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

[Fastandfurious]

200 to go.

 

[desi_launda]

Damn.England's game to lose now

 

[cricket geek]

where is Bhuvi ?

 

[Robert]

England have to take this one small target at a time. Bat for an hour without losing another wicket.

 

[Sandeep]

Root and Moeen are batting much better than Cook and Bell..

 

[desi_launda]

Just 189 needed.England to win now

 

[Electron]

Root and Moeen are batting much better than Cook and Bell..

Things start looking better when one has all the luck going his way. Moeen in particular could have easily been out 4 times this innings.

Cook and Bell are class act, without much luck these days.

 

[Electron]

Dhawan

 

[Electron]

Kohli was day-dreaming about Anushka it seems. Zero reflexes.

 

[Aman]

lol Ganguly )

 

[Fastandfurious]

Kumar bowling at 150ks

 

[cricket geek]

Kumar bowling at 150ks

is he bowling that slow ?

 

[Fastandfurious]

is he an bowling that slow ?

lol was just referring to his first ball, it had good carry.

 

[Smbhayi]

Why Pujara didn't tried...? He practice on his bowling pre IPL time..

 

[cricket geek]

who will break this partnership?

 

[Zeshan547]

I think england should just target 10 runs at one time, every 10 runs will mount huge pressure on indian team, it's all about building small blocks which will eventually complete a sky scrapper

 

[cricket geek]

just 11 runs in 10 overs by Bhuvi .

 

[desi_launda]

england to win of the penultimate over

 

[the Great Khan]

hoping Mojo stick it out. Would be great to see these two win it for eng or at least save it for them.

 

[Electron]

LOL.. side-by comparison of Day 1 and Day 5 pitch ! Amzing..

 

[nish_mate]

Supposed to be cloud cover all day long today.....

 

[desi_launda]

Just 173 needed to win.England's game by far

 

[Fastandfurious]

Not yet.

 

[Lords]

wicket, anytime now.... waiting......

 

[Zeshan547]

Are you ok man, take it easy ,it's just matter of one wicket and this match will turn on it's head, so keep your cool and be patient,

Just 173 needed to win.England's game by far

 

[Kiri]

Hope they go after this target

 

[Lords]

uproot uproot.... Jad se ukhad do joe ke tree ko bhai

 

[Sandeep]

Looking bad for us now.. If these two bat till lunch, they can add 25 more and the target will shrink down to 140 odd. 2 sessions and 6 wickets with even the tailenders in good touch. A great opportunity for India missed really..

 

[Robert]

Just 173 needed to win.England's game by far

I sincerely doubt it.

If England get past 200 with six wickets in hand then perhaps India will start to fret but this is really unlikely. Prior and Stokes are out of form and the bowlers won't get many on a track which is now turning and shooting.

 

[London_Lahori]

Second new ball is where the game will be won or lost.

 

[MRSN]

Wicket looks tough to bat on. Still India's game to lose from here.

 

[MRSN]

Second new ball is where the game will be won or lost.

shouldn't the second new ball help the batting side? scoring has been difficult with the old ball..

 

[Fastandfurious]

Rootyyy spankin Sharma!

 

[Fastandfurious]

Ishant sharma you legend! Hahaha

 

[Haz95]

England v India | 2nd Test | July 17-21 2014 | Lord's | Day 5

Root clobbering sir ishant and then trolled

 

[London_Lahori]

Sharma releasing pressure.

 

[London_Lahori]

shouldn't the second new ball help the batting side? scoring has been difficult with the old ball..

It can work both ways, though we've seen how it behaves on this pitch. It can get you the breakthrough.

 

[samplepiece]

On course to lose. Only 150 needed.

 

[Haz95]

These two add another 50 runs, then this game is gonna get really interesting

 

[Batman_DB]

india's shoulders dropping same old story

 

[Haz95]

Wohoo dhoni getting more defensive

 

[Robert]

50 to Rooooooooooooooooooooooooooot

 

[DrSchultz]

190 by lunch?

 

[Electron]

Root is a likeable guy. Keeps smiling.

 

[nish_mate]

time to throw in the towel- well played England

 

[mithun_minhas]

Its over for india.

Pitch was difficult to bat yesterday. It looks might easy today.

India does not have the bowlers to skittle out oposition. Far to less to defend when almost 15overs were left in the game.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Lack of a fourth seamer is hurting us badly. Of course bhuvi is economical but no penetration at all.

 

[Fastandfurious]

The legend strikes once again!

 

[Electron]

Luck expires for Moeen. Ishant the don.

 

[Markhor]

Huge wicket in the context of things. Match finely in the balance.

 

[Haz95]

Just as i turn the tv on

 

[nish_mate]

Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssss

 

[nish_mate]

Yessss yesss yesss yessss

 

[nish_mate]

 

[Fastandfurious]

Luck expires for Moeen. Ishant the don.

Moeen was actually batting solid today.

 

[Robert]

Mr X Tras has scored 25 out of 172 for England, mostly down the leg side.

 

[nish_mate]

The jinx stuff works!!!!

I am believer!!!!


All bow down to the JINX!!!!!!!!

 

[Robert]

Brilliant wicket for India - I thought Root and Moeen were going to bat for the session.

 

[Electron]

Moeen was actually batting solid today.

Yesterday's luck. Looked very good today.

 

[London_Lahori]

Told you, India have won... that's a big wicket and I expect a victory of at least 50 runs..

 

[Electron]

Moeen was actually batting solid today.

Yesterday's luck. Looked very good today.

 

[Fastandfurious]

Seriously, every time Warne praises a player you know they are gonna get out. Just keep him out of the comm box.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

2 more quick blows post lunch ray:

 

[Fastandfurious]

It should be India's game now.

 

[Justcrazy]

Big wicket for India , they inch closer to a win

 

[Electron]

Told you, India have won... that's a big wicket and I expect a victory of at least 50 runs..

Not even close. This is where it gets dangerous for India. English lower order batsmen are good hitters. Any of them can do a Jadeja.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Just as i turn the tv on

Moeen was out like nearly 3 times yesterday.

2 LBWs (that could have been given) and 1 catch drop.

4th time Ishant picked him out.

 

[hur rizvi]

India are still FAvourites, England need one more Solid Partnership, Pitch is Tricky one so England can collapse

 

[nish_mate]

Big wicket for India , they inch closer to a win

One small wicket in this match, 1 giant step in Indian cricket... thought the day would never come when we would be bouncing Engalnd team out!

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Jadeja was bowling too flat all morning.

We must capitalize on this wicket. Ishant must be kept fresh and this tactic must be applied if there is little swing.

I don't mind a few overs of chucker Dhawan if some lefties play. You never know. Dhawan may chuck us to a victory.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

One small wicket in this match, 1 giant step in Indian cricket... thought the day would never come when we would be bouncing Engalnd team out!

This is the kind of ball that no one else in our squad can bowl.

Atleast no one I saw till now (dunno about Pankaj Singh).

 

[nish_mate]

Jadeja was bowling too flat all morning.

We must capitalize on this wicket. Ishant must be kept fresh and this tactic must be applied if there is little swing.

I don't mind a few overs of chucker Dhawan if some lefties play. You never know. Dhawan may chuck us to a victory.

Binny....names Binny- he will swing us to victory....

 

[Haz95]

Moeen was out like nearly 3 times yesterday.

2 LBWs (that could have been given) and 1 catch drop.

4th time Ishant picked him out.

He's out when the umpire says he's out

 

[nish_mate]

Right this calls for lunch time snifter....sneaking off to the pub for a sneaky lunch time peg to clam my nerves down....

 

[Justcrazy]

This is THE opporrunity for India here to win

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

He's out when the umpire says he's out

Yeah. Dat is true.

 

[CricketCartoons]

With that wicket, the match is 50-50 again. I expect the margin of victory for either side to be narrow.

 

[Justcrazy]

Jadeja was bowling too flat all morning.

We must capitalize on this wicket. Ishant must be kept fresh and this tactic must be applied if there is little swing.

I don't mind a few overs of chucker Dhawan if some lefties play. You never know. Dhawan may chuck us to a victory.

Jadeja is good option , he will keep one end tight

 

[Varun]

75.6
Sharma to Ali, OUT, dug in, Moeen takes his eye off the ball and ducks into it - gloves to short leg and he's gone, with the last ball before the interval! Half of the ground erupts, the rest sit in stunned silence. Ishant has ripped out a huge wicket, ending a 101-run stand and giving India something to savour over their sandwiches. The ball was short and rose at a horrible angle for Moeen, he stuck up his dukes but the killer punch had already been thrown
MM Ali c Pujara b Sharma 39 (147b 5x4 0x6) SR: 26.53

Sounded like a fluke wicket.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Right this calls for lunch time snifter....sneaking off to the pub for a sneaky lunch time peg to clam my nerves down....

Bud saw the terror that our bowlers are.

Now tell me whether Indians wrist slitting was over the top or not?

Its our bowlers, our captain and our HISTORY.

If it were not for this wicket, you never know.

Its all about 1 partnership that destroys us.

Watling-BMac, BDV, Faf

We are notorious for such stuff.