flamy Posted February 8, 2011 Posted February 8, 2011 Will miss his play too. Prolly my fave in the Eng team. Eng dont look too bright now. The cup is Pak's for the taking.
Zelig Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 Feel bad for Morgan :sniffle: Hope Salman Butt makes a quick recovery
Watson87 Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 There goes England's chance. Quarterfinal exit for them.
Sir john Posted February 9, 2011 Posted February 9, 2011 eng made a big mistake by playing him with fractured finger. :bubblegum:
Lord Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 would've preferred Shah instead of Bopara.he was doing good in ODIs then was suddenly dropped
vaibhav_delhi Posted February 10, 2011 Posted February 10, 2011 would've preferred Shah instead of Bopara.he was doing good in ODIs then was suddenly dropped +1. I'd have preferred Shah too by a slight margin. Perhaps England prefer cricketers of indian descent over paki descent cricketers.:D
Feed Posted February 16, 2011 Author Posted February 16, 2011 World Cup 2011: Ian Chappell writes off England's chances of victory More... Cricket World Cup 2011: Ian Chappell writes off England's chances of victory Former Australian captain Ian Chappell has written off England’s chances in the Cricket World Cup, which starts on Saturday. Chappell played in the first one-day international, between Australia and England in 1971, and was skipper when Australia lost to the West Indies in the first World Cup final at Lord’s in 1975. And he believes England’s traditional weakness against spin bowling, which surfaced again in the recent one-day series in Australia, will cost them in Indian conditions. England routinely struggled to score quickly against the spin of Steve Smith and Xavier Doherty in the seven-match series, in which they were thumped 6-1, and have only two warm-up games to prepare for their first group match against Holland on Tuesday. For Chappell that was evidence enough that they would struggle on even slower pitches. “England have got a chance of winning, but in my mind their chances have slipped based on what I saw in Australia,†he said. “That is mainly because I thought they played spin very poorly in Australia, and if you’re going to play spin poorly in Australia, I don’t like your chances much on the subcontinent.†Chappell predicted that Sri Lanka, South Africa, India and Australia would contest the semi-finals, with England making it out of their group but falling at the last eight stage. England fans will, however, take comfort from the fact that before the Ashes series Chappell identified England’s top-order batting as their “Achilles heel†and said that they were taking “a hell of a gamble†on the out-of-form Alastair Cook. It may seem a strange thing to say given the amount of one-day cricket England seem to play, but the question of how they will respond to Indian conditions is something of an unknown. However, they received backing from former India batsman Sanjay Manjrekar who predicted that England would reach the final four, along with Australia, India and South Africa. “I’m one of the very few out here in the subcontinent who is giving England a chance,†said Manjrekar, a veteran of 74 one-day internationals and one of the commentators for the tournament. “They’ve got Jonathan Trott at the top, who’s the kind of top-order batsman that you need in 50-over cricket. He could be one of the highest run-getters in the league stage of the tournament. “Ian Bell didn’t quite get going in that seven-match series against Australia, but he’s got some ability as well. Kevin Pietersen seems to be enjoying India, so if he can get his mood right, that’s a pretty decent batting order.†According to Manjrekar, England’s recent trouncing in the one-day series in Australia was a result of post-Ashes fatigue. “I’m not going to let that scoreline of 6-1 influence me too much,†he said. “When I look at Andrew Strauss, I look at a class player. If Matt Prior gets going, he’s the kind of top-order attacking player that you need. Graeme Swann is world-class, the trajectory that Michael Yardy bowls might come to good use in India conditions. And they’ve got a decent seam attack.†Manjrekar played down the importance of spin. “Conditions are an important factor, but the kind of rank turners that we used to have in the 1990s have disappeared,†he said. “We get more real belters, where the ball comes on nicely. Generally the balance is so much in favour of the batsmen. Bowlers really have to dig deep to make an impression.â€
Sid Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Still presence of Swann and Yardy in their team will help them progress in the tournament
criczero Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Swann and Yardy will have some impact, but their pace bowling, which is too good on English pitches, and almost fails on other pitches, would probably have done a lot of damage for England by the time these two are deployed. And lesser exposure in IPL than other countries may also not be a good sign for English batters.
Sachin2210 Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 I remember people writing England off before the Ashes, but they did something that surprised everyone. Personally, I think they have great chances of making the semi-finals.
criczero Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 They couldn't play full 50 overs against canada. and won the match marginally. bad signs for them
zen Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Chappell has a history when it comes to writing someone off and eating his words!
Sachinism Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Pietersen excited by new opener's role Kevin Pietersen is confident he will thrive in his new role as England's World Cup opener, after testing himself at the top of the order during the side's laboured 16-run victory over Canada in a warm-up match at Fatullah on Wednesday. Pietersen has never previously opened the batting at full international level, although he did make a century for England A against India A at Bangalore in February 2004, on one of the six previous occasions he has opened in limited-overs cricket. On the slow, low wickets of the subcontinent, he believes that the chance to build an innings right from the word go will suit England's purposes as the tournament progresses. "It's really exciting - a nice positive move going into the World Cup," Pietersen told reporters in Fatullah. "We spoke about it going into the end of the Australia tour. We feel at the top of the innings is a really nice time to bat. I'm excited by it; the team are excited by it - and I'm looking forward to it." Pietersen has spent most of his ODI career to date at No. 4, and in Australia last month it was Matt Prior who was pushed up the order to partner Andrew Strauss. However, Prior showed an improved range of strokes against the spinners as he top-scored with 78 from No. 6 during the Canada match, meaning that England's campaign will now be spearheaded by a batsman who may have been off the boil in recent months, but remains one of their most feared combatants. He insisted, however, that he would not be earmarked as a pinch-hitter, the role that Sanath Jayasuriya took to new heights during the last World Cup in the subcontinent in 1996. "I'll look to play my normal game. It's not a pinch-hitting role. It was put to me, and I was very excited - and the team are right behind the decision. I'm fine." "It's something you think about - it could be nice, especially in the sub-continent," he added. "Then once it was talked about seriously I went away and had a couple of days to think about. I thought it was exciting - and I have a nice little feeling about it." While England's overall performance left much to be desired as they were run alarmingly close by the lowest-ranked team in the tournament, thanks to a spanking 93 from Rizwan Cheema, Pietersen believed that the return of several injured players, most notably the bowlers Stuart Broad and Ajmal Shahzad, was the biggest positive to take from the day's work. "It was nice to get a few boys back [from injury]," he said. "They were tough conditions today, but there was some really good stuff from our lads - Broad coming back, Shahzad coming back and Matt Prior playing beautifully in the middle of the innings, and Jonathan Trott playing really nicely. "At the end of the day one bloke from Canada played beautifully, hit the ball out of the middle of the bat and played a wonderful innings - and that can happen on any particular day," he added. "So hats off to him - but we still won the game." Cheema, meanwhile, was happy to have shown his abilities at the top level, but was disappointed that Canada were unable to close out the game. "It feels great when the ball is going out of the park," he said. "We just lost too many early wickets when we didn't get behind the ball. They bowled pretty well. If we'd not lost so many early, it would be a different story." http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/content/current/story/501272.html
Pak_Fan_4_Eva Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Seems England are adamant to play with 10 players :D
Sachin=GOD Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Seems England are adamant to play with 10 players :D Pakistan have been doing that for ages - they have Afridi, don't they?
Pak_Fan_4_Eva Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Pakistan have been doing that for ages - they have Afridi' date=' don't they?[/quote'] Isn't it amazing a non-existent player beat the crap out of you in Kanpur?:giggle:
Sachin=GOD Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Isn't it amazing a non-existent player beat the crap out of you in Kanpur?:giggle: 1 innings out of over 250 ODI innings :hysterical::hysterical:
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