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***Official*** India in Australia
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Captain Cricket
State Vice-Captain
Because you're reverse-jinxing them.
pup11
International Coach
India would have a serious chance of winning this if they score 450+ since they are playing with five bowlers this time around so that certainly gives them a bit more depth as far as their bowling stocks are concerned, and since they have two spinners and considering Aussies would have to bat last in this test its not looking all too good for the Aussies atm, so they would have to make sure they bat well in the 1st innings.
pup11
International Coach
I guess when Australia stop winning here, then they might think about it!
Salamuddin
International Debutant
Its going to be interesting to see what kind of purchase India's spinners get out of this surface.
India need as many runs as they can get in the first dig - because batting in the 2nd dig will be a lot more difficult.
India need as many runs as they can get in the first dig - because batting in the 2nd dig will be a lot more difficult.
Captain Cricket
State Vice-Captain
The pitch must be a belter. A draw would be fine by me..I just hope we bat sensibly and don't take to many stupid risks.
Johnners
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Deadset, dropped catches are the worst. The Kumble drop arguably the most damaging of them. One must wonder if Neilsen puts as much emphasis on fielding as previous coaches have, as I can't recall such a poor catching effort from Australia for quite some time (Ashes '05 excluded).
Salamuddin
International Debutant
India's decisions was a good one IMo. Of course, they could still lose the game from here but IMO.....they have nothing to lose. It doesn't matter if you lose 2-1 or 3-1. You might as well go all out foe the win.
social
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
It's been horrible for years
Basically a batting contest with zero assistance for bowlers for 3 - 4 days - simply crap
Last year's Ashes test was typical - flaaaaaaaaaaaaaat followed by collapse brought about by England choke rather than deterioration in wicket
same... 2-1 is ok
that said there will be ppl going India would've won or draw Sydney bla bla
but yea draw wont be easy just saying,..
Salamuddin
International Debutant
But it has produced results though.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Hehe, so I think we all agree Harbhajan has already made more runs than Jaffer would have 
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Captain Cricket
State Vice-Captain
Funny (or sad) thing is we haven't even looked anything like getting them out....may as well wait for a declaration.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
India aren't declaring. Not anytime soon at least, considering 550+ scores have lost and considering that it gets really tough to bat in the 3rd innings.
social
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Irrelevant IMO
Seriously, even if guaranteed free entrance, I would not walk across the road to watch the first 3 days of an Adelaide test because deck is totally stacked against the bowler
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Yea, have to agree. It's no fun to watch team after team racking up 500 scores. If you score 500-550, you either need to bat extremely well, or the bowling side has to bowl badly (or both). It shouldn't be a 'par score'.