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[The_Bird]

Fair shout Manormanic, does any one know the reasons for Bairstow's return home? Family reasons was stated. With his sad past hopefully it's nothing too serious.

[FattusCattus]

OUCH!! Minced twice in the warmup games, using 4 x seamers banging it in half way down the track, and only one specialist spinner.

Jo Root our best bowler!

Gonna be a long ODI series out there I fear!

[The_Bird]

So we learned very little from the test matches then....

[swamidude]

Amazing to see really that Delhi could topple a pretty close to full strength England side. Just shows the quality of young players in India being wasted. Also nice to see Bell hitting some form, he's caught some flak in recent times.

[The_Bird]

It looked a very flat track from what I saw on the news but still fair play to the obviously talented young Indians, makes lazy players like Viru, Yuvi and Gambhir look like spoilt brats, How is Gambhir still in the India team?

[dmacwana]

Amazing to see really that Delhi could topple a pretty close to full strength England side. Just shows the quality of young players in India being wasted. Also nice to see Bell hitting some form, he's caught some flak in recent times.

Oh yes! India tops the list in wasting talented players not just in cricket but all other sports. Too much favoritism and nepotism coupled with corrupt bureaucracy and red-tapeism   

[Buzz]

and poor selection from Englands part - I mean only one spinner? they should be playing two seamers and three spinners. Briggs, Treadwell and Panasar. They are obsessed with the two bouncer and two new ball rules and haven't picked a team to play in India where the balls go soft very fast and the pitches are horrifically slow.

This always happens - brainless. We had it in the test matches, we have had it is multiple one day series in the sub continent. it is miopic.

[swamidude]

I know what you mean Buzz but it seems that with this unusually cold weather across India right now it could be that pace is the way to go. In the series just gone against Pakistan it was all about the pace bowlers troubling the batsmen with swing and bounce.

This could be a very interesting series.

[Cover_Drive]

So England go with three seamer and a full time spinner along allrounder (Samit Patel), not too sure if Patel could be relied for full quota of 10 overs.

Batsman off good start, Bell looks in good nick.

[swamidude]

Looks like a 300+ wicket for sure

[roco]

So kieswetter stayed blank with his m&h gloves

Got to get 300+ but pressure on now

[joeylough]

well root will be full of confidence now after being pushed down the order.

[charlie15]

Fat Sam has played a blinder 44 from 20, could be an interesting run chase for India!

[Ciaran]

Game changing innings! Brilliant from Patel!

[charlie15]

Game changing innings! Brilliant from Patel!

I reckon he's modelled his game on Fattus!