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

[Redbacks]

How Easy?

Real easy!

at least it diffused the animosity from the last tour.

 

[Burgey]

How Easy?

Real easy!

at least it diffused the animosity from the last tour.

True, but you'd like to think if it was 2-2 that still would have been diffused.

 

[Redbacks]

True, but you'd like to think if it was 2-2 that still would have been diffused.

possibly on the field, CW on the other hand would could have been interesting. The DRS talk about the 1st day died out once it was realised the opposition were in dire straights.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Congrats on the White Wash Burgey and the Aussies.

 

[Spikey]

shaun marsh robbed of motm

 

[ajdude]

shaun marsh robbed of motm

saving him for mots iirc imo tbf

 

[Burgey]

Congrats on the White Wash Burgey and the Aussies.

Thanks mate. I've worked really hard in the off season and have been fortunate the guys have played well as a team and the rewards just happened to come my way.

 

[stephen]

shaun marsh robbed of motm

He's up for MotS instead. He's had a record breaking series.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Well, this summer turned out better than I thought it would. Great effort over the 4 tests by our bowlers, a few of the bats did ok too.

 

[Viscount Tom]

The pained expression on Ravi Shastri's face pleases me immensely.

The pain is deserved.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Thanks mate. I've worked really hard in the off season and have been fortunate the guys have played well as a team and the rewards just happened to come my way.

Hmmm. Exactly how hard do you really need to work to be an Aussie mascot? Our old man mascot, Chacha cricket just has to dance around on TV.

 

[stephen]

Hmmm. Exactly how hard do you really need to work to be an Aussie mascot? Our old man mascot, Chacha cricket just has to dance around on TV.

Apparently being an old bastard is the only requirement.

 

[uvelocity]

Thanks mate. I've worked really hard in the off season and have been fortunate the guys have played well as a team and the rewards just happened to come my way.

Any thoughts of retirement, or will you be taking it one series at a time?

 

[benchmark00]

Hey, remember how everyone wanted to drop a guy who averaged over 100 with the bat for the series??

 

[The Sean]

They said on the radio they both got fine ovations, Laxman especially.

Reminds of the wonderful ovations the Indian crowd gave No One when he played his last test over there

You've been warned about this a number of times. There's no need for these digs. Cut them out thanks.

FMD. Seriously?

Congrats on the White Wash Burgey and the Aussies.

Burgey the personification of Australian cricket, apparently. Fair enough IMO.

 

[_Ed_]

Congrats, Australia. Emphatic.

Wish we'd got one more Test against you lot.

 

[Spark]

They said on the radio they both got fine ovations, Laxman especially.

Reminds of the wonderful ovations the Indian crowd gave No One when he played his last test over there

Did they? That's good to hear. Must have missed it over the commentators yelling.

 

[uvelocity]

Well the Indian team certainly got a nice ovation as they left the oval, and a few nice words from the Aussie skipper.

 

[Burgey]

Ok, here's a serious question (in case the mods think its a **** stir, it isn't).

This morning I heard Sourav Ganguly give a radio interview. He was great. Reasoned views, mentioned the problems for both teams moving ahead etc.

One thing he mentioned was he enjoyed touring, including here. That he could get out among people and move around as he pleased.

After the game, abc radio journo Peter Walsh mentioned how hard it is to get senior blokes from the Indian set up for a chat. Said they've asked time and again for Tendulkar, Fletcher, Dravid; any of them.
But he was rebuffed all the time.

Before the Sydney test I mentioned going to the ground with Burgeinho and no one even being allowed to watch India practice - had to vacate the ground (tbf it was the same with Australia on one day).

So, this siege mentality and shutting yourself off. Anyone think it works? Honestly don't see how it's in any way a healthy outlook tbh. Australian teams used to have a similar outlook about touring the SC until Taylor's "No whinge, no wine" tour of Pakistan in 94.

Thoughts on this?

 

[Burgey]

Well the Indian team certainly got a nice ovation as they left the oval, and a few nice words from the Aussie skipper.

I think our crowds can be as bad as any tbh, but this series seems to have been played in good spirit.