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***Official*** India in Australia 2014-5
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weldone
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It says a lot about the incompetence of India's bowling attack in the 1st test that such an injured player could score a century.
Now it seems like if Clarke is awaken from his sleep 2 AM at night right after his hamstring surgery and is told to face Varun Aaron and Karn Sharma immediately he can still end up scoring a century.
Now it seems like if Clarke is awaken from his sleep 2 AM at night right after his hamstring surgery and is told to face Varun Aaron and Karn Sharma immediately he can still end up scoring a century.
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weldone
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He had injured left hamstring, injured right hamstring (as we know now) for the full inning and an injured back for half of the inning.
OverratedSanity
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The way Aaron and Shami bowled on day 1, they'd have been spanked around even if it was 1998 Sabina Park.
weldone
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A test class bowler worth his salt won't allow a severely injured batsman score a century anywhere.
I can understand Warner's and Steve Smith's efforts on Adelaide, and I have never criticised Indian bowlers for those. I didn't expect any better from them. But this is a different thing we're talking about.
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weldone
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Me neither...but by a batsman without hamstring and back?
What next? Will the paralympians score centuries too?
anil1405
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For starters it was just a bad back but not hamstring problem when he played that knock in first innings.
One commentator was saying that when a player is injured but can still continue then he tends to have extra focus. Clarke has been playing with a bad back for a long time now.
One commentator was saying that when a player is injured but can still continue then he tends to have extra focus. Clarke has been playing with a bad back for a long time now.
cnerd123
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Clarke has scored runs against better attacks with his crooked back though. Give some credit to the man. He seems to understand how to play within his restrictions and is talented and determined enough to pull it off.
Shami and Aaron were dreadful in patches tho. They had their moments. Shami just seems shot since the third test in England, and Aaron is just not ready for this level. Bring back Pankaj and Yadav.
Shami and Aaron were dreadful in patches tho. They had their moments. Shami just seems shot since the third test in England, and Aaron is just not ready for this level. Bring back Pankaj and Yadav.
GotSpin
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What are you talking about. Clarke would have had hamstring problems in the first innings as well.
weldone
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I wouldn't be making a fuss if it was crooked back only. It's very evident that Clarke has a broken body throughout the last few months, and Adelaide test couldn't be an exception.
No batsman in his right mind would play an International match in that condition, unless he's motivated by something rare.
We can safely say that there's only one reason Clarke dared to even think of playing in Adelaide.
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Really? In any case, Hughes' passing certainly removed any doubts about his playing no matter how he was physically. Clarke said as much in his press conference.
Spark
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sure, there was that whole thing between clarke and ca because clarke basically was of the opinion that if he says he's fit, he's fit