Us pulling Shiv out of the ODI set-up has lead to him having a purple patch in Test cricket!!..and long may that continue!!!..as we've seen with Ul-huq some of these veteran batters are really showing their class at the back end of their careers and it's good to see.
Anyway the game finished in a draw!!..pitch was very flat so forcing a result was always gonna be tough. Cotterrell got 3-63 in 13 overs which is encouraging!!..Permaul got 3-124 and best 2-77!!..and Sammy 1-56 ...
In the second innings both Gayle and Samuels got 50s after missing out in the first innings!!..so the while of the top order got 50s in this game which is good.
Roach and Shillingford were rested but should be back for the first test on wednesday!!..no doubt it's gonna be tough but the last time we toured India we gave them some problems!!..TWO 100 run first inning leads in three tests!!..one of which we went on to draw. And we had an inexperienced side back then.
|