Ram Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 ** India's bowling in the first hour on 1st day morning. 75 runs of the first hour. Consider that with the 175 runs that were scored in the entire second day. ** Karthik's drop of Andrew Strauss. ** England's morning session mayhem when they lost 6 wickets for 30 runs. ** Anderson's double strike. Add on if you like..... Link to comment
Predator_05 Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 Wasim Jaffer being dropped by Prior in that 2nd over. As crucial as it gets, considering how he went on to score 59. Had the catch stuck, England might well have run through the Indian middle order - leaving India in a precarious situation of having to do damage limitation, a sure-shot way to lose their footing in the Test match. Link to comment
Ram Posted July 21, 2007 Author Share Posted July 21, 2007 ** Dhoni's catching practice. That was actually the turning point of his career i would say.. Link to comment
Cricketics Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 crucial moment??? India coming into bat on day3, if rain would have played spoi sport during day 3 opening session, then we won't have be bowling @ this moment.. Link to comment
The Outsider Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 ** Dhoni's catching practice. That was actually the turning point of his career i would say.. Naah!!, he'll score a useless 40-50 in the next innings when we are under the gun chasing 450. Link to comment
Ram Posted July 21, 2007 Author Share Posted July 21, 2007 Naah!!' date=' he'll score a useless 40-50 in the next innings when we are under the gun chasing 450.[/quote'] Shwetabh , Assuming we do badly in the second innings too ( which in all probability will happen) , how do you think the team management to can justify keeping Yuvraj out ? Link to comment
gs Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 Shwetabh ' date=' Assuming we do badly in the second innings too ( which in all probability will happen) , how do you think the team management to can justify keeping Yuvraj out ?[/quote'] Yeah, Yuvraj is no doubt more talented than Dhobi and probably will save a few runs on the field as well. Lets see how the Karthik - the opener experiment pans out in the 2nd innings. If he flops again, things could get very interesting! Link to comment
The Outsider Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 I don't understand the basis of putting any faith in Yuvraj, though he is certainly a better bet than Dhoni but then so is Boycott's grandmother. Link to comment
goose Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 Yuvraj 'arrived' at Lords in THAT final. His flaws have been well publicised. Somehow he has found a way recently with a mix of luck and pluck to post a score. Dhoni still reckons there aint a ball he can't hit for six. Link to comment
MundaPakistani Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 ** India's bowling in the first hour on 1st day morning. 75 runs of the first hour. Consider that with the 175 runs that were scored in the entire second day. this Link to comment
ludhianvi Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 Dravid's wicket:D Jaffer batting extremely defensive a the close of the 2nd day Link to comment
veer Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 Jaffer and Ganguly playing with defensive mindset on 2nd day.. Link to comment
gator Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 Jaffer and Ganguly playing with defensive mindset on 2nd day.. good point..... those 40-50 runs would have made a huge difference...and put more pressure on the english in their 2nd innings too... Link to comment
Ram Posted July 21, 2007 Author Share Posted July 21, 2007 Jaffer and Ganguly playing with defensive mindset on 2nd day.. If only Jaffer hadnt gotten out towards the end of the second day.. Damn , i hate destinies and fates being changed by a moment of brilliance/foolishness. Link to comment
Predator_05 Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 Oh please. Jaffer did his part. Blame the rest of the batsmen for succumbing to England's second string bowling attack. Link to comment
The Outsider Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 Jaffer played well but there is merit in the argument that he retreated completely into a shell after Tendulkar's dismissal. Ofcourse, having Ganguly as your partner does not help with the running between the wickets part. Link to comment
Ram Posted July 21, 2007 Author Share Posted July 21, 2007 Oh please. Jaffer did his part. Blame the rest of the batsmen for succumbing to England's second string bowling attack. I was referring to moments that may have had a huge impact on the course of this game. Jaffer's dismissal was one of them. And yes , the other "galacticos" did their part too.. Link to comment
big_rockstar4u Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 jaffer and gang batting over defensively... with the ball swinging around..we should hve atleast tried getting some runs of the spinner... Link to comment
veer Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 Oh please. Jaffer did his part. Blame the rest of the batsmen for succumbing to England's second string bowling attack. soo scoring 50+ is good enough for you?? for me its not.. he was settled and could have gone on for more.. but i dont blame jaffer personally.. i blame management.. ganguly ofcourse brought some message from dressing room.. and told him 'play for the day'.. and he followed.. and to be honest its been happening ever since dravid took over.. so again 8 runs in 10 overs... ............ W T H?? Link to comment
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