suraj Posted July 9, 2011 Posted July 9, 2011 We have the worst spinner in the world Most disappointing aspect of Windies series is that chance was not given to other spinners and for some reason Bhajji was persisted with again & again Hopefully he will not be used in England
Serani Posted July 9, 2011 Posted July 9, 2011 dont count on that' date=' we have a talent for making superstars out of nobodies...[/quote'] Ian Bell a nobody? You mad?
gaurav92 Posted July 10, 2011 Posted July 10, 2011 Strauss Cook Trott Pietersen Bell Morgan Prior Compare this to : Sehwag (Hopefully he will be fit ) Gambhir Dravid Goddy Laxman Yuvraj/Raina Dhoni Indian batting has the edge :nice: Swann Tremlett Anderson Broad/Bresnan Compare that to : Harbhajan Zaheer Sreesanth/Munaf/Praveen Ishant I think there is very little to separate, but England just ahead may be because of the home conditions. So overall, our team's batting is far more superior to theirs and their bowling is just ahead of ours. So its a 51-49 series. A very good series, and I hope we turn out to be victorious :isalute:
BeautifulGame Posted July 10, 2011 Posted July 10, 2011 Luck is what that decides the series in England not who the better team are unless the gap iis too huge like the Aussies of 2000's. You need to win toss as well as cloud cover at the right time to win test matches in England.That's what which will decide our series with England. And England's bowling is clueless if the ball doesn't swing.
Vijay.Sharma Posted July 10, 2011 Posted July 10, 2011 This will be a cracker of a contest. Two sides' date=' both worthy of being number 1 :cheer:[/quote']Only one side is worthy of being number 1 because they already are by a big margin. If England manage to beat India then they become worthy of being number 1. Edit - But yeah it's gonne be a cracker! Bring it on!
Rahul Dravid Posted July 10, 2011 Posted July 10, 2011 Trott is one I fear the most... he can do Dravid. but ya bowling will decide the series, and its great to see Ishant doing well, we'll have ZAK back... things look pretty good... and ofcourse God will also be back... the test team currently in Windies is no where close to what we'll have out there in Lords... It'll be one heck of a test series... wouldnt it hav been great if we had 5 tests tho..
Jersey #10 Posted July 10, 2011 Posted July 10, 2011 Gambo, Tendy, Lax, Wall, Raina, dhoni - nuff said -
rkt.india Posted July 10, 2011 Posted July 10, 2011 Trott is one I fear the most... he can do Dravid. but ya bowling will decide the series, and its great to see Ishant doing well, we'll have ZAK back... things look pretty good... and ofcourse God will also be back... the test team currently in Windies is no where close to what we'll have out there in Lords... It'll be one heck of a test series... wouldnt it hav been great if we had 5 tests tho.. If Ishant can continue his form, he will trouble Trott because Trott shuffles across in teh crease and play a lot on the on side and if Ishant manages to straighten his deliveries on seam and swing friendly conditions, he will be handy against right handers.
Dhondy Posted July 10, 2011 Posted July 10, 2011 Massive defeat looms for India. Two-nil is the best possible result. Historically, the English psyche has been the greatest barrier to achieving excellence in sport. To be the best in the world was considered a statement of arrogance- it was not considered "fair" to be a whole lot better than others. The English love gallant losers. That has changed. Recession, cutbacks and economic ill-winds have made this a meaner nation. it's now dog-eat-dog, perform or perish. There are no jobs outside cricket, no prospects, no benefits, no handouts, no future, no country cottage, no after sport dinner speeches. The land of elegant talkers suddenly find themselves having to roll up their sleeves just to stay alive. The cricketers epitomise the new insecurity. A side that can afford to bench the likes of Finn, Bresnan, and Onions is not to be trifled with. Beware, overrated India, the refuge of Kohlis, Vijays, Munaf Patels and their delusional fans! You are in for a pummeling.
The Outsider Posted July 10, 2011 Posted July 10, 2011 Massive defeat looms for India. Two-nil is the best possible result. Historically, the English psyche has been the greatest barrier to achieving excellence in sport. To be the best in the world was considered a statement of arrogance- it was not considered "fair" to be a whole lot better than others. The English love gallant losers. That has changed. Recession, cutbacks and economic ill-winds have made this a meaner nation. it's now dog-eat-dog, perform or perish. There are no jobs outside cricket, no prospects, no benefits, no handouts, no future, no country cottage, no after sport dinner speeches. The land of elegant talkers suddenly find themselves having to roll up their sleeves just to stay alive. The cricketers epitomise the new insecurity. A side that can afford to bench the likes of Finn, Bresnan, and Onions is not to be trifled with. Beware, overrated India, the refuge of Kohlis, Vijays, Munaf Patels and their delusional fans! You are in for a pummeling. LOL! Reminds me of how the Indian media writes about 1000 years of slavery and boot licking has been replaced by confidence and brashness because India is shining and the country's cricket team has become number 1 as a result. No jobs outside cricket - WTF!
vvvslaxman Posted July 10, 2011 Posted July 10, 2011 Dhondy.. lol you are little too early. Hope it works.
Sehwag1830 Posted July 10, 2011 Posted July 10, 2011 That has changed. Recession, cutbacks and economic ill-winds have made this a meaner nation. it's now dog-eat-dog, perform or perish. There are no jobs outside cricket, no prospects, no benefits, no handouts, no future, no country cottage, no after sport dinner speeches. The land of elegant talkers suddenly find themselves having to roll up their sleeves just to stay alive. The cricketers epitomise the new insecurity. A side that can afford to bench the likes of Finn, Bresnan, and Onions is not to be trifled with. . That didn't help them in WC 2011 or FIFA WC 2010. :haha::giggle::hysterical::yay:
Dhondy Posted July 10, 2011 Posted July 10, 2011 LOL! Reminds me of how the Indian media writes about 1000 years of slavery and boot licking has been replaced by confidence and brashness because India is shining and the country's cricket team has become number 1 as a result. No jobs outside cricket - WTF! It's true. The shoe is on the other foot. India are brash and confident, England like the cowering pensioner about to be evicted from a care home. You'll pay good money to read this kind of analysis in the Wall Street Journal or The Economist. As I said, India are too comfortable. The IPL dosh gives a warm, floaty feeling, like defecating in a swimming pool maintained at 37 degrees, knowing that it won't be them that clear up the mess. Ain't 2007. Things have changed for both sides. For both nations.
Temujin Khaghan Posted July 10, 2011 Author Posted July 10, 2011 on re-re-re-seeing the england squad v c all their batsmen are in their batting prime age (27-32) ours are all masters (all time greats)... but this isnt a war on the paper. gambhir, yuvi and sehwag are in their primes but they are coming in after a layoff after surgeries!!! so nothing is perdictable from them. dravid is a shadow of his former self. there was a time in the earlier part of last decade when he dominated sachin... but now he is just a notch above chanderpaul sachin, laxman will perform iam sure. we can count on them. one will dominate, the other will repair dhoni has to bat to his max potential.
Temujin Khaghan Posted July 10, 2011 Author Posted July 10, 2011 i think our batsmen will pick on broad and swanny. their batsmen will pick on all bowlers (even yuvi or raina whoever) other than zaheer Tremlett and anderson will pick 35 wkts combined easily Zaheer should pick 18+
The Outsider Posted July 10, 2011 Posted July 10, 2011 It's true. The shoe is on the other foot. India are brash and confident, England like the cowering pensioner about to be evicted from a care home. You'll pay good money to read this kind of analysis in the Wall Street Journal or The Economist. As I said, India are too comfortable. The IPL dosh gives a warm, floaty feeling, like defecating in a swimming pool maintained at 37 degrees, knowing that it won't be them that clear up the mess. Ain't 2007. Things have changed for both sides. For both nations. India might win or lose and England are a good cricket side, so it's quite possible for them to win the series at home. I don't have particularly strong views either way, but to correlate the result of a cricket series to the economy, mood, and future of a nation is beyond my intellectual grasp. In fact, it's quite similar to the India Shining jingoistic slogans our nation is replete with.
Crookbond Posted July 10, 2011 Posted July 10, 2011 India might win or lose and England are a good cricket side' date=' so it's quite possible for them to win the series at home. I don't have particularly strong views either way, [b']but to correlate the result of a cricket series to the economy, mood, and future of a nation is beyond my intellectual grasp. In fact, it's quite similar to the India Shining jingoistic slogans our nation is replete with. We should have a +1 button here.
Cricket_Guru Posted July 10, 2011 Posted July 10, 2011 batting isnt strong if you get an early 2 wickets. bowling has been very consistent.
punjabi_khota Posted July 10, 2011 Posted July 10, 2011 Dhondy sounds like a polished version of Dandaroy
Sid Posted July 10, 2011 Posted July 10, 2011 That didn't help them in WC 2011 or FIFA WC 2010. :haha::giggle::hysterical::yay: Sehwag1830=Satyam1739 :hmmm:
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