Hear hear, just want to enjoy and talk about the actual cricket. Similar to your comment about Ganguly retiring as well, just don't want any of these things overshadowing what's really important the series (in fact one of the things I hated about the end of the Ashes in 06/07 is how much it got hijacked by the retirement circus, still annoys me).
Don't agree at all.
He was probably asked why India refused the catching agreement before this series, and he explained why. Nothing to sigh on about, young man.
I had mentioned the 1st option earlier on and I like that one alot. Ganguly has been in horrible form, he's destined to fail. I want to find some odds on Warne making a Test comeback and put some money on it, encouraging comments. If Australia manage to lose the first Test, one would think Ponting will put that phone to use.
The PointHe was probably asked why India refused the catching agreement before this series, and he explained why. Nothing to sigh on about, young man.
Well I thought it was about performing in all conditions, including the challenging like India, which he has struggled thus far. For mine he will go down as 'Very Good' not ' Great'. That said I'm not saying he is a hack and I fully expect him to turn it around this time.
Awesome stuff Ricky....
where you got that info !!!!!!!!!!!!!1...wht i came to know is different...but the wethear might help you out !!!!!!
What a gem of a comment is it? Ponting is GUN!
Well I would put it down more to just being Harbi's bunny really. Anyways look at Sobers, widely considered one of the greatest batsmen ever yet has a similarly horrible record in NZ. Don't get me wrong, don't have any issue with saying SRT, Brian Lara, Chappell > Ponting, but he's in the same bracket, surely.
Although his problems in India have been overstated. Being Harbhajan's bunny isn't the main issue, its his ability to tackle top-quality spinners consistently in helpul conditions (there own back-yard) & outside SRI 99 he really hasn't done that.
Non-issue when you look at his record against Murali, Mushtaq etc:
Deal..i live only 5 hours away.....i am ready to be the bowler..do bring all your equipments to face the fastest bowler india never had playing for them
I am not sure if it was such a careless statement. Sehwag can hoodwink a lot of people to thinking that he doesn't think about the game much, but trust me, he is a pretty good thinker of the game and I am sure he won't have just come up with such a statement, esp. with just days to go before the test. Get the feeling this is bit of a tactical salvo thrown at the Aussies.. We will wait and see whether it works as expected or goes the opposite way, though...
Not willing to take the bait, but mate, if you want to be taken seriously around here, cut out the insults towards a whole population...
And looking at Ponting's comments, I get the feeling the Sehwag bait has indeed been taken up.. Now it just remains to be seen whether it works for or against us... It is a double edged sword, this sledging before series thing... Fired up Sachin before the last series, the fired up Lara a number of times.. Now they are at the receiving end of this.. I have this bad feeling that we may have just gee'd up Ponting and he is going to have a great series..
Yes Sehwag is the reason Ponting is going to have a good series.And looking at Ponting's comments, I get the feeling the Sehwag bait has indeed been taken up.. Now it just remains to be seen whether it works for or against us... It is a double edged sword, this sledging before series thing... Fired up Sachin before the last series, the fired up Lara a number of times.. Now they are at the receiving end of this.. I have this bad feeling that we may have just gee'd up Ponting and he is going to have a great series..
Not a fan of the concept, if you take 405 wickets at 20.99 you deserve to be considered great even if your bowling averaged 38 against India. There aren't many bowlers this side of 1990 as deserving of the title "great" as Curtly Ambrose.