***Official*** India in Australia 2011/12

[Burgey]

Talk is Siddle will be rested for this Test, and Starc and Lyon to both play.

If nothing else, the left armer may give Lyon some rough to bowl into, a la Swann last summer in the only match he actually did anything.

 

[adub]

I severely dislike Haddin and believe he is ****, and even I think dropping him for Adelaide would have done no good. Team is feeling great, don't ruggle the feathers. Haddin is well aware of the pressure he is under. Give the **** another test and then assess options.

Yeah, Before or after NZ was the right time, now might as well give him one last test. You'd hope that the selectors might have a quiet word and he announces his retirement during the test though with Wade eased in via the short format stuff.

 

[Jono]

Yeah he should have been dropped before the Indian series imo (and a lot of other opinions too) but now it wouldn't achieve much really.

 

[Spikey]

wade?

 

[howardj]

Bet Sidds would be pretty pissed. Why do CA continue down the line of thinking that more bowling = more injuries. While for younger bodies who have played very little FC cricket let alone Test cricket (such as Cummins and Pattinson) that line of thinking may be sound, however more developed guys such as Siddle need to be considered separately. The attack, to my mind, is far from settled - so you're playing with guys' careers by resting them randomly.

 

[Jono]

If that was aimed at me Spikey, unless you made it clear to Wade or Nevill or whomever that they weren't just getting the one test, and they were guaranteed to go to the West Indies, I don't see how giving a new keeper one test is that beneficial.

 

[Sylvester]

As expected, hopefully they don't take any notice of a career saving knock, too little to late for that.

 

[uvelocity]

all glory to the hypnev

wade who?

I think it will be harris rested.

 

[Crazy Sam]

They should be picking Siddle for the next test if he's fit. It's not like he's been a part of our ODI/T20 teams recently.

 

[Joao]

as expected buddy. Why would you sack your long term keeper and break up a team which is 3-0 up, especially when he is the VC and played state cricket and captained the same team the national skipper plays for?

Wadey will get a few games in ODI's I reckon, they will do a rotation thing and probably send him to windies as well.

I severely dislike Haddin and believe he is ****, and even I think dropping him for Adelaide would have done no good. Team is feeling great, don't ruggle the feathers. Haddin is well aware of the pressure he is under. Give the **** another test and then assess options.

Yeah, Before or after NZ was the right time, now might as well give him one last test. You'd hope that the selectors might have a quiet word and he announces his retirement during the test though with Wade eased in via the short format stuff.

I hear all that but I just want him to **** off. Wade or Nev, I don't care which one should be playing.

My main concern is that the little **** will ton up on the Adelaide highway in a total of about 600, coming in at 5-400 and we will be stuck with him until next summer when we'll get mediocrity Paine as our long term replacement. Selectors obviously have something against picking Nev or Wade and it ****s me.

 

[NUFAN]

Yeah Siddle should play, he needs to move up the all time wickets list. Honestly feel as though India will post a pretty big total if P.Siddle isn't in the XI, he's been taking big wickets this series.

It's not as though he needs a rest either, for starters he's having a rest right now and he can be managed after the Test. No one needs a rest..

 

[Spikey]

i just wouldn't play lyon

 

[benchmark00]

Onto more important matters:

During the tests when they plug the Bupa health zone or whatever it is, does anyone feel uneasy watching the guy dancing on that? Sends shivers down my spine.

 

[Burgey]

i just wouldn't play lyon

It's Adelaide though. Generally flat and hot. Clarke said on Sunday he would definitely play.

 

[Jono]

I hear all that but I just want him to **** off. Wade or Nev, I don't care which one should be playing.

My main concern is that the little **** will ton up on the Adelaide highway in a total of about 600, coming in at 5-400 and we will be stuck with him until next summer when we'll get mediocrity Paine as our long term replacement. Selectors obviously have something against picking Nev or Wade and it ****s me.

Haha, so true.

 

[uvelocity]

odds on another innings victory?

India to follow on imo

 

[Spikey]

It's Adelaide though. Generally flat and hot. Clarke said on Sunday he would definitely play.

It's India though. Generally **** against pace and **** hot against spin.

 

[benchmark00]

It's India though. Generally **** against pace and **** hot against spin.

Yeah that's the thing.

External factors such as pitch aside, you pick four pace bowlers because it's more likely to trouble the Indians, however when you factor in the nature of Adelaide, then you start to see it swing towards Lyon.

Personally, I think it's a close run thing and it doesn't matter the make up imo.

 

[Jayzamann]

So if SOS plods around and makes himself look foolish in Adelaide, just how much heat will be on him?

 

[benchmark00]

So if SOS plods around and makes himself look foolish in Adelaide, just how much heat will be on him?

Depends on the weather conditions imo.