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***Official*** Australia in India 2017

Compton

International Debutant
Cummins was in the XI the minute he had his flight booked. They wouldn't have brought him over if not to play.
 

Burgey

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It really doesn't look worn to me. Jeez if it doesn't bounce at all it'll suit Cummins and Haze to a tee with all of India's right handers. Will be a good contest, this.
 

stephen

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Yeah I can't see how a terrible track favours India to be honest. It brings Australia closer to India skill-wise because India's best batsmen are just as likely to get a jaffa.

I'm just tired of the poor pitches because I want a contest between bat and ball. Frankly I'm not too concerned by the appearance of a pitch a day or two out. It looks nice and moist to me which will favour our quicks, should we have to bowl first.
 

Midwinter

State Captain
Move over Forkers

"Cummins declares readiness for second debut"

A cricinfo headline !!

Perhaps he will debut again in the fourth test as well.

:)
 

Victor Ian

International Coach
Hurry up game - Save me from this crap...

Cummins is the 'Most prepared I have been for a Test'. so, in other words, one shield match is his best preparation. What was his debut test match preparation like?
Wade "I feel like I play my best cricket when I get in the contest," he said. "If there's a time I think it can be an advantage for us, I'll go for it." so, in other words, Wade admits he is a wanker.
 

Victor Ian

International Coach
why Australia should and will lose.

Australia have rediscovered their love of collapse. These things never come alone.
India are sledging Australians silly with comments like "I'll eat you for soup and desert". Seriously, that would **** with your mind. At first you'd be about to laugh in the face of who said it, but then it would pick away at your sensibilities until you are out.
Warner can not ton up. Australia needs his ton to keep "soup and dessert" sledges at bay.
Cummins is about to break down, probably warming up.
Lyons finger is sore. A sore finger is not simple, like playing with a hernia. Sore fingers are serious business.
Australians have been bullied into fear of looking towards the dressing rooms by the BCCI (money). That will make it hard to take slips catches from one end.
Kohli is due a double hundred. Ashwin is due a bag.
We've entered the time of year when Orion declines in the southwest after dark, with his Belt turning horizontal. nuff said
 

Victor Ian

International Coach
The Australian team learnt its cricket watching an angry, winning Ricky Ponting lead the side. So did Virat Kohli, and there isn't all that great a difference between them

please hurry up test. Writers have run out of things to write about. This one has confused me deeply.
 

Black_Warrior

Cricketer Of The Year
The Australian team learnt its cricket watching an angry, winning Ricky Ponting lead the side. So did Virat Kohli, and there isn't all that great a difference between them
This is true though. The language could have been better from the writer but essentially these two teams are mirror images of each other.
India wanted to be Australia from 00s onwards when nice guys team led by Tendulkar got butchered 0-3 in Australia.
Now they are Australia
Australia see their own image staring back at them and don't like what they see.
 

Victor Ian

International Coach
This is true though. The language could have been better from the writer but essentially these two teams are mirror images of each other.
India wanted to be Australia from 00s onwards when nice guys team led by Tendulkar got butchered 0-3 in Australia.
Now they are Australia
Australia see their own image staring back at them and don't like what they see.
Ahh, I see the point. India are wankers and this is a rather intelligent ploy to point out that, "yeah, but you started it".
 

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