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And McGrath didn't even play. Even more impressive....Yes it was. They beat peak Murali at home yet you have posters here pretending they are going to flounder against spin.
And McGrath didn't even play. Even more impressive....Yes it was. They beat peak Murali at home yet you have posters here pretending they are going to flounder against spin.
they didnt beat peak Murali at home, they boshed the rest of the bowlers instead. big difference between those twoYes it was. They beat peak Murali at home yet you have posters here pretending they are going to flounder against spin.
Not completely true. At key moments in each test of the series, they managed to neutralise and limit's Muralis damage. He took a lot of wickets but it wasn't like he was feasting on the Aussies every match.they didnt beat peak Murali at home, they boshed the rest of the bowlers instead. big difference between those two
And that's the thing in comparing Indian attack with Sri Lankas. They were extremely dependent on Murali to get them wickets and to an extent Vaas; and had fielded a no of bowlers at times who weren't really Test standard. India isn't dependent on one bowler; be it Ashwin, Jadeja, Bumrah, Shami, Umesh or Axar, everyone of them is dangerous in their own right. You can't just neutralize one and win, you have to be able to dominate them.Not completely true. At key moments in each test of the series, they managed to neutralise and limit's Muralis damage. He took a lot of wickets but it wasn't like he was feasting on the Aussies every match.
Obviously, nobody here is going to suggest Murali/Vaas is the same level of threat as India in India on their special wickets.And that's the thing in comparing Indian attack with Sri Lankas. They were extremely dependent on Murali to get them wickets and to an extent Vaas; and had fielded a no of bowlers at times who weren't really Test standard. India isn't dependent on one bowler; be it Ashwin, Jadeja, Bumrah, Shami, Umesh or Axar, everyone of them is dangerous in their own right. You can't just neutralize one and win, you have to be able to dominate them.
1 India are a tougher bowling prospect than SL.Yes it was. They beat peak Murali at home yet you have posters here pretending they are going to flounder against spin.
I wouldnt bother explaining tbh. This entire thread is an exercise in strawmanning.2 Nobody is claiming Aus would collapse. They were an outstanding lineup.
We don't need to extrapolate, but we can gauge the strength of sides based on the opposition they faced.3 'Look at what happened in series xyz' is a really poor way of predicting what would otherwise happen. I expect (insert mediocre team name) to beat AUS in AUS tomorrow cos WI drew there. Or not. Cos this is daft.
And even if you could extrapolate from a series, you would use one from India, not another country.
finally someone who gets itI wouldnt bother explaining tbh. This entire thread is an exercise in strawmanning.
Look man, simply put 3 Aussie batsmen averaged in 20s in India against worse spinners in much worse conditions.... I am not saying that none of them were good players of spin or any of them were bad batsmen; but simply that India's batting is better in India. Kohli can match Steve Waugh, Rohit to Hayden, Rahul to Mark Waugh, Rahane to Ponting, Vijay/Agarwal is better Langer, Pujara than Martyn, Pant than Gilchrist, and if you still feel some of the assessments are wrong and Aussie top 7 is still better; then Jadeja and Ashwin is a deal sealer.Obviously, nobody here is going to suggest Murali/Vaas is the same level of threat as India in India on their special wickets.
But this is just to debunk this notion that Australia had any sort of special weakness to spin. They obviously did not. They proved themselves in India and SL against higher quality spinners that Kohli's team faced.
That's funny because you just strawmanned me.finally someone who gets it
even hb is tired of this **** and has wisely stayed away to preserve his sanity
whatThat's funny because you just strawmanned me.
Yeah and I don't buy that Kohli's Indias batting is as good at home as you make it out to be, simply because on the really spicy wickets they have generally struggled against average spinners and otherwise cashed in against mostly medium attacks on the more flatter surfaces.Look man, simply put 3 Aussie batsmen averaged in 20s in India against worse spinners in much worse conditions.... I am not saying that none of them were good players of spin or any of them were bad batsmen; but simply that India's batting is better in India. Kohli can match Steve Waugh, Rohit to Hayden, Rahul to Mark Waugh, Rahane to Ponting, Vijay/Agarwal is better Langer, Pujara than Martyn, Pant than Gilchrist, and if you still feel some of the assessments are wrong and Aussie top 7 is still better; then Jadeja and Ashwin is a deal sealer.
i see my apologies then.what
i wasnt even referring exclusively to you
I see, I feel the same way for Australia and don't expect them to be really effective on these Indian pitches against quality bowlers given their struggle in batting pitches against mediocre bowlers; but let's agree to disagree then.Yeah and I don't buy that Kohli's Indias batting is as good at home as you make it out to be, simply because on the really spicy wickets they have generally struggled against average spinners and otherwise cashed in against mostly medium attacks on the more flatter surfaces.
They would be more out of their depth, IMO, facing McGrath/Gillespie/Warne/MacGill than Aussie batting would be facing Shami/Umesh/Ashwin/Jadeja, except as I mentioned for the true rank turners that are so bad that the game becomes a gamble for both sides.
Which ones are you referring to?I see, I feel the same way for Australia and don't expect them to be really effective on these Indian pitches against quality bowlers given their struggle in batting pitches against mediocre bowlers; but let's agree to disagree then.
As said by Xix2565; bowling partners of Kumble and BhajjiWhich ones are you referring to?
Lol this is ridiculous. Kumble isnt mediocre. Neither was Harbi in 2001, that was the greatest series performances of any spinner of all-time, he was bowling ridiculously well.As said by Xix2565; bowling partners of Kumble and Bhajji
Are you intentionally blind or what?Lol this is ridiculous. Kumble isnt mediocre. Neither was Harbi in 2001, that was the greatest series performances of any spinner of all-time, he was bowling ridiculously well.
And Aussie won against Kumble/Harbi in 2004/5, they didnt struggle particularly.