**Official** Australia in India Thread

[maxpower]

relax ppl there total 4 test matches, I am sure some bad decision will go against Aus too, who knows they might happen in the next 2 days, have faith ppl.

 

[JustTool]

Here we go: This from an Australian newspaper on line:

Warne's delivery found a slight inside edge and it took umpire Billy Bowden some time before he made his decision.

These guys can re-write history WHILE it's being created

 

[rajat]

But Frankly you will have to agree that this is the Best chance for aussies to win a test series in India.
They are playing very well & look pretty determined to set the record straight.
Also it looks that the players are enjoying the indian conditions.

On the other hands the Indians at the moment look a demoralised lot.
But they can take heart from the victories they have had against australia in similar situations.

Though australia may win the first test but it could be anyone's series.

 

[Jono]

Pathan and Patel didn't look to demoralised for me. Ganguly and Sehwag were playing well too, until one played a stupid shot and one got a great ball. Same goes with Laxman, except replace the word 'great' with 'ripper'.

I am not as fussed as many others on this board are, and I am not even thinking about a lost series yet. I just really wanted Pathan to stay there because he looked so comfortable and it was a gutsy knock that didn't deserve to end like that.

 

[JustTool]

Speaking of Indians it's time Ganguly went past his inexplicable and inordiante fascination with Yuvraj. All he has done is destroyed Chopra's confidence completely. And Yuvraj is still air-fairy, more interested in dating than batting. He MUST be canned from Tests. He was a miserable failure in County Cricket and he cannot face up to bowling that is any good - spin or pace.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Okay, it was a very poor decision, but this "Bucknor and Bowden are cheaters" thing is a joke. They (particularly Bowden) are quality umpires that make correct decisions the vast majority of the time, and India do not suffer from their mistakes if and when they make them any more than any other team, or at least not to the degree that you would assume cheating was involved.

Absolutely no international umpire would ever go into a match with a "bias" against an entire country, the idea is just ridiculous. Unless you have some sort of concrete evidence of bribery, complain about the decision but don't accuse them of cheating, it just makes you look moronic.

Also, the two people who are having the biggest effect on the game are not Bucknor and Bowden, but Clarke and McGrath. And, to a lesser extent, Kasprowicz, Gilchrist, Katich and Warne. The Australians have played very well to date and fought back after a poor start, the Indians have been the victim of one poor decision and largely played quite badly.

 

[rajat]

Speaking of Indians it's time Ganguly went past his inexplicable and inordiante fascination with Yuvraj. All he has done is destroyed Chopra's confidence completely. And Yuvraj is still air-fairy, more interested in dating than batting. He MUST be canned from Tests. He was a miserable failure in County Cricket and he cannot face up to bowling that is any good - spin or pace.

I doubt his one day ability too.

Kaif is a much better batsman than him on any day.

It would have been much better if India had played Kaif instead of Yuvraj.

 

[JustTool]

FaaipDeOiad
Calm down. The only people who look moronic are those who insist (after watching replays) there was an edge. Regarding Bucknor if there is no 'bias' then he definitely should be canned having made some real rotten decisions that consistently went against India (as noted by Ganguly's report to the ICC)

 

[JustTool]

I doubt his one day ability too.

Kaif is a much better batsman than him on any day.

It would have been much better if India had played Kaif instead of Yuvraj.

Agree 100%

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

And now there is the bad decision against Australia on Patel.

 

[JustTool]

OK. OK. I take back whatever little I said about Bowden. He just made up by giving Parthiv Not Out

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Interesting. That is Patel's second big letoff, McGrath had him LBW first ball, and now on 40 he has got a big edge to Lehmann at bat-pad. I'd say at the least that makes up for the Clarke decision, which cost 59 runs if it was incorrect.

 

[Waughney]

Australia needs a breakthrough, this partnership is proving tough to break.

 

[marc71178]

Firstly, the umpire made his call..I haven't seen it, but that doesn't matter because right or wrong, the umpires decision is final...move on!

A bit like the pitch conditions created by the groundsman are final and people should accept them?

 

[marc71178]

That's not what happened, is it?

But if it had, we all know what you would've said.

 

[marc71178]

Bucknor has already proven, time and again, that he is horribly biased against Indians.

No, he has not.

You are questioning the integrity of one of the best umpires in the world.

And as per usual, all the spot on decisions (or the ones in your team's favour) made by him are ignored.

Time to introduce technology as it is in Football in the US. It's the ONLY way to keep everyone HONEST.

Will it make the supporters who are losing honest and accept that they're being outplayed by a superior side?

Didn't think so.

Besides that the technology isn't necessarily as accurate as people like to think.

 

[marc71178]

Two players are making all the difference in this India Australia Match


Guess who?

It's 3 and they're Clarke, Gilchrist and McGrath.

 

[Deja moo]

It's 3 and they're Clarke, Gilchrist and McGrath.

If you're counting those 3 too , then it makes a grand total of 5 , doesnt it ?

 

[marc71178]

These guys can re-write history WHILE it's being created

You're guilty of exactly the same with you've just written regarding Bucknor.

 

[marc71178]

The only people who look moronic are those who insist (after watching replays) there was an edge.

I'd point the finger at those who insist that there's bias in umpiring as well.