Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Pujara's knock at Mumbai on a turner vs. Monty and Swann suggests he can play spin. A little bit different to Hughes and Cowan...
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***Official*** Australia in India 2012/13
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Burgey
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Well played India. Comprehensive win that. Kudos to Dhoni, a great knock when his side really needed it. Our blokes with a lot of work to do, and quick smart too. Not sure the players we have here can do much better, except I'd play Steve Rixon over Wade.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Drop him imo.
Turbinator
Cricketer Of The Year
I wouldn't be surprised if it is. But there were reports of Dhoni being unhappy with Sehwag's work ethic too. Just get the feeling he doesn't care, whether it's slip fielding, batting, or running between the wickets. But I guess it comes down to the fact that Sehwag is a bigger name and harder to drop, etc.
Prince EWS
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I think that's a bit different though. Dhoni thinks it'd be nice to get a bit more professionalism from Sehwag, but he has a dartboard with Gambhir's image superimposed over it at home. He's made it pretty obvious over the last year that he really doesn't like him at all IMO, whereas Sehwag just frustrates him a bit as a cricketer.
Teja.
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I know you jest but do you really want a repeat of this?
Dissector
International Debutant
Remarkably he already has 7 5-fors, which is only 3 less than Zaheer had in his entire career.
Burgey
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BCCI only allowing Dhoni's comments to be published domestically.
man of few words
Salamuddin
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Still can't believe India can't see the bleeding obvious that Rahane has to be tried as a test opener.
He's a far better player than Vijay and Dhawan IMO.
He's a far better player than Vijay and Dhawan IMO.
howardj
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Just looking at the live career averages of our top six:
Cowan 32
Warner 44
Hughes 34
Watson 36
Clarke 53
Wade 37
Pretty damning really, and the sad thing is that there’s no real glaring omission from the top six. There’s no batsman that you could say is genuinely unlucky not be there. Even Usman has only been modest this Summer. I would however consider bringing him in for Cowan. I think we’ve seen a big enough sample of Ed (14 Tests for an average of 32). Usman did open in the tour games, and is suited to opening. Moreover, he at least has more scope for improvement than the incumbent
With the bowling, I think it’s still our strong suit but we’ve been a little spoiled by responsive pitches – with Siddle and Starc probably being a little exposed on pitches that are not responsive. They are fine bowlers, but perhaps not quite top shelf. Pattinson is a star though, and we also at least need to have a look at O’Keefe, and certainly another look at Bird.
Cowan 32
Warner 44
Hughes 34
Watson 36
Clarke 53
Wade 37
Pretty damning really, and the sad thing is that there’s no real glaring omission from the top six. There’s no batsman that you could say is genuinely unlucky not be there. Even Usman has only been modest this Summer. I would however consider bringing him in for Cowan. I think we’ve seen a big enough sample of Ed (14 Tests for an average of 32). Usman did open in the tour games, and is suited to opening. Moreover, he at least has more scope for improvement than the incumbent
With the bowling, I think it’s still our strong suit but we’ve been a little spoiled by responsive pitches – with Siddle and Starc probably being a little exposed on pitches that are not responsive. They are fine bowlers, but perhaps not quite top shelf. Pattinson is a star though, and we also at least need to have a look at O’Keefe, and certainly another look at Bird.