4th ODI England vs India "A must win"

[Barrel of Fun]

According to Timesonline 154-4.

 

[Redhead]

157/4

 

[Beeneys gloves]

11 off Batty's over, and a no ball too, whats a spinner doing bowling them!

Looks like a bit beyond us now, if only we had another 30-40 runs to play with!

 

[Redhead]

We're getting bummed again

205/4 11 overs left

 

[CHAPPERS]

Is anyone really surprised that we are being f***ed on? Vaughan, Banger, Harmison and Simon Jones are all out. We're playing in India without a proper spinner (someone want to tell me why Pasenar wasn't called up for this squad?) and never look to have a game plan. Flintoffs batting is being affected by the fact that he is captain and we've been playing with two wicket keepers.

If our captain, our best one day opener and our two best bowlers were playing we would have stood a chance in this series. Unfortunately we are playing against a very good India side but never the less have been in control of games but jjust lost it for a few overs. As some in the paper said the opther day, we were in control for the majority of the overs in the first three games but just threw it away. It smacks of inexperience.

 

[Parson Henry]

Is anyone really surprised that we are being f***ed on? Vaughan, Banger, Harmison and Simon Jones are all out. We're playing in India without a proper spinner (someone want to tell me why Pasenar wasn't called up for this squad?) and never look to have a game plan. Flintoffs batting is being affected by the fact that he is captain and we've been playing with two wicket keepers.

If our captain, our best one day opener and our two best bowlers were playing we would have stood a chance in this series. Unfortunately we are playing against a very good India side but never the less have been in control of games but jjust lost it for a few overs. As some in the paper said the opther day, we were in control for the majority of the overs in the first three games but just threw it away. It smacks of inexperience.

aside from that what do you think

 

[CHAPPERS]

aside from that what do you think

That Solanki should be opening with Strauss and Prior should be coming in down the order where Jones bats.

 

[Parson Henry]

Shame the currant bun hasn't rolled out the headline.

'England suffer from lack of runs in India'

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I see Prior was keeping in this one. Any particular reason why?

 

[CHAPPERS]

I see Prior was keeping in this one. Any particular reason why?

I reckon they are testing him out with a vie to him taking over from Jones in the currect set up. I don't know why.

They need to pick Chris Read and forget about anyone else. I feel so sorry for that kid, he did one thing wrong and was dismissed and no matter what he does he can't force his way back in.

 

[blockhseagull]

I reckon they are testing him out with a vie to him taking over from Jones in the currect set up. I don't know why.

They need to pick Chris Read and forget about anyone else. I feel so sorry for that kid, he did one thing wrong and was dismissed and no matter what he does he can't force his way back in.

Jones has a leg injury

 

[The Large One]

See Prior stumped Pathan off Blackwell for the third wicket. Good work, fella.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Jones has a leg injury

Oh.

So we've not seen sense and stopped playing two keepers.

Shame.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

44th open: WICKET - INDIA 224-6 (YUVRAJ C PRIOR B ANDERSON 48)
Yuvraj feathers a catch to Prior behind the stumps and, all of a sudden, it's slightly interesting. Powar, who has the build of the Honey Monster, strides to the crease.

 

[Seagull over NZ]

Is anyone really surprised that we are being f***ed on? Vaughan, Banger, Harmison and Simon Jones are all out. We're playing in India without a proper spinner (someone want to tell me why Pasenar wasn't called up for this squad?) and never look to have a game plan. Flintoffs batting is being affected by the fact that he is captain and we've been playing with two wicket keepers.

If our captain, our best one day opener and our two best bowlers were playing we would have stood a chance in this series. Unfortunately we are playing against a very good India side but never the less have been in control of games but jjust lost it for a few overs. As some in the paper said the opther day, we were in control for the majority of the overs in the first three games but just threw it away. It smacks of inexperience.

Think thats a smoke-screen - we had exactly the same problems in the test side with those players missing yet we performed really well.

We are a poor ODI side with or without our best players. Our middle order is too reliant on 1 or 2 individuals, we can't milk spin bowling in the middle of an innings, we don't have a big hitter coming in at 8 and we don't have bowlers who can take wickets in the middle of an innings when the ball is old.

Other than that we are an OK team. Don't be planning any World Cup victory parades just yet, we won't make the semis.

 

[Parson Henry]

Think thats a smoke-screen - we had exactly the same problems in the test side with those players missing yet we performed really well.

We are a poor ODI side with or without our best players. Our middle order is too reliant on 1 or 2 individuals, we can't milk spin bowling in the middle of an innings, we don't have a big hitter coming in at 8 and we don't have bowlers who can take wickets in the middle of an innings when the ball is old.

Other than that we are an OK team. Don't be planning any World Cup victory parades just yet, we won't make the semis.

Many good points well made.

 

[CHAPPERS]

Think thats a smoke-screen - we had exactly the same problems in the test side with those players missing yet we performed really well.

We are a poor ODI side with or without our best players. Our middle order is too reliant on 1 or 2 individuals, we can't milk spin bowling in the middle of an innings, we don't have a big hitter coming in at 8 and we don't have bowlers who can take wickets in the middle of an innings when the ball is old.

Other than that we are an OK team. Don't be planning any World Cup victory parades just yet, we won't make the semis.

You speak sense.

 

[Parson Henry]

White man speak with fork tongue.

 

[Trufflehound]

Where wolf? There wolf. There castle.

 

[Trufflehound]

White man speak with fork tongue.

You the Lone Ranger? You left your injun running outside...