***Official*** India in Australia 2014-5

[Cabinet96]

lol at Cricket Australia retweeting the stat that India are the first team in history to score 400 first dig at the Gabba and lose.

 

[anil1405]

This Indian team lacks mental strength and this is the reason why they are losing crucial moments in the game.

1) From 311/4 to 408 all out.
2) Letting Australia score 505 after restricting them to 247/6
3) Middle order collapse today

They just tend to lose focus after a certain stage and just give up unlike their opponents.

 

[Cevno]

Unrest in the dressing room ? Hmm....


Kohli was hurt in the nets too apparently.

 

[Gob]

mj change the game.first clobbered that 80 odd when aus are long way behind and then rip the heart out of indian batting.as well as smith played,mj should have been the motm.such a mercurial cricketer.

 

[Jono]

India lost both first tests through horrible collapses in the space of 1 hour. In test cricket you can undo 3-4 days of hard work so quickly. Amazing game.

 

[dognutz]

This Indian team lacks mental strength and this is the reason why they are losing crucial moments in the game.

1) From 311/4 to 408 all out.
2) Letting Australia score 505 after restricting them to 247/6
3) Middle order collapse today

They just tend to lose focus after a certain stage and just give up unlike their opponents.

I agree but cannot for the life of me understand why. They have a generally poor record in Oz (as we do over there), so you'd think there'd be no room for complacency - infact there's every reason to go hard 24/7 - especially for their supporters. Got me stuffed

 

[Jono]

Also gfy India for denying us Sunday cricket. 7 out of 9 days of cricket have been on a weekday.

 

[Cabinet96]

India lost both first tests through horrible collapses in the space of 1 hour. In test cricket you can undo 3-4 days of hard work so quickly. Amazing game.

Last seven Australian home tests there's some truly incredible collapse statistics.

 

[smash84]

ugh, dhoni is back with his terrible post match comments. Was such a pleasant surprise to have

MS Dhoni: "It's not about how near you are, it's about what actually happened. The first session today was a big debacle for us. There was a lack of communication in our dressing room over whether Shikhar will go into bat or Virat. We did not handle that situation well. We were having a bat at the nets, the wickets were not very good and he got hit. Didn't react too badly so we thought he was fine to bat. By the time he came in he was in a lot of pain and unable to bat. We were only able to give Virat 5-7 minutes to prepare. That created some unrest in the dressing room. I think Mitchell batted really well. Once you get close to the new ball, the ball goes soft and the bowlers get tired. He played his shots and he was a little lucky too. Nothing went to the fielders and he was able to score. I'm pretty happy with how we have played. We have shortcomings but I'm happy how the bowlers have shaped up. We have tried both five bowlers and an extra batsman, but neither has really grabbed the opportunity. They are a talented side and they have self-belief. For a few of them they are coming here for the first time and they haven't really succumbed to the pace factor. It's a pleasure playing in front of a big crowd in Melbourne. It's a special day as well (Boxing Day) and hopefully it will be good for us."

 

[OverratedSanity]

Today's collapse was pretty bad, but I do think it was more down to some really quality bowling from MJ, Hazlewood and Watson than a true brainfade from our batsmen (except for Dhoni). The first innings tail runs, though... those hurt. A lot.

 

[Spark]

Lower orders being blown away by this attack is hardly unique to India tbf.

 

[Jono]

I'm flipping tables here at Dhoni's comments.

 

[Jono]

Just ****ing own the loss and try and improve. And don't bat like a dumb**** yourself.

 

[mohammad16]

LOL Dhoni has always been a sore loser.

 

[anil1405]

Today's collapse was pretty bad, but I do think it was more down to some really quality bowling from MJ, Hazlewood and Watson than a true brainfade from our batsmen (except for Dhoni). The first innings tail runs, though... those hurt. A lot.

Maybe our batsmen forget at times that there is something called as leaving the ball which is effective in test cricket. Both Rahane and Rohit could have avoided their dismissals if they wanted to.

 

[Johnners]

So, in the end a relatively comfortable win for the Aussies. Smith deservedly MOM.Possibly Hazlewood unlucky in this respect.

As for changes for Melbourne, Watson has to go Mitch Marsh has to prove his fitness, Warner has to prove his as well, Haddin should go Wade come in.Who do you drop to bring in Harris. Johnson too inconsistent to be classed as an all-rounder.It will be interesting as to what the team is composed of.


There is probably a few names to be bandied about....eg Finch, Vogues, Maddison even Burns.
I would not to be a selector for quids

Yeah no thanks.

No question about who should be dropped, Starc.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Maybe our batsmen forget at times that there is something called as leaving the ball which is effective in test cricket. Both Rahane and Rohit could have avoided their dismissals if they wanted to.

Well sure, but i don't think it was down to good bowling. And Rahane's was a brute of a ball tbh.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Lol @ Dhoni's comments. He's awful.

 

[Spark]

that's the most dead**** comment i've heard in a while. what the **** would have kohli done had dhawan gone in and nicked off first nut?

re: rahane would dearly have known how he was meant to play that tbh. it just climbed on him, that's all.

 

[Tangles]

Arun and Mad dog should be no where near selection. Wade can gagf. Time for Nev if they want a new keeper. Burns should be the next bat in line.