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[Captain Cricket]

Sehwag reminds me of Chris Gayle..which gives me an idea

 

[pup11]

Sehwag is just throwing the kitchen-sink at everything and he has already played and missed a few deliveries so far.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Johnson getting no shape on his delivery..bowling a good length but needs to get it right above off-stump.

I think Lee and Johnson should swap ends...

 

[Captain Cricket]

Yeah it would help Lee's outswinger imo. But who would you rather have from the River End - Lee or Tait? Ponting made the mistake of letting Johnson bowl from the River End.

 

[Top_Cat]

I think Lee and Johnson should swap ends...

Yeah but then Lee would be into the wind.

Mind you, Johnson is getting enough speed into the wind; touched 150km/h with one ball.

 

[Captain Cricket]

Finally a decent shot by Sehwag. India have a good patting line-up all the way down to Pathan and Kumble at 9 and 10.

 

[Jono]

Pathan will bat 8 actually.

 

[NUFAN]

Finally a decent shot by Sehwag. India have a good patting line-up all the way down to Pathan and Kumble at 9 and 10.

They are 8 and 9.

Aussies are bowling rubbish.

 

[Captain Cricket]

Bloody hell Lee control your bowling.

 

[Captain Cricket]

Sehwag's a shocker I have to say.

 

[Jono]

Run rate is a bit different to the previous two tests.

 

[Top_Cat]

Aussies are definitely playing for the big edge outside off-stump to Sehwag. In this form, I'd strongly bet he'll give at least one chance soon.

 

[Captain Cricket]

I'm counting Sehwag's play-and-misses.

7.

 

[Bracken]

Ponting has definitely missed a trick by not opening with Tait.

I have to say, Johnson really hasn't been all that impressive as a test opening bowler.

 

[Captain Cricket]

Stuart Clark???

 

[Jono]

LOL @ this being India's highest opening partnership so far.

 

[pup11]

What an awful shot from Sehwag. Seriously, how this guy averages nearly 50 as a test opener I'll never know.

You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure that out, he rides his luck, hits anything that's in his arc and flat tracks have just helped him do that.
Even in this innings he has been beaten a lot of times, but out of nowhere he comes up with superb shot and that is a sort of think that really frustrates bowlers.

 

[Top_Cat]

You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure that out, he rides his luck, hits anything that's in his arc and flat tracks have just helped him do that.
Even in this innings he has been beaten a lot of times, but out of nowhere he comes up with superb shot and that is a sort of think that really frustrates bowlers.

He's done it on enough non-flat tracks too, though. Yes he rides his luck but he's also a quality opening batsman in form. No-one can rely on luck too much opening the batting and average 50, the two are incongruous.

 

[duffer]

Clark will get Viru. He won't be able to resist.

 

[Captain Cricket]

Yeah Clark's actually bowling a good line with a hint of swing. I have to say I'm surprised I didn't expect him to be bowling well this early in the match.