India vs England | 4th Test | Nagpur | 14/12/12 | Day 2

[MRSN]

another controversial decision?

 

[Justcrazy]

Dhoni , bang on target with the bowling change .

 

[Justcrazy]

242 / 7

300 looking far away now

 

[MRSN]

Swann can bat

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[rooster]

Get to 300 somehow.

 

[Justcrazy]

India would be happy to restrict Eng within 275 - 280

 

[MRSN]

paddle sweep

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

root moves to 55

 

[Justcrazy]

India will be batting soon !!

 

[Saurav]

this is what happens u get into ur shell

 

[Saurav]

another controversial decision?

no

 

[rooster]

another controversial decision?

Nah it looked good. He's long way from the crease but the ball ain't bouncing much.

 

[Justcrazy]

australia 227 / 4 in the other match against SL

Clarke chasing record.

 

[Justcrazy]

You need to have loads and loads of patience to bat on this pitch.

 

[rooster]

this is what happens u get into ur shell

But it's better than 139/5 where three of our batsmen threw their wickets away.

 

[Justcrazy]

252 / 7

 

[Justcrazy]

255 / 7

 

[MRSN]

Eng getting some boundaries here

 

[rooster]

Mid off and long off in place and Manju saying good field placings. Neither a single nor a lofted shot is possible.

 

[musaarthali]

So many wasted overs.

 

[Random Aussie]

Mid off and long off in place and Manju saying good field placings. Neither a single nor a lofted shot is possible.

Its a good field placing if the bowler can bowl to it

 

[musaarthali]

Mid off and long off in place and Manju saying good field placings. Neither a single nor a lofted shot is possible.

Need quality batsmen to exploit these field settings.

 

[Saurav]

 

[rooster]

Good shot Swanny. Give some company to Root.

 

[MRSN]

no

Nah it looked good. He's long way from the crease but the ball ain't bouncing much.

thanks but wasn't there 2.5 M rule for LBW?

 

[musaarthali]

Runs are coming bit faster, looks like pitch is not as slow as it made out to be.

 

[rooster]

Its a good field placing if the bowler can bowl to it

But in tests it also means "I will bowl outside off and i don't want you to neither get a single nor hit over the top"

 

[Random Aussie]

Need quality batsmen to exploit these field settings.

Well all three quality batsmen playing in this match are out already.

 

[rooster]

thanks but wasn't there 2.5 M rule for LBW?

Yeah but umpire doesn't have a ruler in his hand.

 

[Random Aussie]

But in tests it also means "I will bowl outside off and i don't want you to neither get a single nor hit over the top"

So would you like them to make scoring runs easy for you now?

 

[musaarthali]

Well all three quality batsmen playing in this match are out already.

Just wait for 3 more wickets to fall..far bigger quality batsmen are in que

 

[MRSN]

Yeah but umpire doesn't have a ruler in his hand.

so that was for DRS only?

 

[Justcrazy]

England 267/7

 

[MRSN]

that's close

 

[MRSN]

great running there..just home

 

[Ruri]

Lucky Root, was a very slow toss it seemed.

 

[MRSN]

Swan will play his shots

 

[Saurav]

 

[Saurav]

c'mon get the root guy

 

[rooster]

so that was for DRS only?

Yup

 

[Jo_Don]

How did Bresnan make his way back into the team?

 

[MRSN]

c'mon get the root guy

He's England's new wall..

 

[MRSN]

Each run will hurt Dhoni here..should have played some seamer instead of Chawla or Jadeja

 

[Justcrazy]

England 276/7

 

[Random Aussie]

England 267/7

England 7/276

 

[Justcrazy]

Each run will hurt Dhoni here..should have played some seamer instead of Chawla or Jadeja

Tough to say , another seamer would have made better impression, but Dhoni is not the one to blame fully , I am sure playing 4 slow bowlers was decided after some meeting.

Also Ashwin and Jadeja can bat well.

 

[MRSN]

so England session?

 

[Justcrazy]

Eng taking there own time here.

 

[rooster]

Good session in terms of runs. Would've loved to see Matt still batting, anyway Root batted brilliantly, no trouble at all.

We need something over 320-330 atleast.

 

[Justcrazy]

Root 65 from 200 balls !!!

 

[Justcrazy]

If the wicket plays this way all 5 days , it will be a draw.

 

[Jo_Don]

Are they going for the draw to secure the series?

 

[Saurav]

Are they going for the draw to secure the series?

yes but shhhh

 

[rooster]

Close!!! Impact just outside off stump

 

[MattyB]

Root playing a fantastic innings for the team. He is the type of guy you want at number 6 because as Sky Sports said he can block like Boycott but he is also a handy one-day player so can play shots when he wants.

 

[rooster]

50 partnership up . Keep going boys.

 

[cricket sport]

Swann playing like R Ashwin innings

 

[rockers2012]

Indian bowling sucks.....

 

[Saurav]

Swann is getting annoying

 

[Ruri]

Root looks as much a young girl as Broad does from some angles.

 

[MarkCooper]

Six

 

[RexRex]

Root is such a pain in the butt.Get him out already! India must be the the easiest place for debutants to get off the mark.

 

[Jeetu111]

only 2 outcomes likely from here : draw or England win . 296/7 in 138th over !

 

[akamaka]

140 overs for 300 runs

 

[MarkCooper]

I have a message for my Pakistan friends from your English friend here.

After we beat India I would like to ask you to please beat India too in the upcoming series

 

[Ruri]

300 up. I'll be honest, didn't think we'd reach it after Bresnan bottled it.

 

[GujjarSher]

Swann is getting annoying

More like getting awesome haha

 

[Ruri]

Unfortunately Monty is useless and Anderson will only get 10 runs off two gorgeous fours before missing a straight one.

 

[cricket sport]

Joe Root played good innings for his team

 

[Ruri]

And Root is out, poor lad. Now we have like 20 runs at most.

 

[MattyB]

Unlucky Root, well played son.

 

[Jeetu111]

Chawla uproots Swann's partner

 

[OZGOD]

Good knock from Joe Root on debut. Shame none of the Indian crowd clapped him off in appreciation.

 

[Ruri]

India ahead, but at least England have a low chance.

 

[rooster]

Lost his patience, very good inns none the less

302/8 another 20-30 is a bonus here. Swann need to change gear.

 

[Saurav]

 

[cricket sport]

Need 20 runs more

 

[Ruri]

Good knock from Joe Root on debut. Shame none of the Indian crowd clapped him off in appreciation.

Meh, most SC crowds rarely seem to show appreciation for a good performance from other teams.

England, SA, Aus all seem to applaud other people doing well (except for when Eng and Aus play)

 

[Jo_Don]

Good knock from Joe Root on debut. Shame none of the Indian crowd clapped him off in appreciation.

Indeed, excellent knock, especially for a position they've been trying to fill for a while. Early days, but the poms may have finally found their replacement for Collingwood.