Jayaram_IND Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Dhoni is captain wk and a batsman so dont judge him on the face of it. he is as good a player as prior (just look at his one day record).and dont compare stats only for judging the better player .even strauss is not in good form and as a batsman doesnt command a place in the side but as a captain he brings much more to the table .
Cricket Tragic Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 All the bookies will have :facepalm: at the end of the series and also some of you neutral Indians who have placed the bets on England to win...only talk of wanting india to win.....dont behave like chameleons..... :facepalm:
Guest Gunner Posted July 20, 2011 Posted July 20, 2011 Weather for Lords will be enough time to get a result, 50% chance of rain first day the rest of the days only 10-30% chance. Will be plenty of time for a result. As with Edgbaston its always sunny in Birmingham. :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: So how is the weather in Brummie & Tobago this year? :haha::haha::haha:
ahilya Posted July 21, 2011 Posted July 21, 2011 India-England 100th Test: Odds are even India-England 100th Test: Odds are even One of the most striking scenes of Fire In Babylon is when Tony Greig says he will make the West Indies grovel in the 1973 home series. Those words inspire Clive Lloyd’s men and the rest is history. Greig’s England end up grovelling in the series. Andrew Strauss is no Tony Greig but he was not short on bravado. On the eve of the first Test, he declared that England will try to make life difficult for Sachin Tendulkar. “We will prevent his milestone,†the England skipper said. Tendulkar has a very ordinary record at the Lord’s, his highest score being a lowly 37 in four Tests. His average here is less than half of his career average and he has managed a mere 149 runs from eight innings. Over 21 years into international cricket, Tendulkar surely does not need provocation, but he could make life difficult for the English team and its skipper. Fresh and fit, the Little Master is on a dream run lately. His current average (in the last three years) is over 76. Strauss could realise to his dismay that he could have done well without saying those words. Having beaten Australia in away Ashes series, England now strive to displace India as No 1 team. That sure is a mathematical possibility as a 2-0 or a better result will dethrone MS Dhoni’s men but recent records tell a different tale altogether. England have not beaten India in a series since 1996 and have not won a series against India with a higher than 1-0 margin at home since 1974. England have lost to India in their last two series. No 1 ranking? Well, the history is against the home team. For India, it would be a different challenge. In the 15 Test series in England, India have lost the opening match 12 times, winning once and drawing twice. So Dhoni’s men, too, will be up against history if they aspire to win the series. They will be up against history at Lord’s too. In their 15 Tests, India have managed only one win and two draws. They could have lost one more time but were saved by weather and resolute batting from Dhoni and Shantakumaram Sreesanth in 2007. India saved that Test. India will need such batting in the next five days to protect their reputation as the best side in the world although Dhoni would want one to believe that ranking won’t matter to him. “You can look at the No 1 ranking and feel good about it but for us, ranking is not as important as winning — be it against England or Bangladesh,†the India skipper said. “For us, every Test is a challenge.†India will face quite a few challenges in the series and particular in the Lord’s Test, which has immense historical significance.
zen Posted July 27, 2011 Posted July 27, 2011 Ind or Eng 0-1 down, 3 more tests to go .... how many of you are confident that Ind will still win or at least draw the series? *Poll coming up*
Trichromatic Posted July 27, 2011 Posted July 27, 2011 Delete this poll and make the votes visible. I find it difficult to imagine how this match can result in a draw. If weather doesn't spoil the game, then the match will be easily over in 5 days.
zen Posted July 27, 2011 Posted July 27, 2011 Delete this poll and make the votes visible. I find it difficult to imagine how this match can result in a draw. If weather doesn't spoil the game, then the match will be easily over in 5 days. We are talking abt the whole series .............
Trichromatic Posted July 27, 2011 Posted July 27, 2011 We are talking abt the whole series ............. Oops! Anyways, it doesn't change my view about the series. Two matches will produce the result and I believe India can win those.
gult Posted July 27, 2011 Posted July 27, 2011 Series : India 2-1 Leading Run scorer - Dravid Leading wicket taker - Zak Highest innings scorer - Strauss Most wickets in a match - Ishant Bowlers with 5 wickets - Ishant, Bhajji Flops - Cook, Bell, Anderson Hits - Trott, Dravid, Sachin, KP, Raina, Swann Think Zak wont play the next test too.. revising my prediction Leading wicket taker - Ishant
rabinjackman Posted July 28, 2011 Posted July 28, 2011 India will come into the next match with one useless spin bowler, one temperamental pace bowler who can bowl all over the place once English batsmen upset him, one slow medium pace bowler who becomes useless once swing deserts him India also have a wicket keeper batsman without technique to play on swinging conditions, one opener who is raw, and one batsmen weighed down by immense expectations of the 100th 100. Tough ask for India in my opinion. What this team needs is an adrenaline boost and Sehwag.
don_corleone840 Posted July 28, 2011 Posted July 28, 2011 if zaheer dont play in 3rd test i think eng is going to grab this series.
maniac Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 India 2 England 1...1 draw....Very heated competition with some fines' date=suspensions(Not the pakistan type) and words exchanged, Youngsters might struggle, Seniors will win it for us,our bowling will be a surprise package, Bhajji will atleast over-perform in 1 test, Dhoni will struggle with the bat. Goddy will get No.100 but we will have some anxious moments Sreeshanth will be a surprise package Pietersen will fail Swann will be tamed Bell will be the top-performer Prior will surprisingly be a thorn in our flesh Finn and Tremlett might be the ones to watch out for. Just look at my Predictions :omg:
ganeshran Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 Posters whose predictions are still on track Sir Afridi, Ram, Serani yoda, nospam rkt.India Dandaroy :((
Yoda-esque Posted August 5, 2011 Author Posted August 5, 2011 Posters whose predictions are still on track Sir Afridi, Ram, Serani yoda, nospam rkt.India Dandaroy :(( Mine went horribly wrong.:((
Serani Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 Of course I am still on track, even my predictions of Dhoni being a massive fail are coming true.
SachDan Posted August 5, 2011 Posted August 5, 2011 4-0 India. The pommies to get a beating of a lifetime. :giggle:
Trichromatic Posted August 6, 2011 Posted August 6, 2011 Eng 4-0 :(( You can hope for 1 draw. India's epic batting line-up is back at full strength. :winky:
Yoda-esque Posted August 6, 2011 Author Posted August 6, 2011 Am revising my prediction 4-0 England...
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