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

[social]

Yeah it does. But it's time for you to face that fact and stop pretending that dropping our best batsmen will somehow improve the side. Watch some Shield cricket and get back to us with your recommendations; I guarantee you that you'll be scratching your head.

So your solution is to stick with proven failures?

That's nonsense

 

[Prince EWS]

Like watching Smith bat against spin. Why hasn't any of the Aussie fans mentiond his prowess against spin yet? #trollface

 

[BoyBrumby]

Ojha's action during that lbw shout had Brumbeh's spidey senses tingling I bet.

Ha, yeah.

A lot more "work" on that one than usual.

But, as we all know, there's no benefit to finger spinners in getting a little elbow into it and the naked eye can't.... #sledgehammerirony

 

[Spark]

So your solution is to stick with proven failures?

That's nonsense

So your solution is to drop everyone?

Makes perfect sense.

 

[benchmark00]

So your solution is to stick with proven failures?

That's nonsense

It is what it is ffs. You're better off sticking with your best players, making them get better, than getting players who aren't as good just for the sake of it.

 

[ajdude]

is it feasible to wear steel cap boots and come down the crease and kicked every delivery for four and then dived to the ground to feign evasive action?

 

[Daemon]

Called Ojha out on his action way back in 2010

Yeah..couple of spinners nowadays have slightly suspect actions. Botha would be one of them, maybe ojha too but not as much. Can't decide with harbhajan though, he looks decent now but his hat trick video caught the attention of a lot of people with his action.

A pace bowler who I think chucks was Kyle Mills (not that anyone cares about him)

 

[Teja.]

So your solution is to stick with proven failures?

Nah, you just need to reassess your definition of 'failures', social.

 

[Spikey]

so how many of wade's runs so far have come through edges and the like?

 

[uvelocity]

I don't think there's that much wrong with it, myself. It's obviously a big turner but I don't think it's impossible to bat on at all. I wouldn't really want to see a pitch turn more than this but this is okay.

I wouldn't say it did Test cricket no credit anyway. It was really compelling to watch India bat against Lyon, as it is to watch Smith bat at the moment. If anything is doing Test cricket no credit it's the standard of Australia's batting.

its been pretty decent but it's getting pretty difficult now. good watching though with these 2

 

[Jono]

This is compelling viewing. Quite ironic that I got some texts about how good this pitch is whilst a few complained on CW. Can't please everyone I guess.

 

[benchmark00]

is it feasible to wear steel cap boots and come down the crease and kicked every delivery for four and then dived to the ground to feign evasive action?

 

[Prince EWS]

So your solution is to stick with proven failures?

That's nonsense

Would love to see as you head selector as the Bangladesh side; you'd get down to the twelth eleven within a few years because everyone would just keep proving themselves as failures and giving you no alternative but to select the next best blokes forevermore.

The standard of batting in this country at the moment is poor. Add alien conditions and inexperience in them to the mix and you'll get a complete cluster**** of ****ness. It doesn't mean they aren't our best batsmen though, and if you'd rather live in denial and convince yourself that dropping our best players for the Ashes side just because their potential replacements haven't failed at this level yet, then go ahead, but it won't work.

You need to lower your expectations of our batsmen because the standard across the board isn't good at the moment.

 

[dermo]

wade try's to sweep 2 balls before lunch, stunning.

gagf kohli you flog

 

[Senile Sentry]

Some atrocious appealing by the Indians.

 

[benchmark00]

I've got no beef with this pitch. You can make runs on it if you bat properly and there's still enough speed in the pitch that it's not slow ****ty turn.

I had bulk beef with that pitch in Sri Lanka because it was dead slow, not just a turner. Was **** to watch.

 

[cameeel]

Surely Dhoni is in line for a fine here. The level of appealing for deliveries that are clearly off nothing but pad is ridiculous...

 

[ajdude]

That'll be the Viagra at work.

that's really good from you. i'm gonna dedicate my next poo to you

 

[BoyBrumby]

Has a test side ever turned around copping a whitewash in an away series to inflicting one on the same oppo in the home rubber, btw?

In series of more than (say) three tests, rather than one offs, I mean.

 

[Jono]

Aleem Dar having to physically separate the players.