England vs India | 2nd Test | Trent Bridge | Day 1 | 29/07/11

[IgnitedMind]

Great effort from Broad. Super stuff!!

But if this would have been India, people would have been making fun of how best batting line up (but when the debate arises..best batting will be england though) went down to 88/6 and how they needed lower order needed to bail out by playing attacking innings and how no.1 side dont get all out for 200 odd.

anyway..Awesome stuff from broad..proving to be a very handy player recently.

 

[Namak_Halaal]

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When I left India were all over them, still made it to 200+!!

Exactly, shame on India.

Broad deserves a salute for his performance!

What a 50!

 

[12cavalry]

Barbie new PakPassion fan favourite...never thought I'd see that!

big hearts eh

 

[ShaunMarshRules]

Barbie new PakPassion fan favourite...never thought I'd see that!

Oh, we still think he's a prat who gets away with murder because of his dad. But PP respects performance, especially against Pakistan. That 169 he scored against us last year was monstrous, especially from a 100 for 6.

 

[nish_mate]

Dhonis lost his marbles....some1 pls throw some jellybeans at him..that will haveto do till he gets his marbles back!!

 

[mithun_minhas]

Vikram feeling bad that India are not able to finish off English's tail

 

[AZ]

Bhajji averaging a devastating 236 with the ball in this series

 

[NJamal]

210/9

 

[duostyle]

Broad milkin' em now...

 

[AZ]

Great running, 2.

 

[Blitz]

Great shot again.

more.

 

[NJamal]

by Broad

 

[Fawad2010]

Bhajji averaging a devastating 236 with the ball in this series

whoa, thats the stuff legends are made off!

 

[sehwag fan]

can broad score a hundred here??

 

[AZ]

Classy lofted shot!

 

[WithLoveFromCanada]

What a shot by Broad...he picked the swing!!!! what a player!

 

[ShaunMarshRules]

Take off your shin pads Mukund. Please

 

[nish_mate]

In a twisted way it is good that Eng arent skittled out 2 quickly-dont want India to be batting too long today!

Tho dont want ENG to score2 many as well...

 

[Solid Snake]

No worries cricketfanfirst .

Great innings by broad, he's definitely a talented cricketer. Momentum is a funny thing, everything seems to be going England's way atm, but if this last wicket can be taken quickly, then at 220 a.o, i'm pretty sure that is a score India would have settled for at the start of the day when they put England in to bat!

 

[Blitz]

whoa, thats the stuff legends are made off!

Indeed

 

[ShaunMarshRules]

can broad score a hundred here??

Stop trying to jinx him.

 

[cricketfanfirst]

This is where you feel you need bowlers who can bowl some pacey yorkers...

 

[Fawad2010]

Sreesanth

 

[Blitz]

This is where you feel you need bowlers who can bowl some pacey yorkers...

...but I thought you became a poor bowler if you got tail enders out?

 

[Namak_Halaal]

In a twisted way it is good that Eng arent skittled out 2 quickly-dont want India to be batting too long today!

Tho dont want ENG to score2 many as well...

Yeah, Dhoni's plan to let England bat a while cause he's too chicken to face the conditions in the event of a low score ENG innings. Makes perfect sense, really, it does.

 

[Blitz]

That is the worst captaincy I have ever seen.

6 men on the boundary....on the last ball...against Broad. Mind boggling

 

[Ruri]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/296902.html

Broad and Anderson pushed the score a bit in this match at TB.

And then Jimmy and Sidebottom did the rest.

 

[sehwag fan]

very poor field placements by dhoni

 

[Equinox]

Brilliant Test match this has been so far.

 

[cricketfanfirst]

Take off your shin pads Mukund. Please

Yaar, it is commonsense right? Do you need someone to tell to take them out...strange decision from Mukund..

Momentum with England...if they can sneak past 250...it will be a big total in the circumstances...

 

[Namak_Halaal]

very poor field placements by dhoni

I am thinking it is deliberate.

 

[nish_mate]

Dhoni to bowl shortly???

 

[Fawad2010]

See-saw day so far, Amazing

 

[ShaunMarshRules]

By the way - OverRate watch - 45 minutes left in the day, and 22 overs to be bowled! I bet the match officials will say India are 2 minutes ahead of time after the match ends.

 

[Blitz]

I am thinking it is deliberate.

...oh really

 

[James]

Bhajji averaging a devastating 236 with the ball in this series

Forget the huge tables and incomprehensible graphs. THAT'S convincing statistical analysis!

Harby smiley AZ. Pleeeeease.

 

[Lara400]

Wow this is great stuff. Thanks India for giving us the second chance!!

 

[cricketfanfirst]

Yeah, Dhoni's plan to let England bat a while cause he's too chicken to face the conditions in the event of a low score ENG innings. Makes perfect sense, really, it does.

Boss, the decision was vindicated just till tea! ...Shame on Indian bowlers to not close in on the tail... Bad bowling cannot compensate the decision here....

Chicken all that was not valid here after 124/8 at tea.....

 

[Namak_Halaal]

...oh really

I'm refering to his field placements.

 

[Blitz]

What a great chip shot.

Woah!

 

[Fawad2010]

I just noticed, 8 Englishmen caught by keeper or slips, one by LBW

 

[12cavalry]

dayam...watta shot!!

 

[NJamal]

by Broad

 

[cricketfanfirst]

Harbhajan's probably last test match of the tour here...

 

[James]

Broad plays shots of a batsman. Amazing. Should be above Bresnan?

 

[WithLoveFromCanada]

WHAT A CRACKING shot!!!!! my word!

 

[Equinox]

What a shot!

 

[Friend786]

brilliant shot!

 

[NJamal]

221 all out England

 

[Blitz]

124-8 > 221 AO

 

[duostyle]

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Bhajji's escaped a thrashing there.

 

[cricketfanfirst]

Great innings from Broad...take a bow...wonderful counterattacking innings...

India rattled here...

 

[IgnitedMind]

Yeah, Dhoni's plan to let England bat a while cause he's too chicken to face the conditions in the event of a low score ENG innings. Makes perfect sense, really, it does.

Legendary analysis.

 

[Fawad2010]

All

 

[mithun_minhas]

Broad's hitting finally ends

 

[Lara400]

Excellent recovery, perfect timing

 

[Ruri]

Broad out for 64, same as Trent Bridge against NZ! Well done lad, 221 all out looks better than the 130 i was expecting.

 

[NJamal]

Baaji the legend took a wicket. Well bowled.

 

[12cavalry]

20 odd overs left I suppose

 

[WithLoveFromCanada]

Broad is being treated like a top order batsman by indians )

 

[ShaunMarshRules]

Harbhajan got the wicket! Look to Dhoni to praise him after the match for getting a crucial wicket.

 

[cricketfanfirst]

Okay, my prediction was 240...so it is still 19 short of that score...Would have taken it at the start of the innings but at 124 -8 , feel very disappointed at the eventual score...

 

[Bhaijaan]

221 all oout !

Great stuff from India well done boys

 

[Equinox]

Broad gives a wicket away to Harbhajan as charity. What an innings though. Broad is becoming my favourite English player.

 

[Fawad2010]

Now England has 20 overs to attack the Indian top order.

Lets go :bresnan

get at least 3 wicket by close!

 

[12cavalry]

I say...India to be 2 down before the end of play

 

[Namak_Halaal]

Boss, the decision was vindicated just till tea! ...Shame on Indian bowlers to not close in on the tail... Bad bowling cannot compensate the decision here....

Chicken all that was not valid here after 124/8 at tea.....

Well, here we go! Indian up next!

Got to admit, looks like a thriller of a match and day one isn't over yet!

 

[duostyle]

World's best batting lineup on display in a few minutes.

 

[NJamal]

Baaji is averaging 21.00 in this innings with the ball.

 

[cricketfanfirst]

Harbhajan should NOT have been playing here...But, Dhoni seems to have huge confidence in him...Bhajji's confidence is very low

 

[IgnitedMind]

even though the late broad innings was awesome!! 221 with that great inform players from england is good restriction and great bowling by india in the first two sessions. Hopefully we can pull of a 100 run lead in 1st innings.

 

[cricketfanfirst]

Well, here we go! Indian up next!

Got to admit, looks like a thriller of a match and day one isn't over yet!

Absolutely...Good test match and will go to the wire ONLY if we bat well...Else, england all the way...
Their tail is too strong man...Number 10 averages 24 with the bat...

 

[Equinox]

Baaji is averaging 21.00 in this innings with the ball.

And 120 in the series so far. Had Broad not gifted that wicket to him his average would've stood at a whopping 240 for the series.

 

[ShaunMarshRules]

20 odd overs left I suppose

No. We can only go 30 minutes overtime, and we're already just 30 minutes from the scheduled close by the time india come out. We'll get 13-14 overs, and lose 6-7 overs off the day's play. I really find modern over rates gosh darn irritating, and match officials who allow it to be weak.

I'll say the same thing tomorrow when England bowl their overs slowly, as I expect.

 

[Namak_Halaal]

even though the late broad innings was awesome!! 221 with that great inform players from england is good restriction and great bowling by india in the first two sessions. Hopefully we can pull of a 100 run lead in 1st innings.

100 run lead? That's your target? Reaching for the stars aren't you?

 

[cricketfanfirst]

221 all oout !

Great stuff from India well done boys

f_c...where are you...NO man, bad bowling after 124/8...

momentum is with england..we need to survive today with max of 1 wicket loss...

English bowlers will come hard...

 

[Namak_Halaal]

Absolutely...Good test match and will go to the wire ONLY if we bat well...Else, england all the way...
Their tail is too strong man...Number 10 averages 24 with the bat...

India just need to survive till the end of the day, intact with 9 wickets, tomorrow should benifit India, plenty of sunshine.

 

[bantu]

England all out 221............ Now the real battle starts for India.....

 

[cricketfanfirst]

India just need to survive till the end of the day, intact with 9 wickets, tomorrow should benifit India, plenty of sunshine.

Yes, that should be ideal platform...Let's hope India give some fight in this test match..Need batsmen to perform here...

 

[Fawad2010]

Harbhajan Singh moves into top 10 of Test wicket-takers list, moving past the great Curtly Ambrose

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