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***Official*** India in Australia 2014-5
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OverratedSanity
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Erm, he means it's difficult to get day 1 hundreds when scoring rates were that low.
I only partly agree with that. Wouldn't say there are too many other grounds out there where a visiting opening batsman hasn't got a hundred on day 1.
weldone
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As if you heard the exact words uttered by Lillee!
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Another year of Gabba green top talk...
https://twitter.com/plalor/status/544627274104848384
Another good cricket wicket on the first day.
https://twitter.com/plalor/status/544627274104848384
Another good cricket wicket on the first day.
weldone
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But the record isn't about day 1 hundreds, is it?
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Yes it is.
Swingpanzee
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Why does everyone fall for the trap that the Gabba is a bowler's paradise?
weldone
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by being the most talented batsman in world cricket
weldone
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non-monetary bets are not bets
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I thought Rohit did a good job today. Time he came in wasn't easy... Vijay just got out and the new ball was due in a few overs. He atleast ensured that Vijay's good work wasn't squandered, because another wicket there would've spelled huge trouble with Dhoni coming in against the new ball : always a recipe for disaster.
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Joke reply alert: If Ganguly's 144 didn't take place then we probably wouldn't have to endure Greg Chappell as coach.
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I thought 87 was the highest score by a visiting opener in first innings in Brisbane since 1931? It doesn't mention that the opener has to make all those runs on day 1, or session 2 or over no. 57.
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Y no Afghanistan flag
Interesting question. Assuming the selectors now think Johnson, Harris and Hazlewood are our 3 best with Starc at number 4. The gap has shortened considerably of late. You go through the state teams and I think its fair to think that Siddle, Bird, Hilfenhaus, Pattinson, Cummins and Coulter-Nile are seen to be ahead.
But then from the next group of players, the likes of Sayers, Cutting, Rainbird, Bollinger, Sandhu and Behrendorff, I think that Abbott is going to get picked ahead of all of them even if the likes of Sayers has an amazing record, Doug has test experience, etc.. Abbott has not only selector Mark Waugh on his side, but the general public want him to do well and for whatever reason players like this are given more opportunities.
So to answer your question, 6 bowlers behind (with half of them currently injured/coming back from injury).
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Abbott would have to bowl well for a lot longer to be ahead of Cutting even with his fairly ordinary start to this season, I think. Might be level with Behrendorff and/or Kane Richo. It's much of a muchness but you'd imagine he wouldn't be in line for a Test spot until he plays some Aus A at least.
