India has the best chance to win the first test in England,but,the same can't be said about the other tests.This is because our team has a tendency to relax at the latter stages which allow the opposition to bounce back.
India went to the WC2007 as a fancied team to reach at least the Semis and what happened? We lost to the minnows! Sidebottom is fresh after cleaning up the WIndies and he'll be enough for us with help from Broad (who troubled us on a placid pitch) and Monty (the Punjab lion in the English den). By the way, who will we leave out? Laxman/Sourav/Yuvraj/Jaffar? It's a chance for Vaughan, Strauss, Cook, Bell and Collingwood to make some runs against RP Singh and Sreesanth (noballers of the series?). Again we'll depend on the old war-horse Kumble and the flogging horse Zaheer! Good luck India!
RE:Don't write off yet...
by Suresh Kumar on Jul 18, 2007 09:59 PM
very well said we can play cricket only at home and no where else.by the by who will take 20 wickets.suresh kumar.
RE:Don't write off yet...
by Ajay Kumar on Jul 18, 2007 09:57 PM
yes, definitely. although the English bowling is weak, their batsmen are in form, n our bowling is also inexperienced. At the most, India can dream of getting a draw, as v cant take 20 wickets and same with the Eng.bowlers and the result - boring game of cricket.
RE:Don't write off yet...
by Manish Tripathi on Jul 18, 2007 08:55 PM
well said james Bond...dont start underestimating england..they are at home and can easily wipeoff the indian line up having the same set of stars which played the worldcup..
RE:Don't write off yet...
by James Bond on Jul 18, 2007 09:45 PM
Thanks MT! I forgot the inimitable KP, didn't I? He can be more than a rampaging Sachin on his day. Well, we can still win if we keep our heads down and play according to the conditions and situations. Everyone can play for themselves and the team: if each batter gets 40 runs and bowlers get 100 runs together we have already crossed 300! However, our guys get out cheaply trying to do the greatest British pastime, "fishing" outside the off stump :-)
why you people are after TENDULKER.There are other 10 players in the team who fail against weak and good bowling. Tendulker had already shown his greatness to the world. He is a legendery batsmen.Except Indians all other are praising for his batting.
RE:Halwa ho gaya....''Tendia'' ko....
by nishit desai on Jul 18, 2007 08:04 PM
say all you want... Now it's not Tendulkar's problem in case he faces weaker opposition...
RE:Great opportunity for tendlya
by Jayanth Shah on Jul 18, 2007 09:12 PM
wat are u talkin about? england are not weak opponents. stop talkin out of ur *ss
RE:Great opportunity for tendlya
by Ajay Kumar on Jul 18, 2007 10:04 PM
Sachin has supposedly developed a weakness against left arm spinners of even teams like Bangla; novice like Piyush Chawla (not to belittle his performance) can trouble him. And here he has to face Monty.
hey guys even hoggard is going to miss tomm, so now both teams bowling attack are even and our batting is strong on papers and hope it clicks at right time and india wins the series.
RE:nikal padi
by Manish Tripathi on Jul 18, 2007 09:00 PM
The same team could not dismiss ..some county team ..the last pair batted for 10 overs and dragged it to a draw .....confidence down hai .if they win it will be a huge lottery for india ..and am sure if they win they will lose the next one to even the series ...they have been doing that for atleast 10 series now
