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

[Burgey]

Ponting certainly doesn't like facing Sharma. Can see it on his face every time early on.

Bowls a angle and length that troubles him.

For some reason he gets troubled by Indian bowlers everyone else dines out on here (Ishant, Harbi).

 

[Viscount Tom]

Wish 9 would stop going on about the number of times Sharmas got Ponting such a pointless stat.

 

[cool4u]

Hats Off to India- They not only managed to keep themselves away from taking crucial wickets inspite of wet wicket due to rain but they showed that anyone who is not in form can mack a great comeback with their support...!!

 

[Viscount Tom]

lol @ you thinking Hughes' problem was with the straight ball.

Hughes problem was simply the ball.

 

[NasserFan207]

Wish 9 would stop going on about the number of times Sharmas got Ponting such a pointless stat.

Ponting gone next over.

 

[benchmark00]

Wow that in-swinger from Ashwin was interesting. Give a **** another look.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Interesting to why Sharma troubles Ponting so much, because he's been gun against Morkel and Flintoff who bowl in the same style.

Morkel and Flintoff generally try to move the ball away from right handers, whereas Sharma is always pushing it into the batsman.

 

[Burgey]

Ponting gone next over.

Lol. It's a Monty isn't it?

 

[Cevno]

Interesting to why Sharma troubles Ponting so much, because he's been gun against Morkel and Flintoff who bowl in the same style.

Ntini troubled him too IIRC.

It's the angle into him from height at that length. He likes to just push forward at everything (towards the outside of the ball),so gets cramped with the movement into him. And then he becomes unsure either way.

 

[hazsa19]

lol @ you thinking Hughes' problem was with the straight ball.

Obviously bowlers target the area just outside off and he invariably nicks off to Guptill. But they know that if they drift onto the legs they won't get punished like they will against Smith/Cook.

 

[Spark]

Decent 3rd wicket partnership! That's rare.

 

[Athlai]

lol @ you thinking Hughes' problem was with the straight ball.

The ball that went straight to Guptill was Hughes' big problem.

 

[TumTum]

Morkel and Flintoff generally try to move the ball away from right handers, wheras Sharma is always pushing it into the batsman.

Uh no, they move it into the right-hander.

 

[Spark]

Good stuff Ed.

 

[Cabinet96]

Top stuff from Ponting and Cowan.

 

[benchmark00]

Brilliantly played Ed. Katmanesque??

 

[Athlai]

Good stuff Cowan. WAFG. Least Australian opener in 20 years.

 

[Spikey]

only the 4th 100 run stand for the 3rd wicket since 2010

 

[Viscount Tom]

Ponting gone next over.

Not far off then xd

 

[TumTum]

Ntini troubled him too IIRC.

It's the angle into him from the height at that length. He likes to just push forward at everything and so gets cramped.

Ntini got him with some jaffas, but Ponting likes facing him the most iirc.