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

[uvelocity]

Gabba is by far the best ground for spectators in Oz

pretty sure you mean worst bud

 

[howardj]

Us fine Queensland folk deserve a better stadium

Anyway, it's the first Test that I will be attending as a Gabba Member

 

[Burgey]

Not many marginal seats in Qld are there? Unlikely you'll get one if there aren't.

 

[wiff]

Poor Phil Hughes has been hospitalised by a bouncer…hope he makes full recovery

 

[jan]

"...in induced coma undergoing surgery" sounds awful Speedy recovery!

 

[OverratedSanity]

But in trying to push along his score, Hughes attempted a hook at the fast medium of Sean Abbott about 2.23pm, and was hit in the side of his helmeted head, a blow that drew blood.

For a few moments he stood, bent over head down and reeling from the impact before collapsing, face first, onto the pitch - a second hefty blow to the head in itself. Distressed players gesticulated for assistance and team medical staff were quickly out onto the field, where Hughes was tended to before a motorised stretcher carried him, still motionless, from the ground.

Sounds terrible. Hope he recovers.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

**** me, imagine how the bowler is feeling. Fast bowlers may talk about wanting to hurt batsmen, but no-one ever wants this.

 

[duffer]

Link here

Looks horrific.

 

[viriya]

"He stopped breathing at the SCG"...

This sounds so bad

 

[CricAddict]

terrible

 

[harsh.ag]

I wonder what is going through Abbott's head. I could imagine being reluctant to ever bowl a bouncer again. Such a weird thing, perspective.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Back on the Test stuff, to me think that this might be the time where they've taken it out of Clarke's hands; may well have been in his hands the last two times he's re-done it.

 

[harsh.ag]

Having Clarke score one less double hundred against us on a tour down under would be nice.

 

[uvelocity]

Back on the Test stuff, to me think that this might be the time where they've taken it out of Clarke's hands; may well have been in his hands the last two times he's re-done it.

never been a fan of trusting the player tbh

 

[vic_orthdox]

When it's a recurring injury like this, there's probably a point where the decision should be taken completely out of the person's hands.

 

[weldone]

Good to see Saha, Pujara and Kohli make some runs

 

[theegyptian]

Is Ojha a really rubbish keeper? Otherwise you'd have thought he get the chance instead of Saha given his a form against Australia a in Australia. I know that series was played out of season probably on slower than normal wickets (and plenty of runs were scored) but you can't do much more than Ojha did.

Not like Saha is the young option either being only a year younger than Ojha. Still, whatever.

 

[weldone]

Saha is a gun.

 

[anil1405]

On pure keeping abilities Saha is way better than Ojha, not that Ojha is bad but he is not great either. Personally wouldn't pick him as a keeper in tests certainly not down under.

 

[weldone]

On keeping, Saha > Dhoni > Ojha