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[Total Members Voted:]

GG

12 (8.9%)

VS

11 (8.1%)

SRT

12 (8.9%)

SR

7 (5.2%)

YS

12 (8.9%)

RS

5 (3.7%)

VK

5 (3.7%)

MSD

12 (8.9%)

IKP

5 (3.7%)

YP

10 (7.4%)

HS

12 (8.9%)

POJha

2 (1.5%)

MP

10 (7.4%)

ZK

8 (5.9%)

IS

12 (8.9%)

Total Members Voted: 13

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[12th_Man]

Inclusion of IKP made this interesting. Bhai - Bhai me ladai 

[12th_Man]

The No balls and wides of Ishant in 3rd match gave me a scare, but this is my preferred XI.

GG,VS,SRT,YS,SR,MSD,IKP,HS,ZK,MP,IS

IKP will give medium pace a cushion and play a similar role lke YP in batting.
WIth HS success, POjha may be considerd, but YS,VS,SRT as part time spinners should be OK. We don't want to make one more england out of our team.

The difficulty would be to decide, Should SRT fit in the opening spot ?
Would still pick the best combination(XI) for 4TH ODI to ensure the series is in hand before trying any adventures(read experiments).

[justforkix]

Will rest Veeru and Zaheer - have played continuously in all 4 tests and 3 ODIs.

GG, SRT, SR, YS, RS, MSD, IKP, YP, HS, MP, IS

[gouravk]

why ? are they not machines ? are they not pros ? 

[12th_Man]

Will rest Veeru and Zaheer - have played continuously in all 4 tests and 3 ODIs.

GG, SRT, SR, YS, RS, MSD, IKP, YP, HS, MP, IS

Well .. I guess for the same reason i will play both  .
Won't prefer to relax till win the series. RS and SR  have been vulnerable in last two matches. IS sprayed.
As said in above post, all altruism left after series win

[gouravk]

wow you care about the damn series

[keep-it-cool]

Will rest Veeru and Zaheer - have played continuously in all 4 tests and 3 ODIs.

GG, SRT, SR, YS, RS, MSD, IKP, YP, HS, MP, IS

This makes sense. I would have liked to give RS a run through the 7 ODIs.

However I dont think it will happen given MSD's comments that India will be at full strength till we win the series.

So SRT will come in for RS. I doubt there will be any other immediate change.

PS - why do you have YP below IKP in the batting line up?

[justforkix]

because IKP is a better batter than YP

btw, why not let the local team play against Eng in the remaining ODIs - Karnataka, Delhi, Orissa, Assam can play them - at least then Eng have a chance to win 2 ODIs

[keep-it-cool]

because IKP is a better batter than YP

I dont know. I think YP is a better bet in ODIs, esp if he comes off the same way he did in the IPL. He should be given a long run in my view ...just to see whether he can make that transition to the international level becaue if he clicks, he would provide an option that we do not currently have in the lower order.

btw, why not let the local team play against Eng in the remaining ODIs - Karnataka, Delhi, Orissa, Assam can play them - at least then Eng have a chance to win 2 ODIs

What? You want to see RD in ODIs but want to keep SG out? Biased.

[pipsqueak]

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btw, why not let the local team play against Eng in the remaining ODIs - Karnataka, Delhi, Orissa, Assam can play them - at least then Eng have a chance to win 2 ODIs

What? You want to see RD in ODIs but want to keep SG out? Biased.

i think he is implying that England will not win against Bengal and SG but can beat RD's team. Pro-SG, in my view.

[keep-it-cool]

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btw, why not let the local team play against Eng in the remaining ODIs - Karnataka, Delhi, Orissa, Assam can play them - at least then Eng have a chance to win 2 ODIs

What? You want to see RD in ODIs but want to keep SG out? Biased.

i think he is implying that England will not win against Bengal and SG but can beat RD's team. Pro-SG, in my view.

I think he is referring to 2 wins against Orissa & Assam ..hence the emphasis on 2 wins. Still biased, I woudl say to the extent that he is willing to give one of them a chance and not the other.

[pipsqueak]

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btw, why not let the local team play against Eng in the remaining ODIs - Karnataka, Delhi, Orissa, Assam can play them - at least then Eng have a chance to win 2 ODIs

What? You want to see RD in ODIs but want to keep SG out? Biased.

i think he is implying that England will not win against Bengal and SG but can beat RD's team. Pro-SG, in my view.

I think he is referring to 2 wins against Orissa & Assam ..hence the emphasis on 2 wins. Still biased, I woudl say to the extent that he is willing to give one of them a chance and not the other.

well, another perspective would be that he thinks RD is fit only to play against minnows - obviously, JFK is looking at ways in which England can win. i do all this is blatant pro-SG biased.

how about comparing SG of 1989 with RD of 1988 and see who is better after-all!

[keep-it-cool]

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btw, why not let the local team play against Eng in the remaining ODIs - Karnataka, Delhi, Orissa, Assam can play them - at least then Eng have a chance to win 2 ODIs

What? You want to see RD in ODIs but want to keep SG out? Biased.

i think he is implying that England will not win against Bengal and SG but can beat RD's team. Pro-SG, in my view.

I think he is referring to 2 wins against Orissa & Assam ..hence the emphasis on 2 wins. Still biased, I woudl say to the extent that he is willing to give one of them a chance and not the other.

well, another perspective would be that he thinks RD is fit only to play against minnows - obviously, JFK is looking at ways in which England can win. i do all this is blatant pro-SG biased.

Hmm ..in that case he is safe from mod scrutiny i guess ..anyway, he is a mod as well

how about comparing SG of 1989 with RD of 1988 and see who is better after-all!

did they play the same opposition on the same pitches with the same toss results and the same team?

[LosingNow]

did they play the same opposition on the same pitches with the same toss results and the same team?

[pipsqueak]

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how about comparing SG of 1989 with RD of 1988 and see who is better after-all!

did they play the same opposition on the same pitches with the same toss results and the same team?

they did not but the confidence was the same.

[keep-it-cool]

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how about comparing SG of 1989 with RD of 1988 and see who is better after-all!

did they play the same opposition on the same pitches with the same toss results and the same team?

they did not but the confidence was the same.

that is only one of the variants within multiple variants

[pipsqueak]

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how about comparing SG of 1989 with RD of 1988 and see who is better after-all!

did they play the same opposition on the same pitches with the same toss results and the same team?

they did not but the confidence was the same.

that is only one of the variants within multiple variants

i hope some one is noting the wind speed and direction as well. i think they are important.

[broadbat]

I would have given Dinda a chance instead of IKP.

[keep-it-cool]

I think Dinda will come in for the final two ODIs in case we close it out by then ...maybe in place of ZK or IS

[12th_Man]

I think Dinda will come in for the final two ODIs in case we close it out by then ...maybe in place of ZK or IS

Do we have one more team selection after the 5th one. I thought we were done till the seven ODI's.
Maybe being home series they will fly him after Guwahati. Dinda however should be given early Guwahati conditions as confidence building excercise.

[keep-it-cool]

I think Dinda will come in for the final two ODIs in case we close it out by then ...maybe in place of ZK or IS

Do we have one more team selection after the 5th one. I thought we were done till the seven ODI's.
Maybe being home series they will fly him after Guwahati. Dinda however should be given early Guwahati conditions as confidence building excercise.

I think I read somewhere that this team is selected only for the 4th and 5th ODIs ...maybe I am wrong

[gouravk]

i hope so .. hopefully dhoni zaheer ishant sehwag - the men who really matter - will rest before the real cricket.

[broadbat]

It is only for the next two Odi's. The selectors thinking obviously along the lines that if we sew up the series by then, possibly untried players will be given a dekho in the last couple of games.

[justforkix]

btw, it has been pouring here since today morning. Unless the weather changes dramatically, there is unlikely to be any match tomorrow !!!

[broadbat]

Damn when they finally get a match on Sunday.

[12th_Man]

btw, it has been pouring here since today morning. Unless the weather changes dramatically, there is unlikely to be any match tomorrow !!!

Banglorians know, It rains in Oct-Nov there.
BTW did't they spend a lot of money on stadium before the IPL? If I am not mistaken a good chunk of it also dealt with drainage system(not sure technically what they did).

[justforkix]

don't worry - weather is amazingly bright and sunny today morning by bangalore standards although there are some dark clouds around . Match will start of time most likely touch wood 

[12th_Man]

don't worry - weather is amazingly bright and sunny today morning by bangalore standards although there are some dark clouds around . Match will start of time most likely touch wood 

[LosingNow]

SRT opening ahead of GG

Good start 18/0 in 4

[12th_Man]

SRT opening ahead of GG

Good start 18/0 in 4

yea Broad gets maiden

[dhruvdeepak]

you know with sehwag, i dont think it matters who his opening partner is. anyone from chopra to gambhir to jaffer to dravid or even karthik looks good opening with him. IMO sehwag should go out alone and bat from both ends

[LosingNow]

Very high DBP

[LosingNow]

SRT gone.. looked rusty

[dhruvdeepak]

"If you total the number of runs by all players currently playing for England, they are less than what Tendulkar has," emails Ganesh.

 

[justforkix]

It is looking it is going to pour down anytime now !!! there is no way we will get a full match in !!

[gouravk]

it looks sunny on tv ...

[12th_Man]

It is looking it is going to pour down anytime now !!! there is no way we will get a full match in !!

Get as far away from stadium aas you can .

[gouravk]

why ?

[justforkix]

I'm at home, so pretty far off already

[dhruvdeepak]

heheheeh end of the match.

from cricinfo -

3.50pm And its coming down cats and dogs, panthers and llamas, chipmunks and parakeets. Rather glum scenes here. Off go the players while the spectators dive for cover. Oh my its coming down hard. My colleague, Siddhartha Talya, says he loves the smell of fresh earth when it rains. He's lost it.

i lived next to this guy for 2 years  i know exactly what the commentator is talking about