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

[Jono]

Tendulkar looking great, very solid...damnit!!

Looks vulnerable to me at times. Reckon Pujara is the one who looks rock solid.

Someone should mention that he is India's new wall. I haven't heard that one before......

 

[Cevno]

If Vijay fails in the 2nd innings and Sehwag does too, do they get the 2nd test ?

 

[Jono]

You can't recall Vijay and drop him after one test. The **** is **** but that is horrible selection policy.

 

[Jono]

Apparently Sachin is popular in India.

 

[Spikey]

You can't recall Vijay and drop him after one test. The **** is **** but that is horrible selection policy.

correcting a massive selection mistake though. it's not like he's banged the door to get back into the team

 

[Andre]

Lol, your hatred for Manjrekar always brings a smile to my face. It brings you out of the woodwork all the time.

Its borderline irrational. I can't explain it.

Can't believe they give him a microphone.

Meanwhile, Pujara looks a good player doesn't he.

 

[Mr_Ronan]

Clarke has got to give Patto another go after Starc is done. He troubled Pujara with his pace and would definitely do the same to Tendulkar you'd imagine.

We can't afford to let these two get well set or they will pile on the runs.

 

[Kirkut]

Always loved the flair of Australian pacers.

Never compromise on pace, irrespective of harsh weather.

 

[Jono]

Pujara looks so good. May not have come out like Sachin did, but does not look at weak against Starc around the wicket as Sachin is looking.

What a man Che is.

 

[Teja.]

Looks vulnerable to me at times.

Yeah, Tendulkar's definitely looking decidedly restless.

He looks a million times better than anything from the England series but definitely not ruthlessly calm or anything.

 

[Prince EWS]

Making fun of commentary cliches is becoming a match thread cliche of its own tbh.

 

[Jono]

Always loved the flair of Australian pacers.

Never compromise on pace, irrespective of harsh weather.

Yeah good call.

So refreshing to see. They have the stamina to go as well.

 

[Andre]

That should do for Starc. Ordinary spell, has bowled some real mixed bags in his short Test career.

 

[Jono]

Making fun of commentary cliches is becoming a match thread cliche of its own tbh.

I knew it was either going to be you or grecian that would eventually have a whinge about this.

 

[hendrix]

You can't recall Vijay and drop him after one test. The **** is **** but that is horrible selection policy.

yup.

Honestly, the selections that need to be made seem so ****ing obvious to me that I don't actually understand how they could **** it up like this.

 

[Cevno]

You can't recall Vijay and drop him after one test. The **** is **** but that is horrible selection policy.

I don't care he should have not been selected anyway. He was looking dodgy as hell, against a Pub level Mumbai attack on a flat wicket the other day.

Just somehow tonned up though because he wasn't given LBW plumb 2 times. dropped 1 time and out of a no ball 1 time and got into the team ffs. Just has a habit of doing that before selection and selectors select him. So Irritating.

Dhawan isn't great either, though maybe better than Vijay. And i don't want Rahane opening really.

Plus what to do with Sehwag ?

 

[Prince EWS]

What a man Che is.

Don't think I'm going to let you get away with saying that either.

 

[Teja.]

Nah, to me a mediocre batsman is someone who can do a reasonable job and probably just hold onto their place in a mid-table Test side for a while, but one who you don't really worry about scoring lots of runs against your side. While a dire batsman is just not Test standard. Vijay falls into the latter IMO.

FTR, My distinction is that it wouldn't be surprising at all to see Vijay ton up against a non England/SA/Oz attack. He's a reasonably decent bat against non-top class bowling.

He really should not have made the test side and was always going to be slaughtered here but he's not a truly terrible bat.

Pedantic debates ftw.

 

[Jono]

I don't care he should have not been selected anyway. He was looking dodgy as hell, against a Pub level Mumbai attack on a flat wicket the other day.

Just somehow tonned up though because he wasn't given LBW plumb 2 times. dropped 1 time and out of a no ball 1 time and got into the team ffs. Just has a habit of doing that before selection and selectors select him. So Irritating.

Dhawan isn't great either, though maybe better than Vijay. And i don't want Rahane opening really.

Plus what to do with Sehwag ?

I dunno, it sends the wrong message. I agree Vijay doesn't belong. But what is the message that is sending - "hey man if we recall you you have two innings to perform. If you don't, we'll **** you back off"

Ideally Vijay isnt selected in the firt place and Rahane is. But what ya gonna do?

 

[Burgey]

**** you, Warne. McGrath didn't tour India in 98. It's why we lost.