*Official* Australia in India 2010

[honestbharani]

Clarke could have (and should have) accelerated a good 4-5 overs earlier than he did. It's as simple as that - he played too conservatively, and he payed the price. Considering he got a big score, a SR of 80 on a wicket like that is way below par IMO. The other big scorers had far better SRs. Kohli's was 97, Raina's was 151 and White's was 181.

Clarke started scoring faster at around the 43rd over, which, when considering there were 7 wickets left, was far too cautious.

Waterboy had a lesser SR than Clarke.. Perspective.

 

[Xuhaib]

why were a bunch of rubbish nobodies bowling for Aus?

 

[Jono]

Both sides have rested heaps of players.

And tbh, McKay, Hastings and Starc were all decent.

 

[Xuhaib]

Both sides have rested heaps of players.

And tbh, McKay, Hastings and Starc were all decent.

saw only bits of it so can't make any judgement but nothing about them stood out.

 

[Jayzamann]

Games like this show that the future is bright for both sides. Indian batting especially.

 

[andyc]

saw only bits of it so can't make any judgement but nothing about them stood out.

McKay has 25 wickets from 13 ODIs at 22, tbh. Has had a very solid start to the format.

 

[Prince EWS]

McKay has 25 wickets from 13 ODIs at 22, tbh. Has had a very solid start to the format.

Has played some poor opposition though and definitely taken a bit of tap at times. He's been pretty good but I think those figures flatter him a little bit.

 

[Ruckus]

Clarke wasn't ****. But his century should be taken for what it was, an anchor knock that went too slow. Slow doesn't mean not enough sixes. I don't care how you get your runs really, so long as you get them at a reasonable pace. In India against the spinners, that means turning the ball for singles. He didn't do that.

Exactly, but I dunno if the problem was singles, I think it was simply that he didn't start hitting enough boundaries until too late (i.e. the 43rd over or whatever it was). He showed in those overs he had the ability to up the scoring rate, because he raised his SR from 70's to 80 by hitting boundaries. So why not just start hitting out 5 overs earlier?

I really hope Clarke's conservative batting strategies are not going to be indicative of his style of test captaincy...

 

[Spark]

Exactly, but I dunno if the problem was singles, I think it was simply that he didn't start hitting enough boundaries until too late (i.e. the 43rd over or whatever it was). He showed in those overs he had the ability to up the scoring rate, because he raised his SR from 70's to 80 by hitting boundaries. So why not just start hitting out 5 overs earlier?

I really hope Clarke's conservative batting strategies are not going to be indicative of his style of test captaincy...

Um...

This is the first time I've seen Clarke actually properly hit out at the end of an ODI in... ages. At least two years. Even in England, his best series in donkey's years (SR 81 which is closer to his 03-07 SR's of 80+) he just couldn't hit boundaries at the end.

That he's getting it back is a minor cause for celebration IMO. It's been so irritating the past few years.

 

[Jono]

Yeah I almost spat out my coke when I saw Clarke hit that six. I was shocked.

I think Clarke knows he isn't the best at hitting boundaries at the death. But that's why him taking singles earlier in the innings is so important.

Anyway Hussey is out of the 3rd ODI. Flown home with Bollinger.

Does that mean now that ANOTHER inexperienced batsman will enter the team, Clarke will be allowed to have a strike rate of 65 to protect them?

 

[Ruckus]

Um...

This is the first time I've seen Clarke actually properly hit out at the end of an ODI in... ages. At least two years. Even in England, his best series in donkey's years (SR 81 which is closer to his 03-07 SR's of 80+) he just couldn't hit boundaries at the end.

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What he did last night is not my definition of "properly hitting out". Properly hitting out would have been doing 5 overs earlier. If his problem is due to simply not being able to hit boundaries quick enough, then he needs to open so he can be in the position to throw his wicket and let the 'big hitters' finish off the innings.

 

[andyc]

Yeah I almost spat out my coke when I saw Clarke hit that six. I was shocked.

I think Clarke knows he isn't the best at hitting boundaries at the death. But that's why him taking singles earlier in the innings is so important.

Anyway Hussey is out of the 3rd ODI. Flown home with Bollinger.

Does that mean now that ANOTHER inexperienced batsman will enter the team, Clarke will be allowed to have a strike rate of 65 to protect them?

Surely Ferguson will just come straight in. Should've been playing last night anyway.

 

[Jono]

Love Ferguson. Hope he plays.

 

[blahblahblah]

what happened to khawaja?

 

[Spark]

Yeah I almost spat out my coke when I saw Clarke hit that six. I was shocked.

Strange thing is that very shot used to be a bread-and-butter Clarke shot. Was very, very good through and especially over midwicket...

Surely Ferguson will just come straight in. Should've been playing last night anyway.

Makes sense TBH. Have a feeling Warner might play as well, just to give him a run.

 

[vcs]

Perhaps Clarke needs to play IPL for a season to bring back his hitting skills.

 

[Jono]

Yeah so selfish of Clarke to not do what is right for his country, and play IPL

 

[honestbharani]

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Awesome stuff.

 

[Noble One]

what happened to khawaja?

Terrible OD player at this stage of his career.

 

[vic_orthdox]

James Hopes has played 84 ODIs now.

It's not that Hopes needs to be protected. It's that Australia can't afford to roll the dice as much, we have to have a different philosophy to our batting than what we did with Hussey batting @ 7.