[Cricket] 5th Investec Test: England v India at The Oval, Aug 15-19, 2014

[KZNSeagull]

Is it just me, or does anyone else automatically get suspicious when a side collapses like this nowadays?

Anyway, Aggers on TMS: "There's one grumpy-looking pigeon who's always by himself. I'm going to call it Geoffrey."

 

[Eeyore]

I'm very pleased for Woakes. I've always rated him, and hoped he would turn some pretty steady seaming into wickets.

 

[pasty]

Disgraceful from India, they've shown no appetite for test cricket. If they had their way instead of playing five tests we'd have had 25 one day internationals.

Sadly for test cricket, I think you are 100% right there.

 

[Eeyore]

Is it just me, or does anyone else automatically get suspicious when a side collapses like this nowadays?

Anyway, Aggers on TMS: "There's one grumpy-looking pigeon who's always by himself. I'm going to call it Geoffrey."

Not really, although I do get suspicious of the appetite for test cricket in some nations.

 

[Eeyore]

Disgraceful from India, they've shown no appetite for test cricket. If they had their way instead of playing five tests we'd have had 25 one day internationals.

I was thinking and typing the same thing when I saw your entry. Totally agree.

 

[Braggfan]

Is it just me, or does anyone else automatically get suspicious when a side collapses like this nowadays?

Anyway, Aggers on TMS: "There's one grumpy-looking pigeon who's always by himself. I'm going to call it Geoffrey."

I love the TMS commentary.

I think if it were certain teams I'd be suspicious, but I think Indian players have too much too lose. They can earn serious money playing international cricket for India or IPL and it wouldn't be worth the money to risk getting caught spot betting/match fixing.I know there are some Indain players who have in the past, Sreesanth springs to mind, but he was out of the test team and didn't look like getting back. Also I genuinely like Dhoni, and think he plays the game with the right spirit, I think I'd lose complete faith if he was involved in something.

 

[Titanic]

Another for Jordan... first ball of a new spell... Kumar slashing at a wide loosener... nicks it through to a tumbling Buttler...

79-8

CJ 6.1 - 4 - 7 - 3

 

[Eeyore]

Oh dear, that was a village dismissal.

 

[pasty]

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[Eeyore]

Hopefully they will get past the hundred mark. Double figure first innings totals look so ugly.

 

[Titanic]

Nine down... Aaron just not good enough... easy return catch gives Woakes his third wicket.

90-9

 

[Luke93]

Wickets being shared around now. No bowler has been 'outstanding', India have just been woeful.

 

[Titanic]

India 100-9 (47.5 overs)

 

[pasty]

Reckon they'll be all out before tea for less than three figures

Bugger. I got close though

 

[Simster]

I bet they get 250. lolz

 

[jakarta]

India's batting today (the last two Tests as well).....

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[Titanic]

MS Dhoni 53* (107 balls, 10 fours)

 

[Titanic]

Tea on Day One

India 125-9 (56 overs)

Pitiful effort against the moving ball from the top order and spineless from the middle order.

Skipper MS Dhoni 65* and Ishant Sharma 2* have put on 35 runs for the 10th wicket.

 

[Titanic]

Dhoni 78* and Sharma 7* are making it look easy out there!

53 partnership for the 10th wicket and counting.

143-9 (60.1 overs)

 

[Titanic]

India 148 all out (61.1 overs)

MS Dhoni caught deep backward square pulling Broad.... for 82 from 140 balls, 15 fours, 1 six and 55% of the total.

Anderson 17-4-51-2
Broad 15.1-4-27-2
Jordan 14-7-32-3
Woakes 14-7-30-3