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England v India | 4th Test | August 7-9, 2014 | Manchester

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Electron said:
I am missing Ishant :(
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I am missing Sreesanth, he would have been handful and some on this wicket :(

Damn you Sree for ruining your career-all those millions, girls, ads, prime time coverage would have come if you had focussed on your bowling
 
nish_mate said:
I am missing Sreesanth, he would have been handful and some on this wicket :(

Damn you Sree for ruining your career-all those millions, girls, ads, prime time coverage would have come if you had focussed on your bowling
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Sree could have been our version of Clouderson. he was lethal in these conditions.
 
English castle has been broken into- time to get in there ransack it till we get to the Burnley garrison and then unleash Rocket Aaron at him!!
 
Morning everyone!

Overhead conditions have clouds above and Indias bowlers will be hoping for them to remain as they started well snaring 2 wickets.

Main batters of Ali and Root at the crease.

Drinks break
 
Cmon guys if we can bowl them out for 200-230, we got a good game in hand.

Aaron and Buvi key today. Pankaj been unlucky and i feel bad for him
 
Meanwhile in SL, Sanga moves onto yet another Test 100!

37 to be exact.

Moeen gets into position and pulls for 4 and then follows up with a similar shot 4 more.
 
Time for spin...Ashwin

Field of slip, short leg, backward point, mid off, mid on, extra cover, mid wicket and man just behind square at an angle.

Moeen plays with a straight bat.
 
India need to get rid of Root quick, he'll pile on the runs once the sun comes out.
 
So has Cook returned to form or hes been found out by the bowlers around the world and can only make runs against 3rd rate attacks like India on Rose Bowl type of wickets?
 
Not sure about the field for Aaron presently, no man in front in the V, but 2 men on the hook.
 
Aaron on :aag:

Aaron to Root, 4 leg byes, unlucky! That was a well-directed short ball, rose sharply towards Root's helmet, and it bounced off the helmet, in fact, as he took his eye off the ball and tried to duck. Missed his glove, pinged the helmet and flew over the slips
 
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Good ploy to come round the wicket to Root. Can the bowler get him opened up again and induce an edge.

Game is poised well and India need to get a 3rd before lunch, as they could be 50 behind by then.
 
Moern needs to play a big knock here..That will be a big booster for him as a batsman.
 
Moeen bhai looking shaky

Come on boys

"Aayega Ayega Wicket

Anderson is only 4 wickets away

Shabash...baahut umda
"
 
Moeen gone. He has a lot of flaws he would get eaten alive by Johnson and co.
 
Short one rattled Moeen. Next, fuller one... amazingggggggg ball !! Inswinging MONSTERR .. BOWLED !!! :out
 
Aaron is going to bounce Moeen....not convincing with that shot that fetches him a couple.

****WICKET*****

Moeen bowled - was he softened up by the ball before?

Retained his weight on the back foot and gets bowled. 170/6. Lead of 18 and 4 wickets in the shed.....

Aaron gets his 3rd wicket of the innings. Well bowled.
 
Aaron got big potential thats what extra pace gives you. We should give Wahab a go if he gets it right he can be deadly.
 
Buttler walks out to warm applause on his home ground.

Gets off the mark immediately. Aaron stays round the wicket.
 
3 to Anderson- come on boys- you want Anderson batting, you want his head, you want his arms, you want to break him

He might have arrived in the team bus, you want to send him back in an ambulance!!!
 
nish_mate said:
3 to Anderson- come on boys- you want Anderson batting, you want his head, you want his arms, you want to break him

He might have arrived in the team bus, you want to send him back in an ambulance!!!
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What the ....
 
Just wish, I just wish we had yadav instead of pankaj in the playing 11 :(
 
WOW - that was wayward and signalled byes....4.

Aaron running in hard, but losing his radar....

Less than 30 mins before lunch - 178/6. England 26 ahead.
 
Buttler gonna choke here ala CT 2013 style- man cant handle pressure


Wicket coming boys....Shabash boys, come on boys :kakmal
 
Aaron replaced after a 6 over spell that collected him 6 overs 1/18

Kumar back on.
 
The over ends with a Root back foot punch past point for 4. Eased through the gap. Lead goes into the 30s
 
Dark cloud above hovering, but lighter, broken clouds behind it.

Lights beaming down onto the playing surface.

Here comes Jaddu to bowl to Root.

Slip, short leg, deep mid off, mid on, mid wicket, fine leg, point, extra cover and shortish cover in situ.
 
Noddy said:
Dark cloud above hovering, but lighter, broken clouds behind it.

Lights beaming down onto the playing surface.

Here comes Jaddu to bowl to Root.

Slip, short leg, deep mid off, mid on, mid wicket, fine leg, point, extra cover and shortish cover in situ.
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Just like Lords- and we won at Lords...

We might be down, but not out of it yet....

Play with pride, passion and anger lads!
 
nish_mate said:
Just like Lords- and we won at Lords...

We might be down, but not out of it yet....

Play with pride, passion and anger lads!
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The game is well and truly alive my friend. Three wickets in the 1st session of play would have been the minimum MSD wanted from this team.

The lead is 41 presently, and anything under 100 would be a great ask. Good bowling conditions. Some possibility of rain today is forecast, lets see.

England have Woakes, Broad in the hutch and the Burnley Brian Lara to come.
 
Noddy said:
The game is well and truly alive my friend. Three wickets in the 1st session of play would have been the minimum MSD wanted from this team.

The lead is 41 presently, and anything under 100 would be a great ask. Good bowling conditions. Some possibility of rain today is forecast, lets see.

England have Woakes, Broad in the hutch and the Burnley Brian Lara to come.
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True my friend- we might go on and lose this game and the series, but I want the fire in the Indian bellies reignited- if we are going down- make it hard for England, make them earn this victory.
 
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