India v England 3rd ODI Debate.

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England win the toss and bat, in a must win game, after two big win's for India.
Both teams unchanged.

Now, the Indian openers are performing, does not bode well. Must, get the breakthrough soon.

swann's hiding if you ask me

good over from Patel, and England have just pulled things back a touch here.

Been at a meeting last couple of hours. Not a bad score from England, well played Trott and Patel.

Will be difficult to defend, though, particularly if we don't get them a couple down at least before their 100 is up.

Sonic, why would Swann be hiding? Cut the crap.

Kieswetter getting over-excited again lol

One of these days Kieswettere might just get a stumping shout correct!!.

Fists of Fury wrote:Been at a meeting last couple of hours. Not a bad score from England, well played Trott and Patel.

Will be difficult to defend, though, particularly if we don't get them a couple down at least before their 100 is up.

Sonic, why would Swann be hiding? Cut the crap.

no one is called sonic here, but everyone knows swann's been outclassed in every game so far

Got to appeal, to be safe, I guess!

Yeah I mean when he went for what was it, 35-40 runs in the first game, that was really outclassed...

Swanny time now, and he very nearly pulls off one of those first ball stuns!.

good start from Swanny, some turn, and India not looking that comfy there

Fists of Fury wrote:Yeah I mean when he went for what was it, 35-40 runs in the first game, that was really outclassed...

he posed no threat, so yes outclassed

The two spinners are bowling well thus far, slowing the scoring often produces wickets, keep it tight lads.

England have some control back, do they take the PP now, or wait until the scoring rate goes up a bit more?

Or the Indian batsmen just didn't fancy going after him...

Now clamp the winding up policy.

I think the 2 Indian openers should take the attack to Samit Patel a little more. Its too much of a risk to go after Swann this early, but Patel is Patel. But then may be they are waiting for the bowling powerplay. Will England think of not taking it right away?

well well well powerplay on swann bottles it. case closed

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

GONE! Bres strikes, looked out if it pitched in line...

No more Patel to Patel, Parthiv back in the hut, Bresnan strikes for England, they really needed it, didn't they???

umpires error. poor decision.

Issac Watson wrote:well well well powerplay on swann bottles it. case closed

Case closed, on your attempt at wind-up, as everyone knows Swanny is the best spinner in the world. HEDGEHOG!!

yep msp England did need that badly. Short wide and four to Gambhir first ball. Bresnan still not looking himself.

skyeman wrote:

Issac Watson wrote:well well well powerplay on swann bottles it. case closed

Case closed, on your attempt at wind-up, as everyone knows Swanny is the best spinner in the world. HEDGEHOG!!

you keep thinking that. swann is mediocre. after this winter he'll be a laughing stock.

it's the same ump who's given all three LBWs isn't it? Maybe he's just a bit of a trigger finger...

FFS pitch it up to Gambhir, please!

Would like to know what people think about that Patel lBW call.

Mad for Chelsea wrote:it's the same ump who's given all three LBWs isn't it? Maybe he's just a bit of a trigger finger...

difference was cook and pietersen where plumb.

thought he was unlucky msp, unfortunately was writing on here so missed the replay with the pitch mat, but looking at where it hit him it probably pitched outside leg.

Final straw.

Right, back to the cricket. Let's get Gambhir early then boys, pitch it up to him.

All three lbw,s were out, the umpire said so. Back to the day,s of no DRS. No DRS, no complaint's.

oh great, four overthrows

and now an edge through the slips for four, England need to peg it back, now!

India gonna win this easy

Bresnan did get the wicket, but he's going for far too many for England's comfort. Those edges and overthrows certainly do not help, but India won't mind at all, so long as the edges do not go to hand!.

yeah Bres has been below par today. Kieswetter is remarkably athletic isn't he? Great stop that.

Hoggy_Bear wrote:India gonna win this easy

Far too early to say that, maybe after 30 overs, see then.

here's that man Swann, hiding from the PP again...

superb over that, from Steven Finn!!.

Rahane gets to fifty, good little innings, though a bit on the slow side

Classy over from Swann in BPP.

so after 20 overs India 106-1, England were 111-2, so not much in that...

Good to see Rahane getting to that 50. He needs to kick on and score a big one here.
But another exellent over from Swann!.

Mad for Chelsea wrote:so after 20 overs India 106-1, England were 111-2, so not much in that...

Correct, a couple of wickets now, game wide open.

5 milked from Patel's over. Over to you Swanny

Anyone else find cricinfos commentary remarkably biased toward India?

England are still very much in the game. Wicket or 2 here, its advantage England. India need to get on with it a bit. They are allowing Samit Patel to get away with it a touch easy.

ohhhhhhhh close call, did i say umpire is always right!!!

Swann with a loud appeal for LBW, looked a good shout but may have been doing too much. Boundary off the last ball spoils a good over.

Shucks, Kieswetter missed a sharp catch, ouchhhh.