England vs India | 4th Test | The Oval | Aug 18-22 | Day 1

[nish_mate]

Seriously man I feel sorry for Indian fans, It's really sad. I am supporting England but still want some competition, these cricketers are showing a lack of interest, their fans don't deserve this.

Shouldnt you be feeling a bit for the Bagla fan?

For us Indian fans it's eating the humble pie time- but for for you guys it 's your normal diet

No disrespect, but the last person taking the mickey should be a Sher-e-Bangla fan

 

[AZulfi]

I predict a draw

Forecast is for heavy rain on 3 out of 5 days of the test. In otherwords it might be a 3 day game at best. England will aim to pile up a big first innings score. Even then a result is not guaranteed owing to time lost due to bad weather

http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/8?area=London

 

[ShahidAfridi_rulez]

but we can save our a** if it rains everyday for next 4 days

i don't think it'll be raining all 4 days just today and maybe tomorrow

 

[Lara400]

WT ef is ragu dixit ?? he is blaring out TMS!! WTH was Aggers thinking!

 

[DC]

WT ef is ragu dixit ?? he is blaring out TMS!! WTH was Aggers thinking!

My two little ones liked it

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Shouldnt you be feeling a bit for the Bagla fan?

For us Indian fans it's eating the humble pie time- but for for you guys it 's your normal diet

No disrespect, but the last person taking the mickey should be a Sher-e-Bangla fan

I am an England supporter, in your case 4-0 drubbing Bring it on, serves you right

Mogambo Khush Hua

Die in hell MR. India

 

[nish_mate]

I am an England supporter, in your case 4-0 drubbing Bring it on, serves you right

Mogambo Khush Hua

Die in hell MR. India

Your flag points to a country that is not even worth being called whipping boys

Nnyways being whitewashed must be such a national trait for your team that i am surprised that they havent still got a Paint company to sponsor them

Would have loved to go to hell, but last i checked in, was rejected as it was overflowing the Bangla ***** Cats

 

[ash 68]

Your flag points to a country that is not even worth being called whipping boys

Nnyways being whitewashed must be such a national trait for your team that i am surprised that they havent still got a Paint company to sponsor them

Would have loved to go to hell, but last i checked in, was rejected as it was overflowing the Bangla ***** Cats

sorry nish, this bowling attack is worse than Bangla boys

 

[nish_mate]

sorry nish, this bowling attack is worse than Bangla boys

Agree Ash hands down but the team aint, is it?
I have been a pretty vocal critic of my team's bowling but will not take mickey from a Bangla boy on the team's performance...

Those boys get whitewashed every season every tour

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Your flag points to a country that is not even worth being called whipping boys

Nnyways being whitewashed must be such a national trait for your team that i am surprised that they havent still got a Paint company to sponsor them

Would have loved to go to hell, but last i checked in, was rejected as it was overflowing the Bangla ***** Cats

If you are trying to be offensive you failed big time

If you are trying to be funny

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Agree Ash hands down but the team aint, is it?
I have been a pretty vocal critic of my team's bowling but will not take mickey from a Bangla boy on the team's performance...

Those boys get whitewashed every season every tour

Keyboard warrior, should ignore your comments from now on.

Stick to the thread title, India vs England, not Bangladesh vs India.

 

[nish_mate]

^^ Something must be hurting when you got a flag of a country, nickname of a player from a country but then claiming to be supporting another country- no sirs in Bangladesh then ?

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

^^ Something must be hurting when you got a flag of a country, nickname of a player from a country but then claiming to be supporting another country- no sirs in Bangladesh then ?

Cricket is just a game for me, Bangladesh is my country and I love my country.

I am not hurt, it's just a game and at the end of the day Bangladesh is not a good cricket team and they should stop playing cricket. Supporting a different team is not a crime, I grew up supporting Pakistan in cricket, Bangladesh didn't even play, I started supporting Bangladesh in 2007 after they beat India, so wasn't that hard going back the old ways. I support Brazil in football, it's just a sport, I don't go to a temple and pray to human beings, enuff said.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Reads my a**se has been whupped

This is a good cricket forum, where respectable posters come and share their opinions, stop using bad language, or stop posting here with filthy taste. This is not your ICF

 

[nish_mate]

Cricket is just a game for me, Bangladesh is my country and I love my country.

I am not hurt, it's just a game and at the end of the day Bangladesh is not a good cricket team and they should stop playing cricket.

Fair enough and the only reason i brought Bangladesh into it is that as i said dont matter if the Pakistanis take the mickey out of us coz they have the results to do so, England they got the results to do so..

A Bangladesh fan naah, them lot aint got any ground to stand on and take pot shots @ the Indian team- so was just replying back to your banter and pointing the fact out..

Have got no other intention of bringing Bagladesh into it...

Really didnt say anything untruthful in my posts did i?

 

[nish_mate]

This is a good cricket forum, where respectable posters come and share their opinions, stop using bad language, or stop posting here with filthy taste. This is not your ICF

Sunshine got any issues press the complain box-dont try and tell me where to go and what to do

and if oyu cant take the banter then stop taking pot shots

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Fair enough and the only reason i brought Bangladesh into it is that as i said dont matter if the Pakistanis take the mickey out of us coz they have the results to do so, England they got the results to do so..

A Bangladesh fan naah, them lot aint got any ground to stand on and take pot shots @ the Indian team- so was just replying back to your banter and pointing the fact out..

Have got no other intention of bringing Bagladesh into it...

Really didnt say anything untruthful in my posts did i?

As a cricket fan I don't have right to post what I feel like. What do you want me say? India is playing great cricket, Ishant and RP is ripping through the England batting line up. I grew up watching and dominating sides, I am a cricket fan first, so I have every right to make a judgement. You don't make the calls.

What do you want me to say, wow has been fantastic in this series, Ishant bowling with sheer pace, I am not biased and I don't like sugarcoating like gavaskar and shastri.

Really didnt say anything untruthful in my posts did i?

 

[saeed-sohail]

Ian Botham has just compared Indian bowling to telly tubbies.

 

[AZ]

Ashraful_Rox & nish_mate - pls give it a rest guys.

 

[nish_mate]

Ian Botham has just compared Indian bowling to telly tubbies.

Quite insulting that from Sir Ian...


to the tellytubbies that is .....

 

[nish_mate]

Ashraful_Rox & nish_mate - pls give it a rest guys.

Aww it was all in good fun AZ...

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Ashraful_Rox & nish_mate - pls give it a rest guys.

Sorry brother AZ

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Ian Botham has just compared Indian bowling to telly tubbies.

What an insult to telly tubbies.

 

[ash 68]

Agree Ash hands down but the team aint, is it?
I have been a pretty vocal critic of my team's bowling but will not take mickey from a Bangla boy on the team's performance...

Those boys get whitewashed every season every tour

but the team doesnt really look intrested either?
I havent followed India recently, is the body language worse on this tour compared to others?

Bangla boys do try very hard

Anyway, despite all the ribbing and gloating as cricket fans we share some of your pain.

No-one likes to see their team performing badly, fighting hard is more important than wining or losing


I actually think India need to retire the big boys and develope a hunger for spin/fast bowling.
They need a guy who can make it cool to be an Indian bowler (other than Zaheer of course)

 

[Sledger]

Looks like rain could well save India here. Just as well, they look (amazingly) even worse than in the previous games!

I think India are just interested in batting, they know their bowling is all gums.

 

[nish_mate]

but the team doesnt really look intrested either?
I havent followed India recently, is the body language worse on this tour compared to others?

Bangla boys do try very hard

Anyway, despite all the ribbing and gloating as cricket fans we share some of your pain.

No-one likes to see their team performing badly, fighting hard is more important than wining or losing


I actually think India need to retire the big boys and develope a hunger for spin/fats bowling.
They need a guy who can make it cool to be an Indian bowler (other than Zaheer of course)

Agree Ash, it is worst tour i have seen from Indian team in the 25 odd years i have follwed Indian circket- there is simply no desire no hunger.

is it the WC hangover, is it the IPL millions or is it Duncan's been demotivated.

However what is needed is a new test team-phase out SRT first, then Laxman and then Dravid and bring in a few pure test match specialists.

I really hope they dont spoil Pujara in the tst match-give the lad a 1.5 crore central contract and tel lhim to focus on test matches only.

On the fast bowling, cant believe that there aint some1 who can bowl @ 85-88 consistently- need to identify them and keep them under lock and away from MRF.

MRF should be declared a radiation site!!

Duncan's got a brilliant chance here to stamp his authority and mould his own team...lets see if hes got in him..

Vis a vis Bangla boys, i think this is due to the Indian team having achieved everything did not take the tour seriously and rightly have been whupped, whilst the Bangla boys have never achieved anything of note hence the hunger...

 

[Ruri]

Looks like rain could well save India here. Just as well, they look (amazingly) even worse than in the previous games!

I think India are just interested in batting, they know their bowling is all gums.

Took England 4 days for two tests, 4.5 Lords, result here isn't out of the question. Especially since we should only need to bat once if done right, the Indian bowlers are setting up our declaration.

 

[shahidafridi123]

Mods can you please make this thread for the whole match

 

[Fireworks11]

Quite a chilly morning, expecting the Indians to come wearing quite a few layers.

 

[cricketindiafan]

Quite a chilly morning, expecting the Indians to come wearing quite a few layers.

But the forecast looks good with plenty of sunny intervals all through the day.

 

[Fireworks11]

Jimmy would have been a serious handful this morning, certainly a tad more than messrs Sharma, Sree and Kumar.

 

[Fireworks11]

But the forecast looks good with plenty of sunny intervals all through the day.

Yeah but morning session should assist seamers though.

 

[shahidafridi123]

lol Fireworks using that smiley every post, I guess the hard work pays off!

 

[Fireworks11]

Yeah thanks lol given how the series has gone, that Jimmy smiley will be quite popular this match.

 

[shahidafridi123]

Hope so