England Cricket Thread 2011

[Villan For Life]

Peach of a ball for the third.

[Villan For Life]

Dravid gone. 4 wickets fall with no runs scored

[PaulWinch again]

This is some collapse.

[taylorsworkrate]

Dravid gone now after a sublime hundred.

This series refuses to be anything other than exhilarating.

[PaulWinch again]

Cook drops a chance. We've been poor this series, catching wise.

[taylorsworkrate]

Come on now, cut out the sloppiness.

[Villan For Life]

We need to get this last wicket pretty soon and keep their lead to around 60-odd. We're likely to be a batsman short as Trott's injury looked pretty bad, I wouldn't think he'll bat.

[Villan For Life]

All out, well bowled Broady good 6-fer

[PaulWinch again]

Great catch Bell. Now don't lose any wickets England.

[taylorsworkrate]

Fantastic Stuart Broad.

Where on earth has this world class bowler been hiding?

[taylorsworkrate]

Right, momentum firmly with us now.

Crucial to get to the end of play no wickets down.  Hopefully Trott not as bad as feared.

[Villan For Life]

The pitch is playing better and the weather has improved since we were put in yesterday. Hopefully we won't loose any wickets tonight.

[taylorsworkrate]

I think both innings have shown signs of the character in this England side.  120 odd for 8 batting, then counterattack to keep themselves in the game, India 250 odd for 4 with England staring down the barrel of a big deficit, only for Broad to produce a great spell of new ball bowling, again keeping us firmly in the game.

England sides of the past would have subsided meekly in both situations.

[PaulWinch again]

A couple of batsmen need to step up for us.

[PaulWinch again]

Test cricket is clearly the best form of the game, this series is demonstrating why.