***Official*** Australia in India 2012/13

[Daemon]

Can totally see Dhoni doing well on this wicket.

Called it at the end of day 2, but even then I didn't expect him doing this well. Top innings.

 

[ankitj]

Dhoni's problem is with bounce and movement (not pace per se) so in that regard, this is the perfect place for him to face Pattinson

Dhoni is not bad against bounce at all. It's weakness of his other teammates (Gambhir, Raina etc) that gets extended to him by people. If you actually observe him he is pretty solid against short ball, plays pull shot very well. His problems are against the moving ball.

 

[ankitj]

And Dhoni's other issues in test cricket have been mental. He doesn't apply himself and didn't concentrate as hard in the long form. It doesn't come naturally to him.

 

[biased indian]

Had a wonderful day today ..at the stadium..went to see sachin make a century,,instead got a single from kohli and double from dhoni...so not a bad day....

 

[social]

And Dhoni's other issues in test cricket have been mental. He doesn't apply himself and didn't concentrate as hard in the long form. It doesn't come naturally to him.

It's nothing about concentration, he simply has a very dodgy technique

As someone said earlier today, one of the nice things about watching him play is that you can imagine him playing the same way on the street as a kid

 

[Jarquis]

Holy **** balls MSD

 

[Contra]

Dhoni! WOW

Now I regret going to sleep after the final drinks play when he was on 120 odd. Should definitely be targeting a lead of 200 from here on in.

 

[honestbharani]

Need another 50 runs to even feel safe, tbh..

 

[social]

Need another 50 runs to even feel safe, tbh..

No way

This Oz team is hopeless against spin

 

[centurymaker]

Need another 50 runs to even feel safe, tbh..

nah I think it's already enough
I can't see Australia getting more than 300 tbh
even 300 would leave ind with just a target of around 150

 

[SJS]

It's nothing about concentration, he simply has a very dodgy technique

As someone said earlier today, one of the nice things about watching him play is that you can imagine him playing the same way on the street as a kid

Spot on. The game is the richer for a player like him mind you but lets not pretend he gives anything but his 110 percent every time he plays. The results he gets are the best he can and they are magnificent considering his dodgy technique as is marvelously understated here. In fact, he must concentrate harder, much harder , than the man with solid technique to overcome his technical deficiencies. That he does so is marvelous and he is a credit to that boy in the street so aptly used as an analogy. More power to him.

 

[Mr_Ronan]

Let's see if Australia can roll India in the morning, bat well and turn this into a thriller like the first Test of the corresponding series in 2010. What a CRAZY finish that was...it had everything!!

 

[Furball]

It's nothing about concentration, he simply has a very dodgy technique

As someone said earlier today, one of the nice things about watching him play is that you can imagine him playing the same way on the street as a kid

Lack of concentration doesn't help, he spent the entire tour of England playing ridiculous shots to get himself out.

 

[shankar]

Let's see if Australia can roll India in the morning, bat well and turn this into a thriller like the first Test of the corresponding series in 2010.

Except lets hope they don't again get robbed by the refusal of a plumb LBW with just a few runs to defend like in 2010!!!

Forgotten about Ishant being sawn off before that?

 

[Mr_Ronan]

Forgotten about Ishant being sawn off before that?

Hahaha yeah I remember that clearly was going way down leg...not to mention the fact that Gambhir was out LBW in the first over of the chase when he hit the cover off it!!

That was an awesome game. Fingers crossed for a repeat (except with a different result!)

 

[shankar]

Hahaha yeah I remember that clearly was going way down leg...not to mention the fact that Gambhir was out LBW in the first over of the chase when he hit the cover off it!!

That was an awesome game. Fingers crossed for a repeat (except with a different result!)

It was. Chennai gets thrillers more often than not as well. But I fear that this match might peter out to a dull result unless one of the sides bats badly or Pattinson bowls a great spell. Pitches in India have by and large simply not broken up on the 4th and 5th days in the recent past.

 

[theegyptian]

 

[hendrix]

Kohli's a douche but that choice of picture and the accompanying caption are pretty poor.

 

[Cevno]

Yeah, that's pretty poor. There was no need of putting that picture in.

Also, BCCI are bigger Douche's.

 

[Jono]

Such a ***y photo of him. Great angle. Has the two holes in his left ear for his earrings like I used to have back in the day.

What a man.