India - England ODI (continued)
|
Gold Member Username: KrishnPost Number: 1273 Registered: Sep-06 | India v England, 5th ODI, Kolkata India hunt series whitewash The Preview by Andrew McGlashan October 24, 2011 Match facts October 25, Kolkata Start time 14.30 (0900 GMT) Big Picture England have a final chance to avoid a whitewash but the omens don't look good. India have overpowered them in all areas, relishing home conditions again after a difficult few months overseas. After the problems they faced in England this series has shown that India's 50-over game is in pretty reasonable health and it has given Duncan Fletcher another chance to look at a number of young players. He'll have been impressed by what he has seen, too. R Ashwin has caused England no end of problems, Varun Aaron made an exciting debut, Ravindra Jadeja is a talented allrounder and Ajinkya Rahane has been a solid presence. Meanwhile, MS Dhoni has led his stand superbly - out-captaining Alastair Cook by a street - and continues to defy his enormous workload. For England it's a less rosy picture. The batting, apart from once in Mohali, has failed to adapt to conditions and having started the tour on a crest of a wave this has been a sudden jolt back down to earth. The management won't panic, they are wiser than that, but the last two weeks has gone to reinforce that some of England's one-day game is still lagging behind. Form guide India WWWWL (completed games, most recent first) England LLLLW In the spotlight After a year where almost everything has gone right for Alastair Cook he's again a man under pressure. Not that his place is under threat but he has come in for some criticism on this short tour, both for his own tactics and the behaviour of his team. After making a promising 60 in the opening game the runs haven't flowed, either, which has meant England have struggled for solid starts, but it doesn't yet count as a slump. Cook isn't part of the Twenty20 side so this will be his final England outing until January and he'll be desperate to leave with something positive. The crowds for this series have been disappointing with vast numbers of empty seats in traditional hot-beds such as Mumbai. Even in India, where one-day cricket is king, the signs are emerging of overkill. This is Eden Gardens' biggest match since early 2010 - they staged World Cup fixtures but their marquee game between these two teams was moved to Bangalore - and history shows that a full house here is one of cricket's most compelling sights. That, though, appears an unlikely prospect. Team news There aren't many parts of India's game that haven't gone to plan, but Parthiv Patel hasn't had a productive series opening the batting and it could be a chance to give Manoj Tiwary an outing. Elsewhere, it would only be a question of whether anyone needs a rest. India (possible): 1 Gautam Gambhir, 2 Ajinkya Rahane, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Suresh Raina, 5 Manoj Tiwary, 6 MS Dhoni (capt & wk), 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 R Ashwin, 9 Praveen Kumar, 10 Vinay Kumar, 11 Varun Aaron England shook up the bowling attack in Mumbai but it was the batting that let them down again. Ian Bell remains sat on the sidelines and must be wondering what he has to do to get a game. Ravi Bopara and Jonny Bairstow have both struggled in the series so Bell could replace either of them, or Craig Kieswetter if Bairstow was given the gloves. After a game off, Graeme Swann may replace Scott Borthwick before leading the T20 side at the weekend. England (possible): 1 Alastair Cook (capt), 2 Craig Kieswetter (wk), 3 Jonathan Trott, 4 Kevin Pietersen, 5 Ian Bell, 6 Ravi Bopara, 7 Samit Patel, 8 Tim Bresnan, 9 Graeme Swann, 10 Stuart Meaker, 11 Steven Finn. Pitch and conditions Warm and sunny during the day, although perhaps not as hot as Mumbai, while dew hasn't been the major factor that it might have been during the series. For IPL matches the surface has tended to be slow and low. India would be quite happy with more of the same. Stats and trivia This is England's first game in Kolkata since 2002 when India won by 22 runs despite Marcus Trescothick's 121 England have only suffered two 5-0 series scorelines in ODIs; against Sri Lanka in 2006 and India in 2008 Quotes "There is always that balance, as we know, and part of our responsibility as a side is to get that. Sometimes on this tour, we might not have always got that balance - but I didn't see too much wrong this time." Alastair Cook defends England's manner in the field "We wanted to win 5-0 in England, but we couldn't. It's not always just what you want - you have to play well. We'll try to win it 5-0. But the main motivation is just to go out there and play good cricket." MS Dhoni isn't getting to wrapped up in the scoreline |
|
Gold Member Username: RunnerguyPluto Post Number: 2486 Registered: Sep-06 | I commanded you to start a new cricket thread |
|
Silver Member Username: JituPost Number: 972 Registered: Jan-08 | ME TO THIS IS NOT CRICKET BUT CRICKET |
|
Gold Member Username: KrishnPost Number: 1275 Registered: Sep-06 | India wins and makes a clean sweep 5-0 |
|
Diamond Member Username: NydasPost Number: 22073 Registered: Jun-06 | Wow! And unexpected too! |
|
Gold Member Username: RunnerguyPluto Post Number: 2489 Registered: Sep-06 | WOW!!!!!! |
|
Bronze Member Username: WhellandPost Number: 72 Registered: Nov-08 | The worst thing about losing satelite TV was losing cricket matches... I'm totally happy with my subs... but that's due to a post I read here about : http://crictime.com/ I can now watch most of the important matches online... The quality isn't fantastic, but at least I can see the games. England is awesome in the test series, but India is outrageous in the short games... |
|
Silver Member Username: RtfPost Number: 207 Registered: Aug-07 | all you girls should go watch cricket and stay off this site |
|
Diamond Member Username: NydasPost Number: 22123 Registered: Jun-06 | RTF: You are posting in the wrong thread. Cricket does not allow Cheer Leaders. Girls like you should stay with the cheer leading where it is wanted and LK has already got a few organized in the other thread. |
|
Silver Member Username: ChaffPost Number: 887 Registered: Feb-10 | Idiot nydas , your "other" thread links to your post in this thread, stick to counseling your eunuchs, and leave FTA satellite tv to professionals..FOOKIN RETARD BTW how many times you pay to have illegal software loaded to your fortec..let subas know..it's an inquisitive eunuch. |
|
Diamond Member Username: NydasPost Number: 22126 Registered: Jun-06 | Chaff: Cricket does not allow or expect cheer leaders. Go back to your football or baseball threads. |
|
Gold Member Username: KrishnPost Number: 1320 Registered: Sep-06 | Chaff: idiot your queen Doreen has come again inspite of OPP asking her to stay out. Stay out of here and wait for her orders |
|
Gold Member Username: RunnerguyPluto Post Number: 2510 Registered: Sep-06 | nn/subashi started this stupid thread |
|
Diamond Member Username: NydasPost Number: 22130 Registered: Jun-06 | SUBASH SAYS: Chaff: idiot your queen Doreen has come again inspite of OPP asking her to stay out. Stay out of here and wait for her orders |
|
Silver Member Username: JituPost Number: 988 Registered: Jan-08 | Signal chor bunch - Subass,Nydass you will soon land where you belong where pets are not allowed so  |
Main Forums
Today's Posts- Home Audio Forum
- Home Video Forum
- Home Theater Forum
- Car Audio Forum
- Accessories Forum
- All Forum Topics