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

[WindieWeathers]

Or maybe, the bowlers have bowled really well so far and taken the pitch out of the equation?

The problem is both batting orders have been in poor form, so even if it was just about good bowling the batting orders are bound to be questioned.

 

[Howsie]

Kohli isn't cutting it and the coaches don't seem to have much faith in Sharma.

If only Kohli was West Indian huh?

 

[Tangles]

Well Ricky played inside that last one. No movement there.

 

[Spark]

Batting has been so bizarre.

 

[Athlai]

There is something in the pitch, not flat by any means.

Isn't exactly a road but it's probably the best batting pitch so far this Aussie summer.

 

[Spark]

Isn't exactly a road but it's probably the best batting pitch so far this Aussie summer.

Brisbane was a pretty good batting surface IMO.

 

[pup11]

Clarke seems to have enrolled himself in the Sehwag school of batting arts......

 

[WindieWeathers]

If only Kohli was West Indian huh?

Stay on topic please, Kohli is an INDIA player and what i said is backed up by the stats!! .

 

[Vroomfondel]

Time to try Ashwin in the slips and see if he is any good.

probably worth having him bowl just to stop him from fielding.

 

[Shri]

probably worth having him bowl just to stop him from fielding.

Yeah or that.<_<

Glorious cover drive from Ponting. Almost seemed to happen in slow motion.

 

[Athlai]

Brisbane was a pretty good batting surface IMO.

After day 1 it was. Lyon turning it square in that first session and it moving a foot off the pitch for the seamers was a nightmare. We mostly got ourselves out though so it just shows that demons in the pitch aren't always as bad as the demons in your players.

After the Brisbane pitch got a bit of sun on it she was pretty true.

 

[Shri]

**** think Ponting is back into form with that pull.

 

[Spikey]

**** think Ponting is back into form with that pull.

hehehehehehhehe

 

[pup11]

Don't understand all the fuss about Ashwin' fielding, its not as if rest of the Indian side is full of champion fielders.

 

[pup11]

Shastri and Chappell are saying Zaheer is looking for reverse but surely it can't reverse just after 18 overs in these conditions.

 

[CricAddict]

Just one more wicket for the day. Should make the day even.

 

[Outswinger@Pace]

Shastri and Chappell are saying Zaheer is looking for reverse but surely it can't reverse just after 18 overs in these conditions.

Unlikely, but I wouldn't count out the possibility. The ball has taken some tap and could be in a not-so-newish condition. And if there's one man who can extract purchase from it, you have him right here.

 

[Spark]

Woah, that's a shot.

 

[Shri]

Time to bring Ashwin on. Yadav not showing any intensity.

 

[Outswinger@Pace]

Fair shots! Doesn't look like a 191 all out track to me. Must have been some bad batting or exceptional bowling from the hosts.

EDIT: Third one absolutely killed it!