India tour of England, 4th Test: England v India at The Oval
"We are shouting for England in this one! If they win South Africa will go to No.2!" yells Paul, from South Africa.
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Strauss and Cook are out there. Helmeted and menacing. There's that glint in Cook's eye. Or maybe my imagination's working overtime. RP Singh has the new ball. Three slips and a gully. Let's go ...
1050 Cheers Nitin. I wonder if India have got over their torment of Alastair Cook batting for hours and hours. Because he's about to try again.
John Muir weighs in: "A good test (toss?) for England to win, not least because it gives Jimmy Anderson a bit more time before he has to bowl. I'm mystified by RP's selection for India- surely Munaf must be in much better shape to play a test?"
"What does Broad have to do to get some recognition as England's most important player this series? All Atherton/Gower/Hussain want to talk about is Anderson, Atherton didn't even mention him at all when talking about England's attack this series! Truly unbelievable," spews David.
Gary points out that "surely it is last chance saloon for Mr Bopara now... surely!" Indeed. James Taylor is not merely breathing down his neck, but puffing fire balls like a dragon. On that forgettable note, I shall take leave and hand over commentary duties to George Binoy.
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Ravi sounds cynical: "So, if you are an Indian fan and want to see them batting, you can come back on Day 3 and 4 to see them bat for two consecutive innings. I am an Indian fan and it pains." A lot of fans are in agony to find that PK is missing out. They reckon he has been one of India's better batsmen on tour. Ouch.
Munaf Patel has been in England since the start of the tour, played in the World Cup, played in West Indies ... but India have decided RP Singh is a better option here. He last played a Test in April 2008. India weren't world No. 1 then. They aren't world No. 1 now. May be, the left-arm angle and his ability to swing it went in his favour.
England win the toss and choose to bat. "It looks like a good wicket to bat on, and I reckon it is dry underneath," says Andrew Strauss. England are unchanged from Edgbaston as they begin life as the World's No. 1 side. Dhoni admits he would have looked to bat too. Praveen Kumar is out injured and RP Singh comes into the side. "We have been outplayed, but we aren't demoralised and we up for the fight today," says Dhoni.
1020 Sourav Ganguly declares that this is a lovely batting pitch, and he will want to bat first. Wasim Akram chips in with "this is a typical Oval wicket". There will be swing and seam until tea on day 1, and then it will flatten out, he says. Ganguly believes it won't turn as much as The Oval traditionally does, since there is some grass on the surface.
"We are shouting for England in this one! If they win South Africa will go to No.2!" yells Paul, from South Africa.
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Strauss and Cook are out there. Helmeted and menacing. There's that glint in Cook's eye. Or maybe my imagination's working overtime. RP Singh has the new ball. Three slips and a gully. Let's go ...
1050 Cheers Nitin. I wonder if India have got over their torment of Alastair Cook batting for hours and hours. Because he's about to try again.
John Muir weighs in: "A good test (toss?) for England to win, not least because it gives Jimmy Anderson a bit more time before he has to bowl. I'm mystified by RP's selection for India- surely Munaf must be in much better shape to play a test?"
"What does Broad have to do to get some recognition as England's most important player this series? All Atherton/Gower/Hussain want to talk about is Anderson, Atherton didn't even mention him at all when talking about England's attack this series! Truly unbelievable," spews David.
Gary points out that "surely it is last chance saloon for Mr Bopara now... surely!" Indeed. James Taylor is not merely breathing down his neck, but puffing fire balls like a dragon. On that forgettable note, I shall take leave and hand over commentary duties to George Binoy.
1040 Twenty minutes to go for the first ball. That gives you enough time to explore Howzat - our online social cricket game.
Ravi sounds cynical: "So, if you are an Indian fan and want to see them batting, you can come back on Day 3 and 4 to see them bat for two consecutive innings. I am an Indian fan and it pains." A lot of fans are in agony to find that PK is missing out. They reckon he has been one of India's better batsmen on tour. Ouch.
Munaf Patel has been in England since the start of the tour, played in the World Cup, played in West Indies ... but India have decided RP Singh is a better option here. He last played a Test in April 2008. India weren't world No. 1 then. They aren't world No. 1 now. May be, the left-arm angle and his ability to swing it went in his favour.
England win the toss and choose to bat. "It looks like a good wicket to bat on, and I reckon it is dry underneath," says Andrew Strauss. England are unchanged from Edgbaston as they begin life as the World's No. 1 side. Dhoni admits he would have looked to bat too. Praveen Kumar is out injured and RP Singh comes into the side. "We have been outplayed, but we aren't demoralised and we up for the fight today," says Dhoni.
1020 Sourav Ganguly declares that this is a lovely batting pitch, and he will want to bat first. Wasim Akram chips in with "this is a typical Oval wicket". There will be swing and seam until tea on day 1, and then it will flatten out, he says. Ganguly believes it won't turn as much as The Oval traditionally does, since there is some grass on the surface.
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