England v India | 3rd Test | The Oval | [9/8/07]

[MIB]

all of a sudden howell is making good decisions...

 

[Easa]

Cook plays a nice straight drive for 4.

75/0 - the cricket has been good to watch this morning.

 

[Mo.]

Strauss gone.

1 down, 9 to go.

 

[MIB]

RP again....

31.4 RP Singh to Strauss, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

 

[MIB]

RP doing great job in this series...

 

[Mo.]

Cook gone

2 down, 8 to go

 

[Easa]

Cook gone! What a catch by Laxman at leg slip!

86/2, both openers gone in quick succession.

 

[Easa]

Pietersen gets a full toss first ball, dispatched down the ground for 4.

90/2

 

[MIB]

M Vaughan
12(28)
K Pietersen*
5(12

 

[Easa]

I've just seen that KP has 3 scores of 158 - a jinx? A nice jinx to have, though..

 

[Easa]

Lovely cover drive for 4 by KP.. he's looking more aggressive today thankfully..

106/2

 

[invincible]

44.4 Kumble to Vaughan, no run, dropped, the legbreak pitches on middle stump and turns sharply across Vaughan who commits himself to a front foot defence, the ball hits the outside edge and flies to Dravid's right at a comfortable height, that was a regulation catch

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Dravid seems to be doing everything he can to make sure the series is won 1-0 !!!

 

[MIB]

DRAVID is acting as WALL between INDIA and VICTORY

 

[Muhammad]

It was a sitter, not much is going right for the poor guy at the moment, though I guess he'll be a happy man at the end of the day come what may with the series in the bag.

 

[MIB]

expecting a Howell innings for india to win

 

[Mo.]

England offered the light, and they take it.

 

[Rob H]

England have taken the light at 149/2

 

[Romali_rotti]

So does accepting the light mean ENG is no longer interested to go for the win to save the series?

 

[Tupac]

let's go guys! get some wickets!

why is england not resisting the light offer?? Don't they want to win the series?

 

[Rickz]

Don't England want to win and square this series?.

 

[midwicket]

Apparantly both captains are keenly aware of their test records

 

[Easa]

That was a horrible shot by Vaughan, just had a poke at it way outside the off stump.

153/3

 

[siddharth]

What a pity ,c'mon English .Stay at the wicket .

 

[Easa]

England are only looking for a draw, there is no chance of a win unless England want to go at 6.5 to 7 runs an over which is never going to happen.

As I type, thats a cover drive by KP. Good shot.

160/3, with a single next ball.

 

[iZeeshan]

Come on England! Make Dravid pay.

 

[Rob H]

232/3 at tea

Only 268 in the final session needed. Piece of cake.

 

[Mo.]

They need like 8 and over.

Shame theyre not gonna go for it, would have been interesting to watch

 

[Jayed]

beh...its over before it started

 

[Rob H]

First ball with new ball and Sreesanth gets Collingwood lbw. Not over yet maybe.

 

[siddharth]

Sreesanth ,do some thing now.All he did in this series was making a mockery of himself.

 

[Who Knows]

Pieterson on 94....
Looks like his missues is having fun out there.

 

[Swaraj!!]

What has been proved in this series is that English Batsmen are currently better to watch and Indian Batting Prowess is not something that is a given. English batsmen however need to apply themselves more.

And KP is really good, as he is showing in this innings.

 

[Who Knows]

What has been proved in this series is that English Batsmen are currently better to watch and Indian Batting Prowess is not something that is a given. English batsmen however need to apply themselves more.

And KP is really good, as he is showing in this innings.

KP is a class act. But I do enjoy watching Laxman bat. So elegant.

 

[Mo.]

100 for KP. Well played

 

[Who Knows]

101 for KP...Well done....

10th hundred in his 30th match.

Looks like a match saving hundred it is.

 

[Who Knows]

Pieterson gone............... Edged to first slip. Tried to drive a ball which was a bit too short.

 

[12thMan]

Sreesanth does a breakdance wave move
Pietersen gone

 

[siddharth]

Very good innings from KP .

 

[Mo.]

lol at Sreesanths body poppin

 

[dinakar]

lol at Sreesanths body poppin

anyway he was a good boy throught this match.. no staring, no words....

 

[Mohsin]

Good end to the series for Sreesanth here.
But just imagine how very interesting the last couple of overs would have been if Kumble didn't get that century, and was dismissed cheaply.
Would have been very exciting!!

 

[Easa]

That was an attractive innings by KP, well played..

 

[kablooee87]

Good end to the series for Sreesanth here.
But just imagine how very interesting the last couple of overs would have been if Kumble didn't get that century, and was dismissed cheaply.
Would have been very exciting!!

The match would not have gone the way it did in that case.

 

[12thMan]

Bell out LBW to Kumble. trying to sweep but missed a full ball.
Eng 363-6
4.4 overs left

 

[Muhammad]

Bell played very well indeed today but what a totally pointless dismissal.

 

[12thMan]

Prior doesn't get a single. Sidebottom to face Kumble.
Eng 366-6
3 overs left.

 

[Tupac]

and we've done it! India Zindabad!

 

[12thMan]

congrats to India. Well played and well deserved series win

 

[Swaraj!!]

Somewhat lost the plot on the last two days (unless the plot WAS to draw this match) but congratulations indeed. Any series victory on foriegn soil is a big step up for India.

 

[Rickz]

We've done it!!!!!!!, well done India!!!!!.

 

[Amir]

Congrats to India but we havent lost just yet! There is still the ODI series to play for! lol

 

[12thMan]

Kumble MOM
Andersen - England's Man of Series
Zaheer Khan - India's Man of Series

 

[dinakar]

great series victory for India.. now look forward for the ODI.. a victory in that series will be the icing on the cake!!!

 

[dinakar]

to me it looked like Dravid got a bit angry when asked about the follow-on

 

[muthoo]

Congrats to India. It's been a really entertaining series overall. One thing that will live long in my memory: Kumble's maiden hundred.

 

[dblock]

Great win for India.

Did you see guys see at the end, they were spraying alcohol all over Zaheer Khan, not sure if he approved or disapproved of that.

 

[MIG]

Congrats to India and our Indian Ppers ! Well deserved and about time !

Good to see Dravid amongst one of the most memorable of series victories - the other one, ofcourse, against Pakistan in 2004

 

[Amjid Javed]

Congrats to india on 1st test series win in england for 21 years. Its been a long time but its been well deserved. India are a better side on road these days compared to a decade or so ago. Am sure indian fans will be celebrating everywhere.

good to see zaheer khan get man of series as well!

 

[siddharth]

to me it looked like Dravid got a bit angry when asked about the follow-on

Naturally ,did any one ask him about his own great innings .

 

[Daoud]

Well done India, will be proud of their achievement no doubt.

 

[vandermadaveg]

http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/image/306882.html

I liked this picture.