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*Official* Pakistan in Australia
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aussie
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How could it be a stupid move when he was forced into bowling the part-timers?.
Yes same thing again, he was forced into bowling part-timers. Ponting at times didn't manage the bowlers well but Ponting wasn't the one bowling with the long run ups in the 4-man pace attack in that Perth tests.
It seems to me you people seem to think that the over-rates issue is something that international captain can't take seriously. The Nagpur & Perth test clearly prove otherwise..
I dont know what pressue you are talking about that Dhoni was under during that test. Dhoni was batting very well all series. Plus Harbhajan has a habit of making runs againts AUS, so again there is no way once can say for sure that Dhoni/Harbhajan would not have stood up, maybe not for a 100 partnership - but still stood up.
After all no opposition team has chased more than 276 to win in IND. I certainly dont believe they would have chased down such a score if they had managed to restrict IND.
No at the time it seemed stupid since no one knew what was going. Since everything was explained, in hindsight it was fairly understandable why Ponting had to bowl the part-timers.
Oh right so discussing field changes is not part of the game?I dont recall Ponting arguing with the umpires at any point of that test or anything substantial.
Plus again Ponting was not the one bowling, no captaining can rush a fast bowler through his run up. It was collective team failure, which is pretty shocking given that AUS had Krejza in the team. It wasn't a 4-man pace attack or anything
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IF the series was still alive in Nagpur (AUS winning the test, although a draw would have kept the BGT), i'm fairly sure Ponting would have bitten the bullet & if AUS had indeed managed to win that test via a historical run chase in IND. I dont believe Ponting would have been banned that easily
My point about Ponting not potentially getting banned is because if he had defied the match ref & bowled Watson, i believe CA could have worked out something with the BCCI or ICC & Ponting may have just lost his entire match-fee or something. Since him getting banned would have been crazy especially IF AUS had ended up winning, the uproar from AUS would have not been good..
Jono
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This whole "a Pakistnai should have got a ton" goes against everything every batsmen there has said. Sure its not a 127 wicket but you're never in on this wicket. Butt got a good ball (sure didnt play it well), so did Akmal. Yousuf played a bad shot as did Farhat but still.
four_or_six
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Seriously, how awesome is Glenn McGrath?
Johnners
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Most of the batsmen (from both sides) threw away their wickets as well though.
SirBloody Idiot
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I reckon it was pretty close to that on day one, tbh
Burgey
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Yeah, great courage - must be hurting inside.
Wish hed been bowling on this deck day one tbh.
aussie
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Oh Oh sry deh mods didn't see the first time uncle
Awww did it hurt you ginger sweetieGingerFurball said:
