***Official*** Australia in India

[biased indian]

Why do they bother having a 20/20 match after the series is finished.

wht difference it makes if it played before or after

 

[NUFAN]

wht difference it makes if it played before or after

Because after the one day series is finished, instead of coming home and preparing for the longer game they are staying a few extra days just for a 20/20 match that means absolute zilch.

 

[Chubby Rain]

Because after the one day series is finished, instead of coming home and preparing for the longer game they are staying a few extra days just for a 20/20 match that means absolute zilch.

Wouldn't it be the same if the Twenty20 was played before the ODI series?

 

[NUFAN]

Wouldn't it be the same if the Twenty20 was played before the ODI series?

They could either:

a) not play it at all
b) use the Twenty20 at the start of the series in place of a warmup
c) have a 3 Twenty20 series, then a 5 ODI series.
d) harden up and play a test or two.

 

[biased indian]

They could either:

a) not play it at all
b) use the Twenty20 at the start of the series in place of a warmup
c) have a 3 Twenty20 series, then a 5 ODI series.
d) harden up and play a test or two.

hmmmm so playing 3 is better than 1 ???????

3--> 20/20 + 5 ODI makes wht difference ????

i though u didnt ike 20/20

 

[vic_orthdox]

I think its some sort of payback deal for making India play neutral ODIs in the aussie series.

Or perhaps its India being compensated for having to visit Australia in prime cricketing season everytime.

I think that may have something to do with it. Although I think that Australia and India signed an agreement similar to the Chappell-Hadlee series, to play each other once a year in some form of the game over the next few years.

 

[Chubby Rain]

They could either:

a) not play it at all
b) use the Twenty20 at the start of the series in place of a warmup
c) have a 3 Twenty20 series, then a 5 ODI series.
d) harden up and play a test or two.

Why relegate it to warmup status ?

 

[NUFAN]

hmmmm so playing 3 is better than 1 ???????

3--> 20/20 + 5 ODI makes wht difference ????

i though u didnt ike 20/20

I just gave it as an option.

If your going to play Twenty20 and that's a big if.. What good is it playing just the one game. at the end of the series, Why not make it a short sharp series?

 

[The Sean]

Because after the one day series is finished, instead of coming home and preparing for the longer game they are staying a few extra days just for a 20/20 match that means absolute zilch.

I'd argue that the whole tour means absolutely zilch.

 

[pasag]

I'm looking forward to it for one. Seamless transition from footy to cricket as well, so gun. 5 matches would have been ideal though.

 

[howardj]

September
Sat 29
1st ODI - India v Australia
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

October
Tue 2
2nd ODI - India v Australia
Nehru Stadium, Kochi

Fri 5
3rd ODI - India v Australia
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

Mon 8
4th ODI - India v Australia
Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh

Thu 11
5th ODI - India v Australia
I.P.C.L. Sports Complex Ground, Vadodara

Sun 14
6th ODI - India v Australia
Vidarbha C.A. Ground, Nagpur

Wed 17
7th ODI - India v Australia
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Sat 20
20/20 International - India v Australia
Venue TBC

…

Sweet. Am wetting my pants at the thought of cricket coming back on the television.

 

[four_or_six]

Just realised that over 6 months Aus-India will have 3-4 T20, 12-15 ODI and 4 tests. That's a potential 38 days of cricket.

Slight overkill there.

 

[Craig]

Sweet. Am wetting my pants at the thought of cricket coming back on the television.

TMI.

 

[sideshowtim]

Lads, ever since September's Foxtel guide arrived, I've been panicking.

The first ODI is on the 29th of September, but the TV Guide makes no mention of it being on!! I thought Fox showed all Aussie away games!

7 ODI's is ridiculous though, it means that alot of our players miss the start of the domestic season

 

[Craig]

Lads, ever since September's Foxtel guide arrived, I've been panicking.

The first ODI is on the 29th of September, but the TV Guide makes no mention of it being on!! I thought Fox showed all Aussie away games!

7 ODI's is ridiculous though, it means that alot of our players miss the start of the domestic season

Not as though they won't play any more then or 2, I always laugh at how Ricky Ponting plays for Tasmania but lives in Sydney or south it.

 

[sideshowtim]

Not as though they won't play any more then or 2, I always laugh at how Ricky Ponting plays for Tasmania but lives in Sydney or south it.

Why would anyone, let alone the great man, live in Tassie if they had the money not to?

I would've just liked to have seen our stars there for the start of the domestic season...

 

[silentstriker]

Damn I hate the IC$C$, damn them to hell. Forget money and do the old 6/7 test series.

ICC doesn't schedule the series. ICC only requires 3 ODI home and away every six years. It's the BCCI and the ACB.

 

[Raghav]

ICC doesn't schedule the series. ICC only requires 3 ODI home and away every six years. It's the BCCI and the ACB.

Do the ICC dont put it compulsory for the tests to happen ? Why is it the compulsion only for ODI's?

 

[silentstriker]

Do the ICC dont put it compulsory for the tests to happen ? Why is it the compulsion only for ODI's?

ICC also requires 2 Tests home and away every six years as well. But Australia came to India already a couple years back.

 

[Dissector]

I agree that these 7-match ODI series are absurd. Given the poor performance of India against England I don't think it will too much of a contest either. I predict 5-2 to Australia. I suppose that Australia's lack of matches since the WC may offer India a bit of hope.