T20 more important that Tests

Surely that's what BCCI thinks. The CL T20 ends the night before India play England in Ahmedabad. Unbelievably, they all realized the stupidity of it all when they figured that Dhoni would have to take a late night flight out of Chennai (if Chennai Super Kings made it to the finals) and turn up for the toss of a vital Test series the next day. Hence a last minute request to postpone the test by a day.

England is chewing on it - clearly wondering what they can get back from BCCI in return. Players are just a pawn in the bigger political chess game being played out by BCCI and ECB.

England starting to struggle already

Barely a week into England's tour of India, and they have begun struggling, getting shot out for 98 against a MCA XI side comprising of Mr. Unknowns. KP put up a brave face saying it didn't really matter, but 2 collapses in the last 3 games is not good for them (the previous one being the Stanford implosion).

What I find ridiculous though is that India go straight from a rip-roaring Test victory over Australia in Nagpur into a ODI series against England - massive gear switch for the Test boys in the ODI team, and non-stop cricket from here on right through until Christmas. Terrible scheduling by the BCCI.