India vs England 2012

[SLICKR392]

Sehwag is back in form and how! Not too sure about Gambhir though. He just can't get rid of the cut.

Batted sensibly that's how and kaha chala gaya?

[psrb4u]

98* for Pujara. Keep on continuing this good inning.

[psrb4u]

Every three results are possible. Can't predict on stumps on day 1.

[Sidhoni]

That ball which dismissed Viru turned big time.

The one which dismissed Kohli turned much more.

[SLICKR392]

^ Yeah it did. It will turn more once the test match progresses.

[psrb4u]

Time for India to take revenge and make a clean sweep of the English side.

[rkt.india]

will the test go to 5th day?

[rkt.india]

dhokla nikla khokhla

[cowboysfan]

Every three results are possible. Can't predict on stumps on day 1.

This game is over,england are looking at an innings defeat if we get to 500.

[tatters]

As long as the weather is clear, it's obviously an Indian win. Getting a solid total of near-500 was the key. Even though I don't think Ashwin and Ojha are good spinners, they'll do enough with so much assistance.

[Executioner]

GG did very well, always rated him among the best openers in the SC at present

[SLICKR392]

GG did very well' date=' always rated him among the best openers in the SC at present[/quote'] Or is it because he is the :kkr: skipper? :giggle:

[Executioner]

Or is it because he is the :kkr: skipper? :giggle:

ofcourse not, i was fan of Gambhir ever since his Back to back 5 centuries in test cricket some 2 years ago. BD would do great if they had someone of the class and compactness of gambhir partnering the dashing tamim:dance:

[SLICKR392]

We didn't attack the stumps initially: Swann

When you take all the wickets to fall in the day, you’re unlikely to be a disappointed man, even if the opposition managed to put in excess of 300 on the board on what could turn out to be a tricky pitch for batting. Graeme Swann, fresh from a whistlestop trip back home to be with Charlotte, his unwell three-week-old daughter, was the only thing that kept England in the first Test match. “Flying home last week, I was a bit concerned that I would not have good rhythm but happily for me I was bowling well beforehand. In the week in Mumbai I was bowling well in the nets, and it’s always a relief when the ball is coming out as you want it to,” said Swann, who returned 4 for 85. “You do enjoy days like this. I’ve had so many when I’ve bowled 25-30 overs and felt hard done by because I’ve walked off with no wickets. I’ll always take wickets as an enjoyable part of my job.” At lunch, India were 120 for no loss, and England desperately needed to change things around. “At lunch time we sat down and came up with a new game plan. I don’t think we bowled straight enough in the first session,” said Swann. “On a pitch that is low and slow you have to attack the stumps a bit more. I think we did that as the game went on and that’s why we got a couple of wickets and pulled the run-rate back.” The pitch, which was the centre of attention in the lead-up to the match, came in for praise from Swann, although he did admit that England did not expect it to be so low and slow. “If you look at the footage going through the day very few balls have turned. Towards the end there was a bit of turn, but I don’t think that necessarily makes a bad Test wicket,” said Swann. “It’s very, very flat for the seamers. You could argue that it’s a good Test pitch. I will say that because I’ve got four wickets. I think our batsmen will look at the footage and realise that it’s still a good pitch.” For different reasons, Swann enjoyed two wickets, that of Sachin Tendulkar, caught in the deep, and Virat Kohli, bowled. “It is special to get Sachin. Just the noise that erupted in the ground when he walked out to bat, before he even comes out to the middle you know who it is. It’s always nice to get him out, and get him out early. Let’s face it, he’s the greatest player still playing the game,” said Swann, while conceding that there was an element of luck involved in the sharply-spun offbreak that did Kohli in. “I was fortunate that the ball was changed after the quarter seam exploded on the soft ball. The replacement was a touch harder. No ball spun for three or four overs and then one just hit a pebble and turned square. It’s always my favourite way to get a batsman out, bowled through the gate, especially a player as good as Kohli.” In the course of picking up four wickets, Swann went past Jim Laker to become the highest wicket-taker among English offspinners. “It is a proud moment. I always say I’m not a stats man but when people told me I was near Jim Laker I was genuinely excited,” admitted Swann. “When you’re growing up these are the famous names of the game, you don’t even dream of emulating them, let alone going past them.” At the end of the day, though, there was no arguing with the position India were in. At 323 for three, with Cheteshwar Pujara and Yuvraj Singh at the crease, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni still to come, India will fancy their chances of pressing on. “They are in a very strong position. The first session they undoubtedly won. Arguably the other two were even. Having lost the toss and bowling first on that pitch we’d have liked five or six wickets but we’ll take four,” said Swann. “If we had five or six it would have been an exceptional day for us and would have knocked 60 runs off the total. “You have to hand it to Viru (Sehwag) the way he played at the start. We know he can be destructive, he’s done it against us before. I’ve been reading in the paper that he hasn’t got a century for a couple of years and he’s been questioned by the local press … Good on him for banishing those doubters.”

http://www.wisdenindia.com/cricket-news/attack-stumps-initially-swann/35349

[King Tendulkar]

If we get 425, we have the game in the bag

[BeautifulGame]

Only issue is if the turn is very slow so it becomes easy to defend.So that England could hold out for a draw. Hopefully that isnt the case

[rkt.india]

Watching past videos helped me: Sehwag

Virender Sehwag, who scored a fine run-a-ball 117 in the first innings of the opening Test against England, mentioned that watching replays of some of his knocks of the past helped him to register his first ton in Tests in almost two years. Sehwag, who thanked his video analyst, observed that when he scored hundreds in the past, he had played cautiously in the first ten overs and that was the same approach he employed on Day 1 of the 1st Test at Ahmedabad. "I have to thank my video analyst Dhananjay. We watched the videos of my past innings, where I got hundreds, till 11 pm last night. I saw that when I played the first ten overs cautiously I had reached 100. I did the same today," said Sehwag after the first day's play. Sehwag, who put on a 134-run opening stand with Gautam Gambhir (45), added another 90 runs for the second wicket with Cheteshwar Pujara, who remained unbeaten on 98 at close, as India reached 323 for four at stumps on day one. "I am happy to get a hundred after one-and-a-half to two years. I did not have any doubt (about my ability to score a ton). You people had," said Sehwag, taking a dig at the media. Sehwag, who had scored a hundred at the same venue in 2010 against New Zealand, said the wicket then was ideal for batting while the batsman had to do some hard-work on the newly laid Motera track for this game. Sehwag praised both Gambhir and Pujara for giving him good support. "Gambhir played well and we gave the team a very good start. Pujara also batted very well. He played patiently and hit the loose balls. He knows his batting best. He should complete his century tomorrow." Sehwag was of the view that it was a very slow wicket and the Indian bowlers have a tough job ahead. "The wicket is very slow and shot making is not easy. Our bowlers will have to really bowl very well to take 20 England wickets," said Sehwag. Asked if the match could be considered as good as over for England, Sehwag said, "England are not Bangladesh. They are a good side. Their batsmen would not throw away their wickets. We would like to bat till tea (tomorrow). The wicket will turn tomorrow. There is some help for the spinners. But the bowler needs to be patient," he insisted. Meanwhile, Graeme Swann, who took all the four wickets to fall in the day, said it was tough for the England bowlers in the opening session but mentioned that the visiting team fought back well in the next couple of sessions. "From the first few overs, we realised we were in for the long haul over here. The way 'Viru' batted from the off, he took the game away from us in that first couple of hours. So it was important to pull it back. That first session was very tough, and we had a guy in exceptional form. They undoubtedly won that session. But I think we won the second, and the third was fairly even." Swann said England would have been a happier side had they taken 5 or six wickets in the day, but said claiming four wickets rounded up a a satisfactory day for them. "Having lost the toss on that pitch, we'd obviously have liked five or six wickets - but we'll take four. I think we all came back very strong. At lunchtime, we sat down and came up with a new gameplan - because I don't think we bowled quite straight enough in the first session. On a pitch that is low and slow, you've got to attack the stumps a bit more. I think we did that, as the day went on, and that's why we got more wickets - and pulled the run rate back, especially." Swann, who finished the day with figures of 4/85, had gone past Jim Laker as an English off-spinner with the most number of wickets. Speaking about it, Swann said: "It is a proud moment. I always say I'm not a stats man but when people told me I was near Jim Laker I was genuinely excited. When you're growing up these are the famous names of the game, you don't even dream of emulating them, let alone going past them."

http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/53366/watching-past-videos-helped-me:-sehwag/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=news&utm_campaign=gadget

[Stuge]

:hysterical: he is FTB and he should better agree to it .

[veer]

ok.. his job is done for this series..

[Crookbond]

Sehwag was of the view that it was a very slow wicket and the Indian bowlers have a tough job ahead. "The wicket is very slow and shot making is not easy. Our bowlers will have to really bowl very well to take 20 England wickets," said Sehwag.

Takeaway from the interview - not a great pitch to bowl on.