Well, shocking batting performance. My ratings for this Test for both teams are at the following link on my personal blog. What do you think? I think I may have been too kind to England, in
So England turn around their test form in spectacular style, by unexpectedly whitewashing Pakistan 4-0 in the ODI series. Stars for England were Cook, Finn, and a reborn Kevin Pietersen. Here are my player ratings:
England
Cook 9.5: superb series for
Early start for this one tomorrow. I hope to catch half hour of play before I head to work.
Bat first is the key on these pitches I feel.
Anyway, thought I'd create the match discussion thread now so that it is there when we wake up. England are
England
Alistair Cook- 10
Andrew Strauss- 8
Ian Bell- 6
Kevin Pietersen- 7
Eoin Morgan- 9
Ravi Bopara- 2
Matt Prior- 4
Tim Bresnan- 8
Stuart Broad- 8
Graeme Swann- 6
James Anderson- 8
India
Gautam Gambhir- 5
Virender Sehwag- 0
Rahul
England's cricketers returned to training on Saturday for an unscheduled session in Abu Dhabi, on what should have been the fifth and final day of the first Test in Dubai. The mystery spin of Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal and the renewed struggles of English
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-union/news-comment/england-v-wales--player-ratings-7440889.html
Ciaran McCauley's (Independent) player ratings for the England v Wales is laughable. England lost yet they outscore Wales player for player
The squad for Thursday's test against Sri Lanka has been announced.
Morgan is in (Bopara was touted by many journos), so it looks like 3 seamers plus spin from Swann and Pietersen.
Unfortunately the forecast is rain.
Andrew Strauss (capt), Alastair
Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi was the most expensive of a host of international stars sold at the inaugural auction for the new Bangladesh Premier League on Thursday as he fetched $700,000.
The former Pakistani captain hit the jackpot in a
Top Indian cricket players, including captain M S Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar, are unwilling to tour Pakistan in January because they fear for their security. The Pakistan Cricket Board has assured foolproof security but the Indians believe the threat
Given that the current match is destined for a draw, might as well look ahead.
It will be a must-win for England, so it will be interesting to see if Strauss's approach changes, or whether or not there are changes to the balance of the England
Cricket Australia's NSP has named a 12-man squad for the 3rd Ashes Test starting at the WACA next Thursday. Phillip Hughes comes in for the injured Simon Katich, Marcus North has been replaced by Steven Smith and Mitchell Johnson and Ben Hilenhaus have
Some real cricket soon in Jamaica, mon.
'Cool'.
Tim Nielsen reckons only injury will change the Australian line-up.
Even more irregular hours than normal are anticipated.
