***Official Australia in India***

[Jakester1288]

Apparently this warm-up game is being shown on TV and I think I might be able to watch it.

So I am presuming there will be a stream for it then?

 

[silentstriker]

Krejza not intimidated by India[/B]

October 2, 2008

Jason Krejza, the uncapped offspinner, is confident he can make a success of his likely Test call-up after Bryce McGain was ruled out of the opening match in Bangalore with a shoulder injury. It leaves Krejza as the only fit specialist spinner in Australia's squad and he is now set to become the country's 402nd Test cricketer.

He arrives on the international scene with a modest domestic record; he has 43 first-class wickets at 45.46 from 23 matches mostly with New South Wales and Tasmania. However, Krejza has a reputation as an aggressive spinner and a big turner of the ball, and he said he would not be intimidated by India's batsmen.

"I am confident that I can come over here and be successful, that is why I targeted this tour," Krejza told the Age. "If I can spin it hard and get it in the right areas, get a few big wickets, that would be great.

"I'm not intimidated, because bowling to our guys, Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting and the others, it isn't much different. They treat spinners as Indians do, very, very aggressively. I have confidence that I've got the skills to do it."

Krejza, 25, is also keen to try out his version of the doosra. "I've been working on it for four or five years," he said. "It will definitely come out this series, because I want to keep these Indian batsmen on their toes."

Good for him. I think you have to go in with a confident attitude. See, I don't think big turners necessarily do well against India though. In any case, Clarke is an excellent player of spin, so we'll see how he does if/when he is selected.

 

[Top_Cat]

Good for him. I think you have to go in with a confident attitude. See, I don't think big turners necessarily do well against India though. In any case, Clarke is an excellent player of spin, so we'll see how he does if/when he is selected.

Can't help but feel it's a situation more similar to this;

In the face of overwhelming odds, the only alternative is total defiance I guess.

 

[pup11]

Symonds is the shadow player, so hopefully he gets called up.

Why would they have Symonds as a shadow player when a few weeks ago they felt he needed some time off to get his head straight and before he plays for Australia again, what has changed so dramatically with Symonds in a few weeks for the Aussies selectors to change their mind on this issue.

 

[pup11]

Can't help but feel it's a situation more similar to this;

In the face of overwhelming odds, the only alternative is total defiance I guess.

A really serious Lol @ that, from an Aussie POV though would like to believe Krezja would end up as the the hawk and Indian batsmen as the mouse, by the end of this series.

 

[Johnners]

Interesting that Bollinger is turning out for this match (according to what's on cricinfo). Would have thought he'd get a bowl if he was in a close selection fight. Unless of course this is one of those matches where the team can use 14/15 players?

 

[pup11]

Indian Board President's XI v Australians at Hyderabad (Decc), Oct 2-5, 2008

Australia' tour of India officially beguns with this game.

Toss: Indian Board President's XI won the toss and they will have a bat.

Indian Board President's XI team
W Jaffer, A Chopra, S Badrinath, Yuvraj Singh, RG Sharma, V Kohli, PP Ojha, PP Chawla, MS Gony, PA Patel, IK Pathan


Australian team
SM Katich, ML Hayden, RT Ponting, MEK Hussey, MJ Clarke, BJ Haddin, B Lee, MG Johnson, SR Clark, JJ Krejza, PM Siddle

 

[pup11]

Interesting that Bollinger is turning out for this match (according to what's on cricinfo). Would have thought he'd get a bowl if he was in a close selection fight. Unless of course this is one of those matches where the team can use 14/15 players?

Nope its a proper 3-day game, anyways really surprised to see Bollinger not playing in today's game.

 

[Jakester1288]

Toss: Indian Board President's XI won the toss and they will have a bat.

Indian Board President's XI team
W Jaffer, A Chopra, S Badrinath, Yuvraj Singh, RG Sharma, V Kohli, PP Ojha, PP Chawla, MS Gony, PA Patel, IK Pathan


Australian team
SM Katich, ML Hayden, RT Ponting, MEK Hussey, MJ Clarke, BJ Haddin, B Lee, MG Johnson, SR Clark, JJ Krejza, PM Siddle

Wow, one hell of a side India have there. Why would they have Pathan batting at 11 though beats me.

Good luck to Siddle and Krejza in particular, and please fail Johnson.

 

[TT Boy]

Nope its a proper 3-day game, anyways really surprised to see Bollinger not playing in today's game.

Think it is a four day game.

 

[TT Boy]

Wow, one hell of a side India have there. Why would they have Pathan batting at 11 though beats me.

Good luck to Siddle and Krejza in particular, and please fail Johnson.

That's not the Indian batting order...

 

[pup11]

Its clear now Katich would be the 2nd opener for the test series and Jaques would be sitting on the fringes.

 

[pup11]

Think it is a four day game.

Opps, my bad... yeah its a proper four day game.

 

[social]

Its clear now Katich would be the 2nd opener for the test series and Jaques would be sitting on the fringes.

Jaques, McGain and Watson all injured - team needs to send for reinforcements TODAY and not in 3/4 days when they'll have no chance of being acclimatised before the tests

 

[Johnners]

According to Cricinfo, Watto isn't 'injured' as such, and is suffering from a virus (they said it wasn't serious either)

 

[Gilly Fan]

I've got a live stream of the tour match, but I don't know if I'm allowed to post it...

 

[Johnners]

Nah, don't think you would be.

Bright start for the Indians by the looks of things.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

****ing joke Bollinger doesn't get a game. Johnson the luckiest guy around (apart from Krejza).

 

[pup11]

Jaques, McGain and Watson all injured - team needs to send for reinforcements TODAY and not in 3/4 days when they'll have no chance of being acclimatised before the tests

There is no news of Jaques being injured anywhere, he just seems to have not been picked, same goes with Bollinger, and as Clapo pointed out Watson isn't injured he's just down with a viral, and apparently he is being kept away in isolation in his hotel room away from the team so that the viral doesn't spread among other members of the team.

 

[social]

****ing joke Bollinger doesn't get a game. Johnson the luckiest guy around (apart from Krejza).

To be fair, Bollinger has played in India quite a lot of late so should be acclimatised

All of the other guys are desperately short of match practice