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

Spark

Spark

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benchmark00 said:
I think he will and should get Adelaide.

Wouldn't be right to send him out in this fashion.
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Absolutely agreed, just feels wrong - but it's easy for us saying that when we're on winning side, on the verge of 3-0 having monstered them and he's had a terrible tour.
 
Scaly piscine

Scaly piscine

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BoyBrumby said:
Scaly just be trolling. Last time I looked SA & India were #2 & 3 in tests. If they don't fit the "remotely decent" criteria it basically means only England does. Ergo Australia can't be any good until they play us.
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They played South Africa in a 2 Test series on very bowler-friendly pitches, you can't draw much from such a series in the context of bowlers.

India are shot, the groundstaff could have concreted over Sydney and India would have still been too busy waving their white flag to have batted well. Playing India away from their cosy slow and low ****e at home doesn't much resemble Test cricket at the moment. It's just a slaughter

Playing in West Indies should be a much stiffer test for the bowlers, even though Australia should win. West Indies should at least put up a fight and we might see Bravo get going and then we'll see what Australia can come up with, instead of the procession of wickets which it has been against South Africa, New Zealand and India.
 
Prince EWS

Prince EWS

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Scaly piscine said:
They played South Africa in a 2 Test series on very bowler-friendly pitches, you can't draw much from such a series in the context of bowlers.

India are shot, the groundstaff could have concreted over Sydney and India would have still been too busy waving their white flag to have batted well. Playing India away from their cosy slow and low ****e at home doesn't much resemble Test cricket at the moment. It's just a slaughter

Playing in West Indies should be a much stiffer test for the bowlers, even though Australia should win. West Indies should at least put up a fight and we might see Bravo get going and then we'll see what Australia can come up with, instead of the procession of wickets which it has been against South Africa, New Zealand and India.
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Well to be fair, England's bowlers haven't done anything outside of typically fast bowling friendly conditions yet either. However, we've all actually been watching the cricket so we recognise the extreme high quality they've been operating at anyway, and rate them as such. Same deal here.
 
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Subhadeep

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Scaly piscine said:
Perma-ban please. Onions is light years ahead of that abject mediocrity, Onions is a guy who'd pick up lots of Test wickets against all teams at 30 instead of a guy who's just got his average below 35 and is largely useless against quality batting.

Back on topic I think Australian fans are getting ahead of themselves with their bowling.
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I am ready to accept that perma-ban. How many series, forget series, how many test matches has Onions played? And, how many of those has he played Outside England? A fast bowler who has played a considerable amount of test cricket and taken 200+ test wickets is much better than a fragile one who struggles to play 5 matches in a row. Judging from your reaction one might think that I have said that Darren Gough is a better bowler than Dennis Lillee! If anybody is acting arrogantly, it is the common English cricket fan who has just begun to see success after years of torment and humiliation in the hands of Australians especially.
 
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flibbertyjibber

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TNT said:
It will be a long wait, the money is in IPL now and the ashes cant compete.
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IPL and 20/20 cricket in general is one reason why many sides are collapsing so often of late once there has been a bit of spice in the wickets. The players lack basic technique or the ability to concentrate for long periods without trying to smash the cover off the ball.
 
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