Ind Vs Somerset, 15-17 Jul, Taunton

[SG]

Starts off in another hour or so.

 

[CoolSERAZ]

will it be telecast???

 

[SG]

will it be telecast???

Unfortunately not.

 

[cric_fan82]

^^ are u sure about this SG???

 

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

India will win this and lose the first test lol

Iam hoping that england will produce lush green pitches.

 

[CoolSERAZ]

keep wishing. those lush green pitches didnt make much of an impact on indian team in south africa. and england is traditionally easier than saf to bat on.

of course the green pitches will help indian bowlers too.

but you are free to hope. what else can you do?

 

[hur rizvi]

will the match be telecast?

 

[SG]

^^ are u sure about this SG???

Yep. ESPN site confirms this.

See here.

 

[cric_fan82]

Yep. ESPN site confirms this.

See here.

what about sky??

 

[Fawad2010]

Any news on toss?

 

[James]

keep wishing. those lush green pitches didnt make much of an impact on indian team in south africa.

Centurion.

 

[Fawad2010]

what about sky??

nope

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12943,00.html


maybe BBC radio or something..

 

[CoolSERAZ]

Centurion.

Durban was worse tbh. even sachin struggled.

 

[Fawad2010]

Somerset won the toss and elected to bat first

 

[SG]

But Centurion didn't eaxctly stay green for most of its duration.

It was green and damp just for the first day and after that it flattened out into a good batting track.

 

[James]

First over duck for Strauss coming up.

 

[James]

It was green and damp just for the first day and

you got mullered

 

[Fawad2010]

India

Gambhir (c)
Mukund
Dravid
Tendulkar
Y Singh
Raina
Saha (w)
Z Khan
A Mishra
S Sreesanth
M Patel

 

[Fawad2010]

Somerset

Strauss
A Suppiah
Compton
Jones
Hildreth
Buttler(w)
Trego
Meschede
Thomas (c)
Waller
Willoughby

 

[SG]

you got mullered

I know we did. Still doesn't change the fact it wasn't green and seaming for most of its duration.

 

[Fawad2010]

Umpires are NJ Llong and G D Lloyd

 

[Spiderguy252]

Erm....the scores are not appearing on Cricinfo!

 

[James]

I know we did. Still doesn't change the fact it wasn't green and seaming for most of its duration.

And when it was...

 

[Fawad2010]

still 5 min to go, but I don't think they are providing ball per ball commentary

 

[SG]

India

Gambhir (c)
Mukund
Dravid
Tendulkar
Y Singh
Raina
Saha (w)
Z Khan
A Mishra
S Sreesanth
M Patel

Expect VVS to replace either Raina or Yuvraj, Dhoni to replace Saha, Bhajji to replace Mishra, Ishant to replace Sree and perhaps Praveen to replace Munaf for the final XI for the first test.

 

[SG]

And when it was...

Definitely at Jo'burg in '06 and Durban last year.

 

[CoolSERAZ]

lol no dhoni.

dont think he is that bad a batsman.

 

[Spiderguy252]

still 5 min to go, but I don't think they are providing ball per ball commentary

Ouch. They did, for the Middlesex vs Sri Lankans game.

Time to call the BCCI I say!

 

[Spiderguy252]

lol no dhoni.

dont think he is that bad a batsman.

Bits and Pieces cricketer.

 

[Spiderguy252]

And ah....the scores are on now.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2011/engine/current/match/492536.html

 

[Fawad2010]

First over duck for Strauss coming up.

that didn't happen



Srauss v ZAK first over 4/0

 

[CoolSERAZ]

i thought arul suppiah was a spin bowler who took 6 wkts. they got no openers?
or is suppiah a part timer and took 6-fer ala good ol' colly???

 

[malakian]

Strauss to score a big hundred. He's up for this.

 

[Fawad2010]

i thought arul suppiah was a spin bowler who took 6 wkts. they got no openers?
or is suppiah a part timer and took 6-fer ala good ol' colly???

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2011/content/current/player/21221.html

 

[CoolSERAZ]

^^
groovy stats

 

[James]

Strauss races onto 20

 

[Fawad2010]

Strauss seems to be set, 4 fours, SR of 84

 

[malakian]

Keep an eye on Buttler, he just smashed a double century in the seconds.

 

[ahamedirshad123]

Taunton is a pretty flat track

 

[AlizeeFan]

First over duck for Strauss coming up.

Your wish was not granted.

 

[CoolSERAZ]

lol they dont want to give maidens to zaheer.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Strauss bashing Z.Khan bad, zaheer needs to get his form back before 1st test or else it will be pretty one sided.

 

[cric_fan82]

Good start by somerset

 

[spoiled]

strauss is a tough nut..i want him to get plenty

already 7 fours...he is going to make the most of this opportunity

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

I think Zaheer Khan is doing this on purpose he wants to hide his special deliveries against Strauss and when first test comes, beast unleashed

Good that Strauss is getting his form back

 

[malakian]

Strauss usually plays well after a bit of a break.

 

[spoiled]

50 up

 

[Krishnan]

Just a tour game where no one-batsman or the bowler are going to flaunt their full talent.They keep all their tricks intact till the first test.

 

[James]

50* out of 66, fair play!

 

[spoiled]

and strauss gets his 50..YA MAN

 

[spoiled]

50* out of 66, fair play!

u look like someone serious with that nasser hussain avatar and proper posts

 

[Crazy_K]

Coz I'm so nice, here's live commentary

http://cricketcommentary.co.uk/somerset/

 

[AlizeeFan]

Good half-century for Strauss.

 

[IAJ]

Suppiah ground mein pakodhe bechney key liye aya hai ya?

 

[Robert]

70 out of 93-0 for Strausser so far.....

 

[spoiled]

strauss c saha b mishra

missed out on a century i would think

 

[mithun_minhas]

Mishra sucks...

Getting smashed by Appiah and another scrub....

ANybody watching the game, can you tell us what is going on? Are they even playing seriously?

 

[shahidafridi123]

Good, positive start from Somerset, Sreesanth and Mishra getting whacked all over the place!

 

[shahidafridi123]

:4 to Suppiah!

 

[mastermind_quad]

somerset 155/1 after 41

 

[mastermind_quad]

Dhulayi horahi hai hamare bowlers ki

 

[mithun_minhas]

:4 to Suppiah!

I like the name Suppiah

 

[mithun_minhas]

Dhulayi horahi hai hamare bowlers ki

They deserve it...

Why is Sheetsanth playing? Where is Sharma?

Munaf Patel cannot take wickets.

 

[shahidafridi123]

I like the name Suppiah

Same here

 

[shahidafridi123]

Suppiah on 49*

 

[style_guru]

It's very Important that India get off to a Bad start to this tour. India need to play poorly in this game to ensure that they get some drubbing by the media and the crowd. They need to wake up big time.

 

[saad1024]

Coz I'm so nice, here's live commentary

http://cricketcommentary.co.uk/somerset/

Thanks

 

[mithun_minhas]

If India cannot get Suppiah and co out for less than 250, they are in trouble...

Even Zaheer Khan is getting whipped...

Thrashing is contagious... One bowler gets smacked and the rest also will bowl rubbish...

Sreesanth should never be in the side..

 

[mastermind_quad]

They deserve it...

Why is Sheetsanth playing? Where is Sharma?

Munaf Patel cannot take wickets.

Ishant will play all 4 Test ..

 

[Pakhtoon_Rules]

Ishant will play all 4 Test ..

If he stays fit

I cant see an indian medium pacer playing seven consecutive test matches.

 

[shahidafridi123]

Indian Bowlers

 Name                Overs        Maidens           Runs        Wickets

Zaheer Khan           15               2              51            0

Sreesanth             11               3              49            0

Munaf Patel           9                3              18            0

Amit Mishra           12               0              62            1

Munaf has been the best bowler but he has not been able to take wickets, not a good start by the Indian bowlers!

 

[Krishnan]

If India cannot get Suppiah and co out for less than 250, they are in trouble...

Even Zaheer Khan is getting whipped...

Thrashing is contagious... One bowler gets smacked and the rest also will bowl rubbish...

Sreesanth should never be in the side..

Cant u wait till first test and then start letting out the gas.Its the same story with the fans all over again like the world cup league stages

 

[mithun_minhas]

Thats some pathetic effort by the Indian bowlers... Not one wicket taking bowler there...

Hopefully with Bhajji and Ishant back, our bowling will look much better.

 

[shahidafridi123]

Post #71 edited, See above ^

 

[shahidafridi123]

Raina into the attack

 

[mastermind_quad]

If he stays fit

I cant see an indian medium pacer playing seven consecutive test matches.

Haha ...sach keh rahe ho .... and top of that the backup is Sree ...

 

[mithun_minhas]

Cant u wait till first test and then start letting out the gas.Its the same story with the fans all over again like the world cup league stages

I am not over reacting... You can see that Sreesanth and Mishra are useless...

But this is not our bowling line up for the 1st test... Once Ishant and Bhaji are back, India should be more than decent.

 

[shahidafridi123]

Decent over from Raina, 3 runs conceded.

 

[shahidafridi123]

Finally a good over from Mishra, 1 off it.

 

[shahidafridi123]

Good shot by Compton for :4