**Official** Australia in India Thread

[dotcompals]

Yuvraj cant open, he is not really an opener. They should open with Patel & Sehwag, let Yuvi come down the order and have a quick 50. BTW why Parthiv Patel is making such a mess of simple takes? Is he a real WK? or a make shift one?

 

[dotcompals]

If you really watches Indians frist innings, fast bowlers didnt caouse any trouble to them. It was shane warne who troubles. As Aus has only one spinner, it is really hard to take 10 wickets in the 2nd innings. + Indian have 2 world class spinners in Kumble & Bhaji.. So it will be 1-1 at the end of Chennai Test.

 

[Swervy]

If you really watches Indians frist innings, fast bowlers didnt caouse any trouble to them. It was shane warne who troubles. As Aus has only one spinner, it is really hard to take 10 wickets in the 2nd innings. + Indian have 2 world class spinners in Kumble & Bhaji.. So it will be 1-1 at the end of Chennai Test.

well I hope for Australias sake the Indian players are as complacent as that, coz if they are I think Australia will wrap this one up

 

[marc71178]

When the Indians bat again, they should open with Sehwag and Yuvraj, since they're not far worse than the next best choices. However, Rahul Dravid must bat at #3, followed by Laxman or Kaif, then the other of Kaif or Laxman, then Ganguly, followed by Pathan.

And ignore Patel

 

[JustTool]

Erm, not really it doesn't.

What happens when there's bad call after all 3 have been used?

Where's the sense in that?





And what about when the technology cannot adjudicate either?

How many replays do you use to get the decision?

I seem to remember that over here C4 have taken an hour or more to get the definitive answer on some decisions...




Well, how will technology help? It will still have incorrect decisions, and contrary to popular belief, it still is nowhere near as accurate as it needs to be to be brought in.

Well, the issue is not if technology is 100% 'accurate'. It is only that it will lead to 'better' decision making (just like it does for runouts) by providing more information and 9 times out of 10 there will be no arguments. TV commentators very very seldom disagree on teh outcome of replays. In rare instances where the replays are inconclusive the benefit should go to the batsmen.

In this match alone about 5 batsman have proven that umpires are just unable to make correct decisions - without the aid of 'walkers'....or technology.

I think if you only focus on the cases where technology may not be able to help (few and far in between) and use that as an argument to avoid introducing more technology then you should be completely against having any umpires in the first place, because we all know that is humanly impossible to be right all the time.

By your line of argument we would never send any shuttles to space because we all know that technology is not 100% relaible and there will be accidents.

 

[Dar]

The match is well poised, India can't let the target get too high cos 150+ is going to be tough with the Aussie bowlers fired up.

Patel is batting so well but keeping so badly i don't know whether they should drop him or not

 

[marc71178]

In this match alone about 5 batsman have proven that umpires are just unable to make correct decisions - without the aid of 'walkers'....or technology.

Here we go again, If the player walks before the decision is made, how can you justify blaming the umpire for a wrong decision?

By your line of argument we would never send any shuttles to space because we all know that technology is not 100% relaible and there will be accidents.

Is there an alternative to Space Shuttles as a means of getting into space then?

 

[maxpower]

The match is well poised, India can't let the target get too high cos 150+ is going to be tough with the Aussie bowlers fired up.

Patel is batting so well but keeping so badly i don't know whether they should drop him or not

they should flip a coin and decide on patel, coz no matter who comes in next, it will be a same issue, either he wont be able to keep to teams standard or he wont be able to bat like gilchrist. good luck to the next keeper.

 

[Dydl]

they should flip a coin and decide on patel, coz no matter who comes in next, it will be a same issue, either he wont be able to keep to teams standard or he wont be able to bat like gilchrist. good luck to the next keeper.

Not many people can bat as well as Gilchrist. I'd be surprised if India's replacement keeper was nearly as good as Gilchrist.

 

[Neil Pickup]

From a neutral point of view, the match is well and truly in India's court and I thoroughly expect Harbhajan and Kumble to deal with the Aussie middle/lower order and avoid a chase in excess of 150, which should not be a difficult ask.

Still... anything can happen

 

[Dydl]

Such as a batting collapse. India have had countless batting collapses when Laxman, Tendulkar, Dravid and Ganguly (having a bad day) have fallen to the mercy of good bowling.

 

[Dydl]

Then they leave the total to the tailenders. And prior to that lose the match.

 

[Sehwag309]

Day 3 : Auzzie Wickets

 

[Dydl]

Cool. Poor Gilchrist. 49

 

[a massive zebra]

Fantastic work Mr Sehwag

 

[JustTool]

You could also slap Patel. Not that he's done anything wrong, I think I'd just like to see him slapped.

And Martyn, for being such a *****.

Good one. Can we also slap some of the commentators - Sanjay Manjrekar and L Sivaram...in particular. I called DISH (who broadcast in the US) and asked if I could get a discount if I did not want the audio commentary with the picture

 

[JustTool]

Here we go again, If the player walks before the decision is made, how can you justify blaming the umpire for a wrong decision?




Is there an alternative to Space Shuttles as a means of getting into space then?

Is there any chance, I meand any chance at all, that you may be on the wrong side of this issue. I mean, like any small chance...?

 

[Neil Pickup]

Right, let's let our imaginations get a bit over-excited for a few seconds. Let's all pretend we're Arjun, and see a completely different word to the one that's real . We'll voyage into the future, to three different scenarios.

Scenario One
It's November 7, in Chennai. The series is tied at 1-1, and Australia are chasing 268 to win the Test and clinch the series. It's 266-9, and Adam Gilchrist is on strike, with Glenn McGrath at the other end. Pathan runs in with the new ball, and Gilchrist gets the finest of edges through to Parthiv Patel who hangs on (okay, I know I'm stretching this now, but keep reading). The whole stadium goes up, but the deafening noise means that umpire Dar can't hear anything. Does he walk?

Scenario Two
It's November 7, in Chennai. The series is tied at 1-1, and India are chasing 268 to win the Test and clinch the series. It's 266-9, and Parthiv Patel is on strike, with Zaheer Khan at the other end. McGrath runs in with the new ball, and Patel gets the finest of edges through to Adam Gilchrist who hangs on. The deafening noise in the capacity stadium means that umpire Dar can't hear anything. Does he walk?

Scenario Three
It's November, 2017, in Chennai. You're playing your first Test for your country. The series is tied at 1-1, and your team is chasing 268 to win the Test and clinch the series. It's 266-9, and you're on strike, with a complete non-batsman (think me) at the other end. The opposition's top quick runs in with the new ball, and you gets the finest of edges through to Parthiv Patel who hangs on (okay, I know I'm stretching this now, but keep reading). The whole stadium goes up, but the deafening noise means that umpire Kirsten can't hear anything. Do you walk?

Think about the answers...

 

[Sehwag309]

Good one. Can we also slap some of the commentators - Sanjay Manjrekar and L Sivaram...in particular. I called DISH (who broadcast in the US) and asked if I could get a discount if I did not want the audio commentary with the picture

Siv is pretty OK..sorta poor man's harsha bhogle

Manjrekar...well I think has a hardcore Indian bias but tries too hard to be neutral and sucks big time

Amongst all, Atherton has been pretty good. Slater keeps on talking abt 2001 series and Dean Jones uses "ahh jeez, aah ccheezzzz" all the time

 

[FRAZ]

Manjrekar...well I think has a hardcore Indian bias but tries too hard to be neutral and sucks big time

Apart from your nice clip works and FRAZ bashing , The only other rare occasion when you are absoulutely right . Appreciated .
Sir Gawaskar is the best in the world .. Bring him on ... He is the most knowledgable commentator ...........