India vs England | 4th Test | Nagpur | 13/12/12 | Day 1

[Jeetu111]

Indian 11 : 2 changes , Rahane & Chawla according to cricinfo .
English 11 : 1 change,Bresnan for Finn .
Pitch report says dry & white surface . Imo, white means well rolled & should be a test which will go into day 5 .
Your predictions folks ?

 

[Sandeep]

Rahane!!! The only positive for India in this tour (Pujara too ofc)

 

[musaarthali]

Plan to create a thread..any way i will add here only

 

[musaarthali]

When you hit rock bottom, the only way is up.

The view from rock bottom is often the reason, the inspiration, for getting back up.

Failure, like the darkness of night, may slow me down. But the dawn will come, the sun will shine again, and I will be on my way.

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

The game isn’t over til it’s over

You are never a loser until you quit trying

Common India let's win this

 

[young guns]

some inspiring words from musarthalli.....

 

[musaarthali]

some inspiring words from musarthalli.....

took 10 minutes of Google search...

 

[rooster]

When you hit rock bottom, the only way is up.

The view from rock bottom is often the reason, the inspiration, for getting back up.

Failure, like the darkness of night, may slow me down. But the dawn will come, the sun will shine again, and I will be on my way.

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

The game isn’t over til it’s over

You are never a loser until you quit trying

Common India let's win this

Well when you hit rock bottom, you should rest for a while and prepare yourself before climbing up. Hopefully England will sneak a win while you're resting.

 

[Jeetu111]

guys,i checked a site they were advertising in Aus-Saffers series ...we are the 1st faves as far as odds go,then draw & then the visitors . Fair odds you think ?

 

[mithun_minhas]

I hope Rahane opens in place of Gambhir.
1) Rahane
2) Sehwag
3) Pujara
4) Tendu
5) Kohli
6) Gambhir (He likes to be not out anyways)
7) Dhoni
8) Jadeja/Chawla
9) Ashwin
10) Ojha
11) Ishant

 

[saiyan0312]

at what time the match will start. Lets see if history is made. Two types of history are about to be made.

Can cook get number 1?

Can England beat India in their own backyard.

 

[Jeetu111]

at what time the match will start. Lets see if history is made. Two types of history are about to be made.

Can cook get number 1?

Can England beat India in their own backyard.

its 0930 hours Indian time .

 

[saiyan0312]

its 0930 hours Indian time .

Thanks man...

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

When you hit rock bottom, the only way is up.
................

Personally I have always thought that when you hit rock bottom...you die.

 

[musaarthali]

Personally I have always thought that when you hit rock bottom...you die.

Are you ghost?

 

[Jeetu111]

Thanks man...

uw bro

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

Are you ghost?

Can you not feel the chill?

 

[musaarthali]

Can you not feel the chill?

No.

Time for thrashing

 

[Sandeep]

are you ghost?

) )

 

[young guns]

Are you ghost?

)))

 

[paulkatich]

No.

Time for thrashing

you mean thrashing you are gonna get ? But Interesting to see how England will fare if cooks fails in this test. cook is the one who blunted spin. Like to see the other 10 against spin if he fails.

 

[Kwremb]

If Cook tons up again this will be remembered as Cook's series

 

[Gunther]

No.

Time for thrashing

You can do all your thrashing when the Pakistanis and Aussies come around!

 

[fight_club]

I wouldn,t want brenson looked slower than zaheer. Would love to some fight from
Indian team maybe youngster will show some spark however an indian win will need getting cook out twice cheaply

 

[Watsupdoc]

India vs England | 4th Test| Nagpur| 13/12/12| Day 1

Test match to start in about 5 hours. Who do you think is going to win?

 

[malikvslee]

It's interested to see how India's mindset will be

 

[shah_1]

England will win it easily

 

[Ruri]

Please delete this thread and let musaa start it. It's been working well for England so far and worth a few laughs when it does.

 

[Kwremb]

England should win it comfortably, through the course of this series it's been evident that England is the better team man to man even in Indian conditions

 

[Ruri]

Cook should be sacked, and Bell should be named Captain.


And then Cook should be reinstated after the Toss. Only thing he does wrong is the toss, might as well put the player out there who is the luckiest (considering how many chances he gets...)

 

[Random Aussie]

This is a very big game for India. A loss here puts Indian Test cricket in dire straits.

 

[ace58]

This is a very big game for India. A loss here puts Indian Test cricket in dire straits.

It would be worse for India if they won. The denial would continue. Their still blaming the 0-8 on super fast pitches that only exist in their imaginations. 1-3 at home would show that their need to be serious shake ups in team selection.

 

[Random Aussie]

It would be worse for India if they won. The denial would continue. Their still blaming the 0-8 on super fast pitches that only exist in their imaginations. 1-3 at home would show that their need to be serious shake ups in team selection.

And how is that OUR concern?

 

[KingKhanWC]

It;s about time Cook wins the toss!!

I would love to see England bat first for 3 days scoring over 700.

Reality is simple, Cook makes another big one and England will easily win. Runs on the board is the key again.

 

[W63L35]

It;s about time Cook wins the toss!!

I would love to see England bat first for 3 days scoring over 700.

Reality is simple, Cook makes another big one and England will easily win. Runs on the board is the key again.

I am pretty sure... Cook will lose the toss.

 

[amit]

sir ravindra bradman warne jadeja will hit a 300 & take a 10-fer on debut

he has already hit 794 runs & taken 24 wickets in the ranji trophy this year in just 5 matches

 

[KingKhanWC]

I am pretty sure... Cook will lose the toss.

You're probably right. I wonder how many series have been won by a team losing all tosses? Do you know the stats for test match and series victories over the years by teams winning the toss? Only in cricket can a toss of a coin, 50/50 chance have a very influential outcome on the result.

Imo the ICC should change the rules by introducing a new law. The team down in the series gets to decide with only having a toss if it's all level. This will make a competitive series making it a better watch. Not that this series isn't, it's a been great viewing.

 

[W63L35]

sir ravindra bradman warne jadeja will hit a 300 & take a 10-fer on debut

he has already hit 794 runs & taken 24 wickets in the ranji trophy this year in just 5 matches

he was already paid $2M in IPL.... he has already played in IPL.... how many runs he made and how many wickets he took?

 

[amit]

he was already paid $2M in IPL.... he has already played in IPL.... how many runs he made and how many wickets he took?

this is a test match he is going to play & not a 20/20. for test matches, look at fc stats where sir ravindra bradman warne jadeja avges 53 with the bat and 26 with the ball

 

[paulkatich]

this is a test match he is going to play & not a 20/20. for test matches, look at fc stats where sir ravindra bradman warne jadeja avges 53 with the bat and 26 with the ball

Is he is better than Ashwin and ohja as a bowler then ? Donno their stats.

 

[amit]

^maybe. but he is far better than harbhajan and chawla as bowlers. and his bowling is massively under-rated. sir ravindra bradman warne jadeja would have been unplayable on that mumbai pitch

he even took 15 wickets in 5 odis last year v eng and was 1 of the main reasons for us winning 5-0

 

[paulkatich]

When you hit rock bottom, the only way is up.

who is this guy. This is madness. Will he put a CSK tatoo on his forehead If they paid him little more. This shows club >> country for this guy.

 

[Random Aussie]

Was Finn injured or have England management gone insane?

 

[Inswinger]

Bumble seems to think Joe Root may get a chance to play.

David 'Bumble' Lloyd ‏@BumbleCricket
England may spring big surprise ... Rumour from India .. Root to play

 

[Inswinger]

Was Finn injured or have England management gone insane?

Finn hurt his back.

 

[MRSN]

hope Eng win the toss and bats first

 

[Gone]

Its simple, Cook is the reason england have done well this series, India make sure that he doesn't get those runs in 2 innings, and find a way to get him, then India will surely be favourites.

 

[W63L35]

The pitch looks flat, dry, whtish. The little bit of grass there is there to keep it together for the first two days or so. Lots of cracks on the surface. "Bottom of a dried river bed," Paul Collingwood calls it. These cracks are going to open up at some time. Collingwood also calls it a day-three pitch. Toss is crucial again. No water on the pitch for two days. All pointing towards three spinners for India. Toss in 15 minutes

Toss is going to go to India... again.

Joe Root has received his Test cap from Paul Collingwood. We are sure Root is going to replace Samit Patel, who pats him on the back.

So who is going to root for Root?

 

[MRSN]

I think Jadeja is playing today??

 

[IgnitedMind]

haha..Dada and boycott banter!!!

 

[IgnitedMind]

pitch is a 3 day pitch it seems..

 

[Square Drive]

Joe Root set to debut. He is expected to replace Samit Patel.

 

[MRSN]

Eng batting first

 

[IgnitedMind]

england batting

 

[IgnitedMind]

joe root in...bresnan in

 

[Jeetu111]

Are we gone because of toss ...predict England's score ?

 

[KingKhanWC]

Cook wins the toss!

Looks a belter. A good morning session for England will go a long way in securing the series.

 

[Saurav]

Bresnan in

Jaddu n Chawla in

 

[IgnitedMind]

piyush chawla and jadeja in...

 

[IgnitedMind]

3 spinners now...so only one seamer...

 

[Square Drive]

England are batting after winning the toss. Tim Bresnan replaces Steve Finn, and Joe Root gets debut ahead of Samit Patel

 

[IgnitedMind]

oh wait..ishant and yadav..so 2 seamers!!

 

[W63L35]

India selects the BEST 11 of the series... and they lose the toss!

 

[Saurav]

Cook wins the toss!

Looks a belter. A good morning session for England will go a long way in securing the series.

its a turner,Chawla will get you,be afraid

 

[MRSN]

just one seamer Dhoni?) )

 

[Square Drive]

Piyush Chawla and Ravindra Jadeja come in for Zaheer and Yuvraj.

 

[IgnitedMind]

one seamer is enough for england

 

[akamaka]

Can anyone tell me why finn has been replaced by bresnan?

 

[W63L35]

Can anyone tell me why finn has been replaced by bresnan?

Finn is injured.

 

[MRSN]

oh wait..ishant and yadav..so 2 seamers!!

so who's out?Ashwin?

 

[IgnitedMind]

Where are the Ranji Trophy buffs? Is this the first time two players from Saurashtra are playing in a Test? Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravindra Jadeja. About eight months ago, he was dropped even from the limited-overs sides -- cricinfo

 

[IgnitedMind]

so who's out?Ashwin?

no...only one...that was my mistake !!!

 

[Square Drive]

oh wait..ishant and yadav..so 2 seamers!!

No. It's 3 spinners and 1 seamer.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Spinner to open the bowling on day 1 for India, genius selection

 

[MRSN]

India playing four spinners and just one seamer

 

[rooster]

lol this is utter desperation from India.

 

[Kwremb]

Wait, India are playing 4 spinners

 

[Saurav]

just one seamer Dhoni?) )

n that seamer is Ishant)))

 

[IgnitedMind]

^^^ yes... Jadeja..ojha..ashwin..chawla..

if you count sehwag and sachin -- 6

 

[Kwremb]

Spinners:

Ojha
Ashwin
Chawla
Jadeja

Seamer:

Ishant Sharma

 

[IgnitedMind]

hopefully the pitch cracks bad...and england gets 50 all out in second innings