India vs England | 4th Test | Nagpur | 15/12/12 | Day 3

[Khabri420]

England all over India. India trail by 243 runs and will resume their 1st innings at 87/4

How will India respond today?

 

[kungfu90]

Anderson is reversing like 90s.
Will be tough for India. my prediction they won't cross 180.

 

[Ruri]

We're going to predictably allow a fightback today.

 

[MVP26]

Sir Jaddu triple ton coming up. We are in for some entertainment.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Cricinfo Quotes. Bwahahahaa!!!

9.15am "Dhoni took 2 good decisions yesterday, change of bowling to Ishant when Bresnan came and coming as a nightwatchman to save Jadeja and Ashwin." Ouch, Arpit

"The Revenge Series... "with enemies like these, who needs friends"." Ouch, Luke G

"heard of the unstoppable force meeting the indestructible wall..? well the exact opposite would happen if india was allowed to face its own bowlers!" And ouch, Gowtham

9.10am Meanwhile, Mumbai Mirror is on a roll. After "uncomfortably numb" yesterday, its headline today is: "Can India be allowed to face its own bowlers?"

 

[syedzaahmed]

Sir Jaddu triple ton coming up. We are in for some entertainment.

apparently he r smashed 2 300's recently in Ranji Trophy.

 

[KingKhanWC]

India still 40 odd runs away from the follow on.

Indians need to attack, power strokes is the way to go on this pitch.

120 lead for England.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Sir Jaddu triple ton coming up. We are in for some entertainment.

Him and Ashwin might add a lot of runs. You never know.

I have a feeling either Jaddu will score a big hundred or fail miserably. No in between.

Ashwin will add some 40-50 runs and gets out. Still he will be the 2nd best batsman for India in this series

 

[mithun_minhas]

Everytime Musarthali created the game thread India struggles.

Today for a change someone else created it. Will be a good day for India?

 

[MVP26]

Sir Jaddu will rescue the match for India. Its gonna be a tied series.

 

[Justcrazy]

India should look to bat with small targets in mind , 5 overs each ....

 

[Justcrazy]

89 / 4

 

[IgnitedMind]

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[IgnitedMind]

kohli getting bogged down

11 of 54 !!

 

[MVP26]

Kohli will be out anytime now.

 

[Justcrazy]

"the fab 3 is still to come with best batsman after Pujara in this series..the great Ashwin..The man with 3 triples..sir jaddu..and another one with avg of 75 with bat this season..Chawla..England you are up against mountain" Dire Straits for England, indeed, Prozium

Cric info

 

[Justcrazy]

93 / 4

 

[Justcrazy]

India needs to come as close as possible to Eng total to stay in the game

 

[Justcrazy]

Partnership 23 runs so far.

 

[Justcrazy]

Root should be given a few overs here.

 

[Justcrazy]

India trail by 234 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

 

[Justcrazy]

96 / 4

 

[Kwremb]

India playing for a draw, RR less than 1.92

 

[musaarthali]

Everytime Musarthali created the game thread India struggles.

Today for a change someone else created it. Will be a good day for India?

I created a thread but it was closed

Any way we are going to play well on this session.

 

[Justcrazy]

Third maiden in a row !!

 

[musaarthali]

Common Dhoni improve RR we are not tortoises.

 

[Ruri]

8 runs in the past 10 overs.

 

[Ruri]

12 now.

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[rooster]

lol commies now defending India's poor RR

 

[musaarthali]

lol commies now defending India's poor RR

Negative bowling.

 

[Kwremb]

Negative play from India like snails, resigned to a draw.

 

[Justcrazy]

Partnership 30 runs.

 

[rooster]

negative bowling.

 

[Ruri]

Lol, we really should just stack a very heavy off side field, and bowl wide of offstump. Dhoni was the king of doing that against the Aussies.

 

[Justcrazy]

"India should get to 330 at least by Tea. That, of course, if they bat through." Vishnu, tomorrow, right?

 

[rooster]

Lol, we really should just stack a very heavy off side field, and bowl wide of offstump. Dhoni was the king of doing that against the Aussies.

Yeah I do remember that. Aussies scored some 168 runs for 2-3 wickets. India clearly played for draw in that match. India usually play for draws once they lead a series but since it's a "revenge series" they prepared result pitch everytime and it backfired.

 

[rooster]

"India should get to 330 at least by Tea. That, of course, if they bat through." Vishnu, tomorrow, right?

They can but once the effect of the roller reduces it will once again become hard to score.

 

[musaarthali]

Looks like England spinners became ineffective.

Good ploy from India to use 4 spinners,easy rotation.

 

[Justcrazy]

India trail by 224 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

 

[musaarthali]

A 100 partnership here will move us into drivers seat.

 

[Justcrazy]

112 / 4

 

[Sandeep]

The man Kohli is learning the art the hard way...good for our cricket!!!

 

[rooster]

So 26 runs in the first hour for no loss. From 87/4 to 113/4.

 

[Justcrazy]

Good batting by India.

 

[Saurav]

good session so far

 

[Justcrazy]

India slowly getting in the game , it will take time but they will learn.

 

[rooster]

Ball started doing things. We need atleast a wicket this season.

 

[Justcrazy]

126 / 4

 

[Justcrazy]

Very good batting by India.

 

[Saurav]

poor field placings gotta say

 

[JibranAnsari]

kohli finally coming good! good my boy

 

[rooster]

poor field placings gotta say

Why?

 

[Saurav]

we avoided follow on

 

[SL_Fan]

India fighting back. Good to see. Kohli will have to make a big one here.

 

[James]

poor field placings gotta say

Agreed, only poor element of his captaincy thus far.

Could do with some tutelage from Vaughan and Nasser.

 

[asif9138]

India need to score fast in order to win the game!

 

[Xoib]

Umer Akmal can only dream how Kohli is batting at the moment. The boy is too good.

 

[MarkCooper]

1.3 runs an over this session !

 

[Saurav]

Dhoni looking good

will stay as captain

 

[James]

Bresnan not even getting up to 80mph, he has truly become a trundler, surely Flower can see it

 

[Justcrazy]

India trail by 193 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

 

[Saurav]

Why?

Panesar had only one slip for Kohli,no short leg,silly point or legslip

 

[James]

Good session for India. England have a lot to mull over during the break.

 

[Saurav]

Good session for India. England have a lot to mull over during the break.

not a taunt,but I have a feeling they r playing safety first approach,thus stopping the singles with few close in fielders.nothing wrong with it ofcourse

 

[rooster]

Panesar had only one slip for Kohli,no short leg,silly point or legslip

Probably Dhoni something from England's batting and Cook learned something from India's fielding.

 

[Saurav]

Probably Dhoni something from England's batting and Cook learned something from India's fielding.

lol latter must the case

 

[Justcrazy]

Long chat between Bresnan and Cook

Cook is worried .

 

[James]

not a taunt,but I have a feeling they r playing safety first approach,thus stopping the singles with few close in fielders.nothing wrong with it ofcourse

Nah I don't think it's as complex as that, I just think that everything can appear to die out there during a good partnership - Prior and Root for example forced nearly 50 wicketless overs at a slow place.

Wickets have fallen in clusters on this pitch. A scrappy breakthrough and/or the new ball can bring England back into this after lunch.

 

[Justcrazy]

Partnership 70 runs.

 

[JibranAnsari]

Some life back in the match ..though with this run rate match will finish in 6 days

 

[musaarthali]

We are going to win this match

 

[TM Riddle]

141/4.

 

[Justcrazy]

Lunch round the corner now.

 

[rooster]

lol latter must the case

I meant to say 'in this pitch'

 

[Saurav]

Nah I don't think it's as complex as that, I just think that everything can appear to die out there during a good partnership - Prior and Root for example forced nearly 50 wicketless overs at a slow place.

Wickets have fallen in clusters on this pitch. A scrappy breakthrough and/or the new ball can bring England back into this after lunch.

yes maybe,but I guess both teams are playing waiting games n not trying too many things,looking to minimize risk.beneficial for England ofcourse

 

[Saurav]

Collingwood at the start of the match said it will finish in 3 days.maybe he meant 3 extra days

 

[musaarthali]

No wickets in whole session

 

[SL_Fan]

India 180 odd behind with 6 wkts left in the bank. Slowly but surely getting back into the contest. New batsmen coming in will find it tough to get going imo. So one or two wickets here may well result in a collapse. Still any one's game I feel.