**Official** Group A Discussion - England, India, Afghanistan

[NasserFan207]

England have been crap in the field, but India have been so **** at batting it's not gonna cost em.

They keep slipping around, seems very dewey ATM

 

[NasserFan207]

Pretty horrific stuff this from Bresnan

 

[Contra]

They keep slipping around, seems very dewey ATM

Not good news for India then if that's the reason of England's sloppiness in the field.

 

[benchmark00]

My boi Wright going to go one better.

 

[NasserFan207]

Not good news for India then if that's the reason of England's sloppiness in the field.

Either way, India can definitely win this, I don't rate England's batting at all, don't care how many Luke Wright slogged against the Afghans

 

[benchmark00]

 

[LongHopCassidy]

Dernbach quite literally looks like he's wearing lace-themed Skins on those arms.

 

[LongHopCassidy]

And the first six of the innings. In the last over.

 

[NasserFan207]

Gotta say, apart from Swann and Finn England have been absolutely shocking here

 

[benchmark00]

Absolute pie merchant.

 

[Jono]

suck it rohit haters

 

[benchmark00]

Camera work provided by a bloke in the crowd's iPhone.

 

[ankitj]

Rohit repays faith. I think it's important not to use makeshift opener like Irfan. If we are playing with 6 batsmen, we should just open with Kohli.

 

[Contra]

Either way, India can definitely win this, I don't rate England's batting at all, don't care how many Luke Wright slogged against the Afghans

I don't care so much about the win as I do about the approach. Gambhir has been horrible for us since 07 WC, he knows he doesn't have the range so he needs to look to accelerate earlier than later. Pathan opening was dumb, Rohit over Raina/Yuvi is not something I like either, yeah he made a decent score but he's not been convincing to me.

This has a very 09 WC feel to me when Jadeja and GG kept scoring a run a ball for about 10 overs and then just went "here you go guys score at 10 an over now".

 

[Jono]

Disgrace that Raina came in with only 2 balls to go.

 

[Manee]

Good stuff from India. Perhaps they tried to accelerate a bit too late but then, swinging too hard and giving away dots is worse than milking singles. It is a more difficult strategy than people think if they just look at the final score. Its good to see Gambhir make some runs and I'll be interested to see how England play Balaji and Dinda especially.

 

[Contra]

hoping Bhajji makes a contribution. Really wanna see him back in the test team.

 

[NasserFan207]

I don't care so much about the win as I do about the approach. Gambhir has been horrible for us since 07 WC, he knows he doesn't have the range so he needs to look to accelerate earlier than later. Pathan opening was dumb, Rohit over Raina/Yuvi is not something I like either, yeah he made a decent score but he's not been convincing to me.

This has a very 09 WC feel to me when Jadeja and GG kept scoring a run a ball for about 10 overs and then just went "here you go guys score at 10 an over now".

Hmm, well I figured they just wanted to give Pathan and Rohit batting practise

 

[Contra]

PATHAN!

Loving his comeback since the SL tour. Such a utility player to have when he's bowing well.

 

[benchmark00]

Under pressure... pressurepressurepressurepressure.