[Archived] Cricket Thread

[Kamy100]

Well done to Ashwin for taking this into the 5th day. Hopefully we can get the last wicket quickly tomorrow morning.

[SouthAussieRover]

Well done to Ashwin for taking this into the 5th day. Hopefully we can get the last wicket quickly tomorrow morning.

Said wicket taken quickly. 41 runs needed.

[SouthAussieRover]

And they had a nervous start getting them.

[Kamy100]

Another cracking team performance, slight wobble at 8-3 but thoroughly deserved victory. What a turnaround!

[jim mk2]

Never easy with England but a good win; now for the 4th Test and hopefully a rare series victory on the sub-continent.

[SouthAussieRover]

Looking forward to seeing England bowl on that pitch.

[Kamy100]

Very difficult pitch so I think both teams will be relatively happy at the end of day 1. The first session tomorrow is key, if we can get a score close to 300 then that will give us a fighting chance.

[jim mk2]

Pietersen said it was the "most difficult Test pitch he has played on" because it was slow and the ball barely got over stump height. Patience is the key on wickets like that. Like the look of Joe Root - got his head down and played proper Test cricket.

[SouthAussieRover]

Look at those Indians Jim.

They are struggling too.

[jim mk2]

England's day with Anderson leading from the front again. Tendulkar got a low one but Anderson is bowling beautifully at the moment.

[SouthAussieRover]

Indian batsmen failed to heed Pietersens observations.

Tendulkars reflexes are getting slower and slower.

The bowlers should dominate tomorrow if they are patient.

[Kamy100]

Fantastic from England today. Tailenders added valuable runs and then Anderson's brilliance has put India on the backfoot. Really looking forward to tomorrow, should be a fascinating. This test series showing why Test Cricket remains the best and most "pure" form of the game.

[1864roverite]

I have totally enjoyed todays play, even by our own standards JA isnt doing to bad for a dingle !

Very interested to see how that pitch plays tomorrow in the first session (weather dependent).

Come on England.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Fantastic from England today. Tailenders added valuable runs and then Anderson's brilliance has put India on the backfoot. Really looking forward to tomorrow, should be a fascinating. This test series showing why Test Cricket remains the best and most "pure" form of the game.

Yeah, there's only one real form of cricket. The rest is just tip and run.

[SouthAussieRover]

About time all Test countries/matches have to use the review system.

Constant appealing by India paid off in the case of Cooks dismissal.

[SouthAussieRover]

Time for England to declare and get a few wickets ? Just to put the icing on a series win?

[jim mk2]

England's first win on the sub-continent since Gower's team in the 1980s - is no one interested ?

[SouthAussieRover]

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England's first win on the sub-continent since Gower's team in the 1980s - is no one interested ?</p></blockquote>

Obviously everyone's celebrating.

Weren't you invited?

[pg]

So for the Ashes...are you guys going to prepare dustbowls so Swann and Panesar tear us to pieces?

[jim mk2]

We play by the rules pg. As for the ACB and preparing pitches for Warne however......................

[pg]

Yeah so the English curators never, ever rolled out greentops to favour the home seamers?

The ACB never prepared pitches 'for Warne'. They didn't have to because he could turn a ball on glass. Nor would they wanted to, when you had a new ball attack of McGrath and Gillespie.

[Guest Norbert]

Preparing 'home' pitches happens all the time, though I doubt we could prepare 'dust bowls' even if we wanted to. Anyone remember what last summer's weather was like? And we also have Anderson, Finn, Bresnan, Broad....etc. so there has to be something for the fast bowlers.

I don't know much about the Aussie squad as it stands, but they've just got bummed by India.

[jim mk2]

Pg, I thought "curators" looked after museums ?

The Oval pitches usually take turn because of the Surrey loam, and Jim Laker took his famous 19 wickets against your lot with his off spin at Old Trafford but generally English pitches are natural greentops - as Norbert said it's hard for English groundsmen to prepare dust bowls even if they wanted to.

[forumquizmaster]

England 3 wickets down in the blink of an eye. Three very ordinary shots I would say.

[Hanks]

Not going well at all, hope Root digs in (I'll get my coat)