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***Official*** Australia in India 2012/13
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silentstriker
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uvelocity
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haha yes
silentstriker
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Though, in all honesty, I don't think you can judge an innings until both sides have played. We've seen it too often.
IMO, 275-300 would be par. So Australia are behind but not hopelessly so. Though someone in Austalia will have to explain their bowling choices. I looked up the stats of the people they chose, and....
IMO, 275-300 would be par. So Australia are behind but not hopelessly so. Though someone in Austalia will have to explain their bowling choices. I looked up the stats of the people they chose, and....
Prince EWS
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Well, it won't be anyone who's a member of this forum.
It'd essentially be the equivalent of India touring Australia, losing at the Gabba with two spinners and Yadav, then deciding that for the Adelaide Test, Yadav would be dropped for Abhishek Nayar who would bat eight and open the bowling while Ashwin would be dropped for Unadkat because the Adelaide conditions would suit him better.
Except imagine Unadkat is much worse in general and Nayar doesn't bowl in domestic cricket.
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You ashamed of your Maxwell love boi?
Prince EWS
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Maxwell's worthy of a spot in the squad but he certainly shouldn't be playing as a specialist bowler.
KungFu_Kallis
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275-300 par? Surely not a serious postThough, in all honesty, I don't think you can judge an innings until both sides have played. We've seen it too often.
IMO, 275-300 would be par. So Australia are behind but not hopelessly so. Though someone in Austalia will have to explain their bowling choices. I looked up the stats of the people they chose, and....
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So what would he be playing as given he can't bowl and he can't bat?
Back stop for Wade because he's a good fielder?
Prince EWS
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Batting allrounder. I never said I didn't think he could bat; you said that.
I don't think Australia's spin options are strong enough to into a match with only two quicks, regardless of the conditions, so if I thought the pitch was going to turn square I'd play Maxwell at six or seven, primarily as a batsman, and use him as the second spinner. He wouldn't be in my first choice eleven, but it's a selection option I thought worth having if the conditions and the way the side was going dictated that.
This is assuming Clarke's not going to bowl much ftr; if Clarke thought he was feeling right to bowl a bit for the entire tour I'd have probably not bothered taking Maxwell at all. But my whole reasoning behind taking him on tour would be to avoid the exact balance we've ended up with in this match.
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I never said you said he couldn't bat, I'm telling you, he can't bat.
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Things that get closer to the ball than Glenn Maxwell's front foot:
- Chris Martin's bat
- Richard Tambling
- Jack Watts
dermo
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