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« Reply #255 on: Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 20:10:31 » |
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If we bat patiently and grind out some big scores then we have a chance.
Also luck is needed to win the odd toss i reckon.....will be up early to catch this tomorow.
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« Reply #256 on: Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 20:57:42 » |
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IF England can win the toss and bat 1st then hopefully we can get some big runs on the board from our top 5 (I'm thinking Cook/KP will score a bagful if they are in the right mindset) and put their new middle order under pressure later on in the game (no Wall Dravid or Laxman remember)!!! I am looking forward to some winter cricket and as DMR says I miss being at Uni and being able to watch cricket from and until stupid hours in the morning!
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« Reply #257 on: Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 21:08:27 » |
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The major makes a good point about us missing Dravid and Laxman. However these two have been replaced by Pujara who made a big hundred in his last test I think and Virat Kohli who is the most exciting young batting talent in the world bar none.
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« Reply #258 on: Thursday, November 15, 2012, 02:38:50 » |
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is that the one where you roll the ball down a little slope to bowl, then press the batmans head to bat, and if the ball rolls between the fiedlers legs in the little hoop, that is out?
Sadly not, this one is a computer game which is like an incredibly low budget version of FM. England won the second test too by the way, but this one only by 10 runs, with Bell scoring 106 and 92 and both Indian openers getting tons too. 90 minutes to go now, really looking forward to it. Ahmedabad is supposedly likely to crack and the toss will be important, so a good start please Captain Cook. |
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« Reply #259 on: Thursday, November 15, 2012, 03:34:42 » |
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India win the toss and bat, which is not an ideal start. Teams as expected:
England: Cook, Compton, Trott, Pietersen, Bell, Patel, Prior, Bresnan, Broad, Swann & Anderson
India: Sehwag, Gambhir, Pujara, Tendulkar, Kohli, Yuvraj, Dhoni, Ashwin, Ohja, Khan, Yadav
Anyone awake in England?
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« Reply #260 on: Thursday, November 15, 2012, 03:51:50 » |
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Morning Nemo ... Awake and reporting for duty .... Coffee ... Check Biscuits ... Check India win toss .... Woohoo Expect Sehwag to take on Swann and try and get on top early if he survives the new ball! Now having backed the draw, Wallet is screaming draw but heart says India to bat once and bat big . Come on India!!!  |
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« Reply #261 on: Thursday, November 15, 2012, 03:56:41 » |
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Morning both! Up and ready to go....
Not chuffed with the side we've picked. Would have gone in with two front-line spinners at all costs.
As for losing the toss and being put into the field on the first morning of a series - never mind that too much. It's the classic conundrum for side batting first: "can't win a match on 1st morning... but can go a long way to losing it". I'm backing Jimmy A to nip a couple out early, followed by Swann to grab two before lunch. 85-4 i reckon!
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« Reply #262 on: Thursday, November 15, 2012, 04:03:22 » |
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awake in Norway....
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« Reply #263 on: Thursday, November 15, 2012, 04:16:05 » |
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Early thoughts ....
No real surprise .. Flat as a pancake ... England will have go keep it tight and hope for errors. Oh yeah, and catch everything. On the upside for England pitch looks pretty hard so I don't think it will turn much till day 4/5.
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« Reply #264 on: Thursday, November 15, 2012, 04:37:50 » |
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Jimmy looks well scrawny. Delhi belly?
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« Reply #265 on: Thursday, November 15, 2012, 04:41:28 » |
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there is that sense of anticipation on the first session of a series, anything is possible, until England fuck up again... the openers have done ok so far england just need to winkle one out
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« Reply #266 on: Thursday, November 15, 2012, 04:55:10 » |
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India getting into their stride now could be a long hot day in the field
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« Reply #267 on: Thursday, November 15, 2012, 04:56:39 » |
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50 up inside an hour. Sehwag starting to find the middle with regularity. Ominous!!
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« Reply #268 on: Thursday, November 15, 2012, 05:00:08 » |
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50 up inside an hour. Sehwag starting to find the middle with regularity. Ominous!!
Ominous is the word. Not just for England but for this Test Match. Pretty sure we all tune in to see a contest between bat and ball... Which this is not! Cooky's only a baby captaincy wise and you can spot it in this first hour. Screaming out for Swann to bowl at his bunny Gambhir. |
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« Reply #269 on: Thursday, November 15, 2012, 05:05:48 » |
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It's Swann o'clock
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