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India vs England | 1st Test | Ahmedabad | 18/11/12 | Day 4

After long time couple predictions went wrong as Indian players took it easy..(just miss)

Any way in first hour tomorrow match will be finished ..

Well played Cook and Proor..but your efforts not enough
 
All 3 results possible now. Indian victory still the most likely, but England have given themselves a genuine chance of saving the game.

England's best chance of victory would be to be bowled out somewhere between lunch and tea.

Nice wish...but only one result is realistically possible...a thumping Indian win by 9 pr 10 wickets...
 
Musarathali said today by the time of tea both teams will board the plane for Bomaby. :)))
He is India's Malkian.
 
Lol just saw the wickets on the news and both Yadav's wickets looked bad decisions. Both looked to be going down legside, but one actually got an inside edge. I bet Dhoni wasn't having a go at the umpire though.

We need captain Cook and Prior to keep batting and if they can get through the first session unscathed they stand a decent chance of saving the test.
 
India still got it. they can chase 160 in 40overs easily :kohli

That if Eng manage to bat that long :ashwin

Draw is on papers too.

Eng win? mighty difficult :ajmal

Nevertheless gem from Mr. Alastair Cook
 
Lol just saw the wickets on the news and both Yadav's wickets looked bad decisions. Both looked to be going down legside, but one actually got an inside edge. I bet Dhoni wasn't having a go at the umpire though.

We need captain Cook and Prior to keep batting and if they can get through the first session unscathed they stand a decent chance of saving the test.

biased comment.
Yadav is an Indian.If he was a Pakistani both decisions would be plumb. Patel got a YORKER first ball. a Pakistani questioning that sounds laughable. a faint nick which is not easy to spot I agree with that though.
 
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Its still India's game but Cook and Prior have played for their lives. It will be a bit hard on them if England loses the game from here.
 
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biased comment.
Yadav is an Indian.If he was a Pakistani both decisions would be plumb. Patel got a YORKER first ball. a Pakistani questioning that sounds laughable. a faint nick which is not easy to spot I agree with that though.

Totally uncalled for!! What does being a pakistani has got to do with those decisions? Those decisions were questionable dude!
 
:bow: Cook what a gutsy knock leading from the front. He has played quite a few of them in recent times. Prior yet again showing why he's the best Test wk batsman going around by some distance. Another gutsy player who is up for a scrap when the chips are down. Respect!
 
Still a long way to go for Eng though. Didn't think they will be able to take this to day 5 after their horrendous 1st innings but captain Cook and his first mate Prior has somehow managed to turn the ship around. TBH I think Eng deserves a draw after this.
 
Going to bed. Hoping for Eng to bat the day out with 5/6 down and 40/50 ahead. You can't beat a fifth day decider but realistically India need cook and Innings win is their,s.

This is what I said at lunch and it came true word for word.
 
[cook just showed talent and skill maturity he literally anchored the innings and stop any form of collapse against spin ashwin has not picked a wicket in this innings and prior also gave good response to cooks efforts and made a good 144 runs partnership i think england should try to go for a draw but that would be next to impossible bcz with 5 wickets left and englands spin vulnerability a result can happen cook needs to bat the next 2 session if england want to avoid defeat
 
Good work by Prior and Cookie but they will not last till lunch tomorrow. That is my guess.

Easy victory for India I guess
 
5 wickets would have been acceptable at the start of the day. England have a chance of a draw with a long tail. If they are bowled out midway through the day, all four results become possible. India clear favourites but there's hope of escape for England. This partnership needs to grow some more.
 
biased comment.
Yadav is an Indian.If he was a Pakistani both decisions would be plumb. Patel got a YORKER first ball. a Pakistani questioning that sounds laughable. a faint nick which is not easy to spot I agree with that though.

Why so insecure? I can admit when wrong decisions go in favour of Pakistan so if this would happen I would admit that they were lucky to get those decisions. Being Pakistani has nothing to do with it.
 
Still feel we are just one wicket away from making inroads into the tail of England but who will get that breakthrough is a big question mark. Hopefully, tomorrow some of those close LBW shouts comes in our favor rather than English :)

Oh give over! Fatel was sawn off in both innings!

If you want more correct LBW decisions, get DRS like everyone else.
 
Still a very long way to go. Need to stay in until tea on Day 5 at least. But a heartening comeback nonetheless, with two superb innings at the centre of it. If Cook and Prior bat out the morning session, I will begin to believe. If we lose one or both of them in this period, which is more likely, the game will unravel.
 
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Oh give over! Fatel was sawn off in both innings!

If you want more correct LBW decisions, get DRS like everyone else.

I guess u didn't noticed the smiley next to that comment of mine. It was said in jest.
 
Game is

70% India Win
25% Draw
5% England Win

From Tea Time on Day 3, when India win was 95%, Cook and Prior primarily have brought England back with a slight chance of rescue.
 
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