Topic: Match thread - 1st Test - Ind v Eng , Lord's , 2007 (Read 7312 times)

Libran · « **on:** July 19, 2007, 08:20:29 AM »

7.30am Good morning and welcome to our coverage of the Lord's Test. The early news is that, as expected, Matthew Hoggard will not be fit to play and his place will be taken by either James Anderson or Chris Tremlett.

It was clear and sunny earlier today but low, leaden clouds have sneaked in and the Met Office forecast warns that scattered showers could feature later in the day. At least it will be warm, with temperatures around 23°C. Tomorrow is an altogether different story, 17°C and heavy rain with only a slight improvement on Saturday. Will this summer ever start? Check out the forecast here.

MCC members have been queuing outside Lord's since shortly after dawn - not anything like as many as there were for Australia in 2005, but enough. The MCC has been keeping them stocked up with tea and coffee ...

Weather report - London & South East England

Headline:
Sunny intervals but scattered heavy showers developing again.

Today:
Sunny intervals for all parts and becoming quite warm but with scattered showers developing again which may be heavy in places this afternoon with a risk of thunder. Maximum temperature 23 °C.

Tonight:
Showers mostly dying away, sunny intervals to finish the day. Most areas dry for a time overnight although outbreaks of rain likely in many places later, perhaps heavy and thundery. Minimum temperature 12 °C.

Libran · « **Reply #1 on:** July 19, 2007, 08:53:40 AM »

9.45 am Here's the England team.

1 Andrew Strauss, 2 Alastair Cook, 3 Michael Vaughan (capt), 4 Kevin Pietersen, 5 Paul Collingwood, 6 Ian Bell, 7 Matt Prior (wk), 8 Chris Tremlett, 9 Ryan Sidebottom, 10 James Anderson, 11 Monty Panesar

No Lord's debut for Stuart Broad. A little unlucky perhaps, after his 5 for 76 for England Lions against the Indians at Chelmsford. You'll know the Indian XI as soon as we do ...

babunation · « **Reply #2 on:** July 19, 2007, 08:59:06 AM »

Any predictions on the toss? And what Dravid will choose if he wins?

I say that he will choose to bat first.

Libran · « **Reply #3 on:** July 19, 2007, 09:03:12 AM »

Quote from: babunation on July 19, 2007, 08:59:06 AM

Any predictions on the toss? And what Dravid will choose if he wins?

I say that he will choose to bat first.

Vaughan will win the toss and put India in to bat

Libran · « **Reply #4 on:** July 19, 2007, 09:07:33 AM »

Reasons : First use of whatever juice is there in the wicket
Early wickets will give an advantage
If it rains intermittently, start ..stop games can be very frustrating for the batting side...
Day two onwards, could ease out a bit...so if Eng can get India out within a reasonably low score, would be advantage England

LosingNow · « **Reply #5 on:** July 19, 2007, 09:09:21 AM »

It is Sky sports commentary team for us here.. Gower, Athers, Bumbles, Beefy, Nasser

LosingNow · « **Reply #6 on:** July 19, 2007, 09:13:04 AM »

IMO, whoever wins toss ..will bat.

Both teams don't have bowling.. so the only way to win is to score high and early..and let the bowlers do their thing with the pressure of high score

LosingNow · « **Reply #7 on:** July 19, 2007, 09:28:16 AM »

Geez.. Beefy has really put on the beef.

keep-it-cool · « **Reply #8 on:** July 19, 2007, 09:29:49 AM »

This Indian tactic of holding the team back till the last minute is a bit funny. Or has it been announced already?

broadbat · « **Reply #9 on:** July 19, 2007, 09:30:42 AM »

Win the toss and bat unless you can be sure of bowling the opposition out for less than 200.

LosingNow · « **Reply #10 on:** July 19, 2007, 09:31:05 AM »

VAughn wins toss..

LosingNow · « **Reply #11 on:** July 19, 2007, 09:32:24 AM »

England Bat first

broadbat · « **Reply #12 on:** July 19, 2007, 09:33:48 AM »

Indian Side?

LosingNow · « **Reply #13 on:** July 19, 2007, 09:34:17 AM »

Tremlett, Sidebottom, panesar and Anderrson

--
WJ,KKD,RD,SRt,SG,VVS,MSD,AK,ZK,RPS,SS

LosingNow · « **Reply #14 on:** July 19, 2007, 09:34:56 AM »

Predictable Indian side..

Board does not get in

keep-it-cool · « **Reply #15 on:** July 19, 2007, 09:35:06 AM »

Quote from: losingnow on July 19, 2007, 09:34:17 AM

Tremlett, Sidebottom, panesar and Anderrson

--
WJ,KKD,RD,SRt,SG,VVS,MSD,AK,ZK,RPS,SS

As expected ... the best we could put out, i think.

LosingNow · « **Reply #16 on:** July 19, 2007, 09:36:44 AM »

Quote from: keep-it-cool on July 19, 2007, 09:35:06 AM

Quote from: losingnow on July 19, 2007, 09:34:17 AM
Tremlett, Sidebottom, panesar and Anderrson

--
WJ,KKD,RD,SRt,SG,VVS,MSD,AK,ZK,RPS,SS

As expected ... the best we could put out, i think.

I feel for YS!! I hope he gets a test on this tour

keep-it-cool · « **Reply #17 on:** July 19, 2007, 09:38:26 AM »

Quote from: losingnow on July 19, 2007, 09:36:44 AM

Quote from: keep-it-cool on July 19, 2007, 09:35:06 AM
Quote from: losingnow on July 19, 2007, 09:34:17 AM
Tremlett, Sidebottom, panesar and Anderrson

--
WJ,KKD,RD,SRt,SG,VVS,MSD,AK,ZK,RPS,SS

As expected ... the best we could put out, i think.
I feel for YS!! I hope he gets a test on this tour

Well, frankly, YS had all the opportunities ... if he could not blast his way into the batting line up conclusively despite everyone barring RD going through a very lean phase over the last 3 years, he's got to take a fair share of the blame. MK has done better than everyone, barring RD.

LosingNow · « **Reply #18 on:** July 19, 2007, 09:47:10 AM »

Damn.. missing on SRT interview because Dish has not turned off their music.

dhruvdeepak · « **Reply #19 on:** July 19, 2007, 09:50:49 AM »

Quote from: losingnow on July 19, 2007, 09:47:10 AM

Damn.. missing on SRT interview because Dish has not turned off their music.

nice interview - talked about WC, injuries, his affinity to England...

LosingNow · « **Reply #20 on:** July 19, 2007, 09:53:32 AM »

What is RS saying?

LosingNow · « **Reply #21 on:** July 19, 2007, 09:59:07 AM »

Huddle is back..

Game starts.. Cook/Strauss vs ZK

WicketView · « **Reply #22 on:** July 19, 2007, 10:26:51 AM »

Someone please tell me that I am imagining things ... this is a 20 -20.

justforkix · « **Reply #23 on:** July 19, 2007, 11:18:34 AM »

HAHAHA - Ganguly is our strike bowler

Prafulla · « **Reply #24 on:** July 19, 2007, 12:31:33 PM »

SS bowled very well in his last spell.

WicketView · « **Reply #25 on:** July 19, 2007, 01:32:54 PM »

Are the bowlers being changed because they are getting tired or because they had ~~a bad~~ an expensive over? (Khan, Ganguly, RPS?)

dextrous · « **Reply #26 on:** July 19, 2007, 02:51:34 PM »

Quote from: justforkix on July 19, 2007, 11:18:34 AM

HAHAHA - Ganguly is our strike bowler

perhaps colllingwood will be their strike bowler!

m · « **Reply #27 on:** July 19, 2007, 03:45:58 PM »

Quote from: WicketView on July 19, 2007, 01:32:54 PM

Are the bowlers being changed because they are getting tired or because they had ~~a bad~~ an expensive over? (Khan, Ganguly, RPS?)

Is Sreesanth being overbowled? He has already bowled 18 overs....

LosingNow · « **Reply #28 on:** July 19, 2007, 05:35:30 PM »

Vaughn gone .. 252-3 to RPS. MV cb on 79

LosingNow · « **Reply #29 on:** July 19, 2007, 05:41:59 PM »

Kumble strikes.. Colly gone for 0.. plumb LBW

keep-it-cool · « **Reply #30 on:** July 19, 2007, 05:42:37 PM »

looks like my prediction of under 500 may yet come true

LosingNow · « **Reply #31 on:** July 19, 2007, 05:43:31 PM »

255-4
--
Sidebottom in as night watchman

LosingNow · « **Reply #32 on:** July 19, 2007, 05:44:32 PM »

Quote from: keep-it-cool on July 19, 2007, 05:42:37 PM

looks like my prediction of under 500 may yet come true

Need to get KP.. he survives an inside edge

keep-it-cool · « **Reply #33 on:** July 19, 2007, 05:46:09 PM »

Quote from: losingnow on July 19, 2007, 05:44:32 PM

Quote from: keep-it-cool on July 19, 2007, 05:42:37 PM
looks like my prediction of under 500 may yet come true
Need to get KP.. he survives an inside edge

i have never seen india dismiss a tailender on the evening ... why cant we ever do that???

justforkix · « **Reply #34 on:** July 19, 2007, 05:50:23 PM »

Only Bad Light, Rain can save Pommies from a 3-0 whitewash.....

LosingNow · « **Reply #35 on:** July 19, 2007, 05:55:01 PM »

268-4 at close. 80.3 overs

justforkix · « **Reply #36 on:** July 19, 2007, 06:01:36 PM »

Quote from: losingnow on July 19, 2007, 05:55:01 PM

268-4 at close. 80.3 overs

At the end of the day, considering the pitch (belter), I think this is evenly poised test. I would even say, @ 268/4 on a belter 1st day's pitch, the balance is slightly tilted in India's favor today. But I put it an 50-50, considering our inability to remove the tail.

schumi · « **Reply #37 on:** July 19, 2007, 06:24:44 PM »

Quote from: keep-it-cool on July 19, 2007, 05:46:09 PM

Quote from: losingnow on July 19, 2007, 05:44:32 PM
Quote from: keep-it-cool on July 19, 2007, 05:42:37 PM
looks like my prediction of under 500 may yet come true
Need to get KP.. he survives an inside edge

i have never seen india dismiss a tailender on the evening ... why cant we ever do that???

Ya, we go only for the main batsman !

schumi · « **Reply #38 on:** July 19, 2007, 06:28:13 PM »

JFX : Jokes aside, yes we have always struggled to remove the night watchman and then he will go on score big or hang in there till lunch the next day. I think our bowlers get frustrated a lot and the more the frustration the less the wickets.

OldPal · « **Reply #39 on:** July 19, 2007, 06:43:24 PM »

We want these guys to bat in morning .. that way all the moisture is gone for when our batsman come in later.. and we score centuries .. Ha Ha Ha .. PJ again ..

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