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

[Jono]

Btw Jono, do you support the decision to drop Pujara for Raina?

No. That has nothing to do with today's play though

 

[weldone]

No. That has nothing to do with today's play though

Ya I know, was just asking.

It's safe to say that we'd get more than 2 wickets if Ishant played. Australia never had 340/2 in the last 3 tests.

 

[biased indian]

Yes man, of course we saw 340/2 in all those 3 tests.

Seriously though, I expect Ashwin to do much better in the 2nd effort here. Good for Kohli if Ishant wasn't dropped indeed..

A big IF there, doubt Australia will bat twice

 

[biased indian]

The indian team of this test has in total played 161 test ..wonder when we had such an inexperinced side playing before ..still this is no team for future surely 3-4 players in this side wont be playing too many test cricket

 

[NUFAN]

In b4 someone mentions India's first Test...













In b4 someone works out that in any of India's first 15 Tests, the side was less experienced.

 

[Jono]

Ya I know, was just asking.

It's safe to say that we'd get more than 2 wickets if Ishant played. Australia never had 340/2 in the last 3 tests.

Surely ishant wasn't named vice captain and then dropped. He's been rested here right?

 

[biased indian]

Surely ishant wasn't named vice captain and then dropped. He's been rested here right?

Arun confirmed that Ishant sat out with pain in the left knee, and that Cheteshwar Pujara was dropped

 

[Jono]

Yep, so weldone stop blaming Kohli about team selection re: today's play.

Captaincy on field may have been off but got nothing to do with bowling.

 

[weldone]

Yep, so weldone stop blaming Kohli about team selection re: today's play.

Captaincy on field may have been off but got nothing to do with bowling.

I've already said that FFS.

Yes man, of course we saw 340/2 in all those 3 tests.

Seriously though, I expect Ashwin to do much better in the 2nd effort here. Good for Kohli if Ishant wasn't dropped indeed..

 

[Jono]

Haha that read super sarcastic.

 

[weldone]

First sentence was sarcastic of course.

 

[GotSpin]

He said be there at the end...and Double it

 

[OverratedSanity]

Rohit will get a ton tomorrow. Can feel it.

I'm just gutted for Pujara though.

 

[weldone]

Rohit will get a ton tomorrow. Can feel it.

I'm just gutted for Pujara though.

Pujara will be fine as long as Raina gets a single-digit score.

Be happy if Rohit scores big.

 

[anil1405]

I'm just gutted for Pujara though.

I'm not. He has had technical and confidence issues (both seem to be interrelated imo) for a year now. He has had issues facing swing bowling in England. Technically he looked bad against Lyon in the first test. He isn't really convincing when facing bouncers. Let him sort out his technique in domestic cricket or by playing in England (provided BCCI still sends its players to England for domestic cricket).

If he is really good then he will sort things out and earn his place back in the team. Maybe there is a tendency that fans take things for granted. Personally for me he hasn't shown assurance that he is the long term solution for India's no.3 position.

Having said that, seeing Rohit Sharma scheduled to come one down for India is even more terrifying.

 

[Tangles]

Rohit will get a ton tomorrow. Can feel it.

I'm just gutted for Pujara though.

I don't see India batting before day 3. Our tail hasn't even faced up yet.

 

[honestbharani]

I don't see India batting before day 3. Our tail hasn't even faced up yet.

TBF, OS never indicated it has to be with the bat...

 

[Tangles]

tbf, os never indicated it has to be with the bat...

 

[Coronis]

Rogers hinting at retirement in the near future.

 

[Spark]

"hinting" is putting it mildly