India are an ageing side and will be replaced by England as No.1 - Vaughan

[Anakin]

Great, so we won't have to wait too much longer for the English press to stfu.

[Andy]

Hopefully, But the bad news is the Tour of Windies Ends the Tour of England Starts within 10 Days.

[Anakin]

I have enough faith in the team, so hopefully it won't be a problem. And thanks for the other comment. I wish I could too, but there are always too many things at work and family.

[Andy]

I said England could beat India in english conditions as god tendulkar and dravid are only proven performers in our countries conditions But if pitches are flat and low in bounce play into india strokeplayers hands as players like sehwag and ghanbir are great to watch Check @sourav_sinha comment taken out of context in England we have a great chance of beating India I went for 2-1 my opinion that's all @iamgauttam without a doubt India are a quality team my opinion in England we will win 2-1 might be wrong !! @Witty144 typical hey I said eng win in eng 2-1 my opinion I said we would still struggle in India happy new year

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[gsivak]

I think english media is very much like Indian media. They exaggerate their triumphs and disaster. The retired players play it up to get covered. It doesn't make sense to react to such comments with vehemence.

[Homerus_Unus]

It's rather lame to get knotted-up over what an ex-captain has to say about the prospective chances regarding the current England squad. Face it guys, everyone wants to have a go at the top-dog. That's the nature of competitive sport. It was our desire to be no.1 that got us here -whether explicitly expressed or otherwise is immaterial- and we have no business playing the sport if we didn't have the desire to attain the top spot and retain that spot. Every current or former player, be they of any nation, should feel that optimistic about their chances. It keeps things interesting and competitive. I absolutely endorse Vaughn's statements. I can't wait for the English Summer of 2011. Bring it on, Poms!

[Sachin=GOD]

England to be world's top Test team: Stewart

LONDON: England will go on from their Ashes 'annihilation' of Australia to overtake India and South Africa and become the world's top-ranked Test nation within 18 months, according to former captain Alec Stewart. The 47-year-old, who played in a record 133 Tests and led his country 15 times, said third-ranked England would carry on improving after the recent 3-1 Ashes victory in Australia. "England are on the right road because the players are going to stay together for a length of time," Stewart said in a telephone interview. "If you look at (top-ranked) India, Sachin Tendulkar won't go on for ever and nor will people like Rahul Dravid so that side will gradually break up whereas our team will be very similar for the next four or five years. "I think we are growing and improving while India and South Africa are just about at their peak. I seriously believe we will hit that number one spot within 18 months," added Stewart. The former Surrey batsman-wicketkeeper, who amassed 8,463 Test runs at an average of 39.54 before retiring in 2003, was delighted with England's recent victory especially after being on the receiving end of several Ashes defeats in his career. "It was fantastic to go to a place where we haven't won for 24 years and absolutely hammer them," said Stewart. "I might be an ex-player but I'm a huge England fan and that was great to watch. "I never like to say I told you so but I did predict on BBC radio before the series that it was going to be 3-1. I didn't though predict they would win three matches by an innings. "I thought it would be closer than that. I knew Australia wouldn't be a great side because of the top players they have lost in recent years but I didn't expect England to play as well as they did - they absolutely annihilated them," added Stewart. The former captain, who is also second behind Paul Collingwood in terms of England one-day international appearances (170), said the pre-tour planning of coach Andy Flower and captain Andrew Strauss was the key to Ashes glory. "The preparation, itinerary and attention to detail from Andy's coaching staff was first class and shone through," said Stewart. "Strauss also led very well, the combination of Strauss and Flower has been tremendous. They are hard working, they leave nothing to chance and they demand everyone mucks in together. "There are no so-called superstars, everyone is expected to do the hard yards and to perform." Australia may have lost great players like Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath, Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer in recent years but Stewart said that should not detract from England's achievement. "The team I played in probably played against the best side ever and we certainly weren't as good as the current England side," said Stewart. "Australia now are certainly not the side they were but we've played exceptionally good cricket. I wouldn't want people to think that because this Australian team isn't as good that England wouldn't have beaten the old side too," added Stewart. "Who's to say they wouldn't have beaten them too? We'll never know. All you can say is that we outplayed them and performed in every facet of the game." Stewart, however, said the management team would not allow the players to rest on their laurels. "The good thing about the Flower-Strauss partnership is they seem very level headed," he added. "They win the Ashes and then say, "Right it's time to move on to this month's seven one-day internationals and then the 50-over World Cup (in February). "They want to become the best side in the world in all forms of the game. As they move on they're ticking things off along the way and that is what I like about them. "They quite rightly made sure they celebrated the Ashes success but they also made sure they kept their feet firm firmly on the ground."

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournaments/ashes-2010-yearn-for-urn/top-stories/England-to-be-worlds-top-Test-team-Stewart/articleshow/7305699.cms

[Serani]

How dare he.... Who is the Stewart charachter anyway? Never heard of him.

[Sir john]

How dare he.... Who is the Stewart charachter anyway? Never heard of him.

what a joke by biggest troll of ICF HE IS YOU EX WICKETKEEPER. :haha::haha::haha:

[saneindian]

Does Stewart think that Anderson, Swann etc will sustain their current form or if Cook will ever bat like this again? Or that England will be able to sustain their form over next 18 months? Swann hasn't had much success in his first big test, vs Aus in Aus, 15 wickets@40 in a 5 test series doesnt quite suit a bowler being called the best spinner in the world. Bhajji gets berated and is called useless for having similar stats! Next up for Swann are Sri Lanka and India, two of the best sides that play spin better than others. Anderson is going to break down at some point and then it will be interesting to see how the English attack does without it's leader. Even Strauss hasnt had a bad patch in a long time. Is due for a leaner patch soon. Trott is in his first season. many a batsman who have had a stupendous first year in international cricket have often struggled in their 2nd season (Umar Akmal, Gambhir etc). It will then be interesting to see how the English team copes up with those players not at their peak.

[Serani]

Does Stewart think that Anderson, Swann etc will sustain their current form or if Cook will ever bat like this again? Or that England will be able to sustain their form over next 18 months? Swann hasn't had much success in his first big test, vs Aus in Aus, 15 wickets@40 in a 5 test series doesnt quite suit a bowler being called the best spinner in the world. Bhajji gets berated and is called useless for having similar stats! Next up for Swann are Sri Lanka and India, two of the best sides that play spin better than others. Anderson is going to break down at some point and then it will be interesting to see how the English attack does without it's leader. Even Strauss hasnt had a bad patch in a long time. Is due for a leaner patch soon. Trott is in his first season. many a batsman who have had a stupendous first year in international cricket have often struggled in their 2nd season (Umar Akmal, Gambhir etc). It will then be interesting to see how the English team copes up with those players not at their peak.

Trott is in his first season? Hes been playing since 09 and its '11. Thats a pretty long season. Strauss had a bad patch....well about 6 months ago in the summer. "anderson is going to break down at some point" ridiculous comment lets be honest you cant exactly take it as inevitable someone will be injured. Swanns ashes series was solid, bowled england to victory on the only turning track of the tour, cant argue with that. The whole of your post is baseless ifs and butts. COME AT ME BRO.

[Sir_Afridi]

Vaughan & Stewart are right on the money.India will also suffer the decline which the Aussies are going through right now. No team just cannot replace big name stars right away.

[saneindian]

Trott is in his first season? Hes been playing since 09 and its '11. Thats a pretty long season. Strauss had a bad patch....well about 6 months ago in the summer. "anderson is going to break down at some point" ridiculous comment lets be honest you cant exactly take it as inevitable someone will be injured. Swanns ashes series was solid, bowled england to victory on the only turning track of the tour, cant argue with that. The whole of your post is baseless ifs and butts. COME AT ME BRO.

Lol and your English heros are speaking facts? How the f*** does Stewart know that Sachin and Dravid are going to retire soon or that India will fall off that peak? Obviously logic and you sit poles apart.

[vvvslaxman]

They are a good side. But they are not world beaters yet. But no surprise from England hype after one series win. Henman, Beckham, England foot ball and now English cricket team. But i am glad that they are talking beyond Ashes. They used to be like "Ashes is be all and end all".

[putrevus]

When Tim Fricking Bresnan takes wickets and becomes an Ashes hero that should be tell tale signs how lucky English Stars were and also how bad Aussies played all series. These fricking Poms were taunting how great their spinner was well he turned out to be nothing special.

[Serani]

Lol and your English heros are speaking facts? How the f*** does Stewart know that Sachin and Dravid are going to retire soon or that India will fall off that peak? Obviously logic and you sit poles apart.

Because they are old? COME AT ME BRO, COME AT ME

[Shakthi]

Vaughan & Stewart are right on the money.India will also suffer the decline which the Aussies are going through right now. No team just cannot replace big name stars right away.

India may suffer in tests but in odis they have won few series without Sachin Dravid & Laxman ( these guys dont play for india in odis).

[Serani]

When Tim Fricking Bresnan takes wickets and becomes an Ashes hero that should be tell tale signs how lucky English Stars were and also how bad Aussies played all series. These fricking Poms were taunting how great their spinner was well he turned out to be nothing special.

Tim Bresnan is faster than all indian bowlers bro

[Shakthi]

Yea england team have been world beaters right start of cricket thats y they won a world cup champions trophy t20 world cup no.1 test championship unlike India who havent won anything.

[putrevus]

Tim Bresnan is faster than all indian bowlers bro

faster means jack , MJ is faster than every English bowler , we all saw how well he did. We saw real Tim when Tamim was bashing him all over lords last year imagine what SL and Indians will do to him.