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

[LongHopCassidy]

henriques for number 4

If a specialist bat was auditioning for his spot this Test they'd be considered the long-term option. Good stuff.

 

[uvelocity]

quick dhoni a sweeper

 

[uvelocity]

and a deep point

 

[WindieWeathers]

You do realise that Ponting was utterly **** for about 3 years before he retired, dont you?

Yeah, but the sad thing is he's still better than the players that have replaced him!! .

 

[Spikey]

If a specialist bat was auditioning for his spot this Test they'd be considered the long-term option. Good stuff.

it's a shame he always looks much worse against pace. get it together boi

 

[uvelocity]

he does have a deep point

 

[ajdude]

right now i wouldn't be against making hughes keep and bringing in smith

 

[uvelocity]

right now i wouldn't be against making hughes keep and bringing in smith

I wouldn't be against them making up some bull**** excuse and ****ing off to mauritius for a couple of months

 

[WindieWeathers]

He'd average 12 in Shield cricket so he would never have had a chance to show his wares in tests.

This thread isn't about Darren Bravo so i don't know why we're even talking about him, but the fact is his test average speaks for it's self and only Clark in this Australian side has better, it's that simple.

 

[ganeshran]

right now i wouldn't be against making hughes keep and bringing in smith

Is Hughes a keeper for his domestic side?

 

[Spikey]

might be the shot of the innings. did great to keep it out

 

[Daemon]

it'll be interesting if we get a second innings.

dont reckon lyon pitched one ball where the one from ashwin landed either

also ab reading daemons posts

what did he say?

 

[Burgey]

This thread isn't about Darren Bravo so i don't know why we're even talking about him, but the fact is his test average speaks for it's self and only Clark in this Australian side has better, it's that simple.

So many Lols.

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Henriques has played well, sure. But he still averages 30 in FC with 1 hundred. And now Aus are pretty much stuck with him for the series as they can't really drop him when most of the other batsmen have performed so badly. Sure he may have a good series. But more likely to be a Shaun Marsh type who played above himself to begin with before reality caught up. Just saying.

They picked him for his all round abilities initially but now they will have to drop one of the other batsmen if they have a change of plan.

 

[uvelocity]

what did he say?

has a team been bowled out with no overs from seam bowlers

lyon to slog sweep a few 6s here

 

[M0rphin3]

Wow Moz's been bloody good - kept even the unplayable ones out.
So there's zero chance of flying SOK in then?

 

[social]

Henriques has played well, sure. But he still averages 30 in FC with 1 hundred. And now Aus are pretty much stuck with him for the series as they can't really drop him when most of the other batsmen have performed so badly. Sure he may have a good series. But more likely to be a Shaun Marsh type who played above himself to begin with before reality caught up. Just saying

Henriques' talent has never been in question and he has a good technique

He has simply taken a while to mature and is coming off his best ever fc season

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Well done Ashwin for twin Michelle's in the match.

As for Australia you can't compete against sides when only 3 players in your side do well in a game, if they have a couple more join in and Clarke, Patto and Henriques perform the same as they have done here then they can get back into the series. You do wonder though who the players to step their games up will be.

Their main hope could be that in back to back tests the turnaround in performances is often dramatic and the Clarke Aussie side have a history of bouncing back well from the odd poor game.

 

[WindieWeathers]

Hahaha wow no need to worry about Aus champ, this is the same team which had won 12 and lost just 3 of its previous 18 Tests and has been the only side to cause big problems for SA both home and away...and those Tests were played in the sort of conditions we will confront in the Ashes, not dustbowls.

It always amuses me when people start writing the obituaries of teams based on one Test. India have done very well here and deserve to win. But at 7-370 yesterday the match was dead even until Dhoni played like superman. If not for that Aus would now have a lead and India would be facing a nasty chase on what would have been a **** of a pitch tomorrow.

Every now and then you run into a performance like what Dhoni put up yesterday and so you lose the match. It doesn't mean your side is suddenly useless. The way Dhoni batted yesterday it wouldn't have mattered of our attack was Steyn, Philander, Ajmal and Swann...he would have carted anyone.

Didn't Ponting and Hussey play against SA though? and an inspired Cummins spell is what made the difference in the away series, he's not around right now though, i also disagree about Dhoni, Lyon kept bowling him pies and Dhoni took full advantage of it, those quality bowlers you named would never have let him get away with some of the risks he was taking.

I think it's a confidence things aswell, if Australia are trounced here then their frame of mind won't be in a good place when they head to England, and England are experts at jumping on fragile teams at the moment, especially at home where the crowd will be right up for it too.

 

[social]

Shame Beer is injured as I reckon that he is definitely a better bowler than Jadeja and bowls at a good pace for India