***Official*** India in Australia 2011/12

[Top_Cat]

The "reception" on my mother's "television" hasn't been great & I've had to endure Star's commentary, but an interesting morning's play.

Jury still out on Cowan. He's either very disciplined or very limited. Or maybe a little from both columns.

More limited than disciplined, tbh. It's why I was wondering whether he should be given a go even in ridiculous form.

Agree with Benchy his other half is phwoar, though.

Ed Had his baggy green presented by Dean Jones. No doubt Deano took the chance to remind everyone about his 200 vs India in Madras.

haha, those 80's cricketers are so insecure. When I first met Flipper Phillips, introduced himself "Hi, Wayne Phillips, former Test cricketer." Later I was looking at a jumper and Baggy Green in the SACA offices, he put his arm around me and said "Know who's that is? Mine. I donated it because, y'know, I wanted to give back to the game."

EDIT: Am aware of the irony that I name-dropped, by the way, thank you.

 

[Viscount Tom]

So want Cowan to make a decent knock. Such a contrasting batsman to Phil Hughes and I want our opening partnership to be a success.

In that he's not rubbish?

 

[hazsa19]

Out of interest, how much does a ticket for a Test Match cost in Australia?

 

[Top_Cat]

Getting a Sobruto Banerjee vibe from Yadav, tbh. Couple of early wickets, nothing else for the rest of the match.

 

[Jayzamann]

Apparently kiss cam was shown on the big screen. Sounds like fun.

Once saw a dude go to kiss his wife on one of those when I was in the States, only to turn around and smack his male friend on the lips.

That would have been funny even if it wasn't my fifth beer.

 

[TumTum]

Out of interest, how much does a ticket for a Test Match cost in Australia?

$36 iirc for MCG

 

[Spark]

Shot!

 

[Sylvester]

Hello Cowan!

 

[Top_Cat]

Best of Cowan right there. So nice.

(and frustrating)

 

[Noble One]

That is such a sweet cover drive. Knee on the ground, flow of the bat, great shot.

 

[Spikey]

Getting a Sobruto Banerjee vibe from Yadav, tbh. Couple of early wickets, nothing else for the rest of the match.

stunning name drop

 

[Jayzamann]

Hasn't got out to the pull so far. Baby steps.

 

[Spark]

So weird. Now Tendulkar is first out of the slips...

 

[Cevno]

****!! Ponting looks dangerous.

 

[Ruckus]

Ahh I wish you could just start feeling comfortable watching Ponting once he starts getting into the 30's, but you just can't these days....

 

[Viscount Tom]

So many bowling changes

 

[benchmark00]

More limited than disciplined, tbh. It's why I was wondering whether he should be given a go even in ridiculous form.

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I'd agree with that, and it was a point I made a few weeks ago when his name was put up for possible selection.

He has improved his front foot game though, to the point where it's reliable, without being spectatuclar. He's really strong on the cut (to the point where you used to look at his wagon wheel and 80% of his runs would be square of the wicket), and I note India haven't given anything in that region, he must've smoked the cut in the tour game and they're not feeding it to him.

 

[Uppercut]

Getting a Sobruto Banerjee vibe from Yadav, tbh. Couple of early wickets, nothing else for the rest of the match.

The wickets were rather incidental. He's been all over the place with not much lateral movement.

 

[Spark]

I have no idea what India are doing.

 

[Top_Cat]

lol at Zaheer bouncing anyone.