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

[Jono]

Eh then he will just struggle on the away tours.

I rather Saha/Karthik do the job for a few years till Samson is ready.

Ojha got runs on A tour to Australia though.

 

[Antihippy]

Wasn't that the Australia A game with mostly u19 players from Australia or am I thinking of a different one?

 

[Pratters]

No Australia has a decent squad. Ojha's keeping isn't amazing, otherwise he would walk into the squad.

 

[Jono]

Considering Australia have already won the series, if India collapse and Aus are batting again, will they set India a chaseable target on day 5 (e.g. similar to Adel) or will they bat India out of the game (e.g. similar to Melb)? What are people's thoughts?

 

[Pratters]

It is a flat, dead track. Australia will just bat out till end of day 5 imo. Bowlers don't look too keen to try another dab at India. Looks a bit hot out there as well.

 

[Burgey]

I think they'll bat them out of the game tbh. Don't think Smitteh wants to lose a test as stand-in skipper.

 

[Furball]

ah my mistake, it was kettleborough's son

Is this in relation to the boy batting convo we had?

 

[Furball]

Did Smith have a spell under the lid a while back or have I completely imagined that?

 

[ajdude]

Did Smith have a spell under the lid a while back or have I completely imagined that?

nah you're probably just thinking of the billion hours he's worn a lid while batting this series

 

[morgieb]

Did Smith have a spell under the lid a while back or have I completely imagined that?

Yes he did, he moved when he became captain.

 

[Swingpanzee]

Considering Australia have already won the series, if India collapse and Aus are batting again, will they set India a chaseable target on day 5 (e.g. similar to Adel) or will they bat India out of the game (e.g. similar to Melb)? What are people's thoughts?

They will give India a session to chase 400. And then the crowd will boo Kohli when India bats out a draw.

I'd like to see a target of about 350ish with 90 overs to bowl out India but that's not gonna happen - we're gonna have to really quickly wrap up the Indian innings and then bat like mad. Plus the bowlers looks fatigued and we can't catch for our lives atm so I guess we should just bat on and make a mockery of India's bowlers.

 

[ajdude]

finale of the cricket show featuring slater, warne, lee, healy and carl baron. should still be better than the finale of Lost

 

[Spark]

Is this in relation to the boy batting convo we had?

yeah

 

[cnerd123]

Ojha got runs on A tour to Australia though.

Yea true. But its a step up in quality and intensity for Tests, and I don't know if he can handle swing bowling, and batting after keeping for 100+ overs, and he's not a great gloveman to begin with and our bowlers need someone to take all the half chances.

Basically I rate him lower than Karthik and Saha for Tests and want to see Samson in the squad.

 

[Spark]

not reaaaaaally sure why watson is bowling here

 

[Teja.]

Karthik and Vijay in the same dressing room?

 

[Contra]

Lovely batting from Bhuvi

 

[Swingpanzee]

**** this is boring. Might as well watch Hopman Cup

 

[morgieb]

Johnson's absence starting to show now.

 

[Niall]

Karthik and Vijay in the same dressing room?

They played for Delhi last year in the IPL didn't they? Did it come out that Vijay was shagging DK's missus before that?