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**Official** Australia in India Thread
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FaaipDeOiad
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Interesting day. Australia did really well in the end, despite no less than six dropped catches in the innings and a pretty poor performance by McGrath.
Up until the last half hour before tea none of Australian bowlers looked particularly dangerous, but Kasprowicz had a great spell then and removed Dravid and should have had Ganguly. Warne and Gillespie bowled really well in the second half of the day as well, and Warne in particular has answered a lot of his critics who have said he can't perform against the best players of spin. He didn't rip through the order, but he bowled very well without much luck and more than deserves a 5-for.
There were times today when Australia really missed Brett Lee, I think. It's hard to see who he could replace in the side, but he has comfortably the best strike rate of any Australian bowler and would have been a big help in the first three hours when Australia simply didn't look like taking a wicket, at least if it was one of the days when he can bowl straight, as opposed to the 14 wides in 8 overs days.
For India it was a great innings from Sehwag, but one has to wonder what would have happened if Clarke had hung on to that catch when it was 0-0 on the first evening. When Patel came to the crease the Indian score without Sehwag's input was 78, so a first innings lead here certainly doesn't mean their batting problems are gone.
Up until the last half hour before tea none of Australian bowlers looked particularly dangerous, but Kasprowicz had a great spell then and removed Dravid and should have had Ganguly. Warne and Gillespie bowled really well in the second half of the day as well, and Warne in particular has answered a lot of his critics who have said he can't perform against the best players of spin. He didn't rip through the order, but he bowled very well without much luck and more than deserves a 5-for.
There were times today when Australia really missed Brett Lee, I think. It's hard to see who he could replace in the side, but he has comfortably the best strike rate of any Australian bowler and would have been a big help in the first three hours when Australia simply didn't look like taking a wicket, at least if it was one of the days when he can bowl straight, as opposed to the 14 wides in 8 overs days.
For India it was a great innings from Sehwag, but one has to wonder what would have happened if Clarke had hung on to that catch when it was 0-0 on the first evening. When Patel came to the crease the Indian score without Sehwag's input was 78, so a first innings lead here certainly doesn't mean their batting problems are gone.
ReallyCrazy
Banned
no actually the chennai crowd is always friendly. they even gave saeed anwar a standing ovation for his 194 in an odi. and again also cheered pakistan when they won a test by 12 runs and took a lap of honour around the ground.Dydl said:
Arjun
Cricketer Of The Year
Much as Sehwag batted very, very well, the performance of the other batsmen leaves a lot to be desired. What makes two World-XI quality batsmen inside-edge two outgoing deliveries onto the stumps cannot be explained. If they can't score runs, what can the lesser players do? Ganguly was awful, right from the first ball he faced, not just in shot selection, but also in footwork and running between wickets.
Yuvraj also has one problem too many, and he's not doing his talent any justice at all- he's a far, far better player than what we have seen of him, and a lot better than some of those who have got more runs than him in this series. Kaif is going fine, and hopefully he'll get 50 or more. Harbhajan also has a major role to play here- he has to practice his big-hitting, and given a lot of runs on the board, he can take advantage of it and start hitting, but with proper cricket shots.
Yuvraj also has one problem too many, and he's not doing his talent any justice at all- he's a far, far better player than what we have seen of him, and a lot better than some of those who have got more runs than him in this series. Kaif is going fine, and hopefully he'll get 50 or more. Harbhajan also has a major role to play here- he has to practice his big-hitting, and given a lot of runs on the board, he can take advantage of it and start hitting, but with proper cricket shots.
biased indian
International Coach
i am certain that its not for the reason u said. y would they have some thing aganist muraliDydl said:
V Reddy
International Debutant
biased indian said:i am certain that its not for the reason u said. y would they have some thing aganist murali
Exactly and they would be the last to boo Murali as he is also a fellow Tamilian and as also he spends quite a bit of time touring Chennai every year
a massive zebra
International Captain
Well Warne says this is the best he has ever bowled against India yet he is still averaging over 40 in the series and going at well over 3 an over even though Tendulkar is not playing and most of the india batsmen are out of form.marc71178 said:
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FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
That comment suggests you didn't watch him bowl today, he was magnificent in his later spells. 3-95 are average figures, but there are still four wickets to get and if he continues the way he left off tomorrow he will get a couple of them.
Mister Wright
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tooextracool said:
Infact I think Kaspa was underbowled. When Lehmann came on to bowl, he had nothing, don't think he would have troubled McGrath.
Mister Wright
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Warne can't bowl at both ends.shaka said:
Yuvraj and Ganguly are both alike - they are both just awful with their defensive technique. I think Gangs keeps Yuvraj in the team because he needs to have someone worse than him to keep his place from being threatened. For India the ICC should allow non-playing captain because that's what Gangauly is. And now he has even taught Yuvraj how to field poorly and drop catches.Arjun said:
Speaking of that - is this an Australian team ? No aggression. Walking. Dropping catches. Overthrows. Slow to pick up and throw. As Atherton asked on the air - what's next ? They'll stop drinking beer ?
