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

[Prince EWS]

Played well in SA...

Had two innings; scored 44 and 0. Don't think they'll be going in the scrapbook tbh.

 

[Burgey]

True. But most Aussies were convinced that the best XI wasn't being chosen ever. I mean we had Steve Smith in our top 6 and Xavier Doherty played some Tests!

India on paper appear quite good, I suppose they are going to have to back the likes of Rahane, Pujara, Rohit etc soon and hope a couple of them develop into test class batsman.

Which they likely will I think. The talent pool is massive.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Kohli looking in very decent touch here. Classy looking pull shot. Could this be his innings to establish himself?

Think we're back tomorrow at any rate.

 

[Spikey]

Cowan, Mash, Haddin, Lyon all pretty obvious weak points that I think most would agree with, Cowan and Marsh in part because they're so new and haven't put up the results say Warner have, Lyon in part because of his 9 tests so far conditions have meant in most of them he's been reduced to nothing/tail cleaning, so it's hard to judge him. From then I always said one ton wasn't gonna change my view on Ponting. Maybe Hussey. Starc obviously.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Cowan, Mash, Haddin, Lyon all pretty obvious weak points that I think most would agree with, Cowan and Marsh in part because they're so new and haven't put up the results say Warner have, Lyon in part because of his 9 tests so far conditions have meant in most of them he's been reduced to nothing/tail cleaning, so it's hard to judge him. From then I always said one ton wasn't gonna change my view on Ponting. Maybe Hussey. Starc obviously.

Ha, Spikey's a tough crowd.

So basically Warner, Clarke, Hussey and the seamers are ok?

 

[Prince EWS]

Ha, Spikey's a tough crowd.

So basically Warner, Clarke, Hussey and the seamers are ok?

I think think all of the batting bar Clarke obviously is pretty unsettled. Top three are n00bs who have started in an array of different ways, and Ponting/Hussey are coming out of extended periods of crapness but are still under the hammer slightly.

I mean I wouldn't call them "weak links" as such but none of them fill me with the greatest deal of confidence; could go either way in those cases very easily.

 

[Spikey]

Ha, Spikey's a tough crowd.

So basically Warner, Clarke, Hussey and the seamers are ok?

Well by weak point I mean 'element of doubt' and well one series against a ****ing mess of a team is hardly that prestigious is it? 2 years of **** from the batting order isn't gonna be forgiven because Clarke-h hit 329. Lyon might be harsh. It's really nothing to do with him, he's been unlucky in that he's hardly been needed. And of course everyone in this team is pretty much new bar Ponting, Clarke, Hussey and Haddin

 

[Spikey]

Hilf and Siddle aren't new in terms of matches played of course but new in style of play

 

[GIMH]

Can see thes two staying in until it looks like Australia will have to bat again, then all of a sudden they get out, India collapse and Aus win by an innings and 8 runs

 

[Spikey]

maybe I'm being harsh because I still have the wounds of SA 09 fresh in mind, where a 3-0 thrashing would have done more good for Australian cricket than the year and a half of head in sand **** we had to put up with.

 

[Subhadeep]

If we compare the pace quartet Australia played in Perth 4 years ago to this one, Lee is equivalent to Siddle, Clark equivalent to Hilfenhaus, Johnson equivalent to Harris and Tait equivalent to Starc. I think the difference has been made by Starc's solid performance in contrast with Tait's no show and Hilfenhaus bowling superbly compared to Clark's ordinary performance.

 

[Howe_zat]

Can see thes two staying in until it looks like Australia will have to bat again, then all of a sudden they get out, India collapse and Aus win by an innings and 8 runs

Personally I look forward to said collapse featuring a Dhoni cover-drive off the second new ball to second slip

 

[shankar]

Can see thes two staying in until it looks like Australia will have to bat again, then all of a sudden they get out, India collapse and Aus win by an innings and 8 runs

Haha yes. That's exceedingly likely to happen.

 

[Prince EWS]

Personally I look forward to said collapse featuring a Dhoni cover-drive off the second new ball to second slip

I think that shot needs its own name; "cover drive" doesn't really give an apt description. Can we just call it a dhoni or something?

 

[BoyBrumby]

Well by weak point I mean 'element of doubt' and well one series against a ****ing mess of a team is hardly that prestigious is it? 2 years of **** from the batting order isn't gonna be forgiven because Clarke-h hit 329. Lyon might be harsh. It's really nothing to do with him, he's been unlucky in that he's hardly been needed. And of course everyone in this team is pretty much new bar Ponting, Clarke, Hussey and Haddin

I'd probably agree with you, but before the series a lot of folk were saying "It's India's best chance to win in Oz ever" and, well they've come up a bit short. Have to give some credit to the chaps who've stood up to make that happen.

I'd say everyone bar Marsh, Haddin and (possibly) Lyon has contributed too.

Still a way to go, but I reckon Oz is moving in the right direction in my estimation.

 

[Spark]

Cover-shovel.

 

[Prince EWS]

Cover-shovel.

It rarely actually goes to cover though. Slip shovel?

 

[Sylvester]

If we compare the pace quartet Australia played in Perth 4 years ago to this one, Lee is equivalent to Siddle, Clark equivalent to Hilfenhaus, Johnson equivalent to Harris and Tait equivalent to Starc. I think the difference has been made by Starc's solid performance in contrast with Tait's no show and Hilfenhaus bowling superbly compared to Clark's ordinary performance.

Looking at the scorecard Clark performed just fine with 6 wickets in the match. Tait was a weaklink, Johnson was one in the second innings but really the bowlers weren't the main problem. They got India out for 330 and 294, that is not too bad, our batsmen in the first dig was the problem. 212 was never enough.

 

[Daemon]

Cover-shovel.

Playing that shot ensures he digs his own grave

 

[NasserFan207]

Honestly this has been a good day from India, they've managed to salvage a modicum of pride. Were always going to be skittled second dig though.