India vs England First Test

[dangermows]

Teams

India: Sehwag, Gambhir, Pujara, Tendulkar, Kohli, Yuvraj, Dhoni, Ashwin, Zaheer, Yadav, Ojha

England: Cook, Compton, Trott, Pietersen, Bell, Patel, Prior, Broad, Bresnan, Swann, Anderson

India win the toss and will bat (Bastards!)

 

[heroesof73]

Toss could have decided the winner for the first one?

 

[Aleem Dar]

Hoo man, use my thread.

 

[dangermows]

Toss could have decided the winner for the first one?

Aye. Dhoni said you dont even need to look at the pitches out here. You win the toss and you bat.

Looks like we will need our attack to be as good as it was in the winter!

Hoo man, use my thread.

I will man. Just not for the test match

 

[Aleem Dar]

No surprises with the team. Thought Onions may have pipped Bresnan given he bowls stump to stump and Bresnan won't be as effective on slow pitches; but expected Bresnan to play regardless.

 

[dangermows]

Full house

 

[Aleem Dar]

Anyone else reckon Broad is going to pull up injured at some point?

 

[heroesof73]

Full house

use the bingo thread man

 

[Aleem Dar]

Nick Knight would have gone with Panesar over Patel, with Bell opening and Bairstow at 5 Prior at 6.

Find it hard to disagree.

 

[dangermows]

Pitch looks slow to say the least.

Anyone else reckon Broad is going to pull up injured at some point?

Hope not. I think we need a big series from him to have any chance (and I have picked him as highest wicket taker )

Nick Knight would have gone with Panesar over Patel, with Bell opening and Bairstow at 5 Prior at 6.

Find it hard to disagree.

I would have looked to find a way to get Panesar in but Im not sold on Bairstow yet.

use the bingo thread man

 

[Aleem Dar]

Pitch looks slow to say the least.



Hope not. I think we need a big series from him to have any chance (and I have picked him as highest wicket taker )



I would have looked to find a way to get Panesar in but Im not sold on Bairstow yet.

Easy to fit Panesar in, just drop Patel. 3 seamers and 2 spinners.

 

[dangermows]

Easy to fit Panesar in, just drop Patel. 3 seamers and 2 spinners.

Is the correct answer.

Any time Anderson gives it a little width its going to the ropes. I think he should refrain from bowling wide.

100 up and looking very comfortable.

 

[Safc_Luke]

Swann bowling well.

Sehwag 92*

 

[Sandboy]

why's Patel not bowling ?

 

[ProfessionalMackem]

meh

 

[Steak Pie]

Just caught up, not great. Draw.

 

[ProfessionalMackem]

Loose one from sehwag there. Hope we get Sachin early.

 

[Steak Pie]

Gerrin.

What was that? Sounded like 10 million tellys being turned off......

 

[Twisted]

Easy to fit Panesar in, just drop Patel. 3 seamers and 2 spinners.

nice to have a number 6 who can bat and bowl at last, though im not fully sold on his ability in either yet

Gerrin.

What was that? Sounded like 10 million tellys being turned off......

i read that and presumed KP must have been going out to bat

 

[NorthCountryBoy]

nice to have a number 6 who can bat and bowl at last, though im not fully sold on his ability in either yet

Yup, think we may have reverted to our 1990s formula of picking someone who isn't good enough at either batting or bowling in the faint hope they're the new Botham.