***Official*** Australia in India

[Laurrz]

Stuey Clark does it again, it wasn't a special ball or anything but he just seems to have this habit of picking up wickets, anyways Tendulkar gone big wicket that for the Aussies.

thats how he got wickets in T20... batsmen think he's hittable coz he's predictable.. but he really has changed and learnt a lot how to deal with batsmen attacking him

 

[pup11]

Time for Aussies to tighten the screws here and dry up the runs.
EDIT: Uthappa has other ideas though!!

 

[Laurrz]

Dire. Clark gets another ODI wicket, hate watching him bowl.

i love it especially when he gets the legcutter going..but thats more in tests

 

[pup11]

What Clark is doing now is that he is not doing anything fancy and he is keeping it tight, every now and then he is bowling off-cutters and leg-cutters and he also gets that little bit of extra bounce due to his height, so his county stint under Warnie's captaincy in Hampshire seems to have helped him a bit.

 

[pasag]

How was that a no-ball? Can we have 7 runs back? Dire.

 

[pup11]

Wtf? How is that a no-ball it was really harsh on Hopes and Gilly expressed his feelings to the umpire.

 

[pup11]

On your bike mate says Hopes to Yuvraj, good low-catch from Hayden, so Hopes gets his revenge.

 

[pasag]

Wtf? How is that a no-ball it was really harsh on Hopes and Gilly expressed his feelings to the umpire.

Didn't think it was right he argued that tbh. A tad disappointed.

Yuvraj gone, big wicket.

 

[Laurrz]

my xfactor strikes

 

[pup11]

Dravid without the pressure of captaincy on his shoulders is a very dangerous batsman, so he is the real danger-man for Australia IMO.
Good over from Hopes he is using the conditions quite well.

 

[PakPowered]

If India are to win this match, then Uthappa needs to play a big innings and Dravid need to just supoort him.

 

[pasag]

Dravid without the pressure of captaincy on his shoulders is a very dangerous batsman, so he is the real danger-man for Australia IMO.
Good over from Hopes he is using the conditions quite well.

Hmm, his first innings since his resignation so it's yet to be seen if there will be any change. Also a fair point from the commentators the other night is that now he is playing for his place with age not on his side so it's not like he's completely devoid of pressure now. He's such a good ODI batsman these days though so agree, his wicket will be vital.

 

[pup11]

I am bit worried about George, he hasn't played any international cricket for almost 5 months now and i have feeling he might just be a bit rusty.

 

[Matt79]

Gilchrist will, one feels, be in some trouble over telling off the umpire re: that no ball. India seems to be falling between the two stools of 20:20 and ODIs.

 

[pasag]

Uthappa goneskis.

 

[pup11]

Clark gets another wicket and Uthappa gone, frankly speaking the Aussies set him up there leaving the fine-leg area vacant and making him play across the line.
Clark has improved as an Odi bowler.

 

[pasag]

Gilchrist will, one feels, be in some trouble over telling off the umpire re: that no ball. India seems to be falling between the two stools of 20:20 and ODIs.

Yeah I thought this might be a problem, although tbh they really aren't that good at ODIs. Australia, who never really adapted that well to Twenty20s obviously don't have the problem of adapting back

 

[Johnners]

Sounds funny, but i'm partially glad i can't see this game. I hate watching Hayden score runs, and i hate watching Stuart Clark take wickets.

That said, Australia ftw

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Clark has improved as an Odi bowler.

Yeah, sure seems like it. Not that long ago he was basically begging to be hit every ball.

 

[Matt79]

Another one gone. India now, again, needing the rain to avoid defeat.