| The tour of Indian team in England is the talk of the | | | | bowlers. The skipper is back to a wonderful form |
| town in the recent days. With the mixture of | | | | after a long rest because of injuries. His style and |
| experience and the vibrant young blood in the side | | | | elegance is mind blowing. His comeback to the side |
| the Indian team is quenching for its overseas victory | | | | has boosted the morale of the team. Despite |
| after a long time. The recent series win of the | | | | thrashing the West Indies to a complete white wash, |
| Barmy Army over the Proteas has boosted their | | | | the skipper knows they are playing against a better |
| confidence level. This may be the last test for the | | | | opposition this summer. |
| veterans like the Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, | | | | Kevin Pieterson will be lethal weapon in the |
| Anil kumble and skipper Rahul Dravid. While Dravid | | | | destruction of the inexperienced Indian bowling |
| and Ganguly are a bit more rational about it, the Little | | | | attack. When he steps in to the crease the willow |
| Master is fairly nostalgic. | | | | acts like a magical band obeying the magician. He can |
| Tendulkar with 37 centuries to his name till craves for | | | | threaten the opponents to such an extent that they |
| that elusive one at the Mecca of Cricket - Lord's. | | | | would look totally clueless and they would just go |
| Sourav Ganguly and skipper Rahul Dravid are back at | | | | through the emotions without actually having a |
| the ground where they made their Test debut in | | | | definite game plan for the batsmen. Vice-captain |
| 1996. A win is definitely what they want to start | | | | Andrew Strauss can be a mighty opener if he starts |
| their English summer with. Lot of responsibility is now | | | | staying in the crease. The left-handed opener is very |
| in the shoulders of Yuvraj Singh and M.S.Dhoni. They | | | | strong in playing late shots as well as hook shots.He |
| both are the backbone of the future Indian team. | | | | can cause the opponents drown into a precarious |
| Dinesh Karthick has also impressed everyone with his | | | | situation. |
| consistent performance. | | | | England would definitely miss the ferocious attack of |
| The bowling attack has been prominent Seamers | | | | Trescothick.Without the main seamer Andrew Flint |
| Zaheer, Sreesanth and RP Singh are collectively in a | | | | off, Steve Harmison and Matthew Hoggard it is |
| good pace.Anil kumble leads the spin attack from the | | | | definitely going to be a tough time of man |
| front. He might be accompanied by Tendulkar and | | | | management for the skipper. |
| Yuvraj Singh to provide vital break through. The | | | | Keeping all the statistics in mind, the test match is still |
| medium pace attack of Sourav Ganguly will be handy. | | | | a wide open contest. The team which plays well on |
| Fresh from a series win against the West Indies, | | | | that particular day deserves the victory. A seven |
| England Captain Michael Vaughan reckons that his spin | | | | match One day series follows the three Test series |
| trump card Monty Panesar will be the secret weapon. | | | | and while India will no doubt be the overwhelming |
| The left-arm spinner, who has been making waves in | | | | favourites for the limited overs version of the game. |
| recent times, took 23 wickets at an average of 18 in | | | | It is no real secret that the Test series is what will |
| the recently concluded series against the West Indies | | | | really separate the men from boys, because "Form is |
| and is ranked 6th on the ICC rankings for Test | | | | temporary, Class is permanent". |