Kylez
State Vice-Captain
Joking?
Pretty bad way to end the day for Australia. It could of been worse though if Watson got out right at the end of the days play.
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*Official* Australia in India 2010
- Thread starter Matt79
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Pretty bad way to end the day for Australia. It could of been worse though if Watson got out right at the end of the days play.
dontcloseyoureyes
BARNES OUT
**** I feel vindicated.
Jayzamann
International Regular
So North is due for a score at Melbourne then. Sydney at the latest.
Jesus that dude makes it hard to like him, it really does. When I checked on my phone at work that he didn't even last an over, I just silently nodded to myself. Everything or nothing with him, amazingly frustrating when he gives everything in a goddamn practice match.
Ehhhhrgh, he can still get another 5-fer or something similar to do the absolute bare minimum to justify his place in the side to the selection panel. Smith 4 Brisbane! idfc, he has to be a better "long term" prospect than North, honestly.
Jesus that dude makes it hard to like him, it really does. When I checked on my phone at work that he didn't even last an over, I just silently nodded to myself. Everything or nothing with him, amazingly frustrating when he gives everything in a goddamn practice match.
Ehhhhrgh, he can still get another 5-fer or something similar to do the absolute bare minimum to justify his place in the side to the selection panel. Smith 4 Brisbane! idfc, he has to be a better "long term" prospect than North, honestly.
Athlai
Not Terrible
Funny way of showing it.
aussie tragic
International Captain
I think he should have 1 as he has now scored 3 ducks in his last 5 Innings.
That would make it a nice even 30 Innings broken down as follows:
Inn 1-10: 117, 5, 38, 0, 125*, 0, 6, 12, 96, 110 (509 runs @ 56.56)
Inn 11-20: 8, 10, 79, 16, 2, 68, 1, 8, 10, 2 (204 runs @ 20.40)
Inn 21-29: 21, 112*, 9, 90, 0, 20, 16, 0, 0, ? (so far 268 runs @ 33.50)
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aussie
Hall of Fame Member
And the trend of post McWarne era batting collapses continues...
Although it may turn out to be a great innings from Watson, he was poor after Ponting got out. Went into a ridiculous shell & allowed the spinners to bowl to him too much, he definately should have been able to find more scoring area's. I guess such an innings sort of proves why long-term he may stay opening in tests.
Tipping this to be a great summer for Ponting with the blade. Looked like the Ponting of his peak today. India & ENG bowlers beware...
North obviously back under pressure again, although he got a good ball. A second innings failure & he has to be dropped for good.
The ball is reversing has predicted, so the AUS bowlers will know what they have to do.
Why do India keeping playing @ the venues with so much empty seats these days?. I thought they learned their lesson from the Kolkotta tests vs SA earlier this year, how important playing at the tradition test venues with strong intimidatory crowd support helps them.
I reckon also win or lose this test. IND should strongly consider playing 3 spinners @ Bangalore.
Although it may turn out to be a great innings from Watson, he was poor after Ponting got out. Went into a ridiculous shell & allowed the spinners to bowl to him too much, he definately should have been able to find more scoring area's. I guess such an innings sort of proves why long-term he may stay opening in tests.
Tipping this to be a great summer for Ponting with the blade. Looked like the Ponting of his peak today. India & ENG bowlers beware...
North obviously back under pressure again, although he got a good ball. A second innings failure & he has to be dropped for good.
The ball is reversing has predicted, so the AUS bowlers will know what they have to do.
Why do India keeping playing @ the venues with so much empty seats these days?. I thought they learned their lesson from the Kolkotta tests vs SA earlier this year, how important playing at the tradition test venues with strong intimidatory crowd support helps them.
I reckon also win or lose this test. IND should strongly consider playing 3 spinners @ Bangalore.
Spark
Global Moderator
Reverse logic!
Scaly piscine
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Why would you want 3 spinners when you've already got Sehwag as a decent 3rd option?
Also Zaheer Khan took 3 of the 4 wickets to fall to bowlers. A good seamer will add much more even if all they do is pick up a couple of wickets with the new ball somewhere.
Cricket_God
U19 Cricketer
Playing 3 spinners is waste as one is underbowled,Australians batted poorly against ojha and harbhajan after ponting got out ,India will find it hard to save the test believe me we struggle more in pitches with low bounce and movement than pitches which had medium to high bounce .
fredfertang
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
you say that but if you factor in the First Chance Average ...............................
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
Knowing McGrath with all his batting prowess was still to come meant the middle order could play more freely.
Spark
Global Moderator
Don't think it's directly to do with them, more to do with the "Post-McWarne" era in general.
aussie
Hall of Fame Member
Sehwag effectiveness comes from the fact that he isn't bowled alot - a good partnership breaker. If he has to perform the role of front-line spinner, he wont be as effective.
Picking a third spinner (Ashwin or Mishra) on true dustbowl like India did vs AUS @ Mumbai 04, ENG @ Mohai 06, SA @ Kanpur 04, Chennai 01 (which they should try to prepare @ Bangalore). Would make India bowling attack even more dangerous & would be utilizing their home advantage to the full extent. Its useless picking another quick other than Zaheer ATM - since the others a crap.
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