Comments on: India’s stellar batting line-up

By: Tybalt

Tybalt — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 01:57:40 +0000

“England’s Tennants Extra batting line up”

RING-SCORCHERS THE LOT OF THEM.

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:16:06 +0000

In reply to Howe_zat. Funny thing, isn't it, form? Operates independently of the acts of the opposition somehow.

By: Howe_zat

Howe_zat — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:54:51 +0000

It’s amazing how many of the world’s top sides find their best players “out of form”, and the fans wanting to restructure their entire set up, after they’ve played England lately.

By: V

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:31:46 +0000

The galacticos look jaded.They should stick to twenty20.

By: Zero

Zero — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:29:02 +0000

It’s just that Sachin is due his 100th century, and everybody else is attempting to avoid stealing the limelight from him if he gets it. Dravid risked doing so earlier in the series, and in revenge he was called up to the ODI squad, so now he’s stopped. Dhoni could get away with a 50, but that’s because everyone knows that he’s fluking it.

As for Raina, he’s just there in case Mishra manages to no-ball himself out of the game.

By: Bert

Bert — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:22:38 +0000

43 runs in the five overs leading up to tea. That calls for a biscuit.

By: King Cricket

King Cricket — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 15:00:15 +0000

In reply to Bert. Bethwart the infernal fork prongs of incompetence, indifference and 'waving slightly fatiguely' outside the off stump.

By: Bert

Bert — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:53:39 +0000

29, 32, 38, 38, 36

All good things must come to an end. You’re only young once. Night will always follow day. Nothing lasts forever. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Er, watched pots don’t clean themselves, or something.

Anyway, you get the point. Meanwhile, England’s Tennants Extra batting line up are blazing a fiery trail of fire through convention, casting mediocrity to the roadside as James Dean would cast aside the folorn cigarette end of failure, towards a brave new world of hope, glory and superb greatnessity. Oh, and bethwart something as well, probably.