Krisann tells me my previous post is boring and could be condensed into five words. So, in the interests of my reader(s) who are not inclined towards cricket, here are those five words:
Thank you, and good night :-P
P.S. India are carving England up. Fielding first, they have England on the ropes at 74/5. Mind you, Paul Collingwood is at the crease so the game could go either way.
Update 1: England bowled out for 125. The bowlers have done their bit, and hopefully the batsmen will finish the job quickly. A magnificent start for India so far.
Update 2: A comfortable victory in the end, although India made heavy weather of the run chase near the end. The batting remains a concern, but Tendulkar, Yuvraj and Pathan all looked good, even though none of them converted their starts into bigger scores. India will need to prevent middle-order wobbles such as this against Australia, who will punish them without a doubt. The most heartening feature of the match was the return to form of Irfan Pathan, on whom so much depends. A magnificent performance with the ball was followed by a decent innings at the top of the order, playing the sheet anchor role while Tendulkar attacked the bowling.
India will be happy with this start, and they can kick back until October 26, when they play West Indies in Ahmedabad, and are looking good for a place in the semi-finals. England, on the other hand, have it all to do. They must win their next two games if they are to stand any chance of progressing. They play Australia on Saturday, a team they will get to know very well over the course of the summer, with the Ashes and VB Series to follow after the Champions Trophy.
The Champions Trophy starts today.
Thank you, and good night :-P
P.S. India are carving England up. Fielding first, they have England on the ropes at 74/5. Mind you, Paul Collingwood is at the crease so the game could go either way.
Update 1: England bowled out for 125. The bowlers have done their bit, and hopefully the batsmen will finish the job quickly. A magnificent start for India so far.
Update 2: A comfortable victory in the end, although India made heavy weather of the run chase near the end. The batting remains a concern, but Tendulkar, Yuvraj and Pathan all looked good, even though none of them converted their starts into bigger scores. India will need to prevent middle-order wobbles such as this against Australia, who will punish them without a doubt. The most heartening feature of the match was the return to form of Irfan Pathan, on whom so much depends. A magnificent performance with the ball was followed by a decent innings at the top of the order, playing the sheet anchor role while Tendulkar attacked the bowling.
India will be happy with this start, and they can kick back until October 26, when they play West Indies in Ahmedabad, and are looking good for a place in the semi-finals. England, on the other hand, have it all to do. They must win their next two games if they are to stand any chance of progressing. They play Australia on Saturday, a team they will get to know very well over the course of the summer, with the Ashes and VB Series to follow after the Champions Trophy.
2 comments:
For clarification....I think Bhavesh write really well..ive enjoyed his take on differnt issues and have the occasional (no wel...ok plenty) laugh(s)....but maybe my lack of interest in Sachin's batting ability could lead me to the dreaded conclusion that the post was boring!!! mind you...it was JUST that post Bhavesh...just that post.... (was I dramatic enough???)
Lol I figured I should ensure every one of my seven readers (which includes a parrot and a hilarious chimp who thinks he's Bruce Reynolds) stays interested in this blog :-P.
How can you not be interested in Sachin's batting ability? You could be arrested for that in India! :-P
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