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In less then two days time England will become the new number one test side in the world going up 3-0 to India at home. They havent just won the series they have dominated from the very outset, their bowlers have overrun the supposedly great Indian batting, Dravid the only one who has been capable of playing the swinging ball. Broad has been huge, Anderson has taken wickets, Tremletts replacement Bresnan has both made wickets and taken runs while the batting lead by Cook and Pietersen have been dominant. England made a huge 701/7 last night, lead by Cooks 294 who is the youngest ever man to have chalked up 18 test tons, Sachin aside.
We can talk about the Indian preparation or how they travel but they have been massacred on this trip, just leads me to wonder whether England is the real deal? The other contender is South Africa, who have the big two Steyn and Morkel who slightly outweigh the England spear heads Anderson and Broad for mine but Englands depth in bowling overshadows them Swann, Tremlett, Bresnan and Finn run far deeper then the South African attack. The batting line ups remain quite evenly matched, Smith and Strauss match up, as do Amla and Trott and De Villiers and Pietersen, the big one and key to England dominance is Cook, if he maintains his form as really world class at the age of 26 he could really build a dominant era.
We can talk about the Indian preparation or how they travel but they have been massacred on this trip, just leads me to wonder whether England is the real deal? The other contender is South Africa, who have the big two Steyn and Morkel who slightly outweigh the England spear heads Anderson and Broad for mine but Englands depth in bowling overshadows them Swann, Tremlett, Bresnan and Finn run far deeper then the South African attack. The batting line ups remain quite evenly matched, Smith and Strauss match up, as do Amla and Trott and De Villiers and Pietersen, the big one and key to England dominance is Cook, if he maintains his form as really world class at the age of 26 he could really build a dominant era.
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