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Moman211 Newbie

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Bairstow can end England's drought of big hitters in ODIs. Who knows, he might prove to be more effective than Ian Bell whose ODI failures are constantly ignored.
i dont know why people ignore the fact that hasnt played a significant innings for England in Odis for a long time. It seems the commies are in love with him because hes so "aesthetically pleasing"
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i dont know why people ignore the fact that hasnt played a significant innings for England in Odis for a long time. It seems the commies are in love with him because hes so "aesthetically pleasing"
Since his return he has played 28 ODI matches and scored 4 half centuries. 1 against Bangladesh, 1 against Ireland in that lost WC match, 1 against India in tied match and last one in recently concluded ODI series. Apart from those innings, he failed on many occasions. Often he got the start, but failed to convert it into any meaningful inning. He has solved his problem of not converting good starts in tests and he looks very good batsman in that format. But in ODIs he not only looks like 20-30s player, but he doesn't provide big hitting option. I would like to see Bairstow as regular member of England side. Although I haven't seen him much, but he seems to a good hitter and can be type of player England want in their ODI team.
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Number Grand Master

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vaughn loves Bell and will always back him what ever happens so hes not exactly impartial.
Well ,Who will be there in Eng XI for this series ?? I guess Finn , Bresnan , Dernbach and Swann with borthwick/Samit in bowling. In batting Cook , Kieswetter , Trott , Bell , KP and Bopara/Bairstrow.
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Both are top prospects. I have seen Borthwick in County cricket and was very impressed with him. Have seen less of Bairstow but he looks superb. Kieswetter is another great find for England. He has his flaws but he has the potential to be explosive. I think Dernbach is overrated. He has bowled some nice tight overs at the death and has good variations but he is not the world beater the England commentators claim him to be. Hussain compared him to Malinga :hysterical:

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Dhoni's India on thin ice even at home New Delhi: It's hard to recall when India last started a home series with their backs to the wall even before it started. The final frontier, a term coined by Steve Waugh-led Australians in 2001, is barely the same at the turn of the decade. But the irony of it all remains that India are the ODI Champions. Not even Nostradamus could have predicted the descent to befall Indian cricket in the last six months. From World Champions on April 2 to striving for a win in October, the team has been brought down to earth. The weaknesses that hid behind victories have been thrown into open by a string of defeats. Zaheer Khan's untimely injury has exposed the dearth of quality fast bowlers in India, while extension of Harbhajan Singh's bad form has forced selectors to look for spin options, which are equally difficult to spot. All in all, the bowling that wasn't a bother until lately has turned into a migraine, with no remedy in sight. The batting, looking fragile like never before, has been hit badly by injuries. Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag and Rohit Sharma are all nursing the wounds suffered on a treacherous England tour. Result: first the No. 1 rank in Tests was snatched and then came a gulp that sank them in ODI rankings England the beneficiary and adversary on both occasions. After a month of futile T20 exercise since the debacle, India find the same English team sitting in their drawing room. And trying to keep a straight face to hide the wry grin, the hosts are set to draw fresh battle lines with an even spread of rookies in the team. The team hardly resembles the one that conquered the World Cup. No Tendulkar, no Yuvraj, no Sehwag, no Zaheer. And to show that tough situations call for tough measures, Harbhajan has been dropped. Missing five of the 11 players who won India the World Cup clearly suggests India are on thin ice, more so against an intimidating England side. The visitors won both their warm-up games, first by defending 219 and second by setting up a daunting 367, while Indian hopefuls and discards fought in a dreary Challenger Series. So with England completing their soil tests in style, the Indian team minus the stalwarts has some serious business ahead. Indian batting is expected to pick itself up on the batting tracks at home, but it's the bowling that may force MS Dhoni to scratch his head while on the field. The pace attack spearheaded by Praveen Kumar has the untested Varun Aaron, Sreenath Aravind, Umesh Yadav and Vinay Kumar in the ranks. And though Aaron and Yadav are exciting prospects, playing on flat wickets against a formidable team could be their undoing. The spin department in comparison looks relatively steely with off-spinner R Ashwin and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja; however, it remains to be seen if the surprise inclusion of uncapped leggie Rahul Sharma can surprise England or not. So at the onset of an important series, things look iffy if you are an Indian fan. A team that used to shimmer with performing stars is looking for a light source to show them the way. Who will it be? Dhoni? http://cricketnext.in.com/news/dhonis-india-on-thin-ice-even-at-home/60775-13.html

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Gadgets fine-tuning EnglandÃÔ success When it comes to gadgets, Indians generally don't like to lag behind. The world has moved on to iPhones, iPads and Tabs, and so has India. But when it comes to using technology in cricket, the Indian Board is not that keen. And this is not about the Decision Review System that was downgraded to 'optional' from 'mandatory' by the ICC. The England Board's National Performance Centre in Loughborough is fast setting a benchmark in cricket coaching and infrastructure. Gadgets like the ProBatter, the Merlin and the TrackMan could be the world's envy very soon, considering the way England are improving. But the BCCI is not yet thinking on those lines. Technology VS Stadia For most of the state associations, each of which get Rs 25 crore every year for infrastructure development, it is still about making stadiums. For England, infrastructure development is more about new coaching facilities. "We do not need to have floodlights at every ground. Cricket can be played without them. Yes, installation of floodlights and drainage work has started at all county grounds now," James Avery, the team's media manager said. "But all our counties have a Merlin each. "We have a team full of youngsters here and almost everyone is a product of our EPP (England Performance Programme) and EDP (England Development Programme)," Avery said. England have six players in this 15-member squad who are 25 or below, the youngest being Jonathan Bairstow, who turned 22 on Monday. "It's not like we don't have anything at all at the NCA," said ex-Mumbai coach Praveen Amre, who has taken a year off from first-class cricket to work at the grassroots. "England's needs are different. They need to get used to spin. Yes, it would be good if we had machines which would help our batsmen tackle the moving ball better. But then again coaching can only equip you with certain things. Players have to implement those in the middle," the former India batsman added. The other change that England has undergone is in the use of tour-specific statistical inputs. Coach Andy Flower's appointment of Cambridge mathematics graduate, Nathan Leamon, as the head of video analysis, and his inputs on the Indian players on tour of England were crucial, feels Avery. "Hawkeye is a tool he uses and we knew a lot of things from his inputs during the series back home. Gemma (Chris Broad's daughter) does the video analysis for ODIs," Avery said. England's success against Tendulkar this summer was reportedly partially due to analysis that showed he scored mainly on the on side early on. http://www.hindustantimes.com/Gadgets-fine-tuning-England-s-success/Article1-756198.aspx

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New Delhi: It's hard to recall when India last started a home series with their backs to the wall even before it started. The final frontier, a term coined by Steve Waugh-led Australians in 2001, is barely the same at the turn of the decade. But the irony of it all remains that India are the ODI Champions. Not even Nostradamus could have predicted the descent to befall Indian cricket in the last six months. From World Champions on April 2 to striving for a win in October, the team has been brought down to earth. The weaknesses that hid behind victories have been thrown into open by a string of defeats. Zaheer Khan's untimely injury has exposed the dearth of quality fast bowlers in India, while extension of Harbhajan Singh's bad form has forced selectors to look for spin options, which are equally difficult to spot. All in all, the bowling that wasn't a bother until lately has turned into a migraine, with no remedy in sight. The batting, looking fragile like never before, has been hit badly by injuries. Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag and Rohit Sharma are all nursing the wounds suffered on a treacherous England tour. Result: first the No. 1 rank in Tests was snatched and then came a gulp that sank them in ODI rankings England the beneficiary and adversary on both occasions. After a month of futile T20 exercise since the debacle, India find the same English team sitting in their drawing room. And trying to keep a straight face to hide the wry grin, the hosts are set to draw fresh battle lines with an even spread of rookies in the team. The team hardly resembles the one that conquered the World Cup. No Tendulkar, no Yuvraj, no Sehwag, no Zaheer. And to show that tough situations call for tough measures, Harbhajan has been dropped. Missing five of the 11 players who won India the World Cup clearly suggests India are on thin ice, more so against an intimidating England side. The visitors won both their warm-up games, first by defending 219 and second by setting up a daunting 367, while Indian hopefuls and discards fought in a dreary Challenger Series. So with England completing their soil tests in style, the Indian team minus the stalwarts has some serious business ahead. Indian batting is expected to pick itself up on the batting tracks at home, but it's the bowling that may force MS Dhoni to scratch his head while on the field. The pace attack spearheaded by Praveen Kumar has the untested Varun Aaron, Sreenath Aravind, Umesh Yadav and Vinay Kumar in the ranks. And though Aaron and Yadav are exciting prospects, playing on flat wickets against a formidable team could be their undoing. The spin department in comparison looks relatively steely with off-spinner R Ashwin and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja; however, it remains to be seen if the surprise inclusion of uncapped leggie Rahul Sharma can surprise England or not. So at the onset of an important series, things look iffy if you are an Indian fan. A team that used to shimmer with performing stars is looking for a light source to show them the way. Who will it be? Dhoni? http://cricketnext.in.com/news/dhonis-india-on-thin-ice-even-at-home/60775-13.html
Completely Page 3 article. No insight.
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rkt.india Grand Master

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Completely Page 3 article. No insight.
You expect insight from CNN-IBN. News channels are pathetic in terms of sport coverage. There is more show-off rather than substance even in their sports TV shows. They don't see anything above Dhoni, Tendulkar, Sehwag and other few stars we have. Rarely reports about any domestic matches or domestic players. They rarely try to find out any new performers from those domestic players. That is the sad part of their coverage, too much importance to already good to great players. No emphasis on search and research. Some one was even writing Brett Lee was going lead Australian attack in Test series against SA, does even know Brett Lee has retired from test cricket.
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