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

[Blocky]

Before the bowlers have a chance to bowl a good ball against Warner, he's already on 35.

 

[Jono]

Rich: "always get nervous when Rogers hogs the strike. Forces Warner to do silly things..."

Hate in test cricket when people blame a batsman doing something stupid on the batsman who doesn't do something stupid.

 

[morgieb]

Healy instead of Gilchrist? Really?

Assuming this is about the Team of the Century? That was made in 2000 when Gilchrist was just getting started.

 

[Spark]

yeah okay he's in now

 

[morgieb]

Ooh good nut from Ashwin. Positive signs for Lyon IMO.

 

[Furball]

can't bat longer than Watto, basically.

Get him in at 3

 

[Jono]

Have huge huge concerns about Yadav

 

[Swingpanzee]

So when does the Powerplay end?

 

[Tangles]

Thought tubs made a decent point about some 1st day pitches that dont offer the bowlers much. Of course Brayshaw had to say it was about not appreciating Warner.

 

[Antihippy]

Assuming this is about the Team of the Century? That was made in 2000 when Gilchrist was just getting started.

Ah alright. That makes more sense.

 

[Furball]

Gotta say, I don't get the Raina hate. People have been too quick to forget the innings he played in the West Indies and 2nd dig at Lord's. And he's got masses of international experience.

Dropping Pujara a bit odd but it seems like he's sucked for quite a while.

 

[Spark]

i didn't even notice he was remotely close to fifty. barely looked settled until the last ten balls

 

[cnerd123]

Yadav's economy rate has been 4.31 this series so far. Shami 4.33.

Oddly that is lower than what I expected.

 

[TimAngas]

Yadav's economy rate has been 4.31 this series so far. Shami 4.33.

Oddly that is lower than what I expected.

No thanks to Shaun Marsh and Ryan Harris.

 

[cnerd123]

Think it's time to give Raina a bowl.

 

[Jono]

No thanks to Shaun Marsh and Ryan Harris.

Lol

 

[Jono]

Gotta say, I don't get the Raina hate. People have been too quick to forget the innings he played in the West Indies and 2nd dig at Lord's. And he's got masses of international experience.

Dropping Pujara a bit odd but it seems like he's sucked for quite a while.

Depends on the weight you give to manner of dismissals. I don't mind him for Dhawan though.

 

[jelley17]

Love how rogers can go up a gear and takethe pressure off warner while hes finding hisrhythm. Hopefully cowan can replicate that if he gets another chance next summer. Joe Burns can keep learning his trade in the middle order if he takes his oppurtunity then hopefully move to 3 then open as spots become available.

 

[SteveNZ]

Rahul Dravid's son sucks

Pretty inauspicious start to Test cricket for this bloke...two of the worst shots you'd ever hope to see on debut, then shells an absolute doozer where he didn't seem to anything wrong apart from catch the bloody thing. Which is actually really concerning.

Is there a big rap on him?

 

[cnerd123]

Pretty inauspicious start to Test cricket for this bloke...two of the worst shots you'd ever hope to see on debut, then shells an absolute doozer where he didn't seem to anything wrong apart from catch the bloody thing. Which is actually really concerning.

Is there a big rap on him?

A tall, elegant right-hand batsman who can keep wicket in a crisis, KL Rahul is among the most highly rated opening batsmen in India's next generation. Rahul was a part of India's squad in the 2010 Under-19 World Cup and made his first-class debut later that year. Having taken a while to establish himself as a first-class cricketer, he enjoyed a breakthrough 2013-14 season, laying the foundation for Karnataka's Ranji Trophy victory with 1033 runs, which included three centuries, three nineties, and a Man-of-the-Match performance in the final.

In the long format his technique and application have impressed some of Indian cricket's most respected names. These include Rahul Dravid, with whom Rahul shares not just a name but also a strong rapport, regularly seeking him out for technical and mental advice. Rahul had a middling tour of Australia with the India A team in July-August 2014, getting starts each time he batted in the unofficial Tests but only managing a top score of 52. But his appetite for runs was back to normal by the time the 2014-15 domestic season began, and twin centuries in the Duleep Trophy final earned him a place in India's Test squad on their tour of Australia.

Also a specialist slip fielder when not keeping wicket.

He is basically supposed to be Dravid 2.0