England v India | 2nd Test | July 17-21 2014 | Lord's

[nish_mate]

Spin time!! come on Cook- is that you can throw at us- Day1 green mamba jamba- your country, your ground, your requested pitch, you won the toss.....

and you bring a spinner that too a part time

Lannat and eithooo

Find a chullu and drown in it!

 

[Aman]

Prior seems to be dropping quite a few these days.

 

[Adil_94]

Kami Prior at it again dropped Kohli

 

[Electron]

Prior drops Kohli last ball before lunch

 

[Sandeep]

Prior oh Prior

 

[carbon11]

should have played jordan as well , has been on the best bowlers in domestic cricket, aggressive pitches it up.

on a side note prior drops a catch must be related to the akmals.

 

[Batman_DB]

kohli survived there

 

[saiyan0312]

That was out. Unbelievable.

 

[Sam18696]

There was an edge. Wth Prior

 

[Varun]

How bad is Prior?

Akmal would be better here.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Kohli almost got out to Moeen Ali.

Go and hide somewhere in shame.

This is what I have been saying. This new generation batsman are get out to spinners after smashing them for a bit.

If Prior had caught it, the session was Englands.

 

[Adil_94]

Kohli will make them pay

 

[Justcrazy]

England is much weaker side now , I see Aussies winning Ashes easily.

 

[Batman_DB]

moeen isn't bad he is getting better almost got kohli there

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Kohli is extremely over rated as a Test batsman.

Let him prove himself and then we can rate him.

This isn't new to him. He gets out to soft dismissals a lot.

 

[Justcrazy]

Prior carer is nearing the end , time for baristow to be given a decent run.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

moeen isn't bad he is getting better almost got kohli there

Moeen is bad.

Its Kohli who is rubbish.

A lazy backfoot shot. Idiot Kohli almost messed up our session.

 

[nish_mate]

Rubbish bowling by England- on a green wicket- taking only 2 SC wickets?

From 11/1 to 73/2- Shame on ya England.... dont deserve to play tests- strip it off and give it to Afghanistan.....

 

[Adil_94]

The more you look at it the worse it looks. That was a dolly

 

[trogger]

Well thats what happens when you recall a struggling player because he's your close mate rather than because his form is back.

Must be about the the 5th or 6th drop for prior this summer to follow up his poor keeping and batting in the ashes.

 

[London_Lahori]

Matt Prior

Think it's time buddy, time to move on

 

[Justcrazy]

Kohli is extremely over rated as a Test batsman.

Let him prove himself and then we can rate him.

This isn't new to him. He gets out to soft dismissals a lot.

He is good enough to play test cricket.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

I mean Moeen is decent for a part timer. More than decent to be honest.

But he is no real spinner.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

He is good enough to play test cricket.

That is true.

You can be good and STILL be over rated.

 

[Batman_DB]

Moeen is bad.

Its Kohli who is rubbish.

A lazy backfoot shot. Idiot Kohli almost messed up our session.

he isn't bad but not great either but def a every good 2nd spinner

 

[carbon11]

Prior carer is nearing the end , time for baristow to be given a decent run.

not bairstow

jos butler is the man.

 

[lilFlip]

Kohli is extremely over rated as a Test batsman.

Let him prove himself and then we can rate him.

This isn't new to him. He gets out to soft dismissals a lot.

You can send him to Pak. We can give you Hafeez and Sohail Tanveer. Heck we throw in Wahab Riaz as well

 

[nish_mate]

not bairstow

jos butler is the man.

Butler cant handle ODI pressure -leave alone tests...

time to trawl in the old colonies again for England....

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

You can send him to Pak. We can give you Hafeez and Sohail Tanveer. Heck we throw in Wahab Riaz as well

Kohli is still India's top Test batsman.

But gets over rated as if he is better than Pujara cos he can score fast.

 

[nish_mate]

You can send him to Pak. We can give you Hafeez and Sohail Tanveer. Heck we throw in Wahab Riaz as well

For Kohli- we would require the first picks on all future pacers coming outta Pakistan for the next 10 years....

 

[Sandeep]

You can send him to Pak. We can give you Hafeez and Sohail Tanveer. Heck we throw in Wahab Riaz as well

You give THEM for Kohli? We need Mohd Irfan and Amir

 

[Adil_94]

I mean Moeen is decent for a part timer. More than decent to be honest.

But he is no real spinner.

You are extremely harsh on Kohli and Dhoni loool

 

[Varun]

300 should be competitive on this deck.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

he isn't bad but not great either but def a every good 2nd spinner

England Home Series - Went missing the whole series except 4th test - majority soft dismissals

SA series - Great JoBerg test with an average test in Durban.

NZ Series - Went missing when it mattered. Scored a century (good one though) when the match was gone

He gets out to dollies WAY TOO many times.

 

[nish_mate]

300 should be competitive on this deck.

India should just bat and bat and ensure this is draw- get Clouderson out of next 2 tests and aim to win those and for the 5th one send the U-19's

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

You are extremely harsh on Kohli and Dhoni loool

Kohli is good. I am not denying it.

But see post #434.

It was RUBBISH lazy shot of the back foot. In the context of the game with comedies like Dhoni and Jaddu to follow, I would be furious if he was out the last ball (that too to a average ball that did nothing).

 

[saiyan0312]

Wasim is not happy with england bowling and who can blame him. He knows that on this pitch he would have bowled an unforgettable spell.

 

[Varun]

You give THEM for Kohli? We need Mohd Irfan and Amir

Yep, and the BCCI will get Amir unbanned in one phone call too.

 

[Convict]

India should just bat and bat and ensure this is draw- get Clouderson out of next 2 tests and aim to win those and for the 5th one send the U-19's

England could well be better off without footsteps

 

[nish_mate]

Oye Nasser- just spotted a Donkey at HQ!

 

[the Great Khan]

lol, on a green pitch, eng should have at least 4 wickets. I havea feeling this is going to be Virats day.

 

[nish_mate]

England could well be better off without footsteps

Naah they dont have anyone to call up on- Finn/Jordan- them two dont scare us....

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

he isn't bad but not great either but def a every good 2nd spinner

Yup.

True.

2nd spinner in such conditions. Not sure whether he would be a good 2nd spinner in SC conditions. In SC conditions he will take more wickets but will he take as many wickets as expected from a 2nd spinner is doubtful.

 

[the Great Khan]

Yep, and the BCCI will get Amir unbanned in one phone call too.

lol..no need for a full phone call, just a quick text.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Wasim is not happy with england bowling and who can blame him. He knows that on this pitch he would have bowled an unforgettable spell.

I think if you give him the ball even now, he would have bowled better than Plunkett, Stokes easily.

Would have been very slow but may have got a few wickets even now.

Maybe he could have really wreaked havoc.

 

[nish_mate]

lol, on a green pitch, eng should have at least 4 wickets. I havea feeling this is going to be Virats day.

I say strip Englands test status and give it to Afghanistan- even Hameed Hassan's grandma would have bowled better and got more wickets in this session

 

[Sandeep]

Somehow feel that Broad's going to come back with vengeance

 

[nish_mate]

Somehow feel that Broad's going to come back with vengence

if he can make his way outta the toilet...

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>If you had to choose between Matt Prior and Kamran Akmal to take a catch to save your life, how would you like to die? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EngvInd?src=hash">#EngvInd</a></p>— Fake IPL Player (@_fakeiplplayer) <a href="https://twitter.com/_fakeiplplayer/statuses/489742391721472000">July 17, 2014</a></blockquote>
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[Justcrazy]

not bairstow

jos butler is the man.

Both are good , better to keep butler for shorter formats.

 

[Sandeep]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>If you had to choose between Matt Prior and Kamran Akmal to take a catch to save your life, how would you like to die? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EngvInd?src=hash">#EngvInd</a></p>— Fake IPL Player (@_fakeiplplayer) <a href="https://twitter.com/_fakeiplplayer/statuses/489742391721472000">July 17, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Really n1 )

 

[Robert]

Well, that was poor from England.

It's got to the point where the wickets have been flat for so long that they can't adjust their lengths when a helpful one comes along.

Matty has dropped two catches to go with the three at Trent Bridge. Sad to say this about a wonderful player, but his knees and ankles have worn out and it is time to get a replacement in. I'd pick Foster for a year, until Buttler's skills improve to test match standard.

 

[saiyan0312]

I think if you give him the ball even now, he would have bowled better than Plunkett, Stokes easily.

Would have been very slow but may have got a few wickets even now.

Maybe he could have really wreaked havoc.

I am shocked at how badly those two bowled. Plunket was bowling legside short deliveries on a green top. Kick him out just for doing this. Very defensive mindset and stokes was either bowling full tosses or short crap. This is a green top and you need to make them play the ball and to do that you have to ball fuller. Get the edge,get the bowled between defenses. massive swing but horror bowling.

This is Amir and asif wicket., I am sure if it stays green bhuvi will destroy them.

 

[Convict]

Buttler's skills will never be test standard. He's a flashy Matthew Wade

 

[Justcrazy]

England bowling coach needs to have a chat with bowlers here.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

I am shocked at how badly those two bowled. Plunket was bowling legside short deliveries on a green top. Kick him out just for doing this. Very defensive mindset and stokes was either bowling full tosses or short crap. This is a green top and you need to make them play the ball and to do that you have to ball fuller. Get the edge,get the bowled between defenses. massive swing but horror bowling.

This is Amir and asif wicket., I am sure if it stays green bhuvi will destroy them.

Hopefully.

I think Ishant's seam will be deadly too. Please Ishant, just bowl in those right areas and let the pitch do the rest.

Shami has been off colour.

 

[Justcrazy]

If poms were batting , they would have lost at least three wickets here.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Well, that was poor from England.

It's got to the point where the wickets have been flat for so long that they can't adjust their lengths when a helpful one comes along.

Matty has dropped two catches to go with the three at Trent Bridge. Sad to say this about a wonderful player, but his knees and ankles have worn out and it is time to get a replacement in. I'd pick Foster for a year, until Buttler's skills improve to test match standard.

England bowled bad but the session could have been theirs if Matty had held on to the catches.

Still its not like everything is lost. Unless the pitch turns flat now, its pretty much even stevens.

Why? Cos we have some brilliant ATGs like Jaddu and Dhoni coming up.

 

[Sandeep]

If poms were batting , they would have lost at least three wickets here.

Bhuvi alone would've plucked out Cook, Robson, Ballance and Bell..

 

[nish_mate]

If poms were batting , they would have lost at least three wickets here.

4- you forgot to add Cook....

 

[saiyan0312]

Hopefully.

I think Ishant's seam will be deadly too. Please Ishant, just bowl in those right areas and let the pitch do the rest.

Shami has been off colour.

That is the secret of bowling on green tops.

 

[Justcrazy]

The key will be how this surface behaves over next couple of days , sometimes Lords gets really flat towards end.

 

[Varun]

Nice feature on the decline of spin bowling in England on Sky.

Also featuring Dravid, Saqlain, Murali, and of course - Swann.

 

[Robert]

England bowled bad but the session could have been theirs if Matty had held on to the catches.

Still its not like everything is lost. Unless the pitch turns flat now, its pretty much even stevens.

Why? Cos we have some brilliant ATGs like Jaddu and Dhoni coming up.

Jimmy and S-Bro have really let Chef down so far. Maybe Moores will knock some sense into the eejits over lunch.

 

[jusarrived]

Moeen is bad.

Its Kohli who is rubbish.

A lazy backfoot shot. Idiot Kohli almost messed up our session.

wth Virta is rubbish ? where wer you during SA and NZ tours ?

 

[jusarrived]

Hope the pitch stays green all trough . The session was good for us . but if the pitch falttens out England have a big advantage .

 

[desi_launda]

not sure why Bcci allowed this pitch,expected better from them

 

[mithun_minhas]

Lots of criticism from warne and to some extent by Nasser about chuckers in cricket.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Good to see a green wicket, hope it remains the same for 5 days

I hope our best 3 Pujara, Kohli & Rahane score 50+ that would help us in setting a 300+ total

 

[nish_mate]

Lots of criticism from warne and to some extent by Nasser about chuckers in cricket.

Some1 please ask Nasser if hes a lost a donkey- was last seen munching a carrot in England dressing room....

 

[Varun]

Green pitches help us because we can actually bat well on them and more importantly - it gives our trundlers their only chance of taking 20 wickets.

 

[trogger]

Good to see a green wicket, hope it remains the same for 5 days

I hope our best 3 Pujara, Kohli & Rahane score 50+ that would help us in setting a 300+ total

Might end up being another wellington, might be a perfect batting deck from day 2.

Hope not, if it's green early you want both sides to have to bat in those conditions at least once.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

wth Virta is rubbish ? where wer you during SA and NZ tours ?

A player can be good and over rated. Talking about Virat strictly in Tests.

Please read all my posts in this page cos if you take one of my comments out of context, it can something completely different.

England Home Series - Went missing the whole series except 4th test - majority soft dismissals

SA series - Great JoBerg test with an average test in Durban.

NZ Series - Went missing when it mattered. Scored a century (good one though) when the match was gone

He gets out to dollies WAY TOO many times.

 

[Batman_DB]

england will bowl better in the 2nd session but india would be disappointed if they don't reach 300 from 72-2 at lunch

 

[Adil_94]

The way the sun is baking this pitch its more likely it will get flatter as the game goes on.

 

[Sandeep]

Broad to Kohli

 

[Sandeep]

Better length straight away

 

[hur rizvi]

Brilliant drive from Kohli

 

[Robert]

Hope the pitch stays green all trough .

The grass will be dead by tomorrow under this sun, but the roots will hold the track together so there should be some bounce for Mighty and Tall Ishant.

 

[Adil_94]

Still bowling the wrong lengths