Re: 2nd Test: India v England at Nottingham - Jul 27-31, 2007
another very interesting article on tendulkar and his “ability” to save match for india…i am sure tendu will bat really well in foruth innings of this match…
http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/columns/content/current/story/303750.html
Re: 2nd Test: India v England at Nottingham - Jul 27-31, 2007
when did he look "a bit online" by the way....
I am actually not disappointed at Sree over last 18 months or so....he Aint no Morrison or Srinath but he is not as bad as people think of him, slightly young, immature...but give the guy little time...he is India's Only genuine hope of carrying the fast bowling attack!
Re: 2nd Test: India v England at Nottingham - Jul 27-31, 2007
actually i expected this question from Some1 
Re: 2nd Test: India v England at Nottingham - Jul 27-31, 2007
I am actually not disappointed at Sree over last 18 months or so....he Aint no Morrison or Srinath but he is not as bad as people think of him, slightly young, immature...but give the guy little time...he is India's Only genuine hope of carrying the fast bowling attack!
Agreed. His attitude may tick some people off. But as a pacer, you need that attitude and fire.
*PD Collingwood b Sreesanth 28 (44b 4x4 0x6) SR: 63.63 *
:D
Re: 2nd Test: India v England at Nottingham - Jul 27-31, 2007
^ Sreesanth's on-field persona is one that of a "rebel without a cause".
A bowler who "thinks" like Shoaib Akhtar and "bowls" like Ganguly.
Today, he was bowling all over the place and was basically a "pressure-release valve". But that did not stop him from "menacingly staring" at batsmen.
And talking of Ganguly's bowling - the Cricinfo commentator was right on the mark when he said that Cook can prepare himself a cup of tea during the time Gangu runs in to the wicket to bowl and the ball gets to the batsman.
Re: 2nd Test: India v England at Nottingham - Jul 27-31, 2007
Damn...just as I said that about Sreesanth, he gets Collingwood out.
Oh..well..
Re: 2nd Test: India v England at Nottingham - Jul 27-31, 2007
hummm…
S Sreesanth8.5 4 15 1 1.69
I bet you were talking about RP. RP Singh and Seesant are 2 different guys. 
Re: 2nd Test: India v England at Nottingham - Jul 27-31, 2007
Sirjee…aapne subah match nahi dekha mere khayal se…
“All-over-the-place” does not mean “he was taken for runs”.
This proves how misleading statistics can be.
If this was an ODI, Sreesanth would have bowled more than 15-20 wides today.
Don’t believe me…
Very well bowled by Sreesanth, who was all over the shop before tea. There’s the length: can he maintain it?
32.2Sreesanth to Collingwood, OUT, well bowled! Swinging into Collingwood who came tentatively forward, without conviction, and inside-edged it onto his stumps **PD Collingwood b Sreesanth 28 (44b 4x4 0x6) SR: 63.63 **
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Re: 2nd Test: India v England at Nottingham - Jul 27-31, 2007
And this :
19.3Sreesanth to Collingwood, no run, again down the leg side Sreesanth's losing it here. The ball's going all over the place and he appears to be fighting the demons within; clenching his fists and imploring with himself to bowl straight
Re: 2nd Test: India v England at Nottingham - Jul 27-31, 2007
And more from Cricinfo :
Sreesanth looks unbelievably tense
19.6 Sreesanth to Collingwood, no run, good end to a poor over, pitching this up to the right hander who digs it out And again the multi-named Sreesanth has a pop at the batsman - a little word in Collingwood's ear, and a savage stare. Best just get on with the game if you're bowling like that, I reckons.
Re: 2nd Test: India v England at Nottingham - Jul 27-31, 2007
Sirjee...aapne subah match nahi dekha mere khayal se...
"All-over-the-place" does not mean "he was taken for runs".
This proves how misleading statistics can be.
If this was an ODI, Sreesanth would have bowled more than 15-20 wides today.
Don't believe me....
Very well bowled by Sreesanth, who was all over the shop before tea. There's the length: can he maintain it?
32.2Sreesanth to Collingwood, OUT, well bowled! Swinging into Collingwood who came tentatively forward, without conviction, and inside-edged it onto his stumps PD Collingwood b Sreesanth 28 (44b 4x4 0x6) SR: 63.63 ** **----------------------------------------
Sir ji,
I was watching the whole game. You are only picking up commentry snippets on bad deliveries. He was bowled very and was very unlucky that few decisions went against him, one of them being plumb LBW of KP.
34.3Sreesanth to Bell, no run, a beauty! That is a cracker from Sreesanth. Outside off stump, it cut away from him and bounced prodigiously on Bell who tried to defend it off the back foot but missed. Missed it comfortably, truth be told
Cook Out.. :D
109/5
Re: 2nd Test: India v England at Nottingham - Jul 27-31, 2007
Hawk-Eye suggests that the ball was sneaking ... well, passing well over ... the stumps. That makes no difference, Ganguly has the wicket and that's all that matters.
35.5Ganguly to Cook, OUT, and Ganguly strikes, drifting one back into Cook who is caught half forward and Taufel answers a beseeching appeal for leg before with a nod and a finger *AN Cook lbw b Ganguly 43 (111b 6x4 0x6) SR: 38.73 *
one more wicket and we are into tail. Get them under 175.
Re: 2nd Test: India v England at Nottingham - Jul 27-31, 2007
I am watching the game too...I am not picking up bad deliveries. Look above, actually those were the good ones...I only quoted the comments from the Cricinfo commentator to prove my point.
Infact I quoted a comment from right after he took Collingwood's wicket.
Anyways, you are not going to be convinced either way...that's okay. Time will tell.
Re: 2nd Test: India v England at Nottingham - Jul 27-31, 2007
A bowler who "thinks" like Shoaib Akhtar and "bowls" like Ganguly.
:D well one correction...a bowler who "acts" like shoaib akhtar would be a better phrase...shoaib akthar cannot think!
Re: 2nd Test: India v England at Nottingham - Jul 27-31, 2007
India doing fairly well...
England 197 all out
India 182/2
Now its all up to the so-called "formidable middle order" to live up to its label.
Re: 2nd Test: India v England at Nottingham - Jul 27-31, 2007
Where is rain when you need it. The forecast is for very heavy rain.
Re: 2nd Test: India v England at Nottingham - Jul 27-31, 2007
now that india is 180/2, tendu will score a century....oh well....
Re: 2nd Test: India v England at Nottingham - Jul 27-31, 2007
close of play day 2: India 254/3 lead by 56 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings, Tendu 57*
Because of bad weather India might not bat again, so they must make the first innings count. A good 400+ total would all but ensure victory
Re: 2nd Test: India v England at Nottingham - Jul 27-31, 2007
Tendi still struggling against Sidebottom but quite confident against Anderson
Re: 2nd Test: India v England at Nottingham - Jul 27-31, 2007
Tendu given out on 91 and i must say it was a shocker of a decision from Taufel.
India 351-4
poor guy just when thought he could make Kapil and co eat their words (whcih to be honest he has done anyway with innings at least) he has to depart.
Well life goes on