India v England, 3rd Test, Mumbai, Day Two

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By Will 2 years ago, mid-March Leave a comment on this post

(Posted in advance) - chat away, night owls

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Comments to “India v England, 3rd Test, Mumbai, Day Two” R J wrote:
March 19th, 2006 at 3.04 am

The morning session will be interesting.

The indian bowlers would have been suitably admonished for the wrong line and pace (excluding Munaf Patel and Kumble) who bowled wonderfully, maintaining a nagging line and length. He had a good little battle with Shah - a series of short pitched followed by a searing one into the feet. Just unfortunate that his balls did not make contact with stumps and quite a few of skiers fell into no man’s land.

An interesting morning session up ahead.

Wraye wrote:
March 19th, 2006 at 3.33 am

Good morning, RJ. Nice to I’m not the inly night-owl!

Wraye wrote:
March 19th, 2006 at 3.34 am

bluuuuh. Nice to *know*. Need some tea, back soon …

R J wrote:
March 19th, 2006 at 3.44 am

That really sounded like a phrase from a very much favorite tv series (so favourite, that i can’t even remember the name!!) taking a comic view of the nazi occupation in France. I am sure the name will come to me. But I digress, with apologies.

your comments sounded like “Nice tee knee I’m neet the inly owl” (That is speech disguised version of “Nice to know I’m not the only owl”)

I do hope I sound coherent here!

An egg and bacon sarnie would go down nicely, sir!

Wraye wrote:
March 19th, 2006 at 4.06 am

ahhh, RJ, you are giving me ideas … have the eggs … mmm… maybe later though, can’t eat this early in the morning. I made a mistake last night, I set my clock to UK time. It’s 5am here now and I have to be on a train for a meeting in 5 hours time - no point going back to bed

mosilager wrote:
March 19th, 2006 at 4.17 am

‘allo ‘allo was the show

Wraye wrote:
March 19th, 2006 at 5.06 am

a six from Flintoff changes the feel of the game now.

Wraye wrote:
March 19th, 2006 at 5.11 am

oooh my word, India are going to regret dropping Fred … twice. He he he.

R J wrote:
March 19th, 2006 at 5.21 am

@ mosilager: Yess you are right! ‘allo ‘allo, it is indeed.

@ wraye: As Rocky said when he was getting a thumping in the ring ‘ Strategy ‘!! yes yes, grasping at straws. I hope India dont go on to rue these catches. Four catches downed so far.

Maybe they need a bit of bacon and egg sarnie topped off with a pint of the smooth and dark. Wake the living daylights!

Munaf, I agree with Athers has to be the pick of Indian bowlers. He reminds to a certain level of McGrath and wily bowling. 1st ball being a link worked up to the ball whcih potentially is a wicket taker. This lad’s got potential. But he needs to do something about his new haircut!!!

R J wrote:
March 19th, 2006 at 5.35 am

crikey! a cracker of a catch by Pathan, only to carry it over the ropes for a SIX to Freddie!!

all Munaf can say is: “” AAAAAAAAAAAAAArrrggghhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

That’s five catches downed now!

Wraye wrote:
March 19th, 2006 at 5.39 am

‘allo ‘allo, that was the show, thanks Mosilager.

RJ, all your talk of sarnies is getting me hungry now - but too scared to cook those eggs just in case India manage to hold onto a catch

R J wrote:
March 19th, 2006 at 5.49 am

Ironic.

India’s best bowler - Munaf has had to be pulled off (having bowled 6overs already, he was more than likely to have changed anyway!) - as he was called twice for wallking on the pitch!

Kumble is the change bowler and Freddie farming it around. Freddie on the edge of his 50 now!

Wraye wrote:
March 19th, 2006 at 6.04 am

I knew it. Went for that egg sarnie and Colly goes. But he never seemed comfortable all morning anyway, so me and my sarnie do not take the blame

Wraye wrote:
March 19th, 2006 at 6.11 am

2 sarnies, 2 wickets. Oh dear. I promise never again to eat egg sarnies during a Test.

Pratik wrote:
March 19th, 2006 at 6.40 am

Third down. Off to make some sarnies….

Wraye wrote:
March 19th, 2006 at 6.45 am

Pratik, come back … !

Pratik wrote:
March 19th, 2006 at 8.38 am

England made it to 400 after all. Good for them. Woeful, woeful fielding from the Indians.

Will wrote:
March 19th, 2006 at 8.46 am

Morning all. Good stuff from England (and Flintoff) albeit fortuitously?

worma wrote:
March 19th, 2006 at 9.16 am

Are you folks following the new ‘greatest game ever’ ?

Sean wrote:
March 19th, 2006 at 9.16 am

Hello there

Woke up to see England limping to 400. Doh! I suppose if you offered them 400 when Dravid put them in yesterday they’d have taken it. Even so the Indian fielders have to be thanked for allowing England to reach that mark.

Jess wrote:
March 19th, 2006 at 10.41 am

Tendulkar out! Great wicket for Anderson

Will wrote:
March 19th, 2006 at 10.47 am

What a wicket for Jimmy A!

Ben wrote:
March 19th, 2006 at 11.29 am

C’mon, both of these two out by the close…

Scott wrote:
March 19th, 2006 at 3.40 pm

Getting out to Jimmy A seems wrong somehow.

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