away from home too.
stevegrant Posted 15 December, 2008 Posted 15 December, 2008 have we blown it or india won it brilliantly (94 still to win but tendulkar and yuvraj still there looking comfortable) ? A little from A and a little from B, I suspect. While I don't think we can complain too much about three century innings for our batsmen (particular credit due for those given the complete lack of practice), apart from them there weren't too many contributors. We could - and probably should - have had 400+ in the first innings, and only three players made double figures in the second innings. We bowled very well in the Indian first innings, but made a mess of it with the new ball in the second which allowed Sehwag to get them off to a flyer. A bit more discipline with line and length would probably have put us is complete control going into today's play. While Harmison and Anderson are up with the best of them on their day, they're the complete polar opposite when things aren't going their way, which then piles the pressure onto the other bowlers.
mynameisthehulk Posted 16 December, 2008 Posted 16 December, 2008 I can't help but think this was the right result considering the situation.
St Landrew Posted 29 December, 2008 Posted 29 December, 2008 Bump: just getting rid of that Stanford To Withdraw headline off the forum..!
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