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

[wellAlbidarned]

Watching this series I could have mistaken India for Bangladesh quite easily.

Agree. It's been minnowbashing-esque stuff, just no resistance.

 

[Spark]

How good was that shot from Dravid? Massive hooping inswinger and he defends it with an angled blade to third man.

 

[heathrf1974]

Siddle's average below 30. He's doing a reverse Johnson.

Good stuff, now for Hilfenhaus.

 

[NasserFan207]

How good was that shot from Dravid? Massive hooping inswinger and he defends it with an angled blade to third man.

Pure luck tbh. He's been bowled playing that shot so many times.

 

[Spark]

Pure luck tbh. He's been bowled playing that shot so many times.

He's not getting bowled with the bat right next to pad and with butter-soft hands. Seriously good shot.

 

[NasserFan207]

He's not getting bowled with the bat right next to pad and with butter-soft hands. Seriously good shot.

But he's been bowled playing inside the line of the ball. This time he was just lucky it was the inswinger. Or he spotted it out of the hand and I'm being harsh.

 

[Jayzamann]

Generally a good sign if your improving rather than declining. Kind of shows Johnson's reign in the sub 30's was a bit of a fluke fest.

Ending with an average of ~31 and falling short of the 200 wicket mark seems apt.

Presuming he doesn't make some sort of Sid/Hilf type comeback.

 

[Spark]

But he's been bowled playing inside the line of the ball. This time he was just lucky it was the inswinger. Or he spotted it out of the hand and I'm being harsh.

Nah he's been bowled through the gate almost every time.

 

[Ruckus]

Gotta feel Harris has bowled far better than 1/55 in this match.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Just a little fuller Siddle.

 

[Jayzamann]

Gotta feel Harris has bowled far better than 1/55 in this match.

Thought you were talking about Sharma there.

 

[Cevno]

Shows you how flat Aus wickets have been in recent years, Sehwag despite being owned here still averages 47 in Aus. Average in England, the Republic and Aus is now 35 from 24 test matches.

Sehwag has having form issues in general at the moment since coming back, tbf. Was same at home. Sydney was pretty flat and this pitch is probably similar in terms of bat/ball contest to last time around as well.

 

[Spark]

Starc *bows*

 

[Ruckus]

Starceh!!!!

 

[Spikey]

STARCEH EHE EHEHFWEIHF uawghdfro8;yw8t

 

[Johnners]

Starc! What a ball

 

[Sylvester]

Love ya work Pup and Starc WAG.

 

[Jayzamann]

Review that!

Umpires call, imo.

 

[Burgey]

Jeez, Starc's improvement is exponential. Great ball.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Bloody hell, that's a hell of a ball first up.

Maybe just sliding down tho? Review? No, whoops, **** the BCCI, etc.