India vs England Second test from Mohali

[CHAPPERS]

118/3

Pieterson 43*
Collingwood 0*

I left hiome just after Bell had got out, which was a shame as they had been going well. He failed to spot the googly from Kumble and lost the top of his off stump. I can't blame him, UI'm not surprised he didn't pick it. The floodlights were on and quite clearly more effective than the natural light, they shouldn't have even been out there.

 

[blockhseagull]

They aren't anymore are they ?

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Come on boys.

Incidentally, who would you drop, if and when Tresco and/or Vaughan come back into the team.

I would go for Bell. He fine innings, do not make up for his failures.

 

[CHAPPERS]

No, they're off now.

 

[JJ McClure]

Plenty of boundry action from KP as usual.

 

[blockhseagull]

Come on boys.

Incidentally, who would you drop, if and when Tresco and/or Vaughan come back into the team.

I would go for Bell. He fine innings, do not make up for his failures.

Well Bell will make way for Vaughan and Tres will come back in at the expense of maybe Strauss He seems out of form at the mo !!!

 

[London Calling]

I was impressed by Bell,though his getting out was a mistake and shows he can't be relied on.

Pieterson looking fine. It appears to be a batter's wicket and we really should not have lost our three MAIN batsmen by now.

LC

 

[CHAPPERS]

Freddie's baby

 

[Barrel of Fun]

Freddie's baby

Congratulations FF.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Back on a Piterson passed 50

KP 56*
Collingwood 1*

133/3

 

[Knightsworld]

England 133/3

Pieterson *56
Collingwood *1

 

[Hiney]

Pieterson has just legged it to the dressing room

Delhi Belly?

Mohali Mess?

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Well Bell will make way for Vaughan and Tres will come back in at the expense of maybe Strauss He seems out of form at the mo !!!

I wouldn't be surprised if Vaughan retired soon. His knee injury is a recurring one & he doesn't seem able to get over it. Even Fletcher has said it's going to be a big problem for him.

Treso for Captain

 

[CHAPPERS]

I quite agree. Vaughan will retire soon enough which is a damn shame because he's got the telent to have becoe of all England's great players. That tour in Australia a few years back showed some of the best batting I've ever seen and it was against the best seam attack of all time (arguably).

 

[London Calling]

Pieterson has just legged it to the dressing room

Delhi Belly?

Mohali Mess?

Chicken chow mane

 

[CHAPPERS]

Pieterson gone and they are off for the day by the looks of it.

163/4
Looks of help for the seamers today. Let's hope conditions stay the same for Hoggy to get the ball moving about when we bowl at them. Big day tomorrow. We need to get to 350 really.

 

[London Calling]

DAY 2 A WASH OUT BUT A

Plodding sort of Innings, again, too many batsmen letting themselves and us down.

England 1st Innings

A J Strauss c M S Dhoni b I K Pathan 18 38 1 0
A N Cook lbw b I K Pathan 17 38 2 0
I R Bell b A Kumble 38 68 6 0
K P Pietersen c and b M M Patel 64 108 10 1
P D Collingwood b A Kumble 25 77 3 0
A Flintoff not out 26 45 6 0
G O Jones not out 7 20 1 0
Extras 4nb 1lb 5
Total for 5 200

Bowler O M R W
I K Pathan 19.0 4 63 2
M M Patel 16.0 1 59 1
Harbhajan Singh 6.0 0 15 0
Piyush Chawla 5.0 1 20 0
A Kumble 19.0 6 42 2


Fall of wicket
35 A J Strauss
36 A N Cook
117 I R Bell
157 K P Pietersen
180 P D Collingwood

 

[Statto]

Its gonna be a draw.

 

[London Calling]

Going down the pan for England, despite 51 from Flintoff.

England subsided from an overnight 112-5 to be bowled out for 181 in less than two hours of cricket this morning.

SECOND TEST, MOHALI - MATCH SUMMARY, DAY FIVE
India 338 & 72-1 v England 300 & 181


India crusing to get 144.

 

[London Calling]

England slide to defeat in Mohali
A polished final day display from India condemns England to a nine-wicket defeat in the second Test.