***Official*** India in Australia 2014-5

[morgieb]

I know Starc has form, but it seems a bit premature for him to return to the side. That said, if the pitch is what I expect he should give India nervous moments, and in any case he's probably more valuable than Siddle.

 

[Gnske]

At least Starc's height and bounce will be well suited and unlike Siddle can produce delicious yorkers.

 

[Flem274*]

Starc again? Really?

He's obviously got the ability but dropping him then picking him again every 2 tests isn't going to achieve much. Either back him to the hilt with a long run in the team or leave him be to learn his trade for a while. Make your mind up Australia.

 

[hendrix]

Harris out is huge.

 

[the big bambino]

Yeah Harris out makes me feel nude. No Clarke no Rhino I'm worried.

 

[Antihippy]

Expected though. No way is he going to make the three day turnaround if he felt undercooked going into the last test.

 

[anil1405]

So Australian bowlers are expected to be way more dangerous on this pitch.

And its also time for Indian batsmen to step up and show a good all round performance rather than a one or two man show.

 

[Binkley]

Harris out is huge.

Gee, that could be a difficult attack to face on a bouncy Gabba pitch though. Johnson is 1.89m (6'2"), while Hazlewood and Starc are both 1.96m (6'3") tall - and all can hit the deck hard. Any news on what the pitch conditions will be like?

 

[Antihippy]

I thought the Indian batsmen were OK. Pujara did well in the first innings and rahane was super unlucky.

 

[anil1405]

There was this interesting stat in the latter half of Vijay's 2nd innings which said he had scored zero runs off 96 deliveries that were pitched short. Would be interesting to see how he adapts to the conditions in Brisbane.

 

[Spark]

Gee, that could be a difficult attack to face on a bouncy Gabba pitch though. Johnson is 1.89m (6'2"), while Hazlewood and Starc are both 1.96m (6'3") tall - and all can hit the deck hard. Any news on what the pitch conditions will be like?

juicy.

 

[Binkley]

juicy.

Ah, dammit. I will be in Brisbane on day five and was hoping to catch some cricket!

 

[morgieb]

Will India get past 200?

 

[Jono]

As I've said many times, this plays into India's hands. Doesn't mean they'll win, far from that. But it'll reduce the gap between India's crud bowlers and Australia's good bowlers.

 

[Prince EWS]

As I've said many times, this plays into India's hands. Doesn't mean they'll win, far from that. But it'll reduce the gap between India's crud bowlers and Australia's good bowlers.

Haha yeah we've both been making this point on here since about 2006.

 

[hendrix]

As I've said many times, this plays into India's hands. Doesn't mean they'll win, far from that. But it'll reduce the gap between India's crud bowlers and Australia's good bowlers.

It doesn't look like a totally green seamer though. Looks like the Eden Park "seamy road" that rewarded good bowling but punished bad bowling.

 

[uvelocity]

Haha yeah we've both been making this point on here since about 2006.

a good point on debut

this pitch will bring indias crud bowlers to 3/10

whereas their mediocre batting will decend to 4/10

whilst out above average bowling pushes up to 14/10

 

[hendrix]

...and your mediocre batting to 2/10...

 

[Riggins]

As I've said many times, this plays into India's hands. Doesn't mean they'll win, far from that. But it'll reduce the gap between India's crud bowlers and Australia's good bowlers.

Haha yeah we've both been making this point on here since about 2006.

I would agree with y'all if it was more of a green seamer. It looks pretty ****ing flat though. It's always been the kind of venue where good bowling gets rewarded and **** bowling gets murdered. Nothing in that picture says otherwise, imo.

 

[Gnske]

...and your mediocre batting to 2/10...

The kiwi banter is getting a bit too confident