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

[Athlai]

don't most teams 'discover' their good new players through injury

Most teams don't lose half a dozen bowlers and come up with diamonds.

 

[Top_Cat]

I don't recall it moving all that much at all, tbh. Reckon he could have left that line easily.

Not that I think it takes anything away from the quality of the bowling that the ball that happened to get the wicket wasn't one of his best.

Definitely moved off the deck. Enough to take Sachin's outside edge, in fact.

 

[Burgey]

The discovery of Pattinson is a big plus for them.

Cummins and Pattinson.

Frothing

 

[Furball]

Fun fact for India fans: they've just showed a pitch map of this innings and 50% of the deliveries to right handers have been short. Australia can bowl better than this.

 

[Spikey]

Yeah not much possibly about it really. Poor old MItch going to find it really tough to come back.

Wonder where this leaves Harris, whereas before you would pick him regardless of long term injury issues I don't think that is the case now.

Straight in. No brainer. Sorry whoever goes out but.

 

[Athlai]

Cummins and Pattinson.

Frothing

Needs more heart.

 

[Burgey]

Most teams don't lose half a dozen bowlers and come up with diamonds.

Last time we lost two plus established front liners on the eve of a series which I can recall was Windies 95.

 

[Burgey]

Needs more heart.

That's where Siddle comes in.

 

[Spikey]

Needs more heart.

What Pattinson lacks in heart he makes up for in the sheer hatred in has for other teams.

 

[Furball]

Straight in. No brainer. Sorry whoever goes out but.

Not when Watson's not in the team. I don't think Australia can risk him breaking down mid-game unless Watson or Christian play.

 

[Uppercut]

Leading edge.

Yeah, sometimes, but you don't find the fielder on the full anywhere near as often as you do playing Tendulkar's shot.

 

[Top_Cat]

Last time we lost two plus established front liners on the eve of a series which I can recall was Windies 95.

That just proves it's more of a cultural/team thing, tbh. The bowlers Australia were left with included Reiffel and BJ. Didn't exactly uncover ATG's there.

Of course McG had his first big series but how he bowled against England in Perth immediately before suggested he was a gun in the making anyway. Even with Fleming and McDermott available, McGrath was in on merit from memory.

 

[Zinzan]

I share TC's and Spark's sentiments, that I want this over first, before I'm happy haha.

Don't worry, you team is looking good....pretty pretty pretty good

 

[Flem274*]

So England > NZ=Aus > India, and South Africa hover around waiting to hear to who they're drawing a series with next?

I like.

 

[Pothas]

Straight in. No brainer. Sorry whoever goes out but.

Even if he might not get through a test? Not long ago it seemed a gamble worth taking every time but not so sure now.

Still think you are probably right but not sure it is clear cut.

 

[Uppercut]

Definitely moved off the deck. Enough to take Sachin's outside edge, in fact.

Yeah it did but I mean it wasn't moving off a line that was threatening the stumps. At least, not how I remember it.

 

[Zinzan]

Taken Mitch out of the equation.

/winning

Apart from the last Test loss to NZ of course **cough cough**

 

[Flem274*]

Apart from the last Test loss to NZ of course **cough cough**

According to Channel 9 Warner scored a hundred and then it must have rained because they stop talking about what happened after that.

 

[Ruckus]

Don't worry, you team is looking good....pretty pretty pretty good

haha, could go with some Curb after, what is hopefully, a big victory.

 

[Flem274*]

India going down faster than an Aussie on a segway.

Might sig this.