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[uknsaunders]

what bat do you reckon kieswetter is using. Spine runs to the toe, big edges and looks fairly concaved. Looks very asian and not M&H?

[FattusCattus]

Yes, taught him all I know (particularly about samosas)

[Ciaran]

I reckon he's modelled his game on Fattus!

Think hes modelled a lot of his personal life that way as well!
If he was in shape he would be even better (Both Patel and Fattus)

[farnham_quins_2]

I don't particularly like Samit 'Chunky' Patel, but after that innings England must be favourites to win now. A loss would surely be a big disappointment?? Even in India...

[procricket]

Well done sammy lad

[Kieron_BT]

Dernbach has been very dissapointing for me

When he came on the seen, with all his variations and this backed up by being able to bowl at 90mph I thought he was going to be a world beater in the shorter formats of the game but has really let himself down

I might be wrong but it just all seems to have gone to his head, all the razmataz of short form, tatoos, his desire to look good and the rest of it seem to have taken more of a front row seat than his amazing god given talent

With his talent out of the back of the hand and 90mph deliveries and bouncers he should be challenging Malinga not getting smashed out of the park

Seems like another amazing talent that just can't quite make the grade anymore

I hope i'm proven wrong!

[uknsaunders]

Dernbach has been very dissapointing for me

When he came on the seen, with all his variations and this backed up by being able to bowl at 90mph I thought he was going to be a world beater in the shorter formats of the game but has really let himself down

I might be wrong but it just all seems to have gone to his head, all the razmataz of short form, tatoos, his desire to look good and the rest of it seem to have taken more of a front row seat than his amazing god given talent

With his talent out of the back of the hand and 90mph deliveries and bouncers he should be challenging Malinga not getting smashed out of the park

Seems like another amazing talent that just can't quite make the grade anymore

I hope i'm proven wrong!

the big problem is he can't bowl a line and length, rarely gets anybody out first up and creates no pressure early on. Great having slower balls but they can be picked. He has a good yorker but doesn't use it enough. By the time he bowls them the oppo are 280-2 and he's bowled 0-60 in 8 

[FattusCattus]

This bunch of seamers is going to get smashed on these Indian ODI decks - we might as well play 2 seamers, 2 frontline spinners and Root and Samit to bowl as well.

I think our seamers will cost us games out there, you can't go 30 overs for 180 runs and win regularly.

They're good lads and willing, but they lack experience and nous in these conditions.

[Buzz]

gggrrrrrrrr biased third umpire.

[PedalsMcgrew]

Absolutely appalling decision. No doubt about it at all. Probably another umpire desperate for some IPL money...

[ManHOOS]

Clearly his fingers were under the ball but IPL wins the race 

[charlie15]

Absolutely appalling decision. No doubt about it at all. Probably another umpire desperate for some IPL money...

Absolutely shocking, if you have neutral umpires in the middle so should the third umpire be neutral!

[PedalsMcgrew]

The BCCI's influence stretches far and wide...

The worst bit about it is that it suggests that Bresnan is a cheat....he is many things but a cheat he isn't!

[Kieron_BT]

I think the issue was after he got his fingers under the ball he then turned his wrist and grounded the ball which negates the catch and is therefore is not out

Would have been uproar the other way round i bet

I think it was actually the right decision (which is very rare!)

[Kieron_BT]

Although I do not think Bresnan is a cheat!