*Official* India in Australia Thread

[IsuraE]

The match starts on Thursday doesn't it? In that case, they won't need much of the weekend!

LOL, I sure hope the match goes atleast 4 days, I want to get my money's worth

 

[amits]

only rain can save australia.

say thanks to rain, all aussies as that is the only way aus can prevent defeat.

 

[marc71178]

say thanks to rain as that is the only way aus can be prevented from inflicting a humiliating defeat.

At last he's seen sense!

 

[luckyeddie]

only rain can save australia.

say thanks to rain, all aussies as that is the only way aus can prevent defeat.

There were times when I really used to despair for humanity.

Then I read a post by Amits and I immediately realised that he is really quite astute, that I agree with the crux of his points.

Then they locked me up.

 

[lord_of_darkness]

hopefully bruce reid has taught the indian bowlers how to sledge in a short time

 

[Neil Pickup]

I was thinking more along the lines of teaching them how to bowl, but still, that's a start...

 

[luckyeddie]

hopefully bruce reid has taught the indian bowlers how to sledge in a short time

Maybe they ought to go for Glenn McGrath instead of Wasim Akram, then

 

[V Reddy]

Great one , Amit .Hope India has a decent start to the match

 

[V Reddy]

There will be no Sidhu this time . Espn-Star seems to have dumped him. Oh well atleast Boycott is going to start his commentary stint again.

India has won the toss and is fielding

 

[age_master]

Ian Healy and Tony Greig both reccomended batting, a very defensive move - i dont think it was the best decision, the outfield is wet and that will wreck the ball. not the best decision for mine, time will tell

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

India has won the toss and is fielding

The pitch could be a lush field for all I care, that's a bad move IMO. India's best chance is like anyone else v Australia. Go out there in the first Test and if possible bat first and look to post an aggressive total (ie dont look to bat 2 days for 300 runs, bat positively) to establish some sort of footing in the Test series from the word 'go'. This is where England made the mistake last year IMO. They would have still lost the series, but I'm pretty sure that it would have been far less one-sided.

Also, with Tendulkar, Dravid, Laxman and Ganguly at the core, you shouldn't be afraid to face essentially a second-string Australian bowling attack, as good as they may be.

 

[gibbsnsmith]

only rain can save australia.

say thanks to rain, all aussies as that is the only way aus can prevent defeat.

so, i go and get bundled with work and a girlfriendso i dotn post for a while here, i come back and notice this post...

nice to see things never change, eh?

 

[V Reddy]

Ramesh has not been picked too

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Ramesh has not been picked too

That's a horrible move by India. The only batsman (aside from Sachin) who, from all reports, was sure of himself and looked to be coping comfortable with the Australian conditions and then you drop him.

Yes, Chopra may have done well in his last couple of Tests, but those were different conditions and, no offence to NZ, a different quality of opposition. This is Australia! India need all the help they can get.

Strike 1...

 

[V Reddy]

India most often doesn't do well when bowling first too . So a very defensive move :!(

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

0.1 Khan to Langer, bye: FOUR, down leg side and all the way to the fine leg boundary
0.2 Khan to Langer, no run, down leg side again and well taken by the keeper

Hmm....

 

[marc71178]

AA not given new ball

 

[age_master]

0/26 - rain, dissapointing - will make it more difficalt for singh if he bowls early. not really any chances so far

 

[luckyeddie]

How good (or bad) a decision was it when Langer was caught off a no-ball?

Cricinfo commentary man, he say nooooooooo! (actually, he said it was a little harsh)

 

[Gaijin-san]

Just in case Amits is getting a bit excited, those are highlights from 1991 buddy