England v India | 4th ODI | September 2, 2014 | Birmingham

[desi_launda]

India have won the toss and will bowl. MS Dhoni: "The pitch looks a bit sticky and there might be some help for the quicks."

 

[desi_launda]

England :Alastair Cook (capt), Alex Hales, Gary Ballance, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, Moeen Ali, Jos Buttler (wk), Chris Woakes, Steven Finn, James Anderson, Harry Gurney

India :Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (capt & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Dhawal Kulkarni, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammad Shami

 

[delpiero10]

Tredwell was England's best bowler in the first 2 games - so they drop him?

 

[desi_launda]

Tredwell was England's best bowler in the first 2 games - so they drop him?

Perhaps Cook prefers someone who can bat a bit.

Moeen destroyed India in the tests,deserved to play


Kulkarni debuts for India,as usual pathetic selection by Dhoni to leave out a fast bowler

 

[Stark]

Kulkarni debuts for India,as usual pathetic selection by Dhoni to leave out a fast bowler

You mean Mohit? Wasnt he off the field in the last match?

 

[desi_launda]

You mean Mohit? Wasnt he off the field in the last match?

i meant Kulkarni selected over Yadav

 

[style_guru]

i meant Kulkarni selected over Yadav

Yadev is a spray gun. I am all for pace but he needs to get his radar right.

 

[desi_launda]

Yadev is a spray gun. I am all for pace but he needs to get his radar right.

doesnt mean we pack our team with similar trundlers.Need some variety
Might be needed in Aus

 

[style_guru]

doesnt mean we pack our team with similar trundlers.Need some variety
Might be needed in Aus

As I said he is an asset but he needs to have better control. He bowls wide/short, gets canned, loses his cool, & then keeps spraying around.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Umesh still not there?

Disappointing.

Him and Aaron must be groomed for WC.

No point in playing 3 trundlers.

 

[Saurav]

Umesh still not there?

Disappointing.

Him and Aaron must be groomed for WC.

No point in playing 3 trundlers.

Aaron should be the one.Umesh is pathetic in ODIs

I'd have played Pandey.atleast hes tall and gets bounce.

Dhawal though has a good yorker so can be the death bowler we need.

Also Shami may not be express but isnt a trundler by any means

 

[Saurav]

doesnt mean we pack our team with similar trundlers.Need some variety
Might be needed in Aus

how are Shami and Bhuvi similar?

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Aaron should be the one.Umesh is pathetic in ODIs

I'd have played Pandey.atleast hes tall and gets bounce.

Dhawal though has a good yorker so can be the death bowler we need.

Also Shami may not be express but isnt a trundler by any means

Test everyone. You never know.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Dhawal bowled well but went for runs.

Very good bowling.

 

[Saurav]

What a ball

 

[cricket geek]

Kulkarni leaking runs .

 

[Saurav]

Test everyone. You never know.

Thats what they are doing.We know what to expect from Yadav so trying other options

 

[cricket geek]

Hales gone

 

[Electron]

I don't like this captain. Cricket needs excitement and genuine quickies will never prosper under MSD's captaincy.

 

[desi_launda]

Bhuvi gets. 2 wickets!

 

[Mr Consistent]

Hales gone
another low score for england?????

 

[Electron]

Bhuvi is one gem of a bowler. Another gone

 

[Saurav]

Bhuvi gets. 2 wickets!

Didnt you say he was poor ODI bowler?

 

[Mr Consistent]

Cook

 

[cricket geek]

Cook also gone .

 

[desi_launda]

Didnt you say he was poor ODI bowler?

He still is

 

[Mr Consistent]

2nd wicket for Bhuvi
bhuvi on fire

 

[Bullet Drive]

England are terrible!

 

[ScotRaz]

England are terrible!

Quality bowling.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Great spell of pace bowling.

This is EXACTLY what India need.

Wickets from pacers.

 

[desi_launda]

We can play Raina in tests just for slip catching

 

[Electron]

There is a class difference between Bhuvi and other pacers we have.

 

[Stark]

Bhuvi's delivery for Hales was incredible stuff!
23.7 cm of swing iirc? Fabulous to watch!

i meant Kulkarni selected over Yadav

Yadav is brainless. If India needs to have any look in for bowlers before WC, i think this game should have been it.
Dont blame Dhoni for it.

 

[desi_launda]

3 down :

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Bhuvi's first ball to Root was 41 cm swing.

 

[Stark]

BAAP RE!

The ball 'camed' in.. rofl

 

[Sandeep]

Zimbabwe play much better than this English ODI side.. Another one-sided rubber

 

[Mir jibran]

waiting for moeen ali's batting

 

[Aman]

This England side is horrible, they should do English fans a favor and not bother showing up for the WC.

 

[Aman]

Getting bossed like this at home

 

[style_guru]

I feel Morgan should lead this Aussie side with Root as his deputy.

Kumar has bowled well for SA so far.

 

[Justcrazy]

Unless India bat poorly , Poms have no chance

 

[Justcrazy]

Leaving out Pieterson was a bad decison by poms.

 

[style_guru]

Leaving out Pieterson was a bad decison by poms.

People who believed England would be a better team with a better dressing room without evil KP are nowhere to be seen these days.

 

[Justcrazy]

I feel Morgan should lead this Aussie side with Root as his deputy.

Kumar has bowled well for SA so far.

That will not happen , Cook will stay.

 

[Justcrazy]

People who believed England would be a better team with a better dressing room without evil KP are nowhere to be seen these days.

No team would have dropped a player like him

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

That will not happen , Cook will stay.

Cook will stay as an aussie captain.

 

[Saurav]

Lyon bowling well

 

[Saurav]

Getting bossed like this at home

Thats what happens when you play the best side

 

[Markhor]

Thank god for England - at least they'll make Pakistan look good for next year's inevitable debacle at the World Cup.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Spray gun started

 

[desi_launda]

England looking comfy now...82/3 after 24 overs

 

[Saurav]

Sir strikes

 

[Markhor]

Another one bites the dust.

 

[desi_launda]

Murugan

 

[Justcrazy]

103 / 4

 

[Justcrazy]

Ashwin back.

 

[Justcrazy]

India on top here. Tough for Poms to make comeback here.

 

[Justcrazy]

104/4

30 overs.

 

[Electron]

Root falls

 

[Aman]

Is it me or does Root seem like a pretty limited batsmen for limited overs cricket?

 

[Aman]

Thats what happens when you play the best side

SL, Aus and NZ have all beat them at home as well.

 

[Electron]

Should bring Shami in for Moeen.

 

[Justcrazy]

Root gone.

 

[Mir jibran]

moeen Bhai comes in

 

[Electron]

Kulkarni is no good.

 

[Justcrazy]

118/5

 

[Boi]

lol at Moeen coming in at 7 when he bats in the top order for his county side. Hope he can get a good score here and push for a promotion up the order.

 

[Justcrazy]

Poms need a big partnership.

 

[Justcrazy]

Good shot

 

[Saurav]

SL, Aus and NZ have all beat them at home as well.

But we are being ruthless and hammering them

 

[Electron]

MSD is planning to fisnish Kulkarni's overs, so he obviously plans to bowl the full quota of 50 overs. Pathetic bowling change, Moeen won't be troubled by Kulkarni's pace.

 

[Saurav]

lol at Moeen coming in at 7 when he bats in the top order for his county side. Hope he can get a good score here and push for a promotion up the order.

England's selection and batting order is too much messed up.If they can get it right,they have a realistic chance at WC

 

[Aman]

But we are being ruthless and hammering them

This sides much weaker than the ones Aus and NZ beat.

 

[Itachi]

i wanna punch this kulkarni. doesn't seems threatening at all.

 

[Electron]

Kulkarni is a poor trundler. Unless he bats like Raina, I don't see a need for him.

 

[Justcrazy]

14 overs left. Poms need big hits.

 

[Justcrazy]

Can poms get to 200

 

[Itachi]

14 overs left. Poms need big hits.

i pray they do. otherwise, this match will be dull. i wanna see 4s and 6s whichever side it comes from

 

[Justcrazy]

Six an over will not hurt India here.