India vs England 2012

[King Tendulkar]

We should even batted till 30 mins before lunch day 4 at min. No time would have been taking out og game and our unit would have got vital rest and been fresh to attack. Also would have set a minimal target , which england being so dumb would have in back of mind to chase and enforced some dumb shots:--D Whats the point now!! Sachin bowling as others need rest and knackered!!!

[kubrickian]

Its a positive decision. Couple of lbw decisions should have gone India's way. India can still bowl England out cheaply if they start well tomorrow.

[CG]

It was a good positive move by dhoni ,allthough eng got a good start they will crumble tomm.

[CricLind]

Not a bad decision - just some bad bowling from Ashwin and ordinary bowling from Ojha.

[Crookbond]

If the follow-on was not enforced the title of this thread would have been "Is Dhoni living in the 70s? Why not enforce follow-on?"

[King Tendulkar]

If the follow-on was not enforced the title of this thread would have been "Is Dhoni living in the 70s? Why not enforce follow-on?"

WRONG!! Read my first post. As clearly in match thread I posted against enforcing follow on before any decsion by dhoni had been made. Now I expect a full apology!!

[nospam]

I agree with KT, we should have batted till lunch-tea on day 4 instead of enforcing a follow on.

[Magneto]

WRONG!! Read my first post. As clearly in match thread I posted against enforcing follow on before any decsion by dhoni had been made. Now I expect a full apology!!

Aleem Dar expects the same from you. :giggle:

[Crookbond]

WRONG!! Read my first post. As clearly in match thread I posted against enforcing follow on before any decsion by dhoni had been made. Now I expect a full apology!!

KT, My heart felt apologies for posting a sarcastic comment. I vow to send some flowers a box of chocolates on Valentines Day next year. You have merits in your argument but it's OK - no big deal. PS - Who am I kidding! I take back my apology. :--D

[Number]

Some bad bowling to blame in the last session.

[namasteji1]

I guess they were tired a bit, but still didn't bowled that badly. Wait for tomorrow!

[asterix]

Don't become too greedy. Wait for tomorrow.

[JaFanatic]

does the op thinks that the modern day bowlers cant even last for 3 sessions?

[ShebbySB]

He is the quickest fast bowler in the world in tests right now.

No it's Tino Best,he's 2nd fastest

[Sachinism]

Still think we can do them by an innings. Umpires need to pull up their socks. It would've been good to bat again and then give them a real dust bowl to bat on.

[Trichromatic]

England shown up in the pace stakes

No, the most grievous blow to England’s collective ego following their nine-wicket hammering ought to be the performance of the two sides’ seamers. There is one area in which England ought never to lose out to India. Merciless batsmen and crafty spinners we grant you. But seam bowling? Hell, it’s as fundamental to the English cricketing psyche as wet Junes and bad light. Put it this way: Sourav Ganguly would never have opened the bowling in a Test match had he been born in Cobham rather than Calcutta. Yet what happened in Ahmedabad? Put simply, the two Indians bowled as many overs as the three Englishmen – but claimed seven wickets to their one, and conceded 89 fewer runs. Whenever Anderson, Broad and Bresnan were operating, it felt like an interlude while Graeme Swann flexed his spinning fingers. Zaheer and Yadav, on the other hand, posed genuine wicket-taking threats, mainly by aiming full and straight. It really was boys against men, even though one of those men is a creaking 34 and the other barely shaving at 25. Yadav could even be said to have got India out of a spot of bother on the fourth day, when he removed Ian Bell and the wretched Samit Patel with successive deliveries, both of them inswinging yorkers. At 199 for 3, England had hope; at 199 for 5, not even Cook and Matt Prior could save them. The curious lack of incision from India’s spinners, especially Ravi Ashwin, was thrillingly glossed over. As for Zaheer, the sight of him dragging Nick Compton across his crease before pinning him lbw with a ball that pitched on leg stump was wonderful to behold. Why teach an old dog new tricks when he knows them already? For England’s seamers, this was a deeply sobering experience, which you might think sounds out of place in booze-free Gujarat. And it was not just that they seemed unsure what length to bowl. The sight of Bresnan coming on ahead of Swann after India had reached 36 without loss after eight overs on the opening morning said something about England’s inflexibility.

[SLICKR392]

Yet what happened in Ahmedabad? Put simply, the two Indians bowled as many overs as the three Englishmen – but claimed seven wickets to their one, and conceded 89 fewer runs. Whenever Anderson, Broad and Bresnan were operating, it felt like an interlude while Graeme Swann flexed his spinning fingers. Zaheer and Yadav, on the other hand, posed genuine wicket-taking threats, mainly by aiming full and straight. It really was boys against men, even though one of those men is a creaking 34 and the other barely shaving at 25.

:hatsoff: We don't see such statements everyday. The fastest ball bowled in the match was by an Indian. 146+ ICFers might have had multiple gasms !!

[Gunner]

Yadav's pace was always there. What was more impressive was his improved control and ability to nail those reverse-swinging yorkers.

[SLICKR392]

^ Correct me if I'm wrong. His line, length and control should be credited to TA Sekar! :hatsoff:

[BeautifulGame]

My first match thread and we thump England :yay: