When India faced Nas ball: rewind to England's tour of India in 2001

We rewind to England's tour to India in 2001-02 - when India won the three-Test series 1-0 and England leveled the six-match ODI series 3-3. England arrived in India on the back of terrific series wins in Sri Lanka and Pakistan - and despite a green bowling attack managed to gave India a scare in two Tests. 

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Talking Points:

• The uncertainty around the tour because of the events around 9/11


• India's eventful 2001 - epic wins, big defeats, and plenty of controversy 


• The similar (yet contrasting) narratives around the captaincy of Nasser Hussain and Sourav Ganguly 


• How England's raw bowling attack found a way to restrict India's batting line-up


• The legend of Ashley Giles bowling a negative line from over the wicket


• Tendulkar's peak - and the unrealistic high standards everyone set for him


• Craig White and Matthew Hoggard: coming of age on a tough tour


• The Bangalore Test that could have been played in Headingley


• The threat of Sehwag at No.7 


• Marcus Trescothick's dream run in the one-dayers


• When Flintoff took his shirt off

Participants:

Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee)

DP Prashant (@prashantdptweet)

Ashoka (@ABVan)

Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd)

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Related:

• India v England, Ahmedabad Test highlights, 2001-02 - YouTube


• India v England, Bangalore Test highlights, 2001-02 - YouTube


• England divided by safety worries - Mike Selvey.- Guardian


• Playing with Fire - Nasser Hussain autobiography - Amazon


• Coming Back to Me - Marcus Trescothick autobiography - Amazon