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

[James]

Good partnership actually, but a thoroughly pedestrian dismissal for Trott.

Clearly India's average cricketers are only going to get wickets on this from a batsmen's mistake, an umpiring error, or a run-out.

Let's grind out 300 and see what our superior bowlers can do.

 

[saiyan0312]

beautiful shot by peterson.

 

[James]

Pietersen is a class apart, so often looks like he is playing on a different pitch.

 

[Kwremb]

KP looking good for another ton here

 

[saiyan0312]

Play going very slow.

 

[SL_Fan]

Bell really needs to chip in with a decent knock.

 

[saiyan0312]

KP looking good for another ton here

Hope he gets it. Would love to see his ton.

 

[saiyan0312]

Sharma on.

Bell really needs to chip in with a decent knock.

I hear you bell should do something.

 

[musaarthali]

Getting bowled by Jadeja

we found another allrounder.

 

[musaarthali]

Play going very slow.

IPL fan ?


Age 14 ??

 

[Kwremb]

Ishant getting the ball to move in, looks like pitch offers more assistance to seamers than spinners

 

[saiyan0312]

Had that fielder been taller that was an out.

 

[MRSN]

 

[Kwremb]

KP dropped by Pujara

 

[saiyan0312]

IPL fan ?


Age 14 ??

NO

and

NO

I love test cricket. That was just a statement. The slower the play goes the better bcz this is test and a batsmen should take his time.

 

[saiyan0312]

61 from 155 with 9 fours. Peterson.

 

[saiyan0312]

Last time pujara dropped Cook and he made nearly 190 runs

 

[saiyan0312]

Bell really wants to contribute and stay. He is taking his time.

 

[musaarthali]

Rr 1.96

 

[LethalSami]

Eng will only need to bat once

 

[saiyan0312]

Whacked Misfield and a chance of runout.

 

[TM Riddle]

Pietersen survives

 

[saiyan0312]

Saved man peterson is lucky. The golden rule never run on a misfield was disobeyed and he got himself dangered.

 

[Swaraj!!]

Just tuned in.....3 wickets, 3 gifts.....

Still dont see any positives from Indian Bowlers viewpoint. The turn is the big surprise, or rather the lack of it. Apparently, we will get to know if there is really any turn only after Monty and Swann get in.

 

[LethalSami]

Ishant Sharma, one over into his spell, has just wandered off the pitch - if he's injured that will be a problem for Dhoni. Piyush Chawla into the attack

lets hope he's not pregnant...

 

[TM Riddle]

15000 FC runs for KP

 

[James]

I can now remove my heart from my oesophagus.

 

[saiyan0312]

That was a four ball couldnt hit it right peterson was pissed.

 

[TM Riddle]

Bell gone!!!!!

 

[James]

Bell is so pathetically poor.

 

[Jeetu111]

119/4

 

[Kwremb]

Haha Bell is clueless in subcontinent conditions

 

[saiyan0312]

Out tossed up and Bell played too early. Way to go bell you just keep on being a disappointing.

1 from 27. after playing 27 balls you would think he would see through the deceptive flight of the ball.

 

[TM Riddle]

Bell's poor form continues...hello marshland

 

[imshally81]

why india playing with 3/4 spinners and only 1 fast bowler....
Pitch is looking more fast bowler friendly....

 

[musaarthali]

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Will England reach 150 ???

 

[saiyan0312]

Bell is so pathetically poor.

Bell is moronically pathetically poor. He should have seen through the deception flight and then he chips it.

Joe root on lets see if he does something on his debut.

 

[Swaraj!!]

lulled is right....it was a lulloo ball.

But I was guessing something like this would happen seeing Bell get stuck for 1/28.

 

[TM Riddle]

Joe root Arrives...real test for him in these conditions..attacking field from dhoni

 

[saiyan0312]

Will England reach 150 ???

It was bell that got out not Peterson.

 

[James]

Even 200 AO would have us in the game tbqh.

Our bowlers are that good and India are that poor.

 

[cricket sport]

Big task ahead for Pietersen now, with the dismissals of Trott and Bell.

 

[musaarthali]

It was bell that got out not Peterson.

He will go soon.

 

[saiyan0312]

lets hope he's not pregnant...

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lulled is right....it was a lulloo ball.

Slight deception. New batsmen would make such a mistake not someone who has played 27 balls.

 

[Kwremb]

Bell got out to Chawla of all people lol

 

[saiyan0312]

He will go soon.

Bell looked clueless, he on the other hand looks solid. They need to reach 300 to make an impact.

 

[Jeetu111]

Can we take 3 more wickets today ? we are being saved by senselessly defensive batting with a rr of 1.92 .

 

[TM Riddle]

I reckon KP should attack now to ease some pressure off the debutant

 

[saiyan0312]

Beautiful drive nice way to start his career.

 

[Jeetu111]

Agnew on tms : "At the moment, England are making slow progress towards being horribly bowled out for not enough. How do you know what's a good score here?"

 

[James]

Lovely off-drive from Root for 3.

Has already surpassed Bell with that shot lol.

 

[saiyan0312]

Can we take 3 more wickets today ? we are being saved by senselessly defensive batting with a rr of 1.92 .

They are gifting it away.

 

[James]

Agnew's pretty senile, I wouldn't hold up his opinion as anything authoritative.

 

[TM Riddle]

chawla is such an idiot but Bell is even bigger idiot than him

 

[saiyan0312]

Lovely off-drive from Root for 3.

That was better shot then bells little 27 ball facade put together.

 

[LethalSami]

comeon Root
your performance will give Ding Dong Bell the boot

 

[TM Riddle]

Lovely off-drive from Root for 3.

Has already surpassed Bell with that shot lol.

and cook too!

 

[Jeetu111]

They are gifting it away.

its a crazy mindset .... were they scoring at 3 per over,it would be around 185/4 right now .

 

[Swaraj!!]

Apparently Root is more in the mold of Trott and Compton. At No 6 in though, he may not be that used to an old ball and slow pitch. If only India could take advantage of that.....

@James: Sure you are yourself today? Usually you don't lean that far over the edge

 

[saiyan0312]

A beauty of a drive

great start by joe. That was a very good shot.

 

[rooster]

Well well just shows how weak bell is mentally. He either goes over the top or blocks everything. Just stool there and blokes hell of a lot. Very poor.

 

[James]

These are very attritional conditions. I'm not concerned.

Beautiful work from Root so far, my word. Yorkshire!!!!

 

[saiyan0312]

its a crazy mindset .... were they scoring at 3 per over,it would be around 185/4 right now .

I think its a draw mindset. Only wickets started falling due to their own stupidity and bad decisions.

 

[TM Riddle]

root looks a good prospect till now unless he does a Ian bell

 

[MRSN]

that should have been an easy run out

 

[Jeetu111]

Apparently Root is more in the mold of Trott and Compton. At No 6 in though, he may not be that used to an old ball and slow pitch. If only India could take advantage of that.....

@James: Sure you are yourself today? Usually you don't lean that far over the edge

you know how English are .... Stewart was ranting on tms that if we win this series,it would be the biggest thing since last 25 years -even bigger than Ashes .
This kind of hype produces such dull defensive cricket as we have seen today by visitors.

 

[saiyan0312]

That was a runout but the throw was bad chawala was nowhere. cant explain but very wrong.

 

[Swaraj!!]

And KP gets back to his 50+ avg zone......

 

[James]

Dhoni's the one being defensive with his single seamer and conservative field placings.

 

[Swaraj!!]

I am going to hate saying this....but please bring back Jadeja....at least he was blocking one end up and turning over one maiden after another.

 

[James]

KP 68 (178), very uncharacteristic and also very pleasing because of that.

 

[Jeetu111]

133/4 in 65 .... can we end the day at 200/7 ?

 

[James]

I'd take 220/5.

India would have had about 3 run outs today if they could field.

 

[saiyan0312]

TEA

 

[Jeetu111]

LOL the Indian commentary is horrendous, I didn't realise quite how bad it was.

They haven't even mentioned the Cook shocker, and Manjrekar is still chuntering on about the Trott call.

Totally engineered. And I bet over there they swallow every word of it and every little fabricated history.

Dravid praising KP at tea .... more engineering & manipulation by BCCI

 

[Gunther]

How is Root looking ? Tentative, confident.. ?

 

[James]

Dravid praising KP at tea ....

Dravid is a class act. Guess you could say the exception that proves the rule.

 

[James]

How is Root looking ? Tentative, confident.. ?

Very relaxed and confident.

 

[saiyan0312]

How is Root looking ? Tentative, confident.. ?

Confident.

 

[Gunther]

England somehow have to scrape to 300 and then depend big time on Bressielad to put in a hard slog with the ball bowling wikut to wikut.