India v England, 2nd Test, Mumbai, 23-27 November, 2012

Red wrote:Ironic that SA's most aggressive batsman plays for England so we have to put up with their funereal pace here.

Ironic that you live in Australia when all your waking life is spent thinking about South Africa.

She knew how easy it was to get him out. Use the the uber woof of Pak>Ind.

eowyn wrote:She knew how easy it was to get him out. Use the the uber woof of Pak>Ind.

I thought she paid some Greek woman to curse him.

Ohja's action has ... ahem ... deteriorated this morning.

400 up. England's innings, so far, has consisted of batsmen who didn't get out, until they got out.

Chivalry Augustus wrote:Ohja's action has ... ahem ... deteriorated this morning.

Eh? Need to look more closely now.

But now he's taken off.

Also, Ojha got a michelle.

I'm calling his fitness into question.

tricycle wrote:Also, Ojha got a michelle.

He only took the wickets of some of batsmen who had their wickets taken against Pakistan.

Brass Monkey wrote:

tricycle wrote:Also, Ojha got a michelle.

He only took the wickets of some of batsmen who had their wickets taken against Pakistan.

Oh sorry, I meant Abdul Rehman got five in February.

tricycle wrote:

Brass Monkey wrote:

tricycle wrote:Also, Ojha got a michelle.

He only took the wickets of some of batsmen who had their wickets taken against Pakistan.

Oh sorry, I meant Abdul Rehman got five in February.

That's more like it.

I didn't realize how much man-love there is in India for the KayPee, the crowds, commentators, former players...

Likely he returns from the IPL with his head twice the usual inflated size.

Ojha all the way again. Ashwin facing his first bad series as a bowler. Bhajji continues being a bad clueless twat in his 99th test despite having 400 wickets? His only chance to show his mettle and experience and he flops even then?

So with 3 spinners we still have had 2 guys not performing. Ashwin can be excused at least given his recent run last year. Ghati, Bhajji, Dhoni and SRT make up for 4 passengers in the team now. Add inconsistent Yuvraj and Shitwag to the equation and we have team that will lose this test surely.

We're becoming soft hosts, not one case of Dubaiarrhoea in this trip. Give them some dodgy curry now.

I think India have missed Yadav. He gave them something a little different.

So lets say England make 500. We will need to get at least 370-400 to make a match of it. I doubt our current batting lineup can deliver that. Shitwag's inconsistency at top, Ghati's consistent failures at guarding his off stump, showboating old man SRT, clueless against spin Yuvraj, not a test player anymore Dhoni...wow! Thats confidence boosting alright!

Prior run out. He's good at that.

Prior gawn.

Brass Monkey wrote:I think India have missed Yadav. He gave them something a little different.

Aye, one spinner, or non spinner Bhajji in this case, too many.

Broad sold him a dummy. I'm not reading loads into it, but maybe he sees himself as a better batsman than Prior?

Brass Monkey wrote:Prior run out. He's good at that.

He is.

Brass Monkey wrote:Broad sold him a dummy. I'm not reading loads into it, but maybe he sees himself as a better batsman than Prior?

Surely even he can't have his head so far up his posterior.

tricycle wrote:

Brass Monkey wrote:Broad sold him a dummy. I'm not reading loads into it, but maybe he sees himself as a better batsman than Prior?

Surely even he can't have his head so far up his posterior.

Not after that shot... good catch, though, at short leg.

tricycle wrote:

Brass Monkey wrote:Broad sold him a dummy. I'm not reading loads into it, but maybe he sees himself as a better batsman than Prior?

Surely even he can't have his head so far up his posterior.

Broad should have fallen on his sword and crossed with Prior, all out coming up very soon now.

Two centurions aside, England's batsmen have been woeful. Two guys score over 300 runs between them yet we're still struggling for a game-defining lead. We need 120+. Anything less than that and us batting last may render our lead inconsequential. India still favourites unless the tail wags.