Precambrian
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ive the poor guy a break, he woke up the previous morning thinking about his Ranji double, and the next morning he is walking upto the Test team! I hope he doesnt go the Chris Rogers way.
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masterblaster
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Yeah I've never seen the guy play before so I'm more than happy not to pass judgement before the test. He's been picked as the replacement so I'm more than happy for him to be given the chance.
Precambrian
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Surely Cheeka has seen enough of him to take such a decision. Also, iirc, Dhoni might have had a look at him during his Chennai stint in the IPL. Maybe.
four_or_six
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Will be interesting to see what Watto comes up with in this match. If you read the news articles today it's as if Symonds is going to come back in for him in the next test. If Watto puts in a big performance he can make it uncomfortable for the selectors given Symonds chronic lack of runs domestically (165 runs in 10 innings) and not exaclty amazing bowling (43 overs and 6 wickets in 10 innings).
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I've seen him in action during the Challenger series, and he looks a steady player. Not one to take huge risks, he batted in complete control and scored a lot of runs to help his team. He can also attack when needed- but that was, for that team, all the time, with the others not going hard enough. I haven't seen him field too much, though the fielding was atrocious in that series- but no blunders committed by him that were highlighted. We don't expect present-day Indian players to lag behind on the field- though Munaf Patel seems an exception.
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Just had an idea; India should force the ICC's hand and play another 'unofficial' Test. Why? They'll technically win the series they were likely going to win anyway, Aussies love a whinge so whenever anyone brings up that they lost this series 1-0 they can point out they would have tied the series and retained the trophy if not for the BCCI being a bunch of money-hungry grubs (seriously, they will bitch about that for eternity) and we get to see some Test cricket where there might be a couple of experimental selections because the Test is unofficial.
India win, Aussies are given justification for losing and the BCCI retain and enhance their position as the most hated cricket board in the world. Everybody 'wins'.
India win, Aussies are given justification for losing and the BCCI retain and enhance their position as the most hated cricket board in the world. Everybody 'wins'.
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dhoni has confirmed that M. vijay will open. by the way what does the M. stand for. poor badrinath i saw him for the first time in the sri lanka odis. well hopefully he gets a chance as being the direct replacement for ganguly for the england series. he deserves it. looks like the pitch is another road or should i say highway for the nagpur tests. so look for another played out draw. borrrrrrringggggg come on give the bowlers a chance atleast. sick of seeing teams pile on huge scores and the second team also scores massively and is batting till the end of day 4 on their first innings!!! thats why test are fascinating to watch in england cause the ball swings like a bannana there sometimes. lets you see who the real batsman are and who are flat track bullies. i still wont forget the magic of the 2005 ashes even though we lost. i was watching the 2 run defeat on a huge flatscreem tv and the atmosphere i could feel it seep through the tv. now imagine what it would have been like at that ground....drunk. like all those poms drunk as hell and watching a thrilling match live. no more flat tracks please god.
dhoni has confirmed that M. vijay will open. by the way what does the M. stand for. poor badrinath i saw him for the first time in the sri lanka odis. well hopefully he gets a chance as being the direct replacement for ganguly for the england series. he deserves it. looks like the pitch is another road or should i say highway for the nagpur tests. so look for another played out draw. borrrrrrringggggg come on give the bowlers a chance atleast. sick of seeing teams pile on huge scores and the second team also scores massively and is batting till the end of day 4 on their first innings!!! thats why test are fascinating to watch in england cause the ball swings like a bannana there sometimes. lets you see who the real batsman are and who are flat track bullies. i still wont forget the magic of the 2005 ashes even though we lost. i was watching the 2 run defeat on a huge flatscreem tv and the atmosphere i could feel it seep through the tv. now imagine what it would have been like at that ground....drunk. like all those poms drunk as hell and watching a thrilling match live. no more flat tracks please god.
four_or_six
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I wonder why the Aussies haven't even named a twelve. I did see that three players had missed training on Tuesday (Clarke, Lee and I can't remember the third) and there weren't any photos of them there Wednesday either. I wonder if they have fitness issues.
Edit: Third player was Bollinger, apparently all three had gastro.
Edit: Third player was Bollinger, apparently all three had gastro.
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four_or_six
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Clarke does seem to have a poor constitution, often seems to have stomach bugs.
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He's fine until there's 5 overs to go.
irfan
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Mishra nearly done him over again with a wrong un on the final over off the day in Delhi if not for the faintest inside edge
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Yeah that was a close one.Top Call
Mishra nearly done him over again with a wrong un on the final over off the day in Delhi if not for the faintest inside edge
If Australia somehow manages to win this Test, reckon Ishant might not feel real flash about that dropped catch early on Saturday off Clarke.
I'm crossing my fingers Krejza will play today...c'mon Australia, pick Krejza.
Also, if White retains his spot AGAIN I am going to piss myself laughing.
Averaging 18 with the bat and 60 with the ball. What exactly has he done in this series to merit holding his place for 4 straight tests?
Also, if White retains his spot AGAIN I am going to piss myself laughing.
Averaging 18 with the bat and 60 with the ball. What exactly has he done in this series to merit holding his place for 4 straight tests?
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If this is another draw, the ICC really, really needs to look at doing something about the flat pitches for tests these days. Some fantastic bowling from Mishra, Harbs and Sharma lit up the second test for a couple of days, but apart from that the series has been a massive letdown. Hoping against hope that the Aussie pitches aren't so atrocious for the SA tour.
Precambrian
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Same as what Lee has done.