Lords test 2011 : Predictions and discussion

[Cricket_Guru]

i think rauf has ben excellent in this game including the pietersen and morgan fiasco

[Karan114]

Boycott's right but its history now

[Midfielder]

But this Rauf dude will have a negative impact on this game. That decision was huge.

[Captain of Bhangra]

Odd, as much as I wish it was out, I thought it wasn't. An English colleague of mine was obviously happy, but he thought it should have been out...

[SachDan]

100 hundreds between Sachin,Dravid and Laxman! 51,33,16..wow!! Legends :hail:

[Pagalpanti]

As usual we keep making records.

[CSK Fan]

feck, they are all in line for retirement too :((

[Utalk]

All three are true greats. What makes them special is their uniqueness. Dravid will fight till the very end and will make sure that team doesn't get rolled over cheaply. Laxman will counter attack and overturn near impossible tasks. Tendulkar is tendulkar.

[anotherhawkeye]

My worst fears are coming true. I'm hoping for better performance in the second innings from GG, Laxman and Raina. Might be too late to save the test.

[Temujin Khaghan]

When will you declare if you are Strauss I think under pressure, the indian batting order will wilt in 120 overs max so iam already leading by 188. and i have 180 overs at my disposal. i will bat for 60 overs at 3.5 = 210 so i will give a target of 400 at 120 overs. ============ mods i think this thread deserves to stay

[Sid]

If I am Strauss,I wont declare :P

[Temujin Khaghan]

if we had sehwag... strauss wouldnt dare give that target. he will give say 450 to win 100 overs thats the importance of having sehwag's presence in the team... he will hit or not is not the point. his reputation is scary.

[urbestfriend]

50 overs 180 runs...130 overs for india

[Guest Gunner]

We will draw this..... There I said it!! Get behind the team...

[phaedrus]

290 AO England 60/0

so close.

[anotherhawkeye]

We might. Even if not, it's a long series. We'll come back and level/win the series.

[Dhondy]

You see the level of denial among Indian fans, Bumps? These are like incurable zombies hooked on IPL. They don't think like you. Fans deserve the team they get. Why, Tendulkar played IPL and sat out the WI Test series. He was streets ahead of Dravid in terms of form before WI- roles are reversed because Dravid didn't take the easy way out. Yuvraj opted out of WI with a minor chest infection and has been displaced by Raina. The same fate has befallen Sreesanth- PK has his place, while the former looks like a sumo wrestler- lost his fitness, lost his place, addicted to Twitter & IPL, like his fellow Indians. You don't prepare for the most important Test series of the year by playing in a never ending 20-20 tournament and skipping/missing the build up Tests. Tendulkar, Gambhir, Sehwag, Sreesanth, Yuvraj- all are culpable.

[NareshK]

Yeah if it rains.

[Stuge]

lets hope for the rain .

[Sooda]

^Yes, but it is not going anywhere sadly. The bigger point is the cricket boards greed and incredibly poor planning and scheduling.