The Cricket Thread

[Ollie 4,400]

I think Dhoni's angry he's just trying to whack everything out the ground now lol. Nice shot by him tho.

Lets see how long he gets away with this for...

[Ollie 4,400]

Technology in cricket = 2 Reviews, 2 correct decisions being made. Umpire fails

195-8.

[warnie_666 1,081]

Where was this Dhoni in the first two tests?

If we can get the score close to 250 it would be a challenging score considering the green pitch on offer.

[Ollie 4,400]

Well at 111-7 he had to be a bit more positive and as a good ODI player, he had to do this. It's his natural game playing some shots. There was nothing to lose with his approach.

[warnie_666 1,081]

Well at 111-7 he had to be a bit more positive and as a good ODI player, he had to do this. It's his natural game playing some shots. There was nothing to lose with his approach.

He tried that in first innings of second test and handed out a catch to slips

[Ollie 4,400]

Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Today it's worked for him, there's nothing really to it. You can either smash it or edge it.

[Ollie 4,400]

India 224 all out.

[zolayes 14,489]

another good day for England

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Well played Dhoni, but I'll take that. Should have bowled them out for less than 200 though.

[Ollie 4,400]

I dont like this 'pitching outside the line' shit. If it's hitting the stumps, it's out in my book. Cook shoulda gone there imo but hey i don't care.... 4!

[BlueLion. 21,491]

I'm currently chilling with a glass of wine and watching the cricket while my village rips itself to pieces, cause I'm a posh bastard innit.

[Ollie 4,400]

Close of play on day 1.

India 224 all out

England 84/0

Lovely stuff.

[DavidEU 2,023]

England, number one, England England number one!

Fingers crossed for a day of watching the boys bat tomorrow out and really be in control again this time tomorrow. Ravi in the team worries me though.

[Madmax 9,219]

Bullshit batting once again. Yes the pitch has got a green tinge and it's a little blustery and overcast but this isn't a 224 all out wicket. There are no demons in this pitch once you settle down. We did the hard work - got to 60 odd for 1 and then threw it away. Useless and irresponsible.

[Madmax 9,219]

Don't get upset because your guys are getting smashed. We have the best bowling attack in the world atm, if we don't do it in the sub continent then pity but atm nobody can compare with our bowling attack except maybe south africa but they aren't complete. We have swing bowlers who can swing it both ways, bowlers that can hammer it short, the number one spinner in test cricket... We have 3 in the top 7 but Broad will soon be in the top 6 with this current form. Anderson is 2nd.

The stats show it, the pictures show it and what i'm watching right now shows it. If our conditions were so helpful, why have you guys only taken 10 wickets twice, with one of those being when we were like 450 ahead blazing away for fun?

And also, why have we scored so many runs whereas India aint even got a 300 yet? And they won't do that here either baring some monumental fuck up.

You have the best attack for your kind of conditions. None of your vehement shouting and posturing takes away from the fact that your so called "best in the world" attack can't cut it in the testing conditions of the subcontinent, as proved during the WC when England ... well we know how England fared :giggle:

Fact is our woeful shot selection and absence of grit has made you look better than you are. We don't seem to learn from our mistakes and that just makes it worse. England have dominated - for sure, but we have self-destructed in each of these games and for that we only have ourselves to blame. The day this team plays to it's potential, England will be blown out of the water irrespective of the numerous best this, best that tags it gives itself.

Save the "we're best because we win in these conditions" nonsense. Do it in unfriendly conditions and I'll gladly eat humble pie.

P.S - Broad is God. Seems to have the midas touch atm.

[Ollie 4,400]

The world cup went badly true but nobody actually batted great. Even we got over 300 with the bat against you lot in your own back yard and should've won and Bresnan got 5 wickets there and we beat South Africa who are supposed to have the best bowling attack. India's bowling wasn't the best in that tournament either really was it? It's not easy for us because nobody plays test cricket near us geographically whereas India have teams to play in the same conditions. I think we did pretty well last time we toured India too and we weren't even great at that time.

We'll see what happens next time we go to the sub continent but i'm confident we can do very well there but at the moment we're playing at home and we're ruining the worlds best. If you're the worlds best, you should be playing a hell of a lot better than you have done in this last 3-4 weeks regardless of conditions.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

England have the best bowling attack, in England. They are yet to prove themselves in the subcontinent. It's an important point.

None the less, great performance by them as usual & a poor one from us. Dear god this humiliation is too much..

[Madmax 9,219]

England have the best bowling attack, in England. They are yet to prove themselves in the subcontinent. It's an important point.

Bingo.