Its Summer! - the Fever Cricket Thread.
shreesanth being a angry little worm.
He joins Bradman, Lara and Sehwag in the 2x 300 group. Massive.
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When live coverage stopped they were cranking out the tine machine, dead grass and stuff (as I'm sure you would know 'Groundskeeper Willie').
The umpire Taufel came out to check it just before and they've delayed it until another check at 11 indian time (which is in about quarter of an hour from now), there's live updates on the cricinfo commentary page.
(Who am I kidding, i'm a massochist, I won't be able to help myself.)
you really have to question our decision making - tell me this, why do you bat when your faced with the most bowler friendly coditions you've been face with in a month. It rained the day beforehand, the pitch has been under covers for 48 hours, its overcast, muggy and perfect for swing bowling, you have 3 seamers who love to swing the ball, your opening batsman is injured, your number 5 is injured. For fecks sake BOWL first.
a) the pitch is supposed to break up and crumble in the last day or two and we don't want to bat last on it and
b) Rather than making McCullum field straight away with the crocked back it would (should) give him at least a couple of sessions rest before he has to come out and bat.
you really have to question our decision making - tell me this, why do you bat when your faced with the most bowler friendly coditions you've been face with in a month. It rained the day beforehand, the pitch has been under covers for 48 hours, its overcast, muggy and perfect for swing bowling, you have 3 seamers who love to swing the ball, your opening batsman is injured, your number 5 is injured. For fecks sake BOWL first.
Not that it was bowler friendly on day one of this test.