Savage Henry Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 Bell was out, the first time, and that's that. The fact that England, the team and the fans, spat the dummy I think was a bit embarrassing. You could see Morgan's reaction and i actually think Bell realised too but had to keep walking. Well played the Indians for reinstating him in the spirit of the game. Great day of cricket. Wonderful day of cricket, but the incident all came from the fielder's reactions. Bell was stupid, but I can quite see why he did what he did. Dhoni should have had the sense to not appeal. Bell's a lucky boy but it was the right decision and I dint think I've ever seen him play better. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Ponce Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 One of the few times I've watched the highlights on Five, after having watched much of it live. What a day it turned out. Some phenomenal batting from Morgan and Prior, although to say the Indian heads were down is an understatement. I'd have thought the incident with Bell would have had the opposite effect. Moving on to Bell - he seems a bit of an arrogant twat. He doesn't seem to realise how lucky he is. He was out, pure and simple, spirit of the game or not. I did that yesterday I think you're being generous to Morgan who did well but for me it was Pietersen and Bell who were phenomenal and it was them who first saved the game, then took it away from India. Morgan came in at pretty good time and was up against spin on a pitch that wasn't turning. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozam76 Posted July 31, 2011 Share Posted July 31, 2011 I did that yesterday I think you're being generous to Morgan who did well but for me it was Pietersen and Bell who were phenomenal and it was them who first saved the game, then took it away from India. Morgan came in at pretty good time and was up against spin on a pitch that wasn't turning. Pietersens knock was terrific, agreed. It's fascinating watching him once he's out, his facial expressions tell a hundred stories - especially if he knows it was a daft one! I think Bells stupidity has kinda blinkered my earlier posts on him - on reflection his performance was fantastic. It'll be interesting to see what is said in the coming days, because I'd imagine soon enough there will be more and more dissenting voices regarding what Dhoni had done. I can only imagine what could have been had it happened in an Ashes series! The only reason I picked out Prior and Morgan is because they, as lower order batsmen, I'd imagine would not be expected to score as heavily as they did. Granted a lot of that may have come down to the fact that the Indian bowlers heads were bowed after the Bell incident, but there's evidence that their heads were never up over the course of the day anyway. It'll be a fascinating day tomorrow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowden til i die Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 wicket keeper and middle order were draws so prior is as good as dhoni and trott, kp, bell and morgan are even with sachin, v.v.s, dravid and rainia. oh dear. Still think Prior isn't as good as Dhoni? The Indian captain has been pretty woeful whereas Prior is my man of the series so far. On the Bell incident he was out, Morgans reaction said it all for me and he knew he was out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedWeb Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 India were awful in the West Indies and they have been even worse in England. Only Drahvid looks interested. Shame for those expecting a classic series. Thus England team will hammer sides who turn up playing like India. Fletcher has it all on to get his charges going again. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Still think Prior isn't as good as Dhoni? The Indian captain has been pretty woeful whereas Prior is my man of the series so far. On the Bell incident he was out, Morgans reaction said it all for me and he knew he was out. Slightly ridiculous statement, wasn't it? Bresnan's doing a Broad here too. England's batting line up is so long, it's making India look rather incompetent. No question who the best team in the world is. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Hah, crowd chanting "easy easy" and Mikey Holding goes, "Come on now, that's not test cricket." Dhoni's lost the plot here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozam76 Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 That 20 minutes or so before drinks was akin to watching second year rounders. Cracking fielding there right enough 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozam76 Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 So, England all out for 544. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cowden til i die Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 I fail to see how the Indian are number 1 in the world. Without Khan they are pretty ordinary and are another ageing team, similar to Sri Lanka. England are the best team in the world right not but from what I've been reading about the new Aussie seam attack they could be back at the top soon. Not really sure what the deal with South Africa is mind, they seem to be an anomaly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 This is going to be the making of Stuart Broad. He's playing as well as Flintoff ever did. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedWeb Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 India are pathetic. Gutless chumps who are only here for the one dayers. Mind you they were shite at that too in the West Indies. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 India are pathetic. Gutless chumps who are only here for the one dayers. Mind you they were shite at that too in the West Indies. India are, ostensibly, the best in the world, and have been for quite some time. I think England are making them look bad. (Although England are playing as a team, India as a collection of individuals.). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedWeb Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 India have never repeated home form on their travels. Rankings can say what they like. Wouldn't fancy them to win anywhere out of the sub continent when it really mattered. England are playing superbly but the opposition simply doesn't have the stomach for a fight. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berwick-the-unbeatable Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 I fail to see how the Indian are number 1 in the world. Without Khan they are pretty ordinary and are another ageing team, similar to Sri Lanka. England are the best team in the world right not but from what I've been reading about the new Aussie seam attack they could be back at the top soon. Not really sure what the deal with South Africa is mind, they seem to be an anomaly. Australia haven't got a spinner good enough to back that up though. They won't be back on top. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Raina's got to be dropped after that. One of the most glaringly stupid shots I've seen in a long time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedWeb Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 England do like a sub fielder. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 England do like a sub fielder. Perfectly entitled to have one in this case. Trott's not capable of fielding. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedWeb Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Perfectly entitled to have one in this case. Trott's not capable of fielding. Just wait until the one dayers. I'm sure we'll find 12th man Luke Wright getting onto the field in the last 10 overs on a few occasions. England have always pushed the sub rule to the limit. Not really in the spirit of the game an aw rat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 (edited) Unusually good - and pro-active - captaincy from Strauss there. Edited; This is getting a bit ridiculous now. Edited August 1, 2011 by Savage Henry 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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