*Official* India in Australia Thread

[V Reddy]

What a series it was and it was fitting that it was Waugh's last series. I wanted Waugh to make century but oh well atleast he played a major role in Aus drawing the test.

 

[Adamc]

man of the match and man of the series should have gone to anil kumble imho.... it's not very often some1 takes 12 wickets in a test match....

not sure bout stats.....but i think without kumble,india would've strugggled to get aus out...and i think in this series that was more important than runs

Certainly Kumble did well but the fact that he wasn't involved in the first test would have counted against him. As for stats:

- In the three matches Kumble played (2nd, 3rd, 4th tests) a total of 4562 runs were scored and 92 wickets taken, an average of 49.59 runs per wicket.

- Kumble took 24 wickets at the cost of 710 runs, avg. of 29.58. Normally those figures would be merely 'good', but in the context of the series they are remarkable.

 

[Eclipse]

next stop: VB series.

Australia must win that, after all all the four tests they've bin playing ODI games

I think Australia must concentrate on breaking the world record 398 (highest ODI score) and Punter must go for (194 highest individual score) against Zimbabwe or India.

Ponting could easly break that 194 IMO. Just looking at his WC final inning's and his last ODI ton against India he was really smashing everything near the end and another 10 overs in both game's and he could have got there.

 

[Andre]

Day 5: Waugh's Final Dig

http://www.cricketweb.net/articles/EpZFFllFFyLxhsxfSY.shtml

Feedback appreciated.

Take a bow, Steve. You've done us proud.

 

[biased indian]

1 real complaint though, man of the series - Dravid???

Dravid - 490 runs @ 122 - SR 48

Ponting 634 @ 126 - SR 60

Take out there performance in the match their countries lost and then dravids figures will look good.may be they should have given it to kumble for 24 wicket in 3 matches in a series dominated by batsmen for most of the sessions

 

[Jono]

The fact that so many players could be justified in being named player of the series (Dravid, Ponting, Kumble and Laxman) exemplifies what a good series it really was. I still think Dravid deserved it but it could of gone either way.

Kumble put up a fight no doubt about that, but the determination and mindset Tendulkar put into his 241 alone deserves a man of the match award. The pressure he was under and criticism he was getting from many was extremely high and as always he gets past it with class.

 

[mavric41]

Re: Day 5: Waugh's Final Dig

http://www.cricketweb.net/articles/EpZFFllFFyLxhsxfSY.shtml

Feedback appreciated.

Take a bow, Steve. You've done us proud.

Great article Andre, you summed the day up perfectly although it was strange to see Anil Kumble refered to as the Great White Hope.

 

[V Reddy]

I thought the comment by Sachin that he is quite young compared to Waugh was quite funny too . Good to see the players of both the nations have good relations8D

 

[anzac]

congradulations to all for a memorable series in more ways than one...or two or three.......

not the least being a competitive drawn series with one win a piece (with the Aussies coming back from 0-1 down!!!)....

great batting performances from several players including Tendulkar, Dravid, Laxman, Ponting, Katich.......

great bowling from Kumble..........

and not forgetting the last hurrah of one S Waugh........


Several Indian players came of age on this tour - sure they were already stars but they finally put to bed any questions about their ability on Aussie pitches etc - Dravid, Laxman, Kumble.....

The Aussies showed a great fighting spirit when faced with their biggest challenge for several seasons - a situation where they were missing their frontline bowling attack & go 0-1 down in the series, yet come back to be in a position to almost win the series....

 

[luckyeddie]

I was quite amused by that muppet Shane Warne in the commentary box. With the asking-rate at around 12-14 an over, he was still rattling on about 'going for the win'.

The sooner he gets back to playing the better for me - I won't have to listen to him.

 

[CDAK]

It's been a good series for the Indian fans and good cricket lovers.
It was also a worth discussion on this forum so far. I enjoyed it. Probably this might be my last post in this thread and I'm leaving as the topscorer .

Bye Lucky Eddie, Niel, Craig, Marc,rik,mavrc,masterblaster,james,imdavid,Mrmxyzptlk,Krkode,Amit,rajat, jagaways,koch-cha,vishnureddy,sachin,jono,mustang,slowlove,... and all other friends..

 

[luckyeddie]

It's been a good series for the Indian fans and good cricket lovers.
It was also a worth discussion on this forum so far. I enjoyed it. Probably this might be my last post in this thread and I'm leaving as the topscorer .

Bye Lucky Eddie, Niel, Craig, Marc,rik,mavrc,masterblaster,james,imdavid,Mrmxyzptlk,Krkode,Amit,rajat, jagaways,koch-cha,vishnureddy,sachin,jono,mustang,slowlove,... and all other friends..

Don't leave the forum, mind....

 

[Mister Wright]

That's probably the weirdest stumping I've ever witnessed. Oh well it's fitting that Gilly and Katich are the last there, they're the ones that prevented an Indian win in my opinion.

I think I remember him getting out a similar way in Inida on Australia's last tour. I think Mongia dropped the ball onto the stumps off Harbajan in the 2nd or 3rd test.

Congratulations to India, they have done what not many other international teams have done, kept Gilchrist from getting even a half century in a series. Since Gilchrist's 100 against India in the first test in 2001 he hasn't got to 50 in 6 tests.

 

[NikhilN]

anyone have a video of day 5?

 

[krkode]

Well, that's done, then.

Wish it wasn't a draw, but kudos to Waugh for making his last innings a valuable one.

I'm just surprised Dravid got the Man of the Series over Ponting...but then again, I'm not that surprised...I can see why they'd choose him...:P

 

[Salamuddin]

the Indians bowled very well to Gilchrist I thought. THey didn't give him any width and more often than not he self destructed.

 

[age_master]

the Indians bowled very well to Gilchrist I thought. THey didn't give him any width and more often than not he self destructed.

haha he was only in there for a few balls and he slipped, hardly self destructing, could have happened to anyone

 

[luckyeddie]

haha he was only in there for a few balls and he slipped, hardly self destructing, could have happened to anyone

I think Jamesryfler was referring to the series as a whole

 

[age_master]

I think Jamesryfler was referring to the series as a whole

ok, still, everyone gets into a rough trott every now and than.

 

[Jono]

^ Agreed but I think what he's trying to say is that rough trott had something to do with the way the Indians bowled to him. They didn't give him much width and it paid off.