http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/02/28/the-nothing-series/ A few wins, a few lessons. Never any losses. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:31:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/02/28/the-nothing-series/#comment-80 Thu, 23 Mar 2006 22:24:50 +0000 http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/02/28/the-nothing-series/#comment-80 [...] India may be finding bowlers (Munaf Patel, Piyush Chawla) who might show some potency in times to come. However, with it playing just 2 test series in the run up to World Cup 2007 and having lost the series to Pakistan (despite it being like a 1 test series), India finds itself behind the pack in this chase. Did New Zealand not go behind a huge distance in one session in their home series versus Pakistan where Shoaib Akhtar wrecked them? It did India no favours that for them that the home series versus England was always going to be The Nothing Series. India in fact loosened their noose in the tussle they failed to win their last series in the West Indies. That they lost the home series versus Australia did them no favours. They have been chasing as a back runner since then and will have to keep persisting. They do not find themselves in the picture before the pyajama cricket - World Cup 2007 is done and dusted with. [...] […] India may be finding bowlers (Munaf Patel, Piyush Chawla) who might show some potency in times to come. However, with it playing just 2 test series in the run up to World Cup 2007 and having lost the series to Pakistan (despite it being like a 1 test series), India finds itself behind the pack in this chase. Did New Zealand not go behind a huge distance in one session in their home series versus Pakistan where Shoaib Akhtar wrecked them? It did India no favours that for them that the home series versus England was always going to be The Nothing Series. India in fact loosened their noose in the tussle they failed to win their last series in the West Indies. That they lost the home series versus Australia did them no favours. They have been chasing as a back runner since then and will have to keep persisting. They do not find themselves in the picture before the pyajama cricket - World Cup 2007 is done and dusted with. […]

]]> http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/02/28/the-nothing-series/#comment-38 Thu, 23 Mar 2006 13:01:40 +0000 http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/02/28/the-nothing-series/#comment-38 Thank you HB. England would fight I am sure. But the strength not being there, it is unlikely that it will pay dividends. Thank you HB. England would fight I am sure. But the strength not being there, it is unlikely that it will pay dividends.

]]> http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/02/28/the-nothing-series/#comment-37 Thu, 23 Mar 2006 13:01:03 +0000 http://www.sportolysis.com/2006/02/28/the-nothing-series/#comment-37 Good points, Pratyush. I completely agree. But I think people are underrating the ability of Freddie to rise to the occassion. I think a 1-0 or 2-0 or even 2-1 is not all that improbable. I have this gut feeling that while India will do enough to win this series, England will come out of it with their heads held high. Good points, Pratyush. I completely agree. But I think people are underrating the ability of Freddie to rise to the occassion. I think a 1-0 or 2-0 or even 2-1 is not all that improbable. I have this gut feeling that while India will do enough to win this series, England will come out of it with their heads held high.

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