***Official Australia in India***

[silentstriker]

Clarke is not having a great tour, but his footworks looks much more assured this innings. I wouldn't put it past him to bat out the day and get a double or something. I have a bad feeling about this one, India might get too complacent and just wait for wickets to fall. Dhoni hasn't used Sehwag and Tendulkar as he should, and we need to break this partnership up.

Say what you may about past glories, but the Aussie team is used to winning, and I don't think they are going to let go easily.

Australia to go to stumps 390/7.

 

[masterblaster]

I'm actually a little concerned with Cameron White coming in. As a Victorian supporter having seen White played some terrific innings in FC and One Day Cricket, I know how useful and dangerous he can be with the bat.

Overall I'm feeling positive that we can roll Australia over just after lunch or before tea at the most, but White worries me a little bit. Brett Lee applied himself really well too in the first innings.

 

[Precambrian]

Clarke is not having a great tour, but his footworks looks much more assured this innings. I wouldn't put it past him to bat out the day and get a double or something. I have a bad feeling about this one, India might get too complacent and just wait for wickets to fall. Dhoni hasn't used Sehwag and Tendulkar as he should, and we need to break this partnership up.

Say what you may about past glories, but the Aussie team is used to winning, and I don't think they are going to let go easily.

Australia to go to stumps 390/7.

Duh. Worst case scenarios doesnt get better than that!

 

[masterblaster]

Clarke is not having a great tour, but his footworks looks much more assured this innings. I wouldn't put it past him to bat out the day and get a double or something. I have a bad feeling about this one, India might get too complacent and just wait for wickets to fall. Dhoni hasn't used Sehwag and Tendulkar as he should, and we need to break this partnership up.

Say what you may about past glories, but the Aussie team is used to winning, and I don't think they are going to let go easily.

Australia to go to stumps 390/7.

Even I think that is way too pessimistic. You really think that on a fifth day wicket with Harbhajan, Sharma and Mishra bowling that Australia will finish up on 390/7?

I think you're short selling the Indian bowling way too much here.

 

[Precambrian]

I'm actually a little concerned with Cameron White coming in. As a Victorian supporter having seen White played some terrific innings in FC and One Day Cricket, I know how useful and dangerous he can be with the bat.

Overall I'm feeling positive that we can roll Australia over just after lunch or before tea at the most, but White worries me a little bit. Brett Lee applied himself really well too in the first innings.

On Australian wickets, yes. Not when two spinners are bowling in tandem. He had no clue about that googly Mishy got him with!

 

[silentstriker]

I actually think SS is a jinx on Australia. Always talks us up, ban him saggers!!!

I don't see how you can't talk up a side that only loses twice a decade....

 

[masterblaster]

I don't see how you can't talk up a side that only loses twice a decade....

With hopefully a lot more losses coming their way now. They've won way too much over the last 15 years and it's gotten really boring.

 

[pasag]

Clarke is not having a great tour, but his footworks looks much more assured this innings. I wouldn't put it past him to bat out the day and get a double or something. I have a bad feeling about this one, India might get too complacent and just wait for wickets to fall. Dhoni hasn't used Sehwag and Tendulkar as he should, and we need to break this partnership up.

Say what you may about past glories, but the Aussie team is used to winning, and I don't think they are going to let go easily.

Australia to go to stumps 390/7.

 

[Uppercut]

I'm actually a little concerned with Cameron White coming in. As a Victorian supporter having seen White played some terrific innings in FC and One Day Cricket, I know how useful and dangerous he can be with the bat.

Overall I'm feeling positive that we can roll Australia over just after lunch or before tea at the most, but White worries me a little bit. Brett Lee applied himself really well too in the first innings.

Brett Lee's really quite handy with the bat. In fact, based on 2005, he's the one tail-ender i'd most want to come in with an hour of the test left to save. Johnson isn't a bad blocker either, does a handy night watchman job sometimes.

 

[Ikki]

Clarke is not having a great tour, but his footworks looks much more assured this innings. I wouldn't put it past him to bat out the day and get a double or something. I have a bad feeling about this one, India might get too complacent and just wait for wickets to fall. Dhoni hasn't used Sehwag and Tendulkar as he should, and we need to break this partnership up.

Say what you may about past glories, but the Aussie team is used to winning, and I don't think they are going to let go easily.

Australia to go to stumps 390/7.

LOL, I get it, you're trying to jinx us.

 

[pasag]

Brett Lee's really quite handy with the bat. In fact, based on 2005, he's the one tail-ender i'd most want to come in with an hour of the test left to save. Johnson isn't a bad blocker either, does a handy night watchman job sometimes.

Johnson's a much better batsmen then Lee.

 

[Matt79]

Brett Lee's really quite handy with the bat. In fact, based on 2005, he's the one tail-ender i'd most want to come in with an hour of the test left to save. Johnson isn't a bad blocker either, does a handy night watchman job sometimes.

Gillespie?

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Johnson's a much better batsmen then Lee.

DWTA. He may look better, but there's nothing in his record to suggest he's better, especially considering how much ticker Lee bats with.

 

[Uppercut]

Gillespie?

Uhm, one that's still playing. Hoggard wouldn't be bad either. Once you score an unbeaten test double century you've lost the right to be called a tail ender ever again .

 

[Johnners]

I don't see how you can't talk up a side that only loses twice a decade....

Last few matches against India that we haven't won, you've gone on your usual "Australia will still win it/save it etc." posts and have been wrong. Jinx!!! Ban him imo

 

[Uppercut]

DWTA. He may look better, but there's nothing in his record to suggest he's better, especially considering how much ticker Lee bats with.

Agree with this too, and so do the selectors, judging by the order they bat them in. Crazy number 10 to have, though.

 

[viktor]

Even I think that is way too pessimistic. You really think that on a fifth day wicket with Harbhajan, Sharma and Mishra bowling that Australia will finish up on 390/7?

I think you're short selling the Indian bowling way too much here.

The problem is the wicket hasn't broken up much at all. There is some turn there but the spinners will have to bowl well to get those wickets. And Clarke and Haddin seemed to have settled down by the end today. Gotta go with the nightmare scenario..

 

[Ikki]

True, but they'll have to do it all again. If they can bat out 2 sessions worth, I see hope. Otherwise, forget about it.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Uhm, one that's still playing. Hoggard wouldn't be bad either.

Yes, he would. He's only managed to hold out for an hour in two of his last 45 innings.

 

[NUFAN]

Australia was the best team in the world because they came out of these situations time and time again. However, the players that created those feats are no longer in the side. It's simply only the same Test nation, not necessarily the same team. If the two out on the field were Steve Waugh and Adam Gilchrist I'd think we'd be in with a shot - silly enough, maybe even win it. But these new boys have a lot to prove.

Pretty sure that if Steve Waugh was in a situation like this he'd make about 42.