*Official* Australia in India 2010

[Jono]

Ojha > Prince EWS, Shri and Honest.

 

[Spark]

Yep, having a real issue picking up length. Got nowhere near that one.

Looked mighty disappointed though. Reckon he wanted to play a really long innings there.

 

[Top_Cat]

haha, Clarke puts his head down without checking to see where his foot is. Ooops...

 

[Top_Cat]

By the way, can one of the Indian posters tell me why a phone has double the damakha and why I want it in the first place?

 

[Ruckus]

I always thought the whole thing about Clarke being a great player of spin was overhyped.

 

[Spark]

I always thought the whole thing about Clarke being a great player of spin was overhyped.

He is, trust me. He's well and truly out of nick though.

 

[TumTum]

I always thought the whole thing about Clarke being a great player of spin was overhyped.

His average against spin is far higher than against pace.

 

[Ruckus]

He is, trust me. He's well and truly out of nick though.

I think its got to his head a bit...

 

[Ikki]

Call me crazy but after realizing that the spinners were bogging us down I would have sent in Johnson after Clarke. He'd have a go at them and hopefully turn the tide. The pitch will play truer now than when he'd get in later too.

 

[Spark]

I think its got to his head a bit...

Not really, no. A guy is allowed to be out of nick, you know. Both of his dismissals this test were to balls that a few months ago he would have stepped out to, but they dipped more than he expected.

 

[Ruckus]

His average against spin is far higher than against pace.

Yeh I said him being a GREAT player of spin was overhyped. I still think he is a good player of spin, but not enough to warrant all the attention given to him over it.

 

[TumTum]

Call me crazy but after realizing that the spinners were bogging us down I would have sent in Johnson after Clarke. He'd have a go at them and hopefully turn the tide. The pitch will play truer now than when he'd get in later too.

Johnson is a free wicket if the ball is spinning.

 

[Ruckus]

Call me crazy but after realizing that the spinners were bogging us down I would have sent in Johnson after Clarke. He'd have a go at them and hopefully turn the tide. The pitch will play truer now than when he'd get in later too.

I think thats a great plan. Unfortunately captains rarely ever do stuff like that.

 

[Ikki]

Neither of these two really spin it that much TBF. He's a power hitter and I'd send him in hoping for a boundary or two to upset their rhythm.

 

[TumTum]

Neither of these two really spin it that much TBF. He's a power hitter and I'd send him in hoping for a boundary or two to upset their rhythm.

Even a little is probably enough to get Mitch's wicket. He has a huge bat lift and plays across the line.

 

[Ruckus]

Neither of these two really spin it that much TBF. He's a power hitter and I'd send him in hoping for a boundary or two to upset their rhythm.

Yeh as you said, its only going to get harder. And I've always thought that lower batsmen/tail enders seem to play better when they are promoted up the order. Its like they take their job more seriously or something.

 

[Jono]

You are a **** umpire Billy.

That is out.

 

[Ikki]

Thought Harbi had Punter.

 

[TumTum]

Ponting is in great nick, can't wait till the Ashes.

 

[Ikki]

Even a little is probably enough to get Mitch's wicket. He has a huge bat lift and plays across the line.

But it's going to get worse later on. I don't think Johnson will get 100 but even a brisk 20-30 would do.