***Official*** Australia in India 2012/13

[Daemon]

That is pathetic from the India A team. Particularly considering the fact no one gives a **** about this game.

wtf Rohit you dickwad (if tweet is true).

Yeah, c'd by a couple of tweeting journalists.

So a bloke who averaged 40 this Ranji season picks up 4. We should probably tone down with the celebration of Rasool's 7-fer.

 

[Daemon]

They've been asked to follow on. Stupid move. No need to give the batsmen more practice. Should've batted and got stuck into the spinners again/hoped for Watson to try his hand at bowling again and get injured.

 

[Spikey]

india a going for the win in a meaningless match #classless

 

[social]

They've been asked to follow on. Stupid move. No need to give the batsmen more practice. Should've batted and got stuck into the spinners again/hoped for Watson to try his hand at bowling again and get injured.

Reckon Oz management would be delighted with this decision

 

[Prince EWS]

Is it too late to actually send over a number six batsman or O'Keefe? I just can't bring myself to be happy with any team composition.

 

[Daemon]

Khawaja ffs

 

[Prince EWS]

Khawaja ffs

I will probably cop some flak from this, but if we're talking about someone bat 6 in India I would much prefer Smith as a batsman alone to Khawaja at the moment. Different in Australia obviously or even maybe to bat top 3 in India, but Khawaja's front foot game just leaves me so, so cold at the moment.

Of course there are a few batsmen I'd prefer to either of them, hence my post, but from the squad selected I'm basically tossing up whether I want Smith or Maxwell in as my 11th player, and Smith wouldn't even bowl at all if I picked him.

 

[social]

Is it too late to actually send over a number six batsman or O'Keefe? I just can't bring myself to be happy with any team composition.

From the squad chosen, the no. 6 has to be one of Wade, Khawaja, Henriques, Maxwell or Smith

Ideally, it would be "none of the above"

 

[Prince EWS]

From the squad chosen, the no. 6 has to be one of Wade, Khawaja, Henriques, Maxwell or Smith

Ideally, it would be "none of the above"

Yes, quite.

 

[M0rphin3]

I will probably cop some flak from this, but if we're talking about someone bat 6 in India I would much prefer Smith as a batsman alone to Khawaja at the moment. Different in Australia obviously or even maybe to bat top 3 in India, but Khawaja's front foot game just leaves me so, so cold at the moment.

Of course there are a few batsmen I'd prefer to either of them, hence my post, but from the squad selected I'm basically tossing up whether I want Smith or Maxwell in as my 11th player, and Smith wouldn't even bowl at all if I picked him.

Can't disagree tbh. Although again, I'd much prefer O'Keefe but still ATM Smith seems a better option than Uzzie.

 

[Prince EWS]

I just realised that the Australian batsman I had the second most confidence in for this series was Phil Hughes.

Scary stuff.

 

[Spikey]

I will probably cop some flak from this, but if we're talking about someone bat 6 in India I would much prefer Smith as a batsman alone to Khawaja at the moment.

I don't think this is by any means an extreme opinion. I feel the exact same way and I would have thought others feel the same. If Warner misses, ideally I would open with Usman, but we all know Watson is grabbing that sport quicker than superman folding on laundry day so. I know which one of Smith/Usman I'd feel more comfortable with while facing spin first

 

[Spikey]

as for what to do with a full strength team i don't realyl care who grabs that last spot as long as the selection makes sense (moz playing with two spinners = makes sense. moz playing with 3 other seamers? hmmmm)

 

[iOS6]

This is going to be the best test series, perhaps in 2013.

 

[Spark]

I will probably cop some flak from this, but if we're talking about someone bat 6 in India I would much prefer Smith as a batsman alone to Khawaja at the moment. Different in Australia obviously or even maybe to bat top 3 in India, but Khawaja's front foot game just leaves me so, so cold at the moment.

Of course there are a few batsmen I'd prefer to either of them, hence my post, but from the squad selected I'm basically tossing up whether I want Smith or Maxwell in as my 11th player, and Smith wouldn't even bowl at all if I picked him.

tl;dr: kill me now

 

[Loose Cannon]

Shamya Dasgupta ‏@shamyad
Watson run out. Miscommunication between Cowan and Watson leads to Watson being stranded mid-pitch. 104/1 now.

 

[benchmark00]

I know Watson has been involved in a number of run outs, but jeez Cowan is a horrible runner.

 

[M0rphin3]

Dougeh!

Sadly, his dancing is much better than his bowling these days.

You have any link for that vid? Can't believe I missed this.

 

[dermo]

Now there both out, who opens in the 1st test? Im gunna say Watson and Warner and they drop Cowan.

 

[benchmark00]

If you search Vodafone doug Bollinger dancing I'm sure you'll find it.