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

[uvelocity]

 

[Jarquis]

Henriques fined 10% of his match fee which probably troubles him more than the Indian bowling attack managed to

 

[Prince EWS]

If they drop Harbhajan though they bring in Ojha who is clearly a better bowler now. Can't see why Harbhajan got the nod unless they wanted the extra batting as it failed so often in recent times. A real Fletcher pick that.

My point was, if the pitch is similar to the one at Chennai, I'd much rather (as an Australian supporter) see them drop Harbhajan for Ojha than Sharma for Ojha.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

My point was, if the pitch is similar to the one at Chennai, I'd much rather (as an Australian supporter) see them drop Harbhajan for Ojha than Sharma for Ojha.

Oops misread what you said. Can't see Ojha playing anyway from what Dhoni said about team balance.

 

[ajdude]

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bird's out of the indian tour, adam maher called up

 

[Spikey]

hilf to make me taste it again. ****. **** you india

 

[Spikey]

hey wait a minute

Cricket Australia ‏@CricketAus
Jackson Bird is out of the VB tour of India with a bone stress injury of lower back.


maybe he'll be alright for the tests??? #pubcrawl

 

[ajdude]

hey wait a minute

Cricket Australia ‏@CricketAus
Jackson Bird is out of the VB tour of India with a bone stress injury of lower back.


maybe he'll be alright for the tests??? #pubcrawl

happened after a dare to try suck his own **** iirc #poortechnique

 

[Daemon]

India v Australia, 1st Test, Chennai : Selective watering the secret to 'ugly' pitch | Cricket News | India v Australia | ESPN Cricinfo

"I kept the square patches outside the leg stump, on either side of the wicket, really hard. It was difficult to get turn from that part as there would be no rough there."

"After that game, Warne came to me and asked why he wasn't getting the turn and others were. I told him it was because of his dodgy shoulder, that was to be operated later in the series."

- See more at: India v Australia, 1st Test, Chennai : Selective watering the secret to 'ugly' pitch | Cricket News | India v Australia | ESPN Cricinfo

solid trolling from the curator 8/10

 

[Mr_Ronan]

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bird's out of the indian tour, adam maher called up

How on the money was I hey? Everyone mocked my claim that Maher was nudging Steyn and Anderson and now he's set to become Australia's no. 1 player.

 

[silentstriker]

India v Australia, 1st Test, Chennai : Selective watering the secret to 'ugly' pitch | Cricket News | India v Australia | ESPN Cricinfo



solid trolling from the curator 8/10

Haha that's not right...

 

[ImpatientLime]

That would be a massive blow if Patto doesn't play. But he is so crucial to the Ashes campaigns that if there is a risk he will pick up yet another injury I can understand the caution.

Urgh, have Australia turned into the England of 10 years ago? Worried about winning back the Ashes and nothing else? Concentrate on the series at hand and nothing else. Too many Aussies are too Ashes centric at the moment. A series win in India would be massive, as big as winning back the urn.

 

[Furball]

If they drop Harbhajan though they bring in Ojha who is clearly a better bowler now. Can't see why Harbhajan got the nod unless they wanted the extra batting as it failed so often in recent times. A real Fletcher pick that.

If anything it's Jadeja who's the Ohja replacement. Harbhajan will have been brought in because the majority of Australia's top order IIRC is left handed.

 

[Tangles]

I think the reasoning on Patto would be 2 fold (not that I fully agree). A rest that stops him from getting injured long term will help him have a longer Australian career. He also could be the spearhead to help us win back the Ashes but we are unlikely to win in India even with him. A lineup of Lyon, Siddle, MJ and Doherty will be as close to the selectors conceding the match/series as it gets.

 

[Tangles]

Someone mentioned Watto possibly leaving the tour due to an upcoming child birth? I guess that would mean Khawaja or Smith would slot into the team.

 

[silentstriker]

India v Australia, 1st Test, Chennai : Selective watering the secret to 'ugly' pitch | Cricket News | India v Australia | ESPN Cricinfo



solid trolling from the curator 8/10

Haha. I'm all for home pitches and Ill defend that forever. But doesn't sit right to specifically change the preparation in one area where the opposition bowler happens to bowl. If that was done at, say, Lord's, there'd be an outcry.

 

[uvelocity]

someone needs to do an aussie bowling injury tracker thread and go through old cricket books to compare

 

[Furball]

Haha. I'm all for home pitches and Ill defend that forever. But doesn't sit right to specifically change the preparation in one area where the opposition bowler happens to bowl. If that was done at, say, Lord's, there'd be an outcry.

The slope at Lord's was tailor made for Glenn McGrath to be fair.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

but not the pitch prepared for McGrath, just the way the pitch is

 

[ankitj]

Lyon is an off spinner like Ashwin and Harbhajan. What am I missing ?