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*Official* India in Australia Thread
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warrioryohannan
U19 Cricketer
Sachin fails again, gone first ball he faced from Lee, for sachin the nightmare isn't over yet:O
CDAK
U19 Debutant
Sachin!!!! What happened to you?Common...people have started discarding ur presnce in the middle.. It's really a big worry for a big fan like me.
I'm sure , he will later mention in his biography,2003 as his worstest year in international cricket and for his personal reputation.
I'm sure , he will later mention in his biography,2003 as his worstest year in international cricket and for his personal reputation.
masterblaster
International Captain
Oh Geez, failures happen to everyone.
Its perfectly normal. Life was never meant to be easy.
Matthew Hayden, Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist, Steve Waugh, Nasser Hussain, Mark Taylor, Viv Richards, Greg Chappell have all gone through what Sachin is going through right now.
Remember Pontings 0, 0, 0, 12 odd against India???
Comparing with Sachin
0, 1, 37, 0.
It compares slightly better.
Sachin will be back, im sure - it would be a dream come true to see him back to his sizzling, trademark best against Pakistan in April.
Shoaib, watch out son..Tendulkar is saving that form for YOU.
Its perfectly normal. Life was never meant to be easy.
Matthew Hayden, Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist, Steve Waugh, Nasser Hussain, Mark Taylor, Viv Richards, Greg Chappell have all gone through what Sachin is going through right now.
Remember Pontings 0, 0, 0, 12 odd against India???
Comparing with Sachin
0, 1, 37, 0.
It compares slightly better.
Sachin will be back, im sure - it would be a dream come true to see him back to his sizzling, trademark best against Pakistan in April.
Shoaib, watch out son..Tendulkar is saving that form for YOU.
mavric41
State Vice-Captain
Day one to India - 4/329 with both Ganguly and Laxman still there. Fantastic innings by Sewag, aided by a little luck and some poor fielding. Take nothing away from him though - brillant stuff. I hope the Aussies can fight back early tomorrow morning and restrict India to less than 400.
p.s. I couldn't believe they left out Andy Bichel who was the best bowler in the first innings of the last test. Williams and Bracken just don't look dangerous to me. They need someone with a bit of mongral in them - like that Shaun Tait from SA. He impressed me during the Australia A match.
p.s. I couldn't believe they left out Andy Bichel who was the best bowler in the first innings of the last test. Williams and Bracken just don't look dangerous to me. They need someone with a bit of mongral in them - like that Shaun Tait from SA. He impressed me during the Australia A match.
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TendulkarFan
School Boy/Girl Captain
Some observations:
1. Sehwag played a great innings. Lady luck was on his side today for sure.
2. This is the first time in a while that I've seen the Aussies wilt under pressure. The fielding was atrocious and the bowling, barring the first Lee spell, very predictable and negative. The 7-2 field clearly forced all the bowlers to bowl on the offstump and they bowled a lot wider than they need to in order to get the Indians out cheaply. No one except Lee looked dangerous at any point during the day. Why they left out Bichel is a mystery to me, especially in favour of Bracken who accomplished nothing except driving Chopra dizzy for the first session.
3. All four Indian wickets fell playing bad shots. After Sehwag made the Aussies look bad, I thought Dravid and Tendulkar took things for granted and thought that maybe they would just come out and play their shots and get a quick century like Sehwag. Unfortunately, they forgot the 1.5 hours of hard work that Sehwag put in early in the morning, getting his eye in. Tendulkar's shot was pathetic - when you're in a trot, you play defense first, not glance the first ball down to fine leg boundary. Sehwag I really don't want to blame because that's how he got so many of his runs but if Ganguly asked him to be cautious after the first-ball six off Katich, he should have listened to him.
4. Overall a pretty good day for India, even though Aussies fought back a little towards the end. Indians should clearly target 500 for tomorrow. With the way Dravid and Sehwag were going, I definitely thought 600 was a possibility but not anymore.
5. Aussies desperately miss McGrath and Warnie. The accuracy and smarts those guys bring are definitely missing from the current bowling attack.
1. Sehwag played a great innings. Lady luck was on his side today for sure.
2. This is the first time in a while that I've seen the Aussies wilt under pressure. The fielding was atrocious and the bowling, barring the first Lee spell, very predictable and negative. The 7-2 field clearly forced all the bowlers to bowl on the offstump and they bowled a lot wider than they need to in order to get the Indians out cheaply. No one except Lee looked dangerous at any point during the day. Why they left out Bichel is a mystery to me, especially in favour of Bracken who accomplished nothing except driving Chopra dizzy for the first session.
3. All four Indian wickets fell playing bad shots. After Sehwag made the Aussies look bad, I thought Dravid and Tendulkar took things for granted and thought that maybe they would just come out and play their shots and get a quick century like Sehwag. Unfortunately, they forgot the 1.5 hours of hard work that Sehwag put in early in the morning, getting his eye in. Tendulkar's shot was pathetic - when you're in a trot, you play defense first, not glance the first ball down to fine leg boundary. Sehwag I really don't want to blame because that's how he got so many of his runs but if Ganguly asked him to be cautious after the first-ball six off Katich, he should have listened to him.
4. Overall a pretty good day for India, even though Aussies fought back a little towards the end. Indians should clearly target 500 for tomorrow. With the way Dravid and Sehwag were going, I definitely thought 600 was a possibility but not anymore.
5. Aussies desperately miss McGrath and Warnie. The accuracy and smarts those guys bring are definitely missing from the current bowling attack.
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Salamuddin
International Debutant
India need to make 450 at least -- a good partnership of 100 between laxman and ganguly tomorrow should do the trick.
What do people think the wicket is going to play like in the latter half of the match ?
Also, out of interest when was the last time Australia conceded
over 400 in the first innings of a test -- must have been quite a while ago ?
What do people think the wicket is going to play like in the latter half of the match ?
Also, out of interest when was the last time Australia conceded
over 400 in the first innings of a test -- must have been quite a while ago ?
It was very sad to see sehwag out in a stupid fashion, especially when he was near his double ton. well india has thrown away some of the advantage which their openers gave them.
If India can score anything near to 500 in this innings, it would be very difficult for australia to get back in the series.
I beleive that australia wont repeat the mistake they did in their previous match(playing too fast) to enforce a win, as a consequence the match would end in a draw. I think India would not have any problem in sydney as its a spinning pitch, and Mcgill wont be anywhere near to a threat. i think therefore India would win the series 1-0 or 2-0.
That would really shatter australia's confidence. remember the next tour for them is srilanka, murali is in GR8 form. Australia cannot even think of winning there with their shattered confidence. so one may think that aussie downfall has begun.
An anticlimax for Steve waugh.
If India can score anything near to 500 in this innings, it would be very difficult for australia to get back in the series.
I beleive that australia wont repeat the mistake they did in their previous match(playing too fast) to enforce a win, as a consequence the match would end in a draw. I think India would not have any problem in sydney as its a spinning pitch, and Mcgill wont be anywhere near to a threat. i think therefore India would win the series 1-0 or 2-0.
That would really shatter australia's confidence. remember the next tour for them is srilanka, murali is in GR8 form. Australia cannot even think of winning there with their shattered confidence. so one may think that aussie downfall has begun.
An anticlimax for Steve waugh.
TendulkarFan
School Boy/Girl Captain
The wicket will probably get drier and slower as the match progresses. I definitely don't think batting will be as much a pleasure as it was today.jamesryfler said:
Salamuddin
International Debutant
no vishnureddy, you don't get me.
What I meant was, when was the last time, Australia had to field first in a test match and conceded over 400 to the opposition ?
In Brisbane and Adelaide, Australia batted first.
It hasn't been for a while -- the Aussies are not used to chasing big scores on the first innings.
What I meant was, when was the last time, Australia had to field first in a test match and conceded over 400 to the opposition ?
In Brisbane and Adelaide, Australia batted first.
It hasn't been for a while -- the Aussies are not used to chasing big scores on the first innings.
roofromoz
School Boy/Girl Cricketer
We had nothing today. I think that we are now finally starting to really feel the pinch with pretty much our frontline attack absent. It's also about making your own chances, and whilst we got plenty, we either fumbled it or the third umpire gave the benefit of the doubt to the batsman.
But I'm not going to whinge... in a way, it's good that we are finally getting some decent competition, rather than teams like South Africa and Pakistan coming here showing glimpses of what they can do, but not follwing through with it. I knew that the Indians had a good line up, but they have shown in this series what they are really capable of.
The pitch is drying up, and batting may not be as much a pleasure as it was today. Someone (was either on Channel 9 or the ABC, can't remember) was saying that it was not really a day 1 pitch, it was more like one you may see on day 2 or 3. Hopefully we will be able to chase down anything that the Indians set us and establish a lead... what happened in Adelaide will probably not happen again for a while.
It is quite a shame to see Sachin not firing. I mean, the Indians have piled on the runs in this series, yet Tendulkar has not figured in the avalanche - very irregular. I think that it's only a matter of time before he explodes... he will get a massive score before he leaves our shores - may be in the one dayers. The guy is a champion, he won't be in this rut for much longer.
It's only stumps Day 1, so the match is far from over. If our batting lineup can fire up in the same way the Indians have, could be quite a tight battle.
But the Indians are a chance of inflicting our first home series defeat for 11 years, make no mistake.
But I'm not going to whinge... in a way, it's good that we are finally getting some decent competition, rather than teams like South Africa and Pakistan coming here showing glimpses of what they can do, but not follwing through with it. I knew that the Indians had a good line up, but they have shown in this series what they are really capable of.
The pitch is drying up, and batting may not be as much a pleasure as it was today. Someone (was either on Channel 9 or the ABC, can't remember) was saying that it was not really a day 1 pitch, it was more like one you may see on day 2 or 3. Hopefully we will be able to chase down anything that the Indians set us and establish a lead... what happened in Adelaide will probably not happen again for a while.
It is quite a shame to see Sachin not firing. I mean, the Indians have piled on the runs in this series, yet Tendulkar has not figured in the avalanche - very irregular. I think that it's only a matter of time before he explodes... he will get a massive score before he leaves our shores - may be in the one dayers. The guy is a champion, he won't be in this rut for much longer.
It's only stumps Day 1, so the match is far from over. If our batting lineup can fire up in the same way the Indians have, could be quite a tight battle.
But the Indians are a chance of inflicting our first home series defeat for 11 years, make no mistake.
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if ganguly and laxman play positively they should reach the 500 mark by tea tomorrow. i think i declaration at that stage would be essential for a result...and even then unless the indian bowlers can find something on this road, the aussies should be able to comfortably pile on a large 1st inn total and save the match. however, an aussie win is also possible here if ganguly and laxman fall cheaply tomorrow and the indian tail crumbles. was anyone else tearing their hear out when sehwag got out?! but full credit to him, thats the way he plays, thats the way he scores, and nice to see him not changing his game when approaching a milestone. great knock by a future star!
pontingrulz
Banned
shane warne said it was a day 2 wicket. Yeh its a real shame lee missed that runout oppurtunity. would have made for an interesting day of cricket. but it was a good ome back in the last session by the aussies but i think the wickets fell to loss of concentration rather than good balls
Craig
World Traveller
I always believe a Test team on a good wicket should look to score 100 runs per session and for the lose of 2 wickets a realistic goal.jagaways said:
Anything more in runs is a bonus, anything less then two wickets fallen is also great. Obviously if you dont lose the wickets, the runs will flow.
Mr Mxyzptlk
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This series I think is showing what many, including myself, have been saying. Australia will likely suffer from mass retirement as the West Indies did.
When Hayden, McGrath, Gilchrist, Lehmann all retire within a relatively close period, it may be quite tough to recover. Australia is one of the teams which has been somewhat reluctant to blood youngsters until very recently.
The batting seems in decent hands, but the bowling resources aren't very deep are they? I'm not by any means slagging off Australia because, as a West Indian fan, I have had to endure the same.
When Hayden, McGrath, Gilchrist, Lehmann all retire within a relatively close period, it may be quite tough to recover. Australia is one of the teams which has been somewhat reluctant to blood youngsters until very recently.
The batting seems in decent hands, but the bowling resources aren't very deep are they? I'm not by any means slagging off Australia because, as a West Indian fan, I have had to endure the same.