All facts of India vs England 1st test match and Live score 2008

After a few hours India and England will come to the MA Chidamambaram Stadium to play the scheduled first match at 09:30 local time (04:00 GMT) that was totally uncertain after Mumbai terrorist attack. In the morning the stadium will be full with thousand of cricket fans. The terrorist attack was stopped all the follow of the Indian cricket fans. The massive attack has destroyed all flavor of the 6^th and 7^th ODI even of the test series. 

ECB investigation team visited India and met close door meeting in Dubai whenever England cricket team was practiced and was waiting for the positive signal from the ECB committee men. The England cricket team reached at Chepauk, Chennai on Monday just two days ago of the first test on December 8, 2008. Reaching in Chennai the all English cricketers were full of joy and seems that they were waiting for the green signal from the ECB authorities. I think it is a front-to-front protest against terrorism on cricket and proves that no attack will destroy Cricket. 

Chennai is going to become many histories with the 1^st test match between India vs England. It will be the 50^th test of England in the soil of India and England is the first team in the world who are going to build the record first. 

There are some records are waiting for some players of India cricket team who are going to touch their pioneers. But before adding this I am congratulating Virender Sehwag promoting 300 runs in his career in an innings against South Africa in 2008 season and if he can hit one six then he will be the equal six hitter to the Indian World Cup winning Capatin Kapil Dev. Indian master bluster batsman Sachin Tendulkar is going to touch two record and could write his name by adding just 6 runs he can reach in 2000 against England and will be the second man who is going aggregate after Sunil Gavaskar. Another record for Sachin Tendulkar is, as a first Indian cricketer he is leading himself in cricket career most time and going to hold the first position by playing 19 years 26 days in the test match history after Lala Amarnath in India Test Cricket History. Rahul Dravid who is considered as a cool man in cricket, is two steps back from the Australian crickets Mark Waugh taking two catches. Most probably, Mark Waugh is the only players who took more catches standing beside wicket keeper. 

The squad: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Virender Sehwag (vice-captain), Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Amit Mishra, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, S Badrinath, Munaf Patel, Murali Vijay, Pragyan Ojha. 

In the BCCI board meeting, the selection committee had declared a 15 men squad for the two matches test series against England. Although we cannot see any changed name or any new face who are going to debut in test cricket but hard hitter Yuvraj Singh has been selected for the test match. Yuvraj Singh is considered the most positive players for ODI and T20 tournament. Even he played 23 Test matches as securing 1050 runs. His test average is just 32.81 including 3 centuries and 3 half-centuries. The selection committee has selected him the lack of left-handed batsman in the middle order after Sourav Ganguly’s retirement. 

England squad

KP Pietersen, TR Ambrose, JM Anderson, IR Bell, SCJ Broad, PD Collingwood, AN Cook, A Flintoff, SJ Harmison, A Khan, MS Panesar, MJ Prior, OA Shah, AJ Strauss, GP Swann 

England team will coming to field with the leadership of KP Pietersen. Only Graeme Swann is the new player in the declared England squad. Indian pitch is always spin favor and due to English seamier Stuart Broad’s injury GP Swann has got opportunity in the test match. With the debutante off spinner GP Swann, KP Pietersen is thinking to take change like Australian debutant off spinner who takes 12 wickets in a test match. 

NEO Cricket TV will telecast the India vs England test series live on the SKY Sports will telecast live for European fans. Here is some website that always shows the live score. So enjoy the test series. 

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India vs England Test 2008-09: a timely decision of ECB and the Test series

After a discussion, ECB showed the green signal to the English cricketers to play the two test matches in India. After Mumbai attack, the seven matches ODI series come to end in five and the test series was completely uncertain. The first test will be held in Chennai and the second ODI was scheduled in Mohali Panjab but it is not sure about the second test venue whenever Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh selected. Now, England team is in Chennai where the first test in that will be held on 11 December 2008 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.

Cricinfo wrote:

"We took players through security advice and now they are looking forward to getting down and playing cricket now," Sean Morris said. "My role was to make sure they have the accurate information. They asked some great questions and it was great to see the room come together. I spoke to every player over the last few days. They had a lot of questions and needed them all answered." 

I think, ECB’s decision is very timely and a positive signal for the cricket fans all over the world because India is the most important location for cricket. Not only for a large number of supportive fans but also the dreamland for cricket business. It would show a big effect in cricket industry if ECB would take a negative decision. 

EnglandSquad: Kevin Pietersen (capt), Alastair Cook, Andrew Strauss, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Owais Shah, Andrew Flintoff, Matt Prior, Tim Ambrose, Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad, Amjad Khan, Steve Harmison, James Anderson, Monty Panesar. (Adil Rashid also travelling)

India vs Australia: What about Indian Team?

In the last few weeks, there was a controversy about the match between India vs Australian in Indian media. The storm was about which matches are most rivalry, India vs Australia or India vs Pakistan. There are different opinions for different area. Even, the little master Sachin Tendulkar also involved himself in this controversy. He told that the matches India-Australia most accepted than India-Pakistan.

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He also recalled the days when Indian team achieved a glorious victory over Australia in its home turf and Australian people liked the sports spirit and competitiveness of Indian team. He said that the Indian players need to be well prepared for coming series

I think there is none who does not know that India-Pakistan matches are the most anticipated matches in the cricket era. Now, question is why? There are many reasons on behalf of this. There are many fans in the subcontinent who lives India, Pakistan, Bangladesh.

IndianExpress wrote:

Dubbed the "Fab Four", former captains Saurav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar plus V S Laxman are coming under pressure ahead of a high-profile home test series against Australia starting on Oct 9.

Why these controversies arise during this time? I think Indian team is in bad position about their senior players. They are out of forms in this time so the selectors are in trouble to declare the team.

India vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test: Batting and V Sehwag’s century

India started very well in the first innings of second Test in Galle. At the end of the day they scored total 214 runs by losing four wickets. With the opening batsmen G Gambhir and V Sehwag’s skillful batting sent India to 151 runs without losing wicket. Due to rain and wet gourd the match stared again after long time gap and India lost their valuable four wickets in as short time at the end of the day. This is very crucial stars for Sri Lanka. They all leave the field with full of confidence.

I have quote these lines form southasiafair.com where the writer praise V Sehwag so much for his century and leading the Indian team in the rainy day of Test Cricket history. In the opening partnership with Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag added 167 runs which made the ground of Indian innings. Though the later batsmen could not carry on winning momentum thanks to a short collapse in the middle order which saw four Indian batsmen going back to the pavilion within 11 runs, Virender Sehwag still remains at the crease as a constant threat for the Sri Lankan bowlers. He is the only hope for Indian team now.

It seems that India is following the last day of the first Test match when India was beat seriously at the SSC Play Ground. But the only century holders of Indian team and most dependable batsman V Sehwag is still unbeaten VVS Luxman is assist and also will come to the field tomorrow. So enjoy the match between India vs Sri Lanka match form Galle Stadium, Sri Lanka.

West Indies Vs Australia 3rd Test: 1st Test WI Batting reviews

Australia tours of West Indies for three test matches, one Twenty20 International and a series of five ODI matches. Two tests matches already have finished and the result is Australia is leading the series by 0-1. After drawn of the 2^nd matches the Caribbean’s are inspiring to lead the 3^rd Test.

The first test between West Indies and Australia was come to ground on 22 May 2008 at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica. Australia, who chose to bat first and secured 431 runs. Running behind this score West Indies lost two early wickets and faced in serious problem. Depending on RS Morton and S Chanderpaul’s batting West Indies able to secure 312 runs. It was not a good score to lead the innings and Australia got leads of 119 runs. That was the scrawny to be defeat.

Although West Indies able to pack Australian 167 runs with their strong bowling but at the end of the day four West Indies lost again an early wicket. This was another minus point of the team. In the day five the pitch behaves bad to the batsmen and Australian bowlers did not make any mistake to take this opportunities. So, before drinks and in the end of the 37 over West Indies had to lose the valuable 6 wickets.

Australian bowlers’ aggressive bowling with the broken pitch able to destroy all the barriers to wins.

Australia’s Sidney Test Victory and Others Story

Australia has made their 16^th continuous test match winning record at Sydney cricket ground. In the 2^nd test they won by 122 runs. So, Australia is leading the series by 2-0 of 4 tests matches. In the 2^nd test, Australia won the toss and elected to bat first and scored total 465 runs losing all wickets (Symond 162*, Hogg 79, Lee 59, Ponting 55). Losing 6 wickets at 132 runs, they had to face in a bad condition. Australia reached a good position by flying on Andrew Symonds’s confirm batting. Andrew Symonds has selected man of the match. Everything was good- excellent batting and bowling of both the team, but this will be memorable for wrong umpiring. In the first innings India’s achievement was 532, Sachain Tendulkar scored unbeaten 154 runs, VVS Laxman 109, Sourav Ganguly 67 and Rahul Dravid 53 which were mentionable. However, India leaded 69 runs to Australia. It seemed that, India might show a better thing this test match, but at last they failed to do so.

Australia declared at 401runs by 7wickets after batting the second innings. In this innings, it came 2 centuries, one for Mike Hussey 145 and other Mathew Hayden 123. To chase this run, India lost their all wickets for 210 runs. Just 7 balls were left to draw the match, but India could not reach.

In the first innings at first day, Indian bawlers created pressure upon Australian batsmen taking 6 wickets at a poor run. Yet, confirm batting of Symonds, Australia reached at 465. In Indian bowling side, captain Anil Kumble took 4wickets each in both the innings.

In this 2^nd test between Australia vs India, there have been followed some questionable decision of umpires. The out of Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly was quite wrong decision. About this wrong decision, a letter has been issued on behalf of BCCI. However, it is a matter to see that what would happen in the next test match between Australia vs India.

Australia vs India Test Series 2007-08 Which Television Channels will telecast live?

The most anticipated Australia-India match will be started form 26 December. The fans of both teams (India, Australia) are waiting for the series. Now the burning questions to the fans especially India fans that in which channel will telecast live the tests match.

The fans you all are thinking why am I telling that that series is most important because Australia is going to touch or break their own records of test wins any break. India made stop Australia in the 12 wins in the home test series in he own soil in Indian with the captaincy of Steve Waugh. If India wins any Test match then it will be the second time that Indian can do any thing against any team. There is another record of Australia which is there is not team that beat Australia in their own soil since 1992-93. In that time West Indies beat Australia. So, I think not only Indian fans, the fans all over the world are waiting to watch the match in TV channel for the different part of the world. I am giving some information about the TV Channel that are going to Telecast Live the Australia-India match.

Sky Sports
Sky Sports is a Europe based pay TV channel. So, it will be easy for that which fans are living on European countries also for the fans of USA. If you want to enjoy the match from that area you have to subscribe the permission to see the match. So the fans will enjoy the match of Australia-India series test series.

Star Cricket
Star Cricket is also the pay channel based on India but others countries of South Asia can watch the channel. The channel may show the similar program but the language is Hindi or others (Star Sports/ ESPN) always. That is why, every on did not pay for that channel.

Do you think that India will be able to repeat their previous lesson in this series? If yes, what should India need to do? India will have to show the impressive performances. During India-Pakistan in both ODI and test series at home, India showed a remarkable performance. You can expect that Indian cricketers are confident enough to take on Australia, but will it be easy for India? There is to doubt that Australia is the best Cricket Team in The world. They have proved that Australian is the best team on the other hand India will have to prove that they are also one of the best Teams in the world.