*Official* Australia in India 2010

[Scaly piscine]

Hmm Australia haven't yet scored 70 runs since Ponting was dismissed more than 45 overs ago. Amazing.

 

[NasserFan207]

Yeah, not much paine and watson can do now except survive, but the slowscoring Hussey/Watson partnership is starting to look like it really hurt them.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Playing for stumps now, clearly but run rate has been an albatross after tea. It's all well and good crawling along like Hussey & Watson were, but when a couple go down it doesn't look so clever.

 

[Manee]

Zaheer really is too good with the old ball.

 

[Uppercut]

Why not (Hughes at 6)? Can't be worse than North and gets him around the team.

It's just not ideal to ask an Aussie who has only ever opened the batting to start his innings against spin on an Indian pitch. Is Usman Khawaja with the team?

Although I agree that it would certainly be a better idea than shunting your best batsman around the order in an effort to accommodate your worst.

 

[NasserFan207]

Playing for stumps now, clearly but run rate has been an albatross after tea. It's all well and good crawling along like Hussey & Watson were, but when a couple go down it doesn't look so clever.

Englishman copys Irishman's post. Gotta be a racist joke in there or something.

 

[vcs]

Another good ball, well played by Paine. Dhoni really should have held on to that regulation nick.

 

[Flem274*]

Love Zaheer. Left arm swing in the mid-130s. Shoiab who?

 

[vcs]

Wicket please Ojha.

 

[Matt79]

Englishman copys Irishman's post. Gotta be a racist joke in there or something.

They scored 2 runs off that Khan over! Fairly rattling along!

 

[vcs]

Well played Watto. Another close in fielder or two in that last over would have been good.

 

[NasserFan207]

They scored 2 runs off that Khan over! Fairly rattling along!

Its like I've warped back to the 30s (though this Aussie side clearly doesn't have Bradman).

 

[BoyBrumby]

There we are then. Gripping stuff. India shading it without doubt, but man of the day Watson.

 

[Spark]

Ponting having an amble changed everything. Could've got back on track had Clarke been more sensible and played himself in, but after that...

 

[Athlai]

There we are then. Gripping stuff. India shading it without doubt, but man of the day Watson.

Some would even go as far to call him the man of the match.

 

[pasag]

sack the whole middle order. bunch of stooges.

 

[social]

Pathetic from Australia but, then again, what do you expect from a team that has consistently collapsed for the last 18 months?

Selectors should be lined up and shot for persevering with proven failures like North and giving Hussey far too many opportunities to resurrect his form

Totally gutless

 

[Noble One]

Good stuff. Test cricket is alive and kicking in Mohali.

What did we learn today?
- Ishant Sharma is regressing rapidly
- Shane Watson is one of the premier cricketers in world cricket
- Ricky Ponting batting is still a delight to watch
- Classical left-arm orthodox still has a role to play
- No bowler is more dangerous late in the day than a reverse swinger paceman
- North must go

Looking forward to doing it all over again tomorrow. Thread remained in good nature, biggest win of the day.

 

[kingpin]

Well its a decent day for both the teams,If Australia loses this match Watson is the person to blame IMO

 

[Son Of Coco]

Well its a decent day for both the teams,If Australia loses this match Watson is the person to blame IMO