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India vs England | 1st Test | Ahmedabad | Day 1

Swann comes back and immediately gets a wicket.

Now we will get to know how good/bad the pitch is.
 
Oups bad luck for me, Sehwag is gone and Tendulkar is in!

Swann is a real good spinner, it was really rubish to read so many things against him in the build up of theseries!

And as predicted, all supporters happy and cheering Sehwag's dismissal! Poor man, has scored 117 from 117!
 
Mobashir said:
Swann is a real good spinner, it was really rubish to read so many things against him in the build up of theseries
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Clueless idiots of course. No need to bother arguing with them - Graeme produces the evidence on the field of play.

:)
 
Both wickets were good lenght ball that hit the stumps under half of the wicket! Some low bounce!
 
Well bowled today Swann, but a consolation wicket really. It's a 600 pitch.

Another before tea and we at least have something to build on. Wonder if we can limit them to 440.
 
Mobashir said:
Oups bad luck for me, Sehwag is gone and Tendulkar is in!

Swann is a real good spinner, it was really rubish to read so many things against him in the build up of theseries!

And as predicted, all supporters happy and cheering Sehwag's dismissal! Poor man, has scored 117 from 117!
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Sorry saar Sachin is bigger than game
 
musaarthali said:
Sorry saar Sachin is bigger than game
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Dumb comment.

Dumb team selection from England too. If a team like India went in for 2 pacers, 2 spinners combo at say Perth or the Wanderers for example, they would get crucified.

This is India. Pitches are dry. Play 2 spinners. Anderson is useless on pitches without grass.

Sky Commentarty is **** poor. Thought Indian press were bad re: pitches. What did Botham expect....that India would be full of swinging and seaming pitches because the English were coming. Absolutely pathetic whinging.

Pujara looks a player.
 
India have started like a train here with the inns that sehwag played and the rate of scoring being around the 4 mark means england have lost control of things in terms of trying to stem the run flow. Also quick scoring also advances the game pretty quickly.
 
And Swann strikes again, Tendulkar is gone!

So far my prediction that Swann will dominate indian batsman is working beautifully!
 
Lols When Swann is Englands only hope on the first day of a Test match, then expect Ojha and Aswhin to roll over England in no time.

England's only hope is to smash the spinners out of the attack, blocking won't help at all.

And Tendu is out as well, as expected.
 
Swann is brilliant again. SunnyG in the commbox must be feeling so stupid right now for his pre-series sly remarks at Swann.

Meanwhile, Sachin flops yet again
 
Graeme Peter Swann, you are tremendous. Let's have a Michelle for the day (no not a bird called Michelle).
 
worrying thing for england is its day 1 and swanns getting alot out of this wicket, then again this types of surfaces were expected during the series.
 
If England can get 2-3 more wickets it will be good for them especially Kohli, Dhoni, and Yuvraj.....Pujara cant play that fast so not much of a difference but he could make a difference too as well as Ashwin we all know what Ashwin can do
 
Swann has been excellent today and should be looking for atleast a 5for now in this inns.
 
adnanulhaq97 said:
If England can get 2-3 more wickets it will be good for them especially Kohli, Dhoni, and Yuvraj.....Pujara cant play that fast so not much of a difference but he could make a difference too as well as Ashwin we all know what Ashwin can do
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India made enough runs..still 550 is realistic target here...
 
3 wickets in the evening session and it's a not awful day for us. India look strong though.
 
Meanwhile an update from Dhaka Bangladesh are 359/4 and still trail by 168 runs....... Naeem Islam scores his maiden century for Bangladesh in Test Cricket! shakib scored 89, Captain Mushfiq is batting on 38*
 
From cricinfo:

"Well, that will set tongues wagging again. At least he wasn't bowled, eh? Out comes the prince, Virat Kohli. The batsmen crossed so Pujara is on strike"

lols
 
Get rid or SRT and who do you put in instead. Raina or Tiwary....or Rahane.

If you look at it that way, India should stick with SRT for a little while longer - at least until after the South Africa away series.
 
Zahid87 said:
This is India. Pitches are dry. Play 2 spinners. Anderson is useless on pitches without grass.
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In fact, Jimmy is getting it to reverse rather nicely.

But I agree that the balance of the attack is wrong. Monty should be there and Jimmy should be bowling in support of he and Swann.
 
lol musaarthali is today's resident Indian cheerleader/troll it seems.
 
musaarthali said:
Current....in all form of game...nowhere i told test only...is it too difficult
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He is nowhere near the mark in Test cricket. Yet.

There is a bloke called Kallis still playing. There is Amla. There is Michael Clarke although because he doesnt play novelty cricket i guess he doesnt count.

I am all for supporting our team (temporarily) but the Kohli overhype is too much. Let the kid bat without trying to pretend he is ATG already
 
Random Aussie said:
He is nowhere near the mark in Test cricket. Yet.

There is a bloke called Kallis still playing. There is Amla. There is Michael Clarke although because he doesnt play novelty cricket i guess he doesnt count.

I am all for supporting our team (temporarily) but the Kohli overhype is too much. Let the kid bat without trying to pretend he is ATG already
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I am little bit more patriotic about "our" team :)
 
Robert said:
In fact, Jimmy is getting it to reverse rather nicely.

But I agree that the balance of the attack is wrong. Monty should be there and Jimmy should be bowling in support of he and Swann.
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If Jimmy is taking the new ball, in the morning (remember India has very early start, so decent amount of moisture in the air), and looks that toothless, then there is no need for him.

In India, unless you have bowlers as skilled as Wasim, you need to have bowlers like Finn who can cause problems with pace and bounce as well as keep a steady line. Anderson is cannon fodder. You can't keep a bowler in the side for reverse swing.

Finn, Broad, Monty and Swann with Patel as support would be the idea combo. But Cook will never drop 'Jimmy' - Swann would probably burst into tears at the thought.
 
Random Aussie said:
He is nowhere near the mark in Test cricket. Yet.

There is a bloke called Kallis still playing. There is Amla. There is Michael Clarke although because he doesnt play novelty cricket i guess he doesnt count.

I am all for supporting our team (temporarily) but the Kohli overhype is too much. Let the kid bat without trying to pretend he is ATG already
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Save your effort for some other reply
 
This little passage of play will show what Pujara and Kohli are made of.

Pujara needs to keep the board moving, and help get Kohli through it.
 
india set to get a big total here. Sehwags innings has made it possible for India to get ahead of Time in this Test
 
Scoring rate has gone down drastically, if we get to a score of 320 without losing further wicket(s) by the end of day's play will be a great achievement.
 
India have match under there control here. there is no way for Eng here. The pitch will start turning from day 3
 
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