England is 292/5...
Ton for KP ...112*
1st Test: England v India at Lord's
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AFRO
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Well i knew once Sharma came up against a decent batting order he'd be made to look poor and that's exactly what happened!!, and how ironic was it that India had to play with three bowlers just like we did the other day? 
the only difference is we didn't have a part time spinner as good as Raina to fill in, AND STILL we managed to get them out for less then 350!!, by the end of the England innings they were toying with India's bowling attack, especially Singh who is over the hill now,
Another thing that was disturbing as far as India are concerned is that without Khan they are GARBAGE, and he's 32 so he won't be around forever, Kumar done well but sooner or later he's gonna be figured out just like Mendis was, and when you consider that Tendy, Dravid and Laxman will be retiring soon i wouldn't swap places with them right now, we have young players who will take us forward for years to come, India don't.
the only difference is we didn't have a part time spinner as good as Raina to fill in, AND STILL we managed to get them out for less then 350!!, by the end of the England innings they were toying with India's bowling attack, especially Singh who is over the hill now,Another thing that was disturbing as far as India are concerned is that without Khan they are GARBAGE, and he's 32 so he won't be around forever, Kumar done well but sooner or later he's gonna be figured out just like Mendis was, and when you consider that Tendy, Dravid and Laxman will be retiring soon i wouldn't swap places with them right now, we have young players who will take us forward for years to come, India don't.
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Balloil the current administration won't be around forever, especially Hunte, but even so imo they aren't that bad, yes some things they could have done better but there is also positives too like the HPC, A-team tours, WI U19 tours, regional youth competitions, ESPN deal showing our T20 around the world, radio deal with dubai company who broadcasts are games around the nation, our 50 over competition being shown online etc, so they do try,
And i've personally interacted with one of the very top dogs in the WICb and i can tell you they are very open to new ideas that could take WI forward, for example the WICB are considering setting up a WI-b team for the Four day competition so that more good young players can get a chance to play first class cricket, little by little i think they will get things right, they have a chance now to end the Sammy experiment and i've urged my WICb souce to consider giving the captaincy to someone else for Bang series and then make an assessment after that, i guess we'll have to wait and see what happens!!, right now i don't know what they will do.
And i've personally interacted with one of the very top dogs in the WICb and i can tell you they are very open to new ideas that could take WI forward, for example the WICB are considering setting up a WI-b team for the Four day competition so that more good young players can get a chance to play first class cricket, little by little i think they will get things right, they have a chance now to end the Sammy experiment and i've urged my WICb souce to consider giving the captaincy to someone else for Bang series and then make an assessment after that, i guess we'll have to wait and see what happens!!, right now i don't know what they will do.
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The three players who missed the Test tour of the Caribbean are all injured or ill....Zaheer, Sachin, Gambhir.
So, there is a God after all....
So, there is a God after all....
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mikesiva
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The three players who chose not to tour the West Indies (Sachin, Gambhir and Zaheer) have all had a match they'd rather forget.
