India v England | 1st Test | Chennai | 11-15 Dec 08

[itduzz]

Flintoff as usual was clueless against spin

 

[Romali_rotti]

Like the way Dhoni is resting Ishant and ussing him in quick bursts, I cant believe it took this long to find an Indian captian with a good head on his shoulders..

 

[itduzz]

Like the way Dhoni is resting Ishant and ussing him in quick bursts, I cant believe it took this long to find an Indian captian with a good head on his shoulders..

Ganguly> Dhoni

 

[OZGOD]

Flingtoff choked!

 

[rahulrulezz]

No surprise Flintoff is gone already out to Mishra.

When will England wake up and realise Flintoff is not a Test match top 6 batsman? Never has been, never will be.

One good series does not make a genuine batsman.

6/237 England will be out before lunch and the Evil Empire can bat merrily on their dead flat road.

lol
so when India bats its Flat Glass pitch but when Englishmen bat, its Minefield... m i right

 

[Romali_rotti]

Ganguly> Dhoni

Ganguly didnt have a thinking head like Dhoni does, he was good because he made sure aussies felt how their own medicine tasted like...

 

[rahulrulezz]

Like the way Dhoni is resting Ishant and ussing him in quick bursts, I cant believe it took this long to find an Indian captian with a good head on his shoulders..

agree Dhoni has been our best captain ... as a matter of fact, he is one of the top captain ever

 

[Romali_rotti]

lol
so when India bats its Flat Glass pitch but when Englishmen bat, its Minefield... m i right

Thats right and the wicket should get banned when SA is 150odd for no loss and lose from that position also ...

 

[itduzz]

Dravid drops a sitter....hes catching is going down as well....like u kill a langaraa ghora...cracked wall shud be demolished as well...

 

[OZGOD]

I reckon Bumpcatcher is the best captain India has ever had, ever. He made the Indians believe in themselves.

 

[Romali_rotti]

agree Dhoni has been our best captain ... as a matter of fact, he is one of the top captain ever

Axe is the best captian INDIA has had till date PERIOD, AGREED ON THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Dhonifan]

Dravid drops a sitter....hes catching is going down as well....like u kill a langaraa ghora...cracked wall shud be demolished as well...

ugh, have some respect for a batsman of his calibre

but yeah, its painful to see how glum he looks when he drops these. it'll lead to some more pressure when he bats. If he can't score on this pitch, its time to call it a day

 

[Big Harvey]

Lots of familiar faces in the crowd. It really hurts that I'm not out there. This is the first winter since 2000-2001 that I haven't been able to go and watch England.

 

[Random Aussie]

agree Dhoni has been our best captain ... as a matter of fact, he is one of the top captain ever

I hope you mean for India. He is galaxies away from being one of the best captains ever.

 

[Random Aussie]

lol
so when India bats its Flat Glass pitch but when Englishmen bat, its Minefield... m i right

No matter what the score is on the pitch.

It is dead flat no bounce no pace dreary wicket. I kinda preferred the raging turners TBH.

 

[Dhonifan]

Lots of familiar faces in the crowd. It really hurts that I'm not out there. This is the first winter since 2000-2001 that I haven't been able to go and watch England.

damn, that must suck

Are you going for the Mohali test?

 

[Romali_rotti]

Lots of familiar faces in the crowd. It really hurts that I'm not out there. This is the first winter since 2000-2001 that I haven't been able to go and watch England.

You Poms are crazzzzyyyyyyy ...

 

[Romali_rotti]

Now comes the hard bit for India, getting rid of the tail is something we can never seem to do...

 

[Big Harvey]

6/237 England will be out before lunch and the Evil Empire can bat merrily on their dead flat road.

I'm not totally sure I agree with your pitch assessment. It's already taking spin and one or two are keeping low. It's far from being the kind of pitch we saw last time there was a Test in Chennai.

 

[Dhonifan]

Now comes the hard bit for India, getting rid of the tail is something we can never seem to do...

lol
I can just see this pair edging closer and closer to 300

New ball should be taken imo

 

[Random Aussie]

I'm not totally sure I agree with your pitch assessment. It's already taking spin and one or two are keeping low. It's far from being the kind of pitch we saw last time there was a Test in Chennai.

I haven't seen any footage of this game, I am just assuming it is a dead flat road. That's the internet way!

 

[Fallen King]

Anderson is playing little Sami role.

 

[Asim2Good]

looks like England is playing for draw here

 

[Big Harvey]

damn, that must suck

Are you going for the Mohali test?

Sadly I had to cancel my trip to India, and due to health issues it's going to be a while before I can tour again.

I've got my eye on next winter in Pakistan if that tour happens, but if it doesn't look like happening, I might be tempted by South Africa.

 

[Fallen King]

Sadly I had to cancel my trip to India, and due to health issues it's going to be a while before I can tour again.

I've got my eye on next winter in Pakistan if that tour happens, but if it doesn't look like happening, I might be tempted by South Africa.

Is England scheduled to tour in Pakistan on next winter?

 

[Dhonifan]

Sadly I had to cancel my trip to India, and due to health issues it's going to be a while before I can tour again.

I've got my eye on next winter in Pakistan if that tour happens, but if it doesn't look like happening, I might be tempted by South Africa.

Here's to a speedy recovery

 

[PlanetPakistan]

Hope you feel better BigH

I thought PAK were touring AUS next winter.

 

[Random Aussie]

Is England scheduled to tour in Pakistan on next winter?

Winter 2010? So after Pak tour of Australia?

 

[Big Harvey]

You Poms are crazzzzyyyyyyy ...

The really crazy poms are the ones who are willing to pay £80 or more per day to watch home Tests. By watching my cricket abroad instead of at home I can both save money, and avoid a big chunk of our winter! That's one of the reasons why so many English fans travel abroad following England.

A friend of mine who was at Edgbaston this year reckoned there were more England fans at the Basin Reserve in Wellington in March than were present on day 1 at the Edgbaston Test.

 

[itduzz]

Winter 2010? So after Pak tour of Australia?

ya...finally after 10 yrs Pak will play a Mcgrath/Warne less Aussie team...Pak shud take a cook book to Aus on how to make Kangroo curry...

 

[Big Harvey]

Hope you feel better BigH

I thought PAK were touring AUS next winter.

Thanks!

I think England are scheduled to tour SA late November-January, then be in Pakistan around February 2010, so my guess is that it would be after Pakistan's Australia tour.

 

[Imran_m]

With home conditions and the high temperatures don't u reckon India should be playing 5 genuine bowlers? I reckon they can afford to lose a batsmen and play an extra bowler.

 

[Random Aussie]

ya...finally after 10 yrs Pak will play a Mcgrath/Warne less Aussie team...Pak shud take a cook book to Aus on how to make Kangroo curry...

Yaar you are going to menace us on bouncy pitches with and

won't be there

 

[Random Aussie]

Back on topic, Prior and Anderson doing well.

6/263 they would hope to get to 300. Seems they may survive the session after all.

 

[itduzz]

Yaar you are going to menace us on bouncy pitches with and

won't be there

ya.... & will make good kangroo curry....

 

[itduzz]

Anderson is playing Bhaggi better than Punter

 

[Random Aussie]

Anderson is playing Bhaggi better than Punter

That wouldn't be too hard )

 

[Big Harvey]

Anderson gone. Useful knock though. On the down side, it guarantees that England will continue mindlessly using a nightwatchman whenever we lose a late wicket.

 

[Big Harvey]

With home conditions and the high temperatures don't u reckon India should be playing 5 genuine bowlers? I reckon they can afford to lose a batsmen and play an extra bowler.

At the moment, their selection policy looks a good call. Yuvraj did a good job yesterday.

 

[india_fan]

QFT

So do the Aussie selectors..

 

[Big Harvey]

Swann gets an unplayable delivery from Harbhajan. Leapt brutally at him off a good length, and it's gloved to slip. If the pitch keeps doing this, 277-8 might not be a bad score!

 

[PlanetPakistan]

Amazing how much cricket these English boys play. G Swann isn't even 30 years old and he has already played 170+ first class games.

 

[Random Aussie]

So do the Aussie selectors..

Yes these days they do

 

[india_fan]

Amazing how much cricket these English boys play. G Swann isn't even 30 years old and he has already played 170+ first class games.

Yet they suck at it

 

[diondublin]

England with two spinners could be dangerous if they could get a 150+ target for india on the Fifth day.

 

[PlanetPakistan]

Swann gets an unplayable delivery from Harbhajan. Leapt brutally at him off a good length, and it's gloved to slip. If the pitch keeps doing this, 277-8 might not be a bad score!

i thought that was more due to good bowling

 

[Big Harvey]

Lunch. 294-8.

Yesterday after lunch the pitch was at its most docile, but started doing things later on in the day. If England can stick around for 45 minutes to an hour after lunch, things could get very interesting, although of course we don't know how the pitch is going to behave once it's had the roller on it.

 

[Keith]

Sadly I had to cancel my trip to India, and due to health issues it's going to be a while before I can tour again.

I've got my eye on next winter in Pakistan if that tour happens, but if it doesn't look like happening, I might be tempted by South Africa.

Would be nice having you in SA! Remember, that if ever you make it to SA you have a place to stay in friendly Port Elizabeth!!!

 

[Big Harvey]

i thought that was more due to good bowling

He does tend to get more bounce than most other spinners, but there was something a bit freakish about that one!

 

[maamrut]

Pitch is going to appear a lot flatter after England finish their innings. LOL.

 

[Big Harvey]

Would be nice having you in SA! Remember, that if ever you make it to SA you have a place to stay in friendly Port Elizabeth!!!

Thanks. If I do go, I might just take you up on that. I'm sure your place beats most places I've stayed while watching cricket over the years!

 

[Keith]

Pitch is going to appear a lot flatter after England finish their innings. LOL.

Classically stated!!

All the demons will be "rolled out by the roller" and the scoring rate will be increased on a friendly batting pitch!!!

 

[Big Harvey]

Pitch is going to appear a lot flatter after England finish their innings. LOL.

That does usually seem to be the case.

 

[Keith]

Thanks. If I do go, I might just take you up on that. I'm sure your place beats most places I've stayed while watching cricket over the years!

Having read about a number of your exploits in earlier threads you are probably correct BUT i am sure that you would not change anything, even if you could though. The memories that you have from those "excursions" must be awesome man. Nothing that money can buy anyway!!!

 

[Big Harvey]

Having read about a number of your exploits in earlier threads you are probably correct BUT i am sure that you would not change anything, even if you could though. The memories that you have from those "excursions" must be awesome man. Nothing that money can buy anyway!!!

Exactly. From the sights I've seen and the food I've eaten to socialising with the wonderful, eccentric people who follow England abroad. I've seen some really great cricket matches as well of course. Fortunately my touring has spanned what turned out to be something of a golden age of Test cricket, the like of which might never be seen again.

Now that I'm married and have a mortgage, doing every tour would require me to work more overtime than my health will allow, and being away for longer than would be fair on my wife, so I'll have to pick and choose from now on, with the main emphasis being on the subcontinent.

 

[diondublin]

Pitch is going to appear a lot flatter after England finish their innings. LOL.

Until the first wicket falls and Dravid makes the pitch look like a minefield again.

 

[Big Harvey]

Classically stated!!

All the demons will be "rolled out by the roller" and the scoring rate will be increased on a friendly batting pitch!!!

They were saying earlier that the humidity is 97%!

I think if Jimmy Anderson can find a decent line and length he could be a handful in these conditions, whatever the pitch does.

 

[Big Harvey]

Anyone know who the lad is who's body painted with the Indian flag? I saw him at every Test when we toured in 2006, and I've noticed him quite a bit on TV at other matches since. He seems to be India's answer to Pakistan's Chacha, England's "Jimmy", and Sri Lanka's Percy.

 

[Matic]

Panesar in, let's see if he can hit a few.

 

[Big Harvey]

They've just shown the Harmison dismissal and how much the ball turned. If Yuvraj is getting the ball to turn that much, there has to be hope for England!

 

[saffer]

They've just shown the Harmison dismissal and how much the ball turned. If Yuvraj is getting the ball to turn that much, there has to be hope for England!

Yeah, but 300 ish is not a good enough score first innings in India.

 

[diondublin]

They've just shown the Harmison dismissal and how much the ball turned. If Yuvraj is getting the ball to turn that much, there has to be hope for England!

And what the last two series India have played has shown is that apart from the openers the rest of the elderly team don't play spin well at all, add yuvraj who is a poor player of quality spin bowling and England is in this up to their ears.

 

[Asim2Good]

england batsmen need to learn how to protect tailenders, they continue to expose them and keep playing safe by being on non striker end.
for 10th wicket stand of 6 overs, monty faced 26 deliveries.
KP used to take single off first ball of the over in last Ashes series

 

[Amjid Javed]

Eng 316 All out - Will find out what sort of Total that is after India have batted once. Doesnt look enought to me.

India 2/0 in reply.

 

[Matic]

50 for Matt Prior, wondering if he'll start to hit now.

 

[Amjid Javed]

50 for Matt Prior, wondering if he'll start to hit now.

England are all out i doubt it!

Indian inns has started and england bowlers are bowling way to short. Ball needs to be pushed up a little here!

 

[Matic]

England are all out i doubt it!

Indian inns has started and england bowlers are bowling way to short. Ball needs to be pushed up a little here!

Apologies! Realized I hadn't hit post and when I did, it was all over.

 

[Amjid Javed]

11/0 now as the poor short of a length dross continues to be bowled...

 

[Matic]

They've matched up Gavaskar with Bumble in the commentary box.. wondering how this would sound.

 

[Matic]

Sehwag OUT, drags it onto the stumps.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Sehwags poor record against england continues. Out for 9 as he drags one on from anderson

16/1

 

[Random Aussie]

Game on

 

[Random Aussie]

James Anderson seems to have tightened his line and length significantly from last time I saw him. Nice pace, good line.

 

[Random Aussie]

Swan gets Gambhir 2/34

 

[Robert]

Swannnnnnnnny!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Anderson has bowled well and Flintoff seems to have settled in straight away.

1st showing of spin from england just before Tea and Swann starts with an awful 1st ball which is hot for 4

34/1

 

[Matic]

Gambhir OUT, Swann's debut over gets Gambhir lbw.

Ind 34/2

 

[Big Harvey]

India up the Swannee!!!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Swann makes amends and Gets GG

34/2

India in a spot of trouble now.

 

[Amjid Javed]

I have no sympathy with Batsmen who choose to pad the ball away.

Jimmy P-adams use to **** me off most when he use to do it.

Only if a bowler is bowling outside leg stick and negatively should a batsmen choose to kick ball away!