England v India | 5th Test | August 15-17, 2014 | The Oval

[sensible-indian-fan]

He still looks more threatening than Jadeja ever did.

Yeah.

 

[MarkCooper]

The lead is 100 with 5 down.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Binny bowling now.

So Dhoni has sights on new ball.

 

[MarkCooper]

Bumble has been on the big crane that does the overhead shots and he reckons he could see the Eifel Tower in France. Which is about 50 miles away.

Good old bumble. He is insane.

 

[Straight_Drive]

binny as always useless with bat , useless with the ball...why do we play him...we end up playing with 10 men

 

[MarkCooper]

The lead is 110 with 5 wickets remaining.

 

[MarkCooper]

The lead is 120 with 5 wickets remaining.

 

[MarkCooper]

The lead is 130 with 5 wickets remaining.

 

[MarkCooper]

The lead is 140 with 5 wickets remaining.

 

[Energetic]

200 lead then its GAME OVER for the overrated India. Root and Butler 2 young ENGLISH BORN players are special for England. Goodbye Matty Prior!

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Give the ball to Ashwin.

 

[lilFlip]

There is still swing going on

 

[lilFlip]

200 lead then its GAME OVER for the overrated India. Root and Butler 2 young ENGLISH BORN players are special for England. Goodbye Matty Prior!

 

[lilFlip]

Buttler shot!

 

[Justcrazy]

England lead by 143 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

I was very skeptical about this new ball.

Dhoni could have delayed it. Ashwin was getting some turn.

This is where Ashwin and Jaddu tandem would have created some pressure.

Been bleating about this since God knows when.

 

[Justcrazy]

Poms need to slog and get lead past 200 here

 

[Justcrazy]

Butler can be dangerous in this situation.

 

[Justcrazy]

300 up for Poms

 

[soso_killer]

The Rockstars are a miserable bunch outside their doctoterd pitches.
No fight or guts whatsoever

 

[lilFlip]

I was very skeptical about this new ball.

Dhoni could have delayed it. Ashwin was getting some turn.

This is where Ashwin and Jaddu tandem would have created some pressure.

Been bleating about this since God knows when.

He took ball because there is movement.

trundlers are either too slow or inaccurate

 

[Ruri]

As a Lancs fan I would like to take credit for Jos Battles. Clearly he became test class after moving to Lancashire.

 

[lilFlip]

As a Lancs fan I would like to take credit for Jos Battles. Clearly he became test class after moving to Lancashire.

He's a very good batsman.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

He took ball because there is movement.

trundlers are either too slow or inaccurate

I know but I said he could have delayed it as Ashwin was getting some spin with the old one.

Plus our bowlers are mentally gone. Bhuvi is hopelessly trundling.

 

[Ruri]

He's a very good batsman.

And Lancashire kept dropping him in situations after our top order collapsed. Clearly planned in order to let him learn how to bat when England collapses.

God our batting sucks.

 

[lilFlip]

I know but I said he could have delayed it as Ashwin was getting some spin with the old one.

Plus our bowlers are mentally gone. Bhuvi is hopelessly trundling.

Bhuvi needs to build stamina.

He bowls 80ish gentle pace and in 2nd innigs/later spells 75mph.

Even if he bowls jaffas, batsman at this level can adjust easily

 

[JibranAnsari]

Well I was hoping that lwad remained under 150 so india can have a bit of chance.. now seems like another innings drubbing.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

This is gone.

Long time back.

Now its all about playing for respect.

 

[Ruri]

declare please. Buttler with 100 avg.

 

[Justcrazy]

Lead 161 runs

 

[Justcrazy]

I wonder how much India can manage in second innings here.

 

[lilFlip]

Finally.

Ishant gets another scalp

 

[Ruri]

Honestly all I want is Anderson getting 4 runs so he stays ahead of Kohli.

 

[lilFlip]

Honestly all I want is Anderson getting 4 runs so he stays ahead of Kohli.

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Kohli has shocked whole world

I wrote in pre-discussion threads he would get at least 3 100s

 

[Savak]

Bhuvi needs to build stamina.

He bowls 80ish gentle pace and in 2nd innigs/later spells 75mph.

Even if he bowls jaffas, batsman at this level can adjust easily

I feel sorry for him. It is just like Praveen Kumar in 2011, he has had a lot of bowling to do because of crap Indian batting. The same situation which Amir and Asif faced in 2010.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

This is the problem with Dhoni.

Not at all proactive.

Still persisting with Kumar.

He has gone for a lot of runs.

 

[Madplayer]

england are losing the plot here. getting overconfident

 

[Ruri]

I think we should be generous and get BK his century.


Another Praveen Kumar this one. Good swing, terrible pace that gets figured out.


And he gets a wicket. Oh well three batsmen still capable of helping him to his century.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

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Just when I criticized Kumar, this happens.

What a loser Bhuvi is.

Garbage bowler.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

England should get 600.

 

[Justcrazy]

Lead 170

3 wickets in hand

 

[Justcrazy]

Poms doing right thing , hitting out.

 

[MarkCooper]

Lead is 173

 

[Justcrazy]

179 runs lead

 

[Madplayer]

3 3's in the last over

 

[Energetic]

England need to be positive by getting 200 then immediately declare then 5 or more overs at India and get a wicket or 2. Weather in UK has been very unpredictable and crazy in UK in the last week.

 

[Justcrazy]

Jordan

 

[MarkCooper]

The lead is approaching 200.

 

[Ruri]

What kind of an idiot captain would bowl the guy who has bowled the most overs for his team in the series on a 9 over spell when he looks ineffective? Cook flogs Anderson because he was our only threat but why do that to BK

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

What kind of an idiot captain would bowl the guy who has bowled the most overs for his team in the series on a 9 over spell when he looks ineffective? Cook flogs Anderson because he was our only threat but why do that to BK

Because the captain's name is Dhoni.

His job is to bowl Bhuvi to the ground.

 

[desi_launda]

Hope we take match to day 4

 

[Madplayer]

last ball jagged back in so much

 

[Justcrazy]

Will root get a hundred , he needs to start slogging here

 

[Justcrazy]

Root 30 away from a hundred , 9 overs remaining ........ he should go for it.

 

[Justcrazy]

Root

 

[Justcrazy]

Root moves to 79 not out

 

[Zeshan547]

Can anybody guess what is worst job on planet earth?

 

[BlackThunder]

Dhoni putting Aaron future in jeopardy by over balling the young man. Brainless captaincy this.

 

[Ruri]

Can anybody guess what is worst job on planet earth?

Being Dhoni's pace attack/declaration bowlers.

 

[Justcrazy]

England lead by 227 runs with 3 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

 

[Zeshan547]

Dhoni putting Aaron future in jeopardy by over balling the young man. Brainless captaincy this.

What are his other great options? will you like to share Mr. genius?

 

[Zeshan547]

Being Dhoni's pace attack/declaration bowlers.

200%

 

[Justcrazy]

Root in 90s

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Binny being shown his place. We haven't played Ishwar Pandey in a single match. Well done! But of course come IPL 2015, all will be forgiven and forgotten.

 

[Zeshan547]

by the way aaroon is just brainless pace, and aussies aka warner will eat him alive, mark my words.

 

[MarkCooper]

Stumps on day 2.

England are 227 runs ahead with 3 wickets in hand

 

[Justcrazy]

Stumps

England lead by 237 runs with 3 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

 

[Justcrazy]

Poms should win this easily.

Tough luck for India.

 

[Justcrazy]

Poms should win this easily.

Tough luck for India.

 

[Straight_Drive]

how is this a good advertisement for test cricket ....india is the biggest market and we want to see an indian win...BCCI should make that happen otherwise they will suffer losses....time to talk to english players and ECB

 

[battler]

Innings defeat coming up for the rockstars.

 

[OZGOD]

Poms need to slog and get lead past 200 here

Why would they slog when they can bat properly? This ain't T20 mate.

 

[OZGOD]

This bloke Binny is one of the biggest pie chuckers I've seen in a while. He is one of the three best pace bowlers in India?

 

[MarkCooper]

I hope Jordan can get a 50.

 

[Electron]

What an epic phainta. I don't even feel like visiting match threads now.

 

[Robert]

This bloke Binny is one of the biggest pie chuckers I've seen in a while. He is one of the three best pace bowlers in India?

He did a brilliant facepalm when first slip let the ball through for four though. Quality!

Anyway.... Roooooooooooooooot to complete his ton, S-Bro to hit a few hard blows, and India will start 250 behind. There is rain about so with some application they could take it to the last day.

If they can be bothered, which I suspect they cannot. In which case it will be an innings defeat, half an hour before COP tomorrow.

 

[lilFlip]

how is this a good advertisement for test cricket ....india is the biggest market and we want to see an indian win...BCCI should make that happen otherwise they will suffer losses....time to talk to english players and ECB

Don't worry IPL is coming soon.

where :rainas will transform into s and play innings of centuries

and s will be better skipper than s

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[Scrolln]

Match over by tea tomorrow.

Get ready for Gambhir's pokes, Kohli's leaves, Pujara's bemused expression after he is out, and a 50 run final wicket partnership by India.

 

[Straight_Drive]

Don't worry IPL is coming soon.

where :raians will transform into s and play innings of centuries

and s will be better skipper than s

)

you don't know the meaning of coming soon ...do you

 

[lilFlip]

you don't know the meaning of coming soon ...do you

lol you know its schedule and all

u really watch that crap?