I told you this would be easy. Ahem. After all the pre-series hype, when some doom and gloom merchants predicted we’d lose 0-5, today has come as a pleasant surprise. The sky hasn’t fallen in, not yet anyway, and England find themselves in a pretty useful position at 311-4. So where did it all go so right? There are two main reasons. Firstly this pitch looks good for batting. There was a bit of movement early on but things soon settled down. We certainly didn’t see any...
The Indian Perspective: Revenge Is A Dish Best Served Cold
It’s time to take a deep breath folks. Today we have a guest article by the Indian supporters’ site 1 Tip 1 Hand. As you can probably guess, they’re feeling a little more optimistic about the upcoming series than ourselves. It’s always interesting to hear the opposition’s take on things, so thanks to Dhananjaya Chak and the 1 Tip 1 Hands guys for joining the debate. I wrote an equivalent piece, giving the English perspective, for their site too (you can read it...
Bowl India A Googly. Hit Them With Pace.
Next week England will try to beat the No.1 ranked test team in the world in their own backyard. It will be hot, confidence will be low, and the Indian curators are likely to serve up enough bunsens to stock a sizeable chemistry lab. England, I think it’s safe to say, will be under the cosh. However, things needn’t be as bleak as they seem right now. There’s still a glimmer of hope if – and I admit it’s a big ‘if’ – England’s management team stop trying to eat tarka dal with chop sticks...
