*Official* Australia in India 2010

[NasserFan207]

Huss came in when things were going smooth, Paine started in the last half hour against a hooping ball with Zaheer in full flow then had to start again this morning.Big difference imo.

Very true, Paine was in straight up survival mode, whereas Hussey just couldn't middle anything.

 

[Prince EWS]

I said this yesterday. He bowls the same delivery every time, reminds me of Panesar actually.

Gets less turn than Panesar but is more accurate and varies his pace a lot more. Pretty good comparison though.

 

[Spark]

Indeed. Lots of praise for him yesterday and while he bowled well and while he he was unlucky not to pick up Watson, I still don't really rate him. There's just not enough to him. He's exceptionally accurate but he doesn't get big turn, he doesn't have much variety, he doesn't drift the ball and he bowls with a very simplistic plan for a spinner.

Given what he is he's going to have to bowl incredibly well every time he plays to have any success. He's going to bowl really well for no return a lot, IMO.

One feels that he was fortunate to come up a lot against Watson and Hussey, and not against more of Ponting and Clarke. But Johnson and Paine seem to have him sussed out.

 

[aussie tragic]

Havent they taken the new ball yet?

Apparently Ishant can bowl after 53 overs have been bowled today, so I'm guessing over number 143 for the new ball or Dhoni would have taken it already

 

[GotSpin]

Might be an incredibly dumb idea, but if Paine really succeeds with the bat over this series, perhaps he could slot into the no.6 position instead of North and Haddin back into no.7 with the gloves.

 

[Spark]

Might be an incredibly dumb idea, but if Paine really succeeds with the bat over this series, perhaps he could slot into the no.6 position instead of North and Haddin back into no.7 with the gloves.

Definitely good enough to - once he begins to convert his starts.

 

[GotSpin]

For the ashes* I meant to add

 

[NasserFan207]

So are they taking it or not? May as well Zaheer is easily their best bowler.

edit: Didn't know about Sharma. That sucks.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Monty 5-6mph quicker usually too. Normally closer to 60mph than 50. Ojha normally around 50-51mph.

 

[Spark]

No need to play at that.

 

[Prince EWS]

Might be an incredibly dumb idea, but if Paine really succeeds with the bat over this series, perhaps he could slot into the no.6 position instead of North and Haddin back into no.7 with the gloves.

Have always been a Paine fan but his batting is becoming more and more over-rated with each coming post.

Lots of middle order batsmen in Australia better than Paine who, if he isn't keeping, is more suited to opening himself as well. He's batted really well here but he hasn't done nearly enough in domestic cricket to justify that, even if he hits a ton here (which, given his conversion rate and the fact that Aus are 7 down, is extremely unlikely anyway).

 

[vcs]

Thank **** for that. Dhoni finally holds on to one.

 

[Top_Cat]

Zaheer the best of the bowlers in tough conditions. Good stuff.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Bugger. Lazy shot from Mitch, but was a good little knock. Deserved a 50.

 

[Cevno]

Zaheer. WAG

 

[NasserFan207]

Feels good to be right.

 

[Shri]

I feel the bowlers have done okay here. Not excellent, not woeful like in the SL series either.

 

[Spark]

Commentators... really? The ball is not reversing, that was gun-barrel straight.

 

[aussie tragic]

Might be an incredibly dumb idea, but if Paine really succeeds with the bat over this series, perhaps he could slot into the no.6 position instead of North and Haddin back into no.7 with the gloves.

I don't get wanting to play keepers as specialist batsman. If his batting is better than Haddin's than by all means get him...but bring in Hughes, Khawaja, Klinger or Smith in place of North, don't play 2 keepers....

 

[Prince EWS]

I feel the bowlers have done okay here. Not excellent, not woeful like in the SL series either.

Zaheer in for Mithun and Sharma only bowling 7 overs will always help that. Just need to get Sree in for the next Test and the attack will actually be Test standard.