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  2. The Old Cricket Thread

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    Rahane's place is not in doubt. He scored a hundred in his very last match. Unless we want to play an extra bowler at the cost of a batsman, and even then I expect Rohit to be dropped.

     

    Vijay did well in South Africa, but didn't do much in New Zealand. It could be possible that he is dropped. Gambhir's experience will cme in handy as everyone else is touring England for the first time.

  5. The Old Cricket Thread

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    From about 1996 to 2011 we did very well on our away tours. There have been some famous wins at Headingley, Adelaide, Perth, Jo'burg, Cape Town.

     

    The rot started on the last day of the West Indies tour. We had to chase 180 in little over a session. With an hour to go we were 94/3. 86 runs needed in 90 balls, plenty of wickets left. Rahul Dravid was at the crease. And what did MS Dhoni do? Went to the opposing captain and settled for a draw.

    That's not what champions are supposed to do. There was no harm in going for a chase, had we lost quick wickets we still could have seen through the game.

    After that we have lost 4-0 in England and Australia, and 1-0 in South Africa and New Zealand. I expect something similar in this series as well. Maybe if we're lucky we cans ave a couple of matches.

  12. The Old Cricket Thread

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    Other Matches, Marylebone Cricket Club v Rest of the World XI at Lord's, Jul 5, 2014
    Marylebone Cricket Club
    Rest of the World XI
    Match scheduled to begin at 10:45 local time (09:45 GMT)

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Who is going to telecast this match in india??

     

     

    It's on Star Sports... They've been showing ads for the last couple of weeks.

     

     

     

     

     

    Abey aise nahin bolte....bahar kaun dekhta hain...aane do Aus/Eng walon ko India...saara badla yaha le lenge :P

    We lost to England last time at home :P

     

     

    Rahane, uthappa, rayudu all good for IPL Indian pitches, Maro saalon ko.

     

    Rahane scored a hundred in New Zealand. And 2 fifties in South Africa. His average away from home is 62

    Definitely should play all 5 Tests in England. There aren't many who can match his quality

  13. The Old Cricket Thread

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    Kirk Edwards just hit one on the roof. The ball has been changed.

     

    This reminds me of the New Zealand vs West Indies match when West Indies were chasing 291 and were 157/1 at one point.

    Chris Gayle hit one out of the ground and the ball was changed. Bond came back and turned the match around. NZ won by 27 runs.

  14. The Old Cricket Thread

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    Great match. We're seeing a lot of dramatic draws off late.

     

    Herath might have not reviewed because he was probably unaware of the rule. The same thing happened this year in the final South Africa vs Australia Test. Philander reviewed and was gicen not out as his glove was not in contact with the bat handle.

     

     

    if it was india in similar position we'd have lost it

     

    That has already happened once. In the first Test of the 2007 series vs England we had one wicket left. Sreeshant and Dhoni were the last 2 men. There was an appeal for lbw against Sreeshant (and he was out) but the umpire didn't give him. There was no DRS back then. Very soon rain arrived and the match was drawn. We went on to win the series.

  15. The Old Cricket Thread

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    A full strength Mumbai team would easily beat Bangladesh.

    Bangladesh would be lucky to escape with a draw. They don't deserve their Test status.

     

    I don't know what they're complaining about this team being weak. Pujara and Rahane both have first class averages of 60+. If these Banglas played in the Ranji trophy they'd struggle to get averages of 30. A couple of decent players and all of a sudden they think they're good enough to take on the big boys.

  21. The Football Thread

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    Well there's almost 60 games to play next season, so there should be atleast 4 quality strikers in the squads. Man City have 4 and they still can't manage to do well in all competitions at the same time.

     

    Lambert could come off the bench and score a few important goals, or be a starter if either of SAS is injured. Rodgers will no longer have to drastically change formations because of injury to a striker. Would be good to have him in the FA and League Cups.

  23. The Old Cricket Thread

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    Not very surprised by Narine's decision to choose IPL over the Test series. Playing Test cricket for West Indies doesn't seem to be worth it anymore.

    If it was an English/Aussie player they'd have chosen the Tests.

     

    WICB could have been a little more lenient in their approach. He would have arrived a day late but still a week before the first Test, that was enough time for him to get prepared.

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