Oh yes, I am frustrated! Glen McGrath is on the top of my list of people I am frustrated with. This pitch had bounce, this pitch had carry, this pitch had movement. THIS PITCH HAD LIFE! Mr. Amit Mishra, this pitch HAD TURN FORGOSSAKE! You already know that despite all the above facts, Delhi allowed Rajasthan to get away and score 192. After that innings, I was thinking that this is a belter of a pitch and whenever you mention the term belter to Sehwag, he would say : “I’ll get it”. Maybe someone did….Maybe no one did. Whatever! He …read more

The thing that defines all English fans of any sport – rugby, football, cricket – is that we’re hopelessly optimistic. We always believe we can do it. Sneak a cheeky one without anyone noticing. As Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell took to the field on the morning of Day 3, still requiring some 350 runs just to avoid the follow-on, the overriding sense of “never gonna happen, never gonna happen” was opposed by a faint echo of “But what if…?”. I mean, all they had to do was bat for 3 days. It’s a situation in which all England batsmen …read more

You can’t take it away from the Aussies that they do play some beautiful cricket. I enjoy watching cricket, and I’ve not seen much better cricket than today. Australia were clnicial, precise and deadly. They did their job brilliantly, starting with a glorious 196 from Ponting, and backed up solidly by runs from pretty much everyone else in the team. Posting 602-9 dec was job one, and it was a job well done.
Admittedly, when you have Brett Lee opening the bowling for you, you have the right to be a bit smug. But the difference between Lee’s opening delivery and …read more