***Official*** India in Sri Lanka 2015

[cnerd123]

Inconsistent tho.

450 a bit optimistic. Sanga and Mathews to ton up, a 70ish from Mubarak...could really be closer to 600 if the youngsters chip in.

 

[Teja.]

Kohli really needs to step up his Pujara game as captain. Hoping it's just been dumb **** selection and not political.

 

[Contra]

I hope Kohli doesn't go overboard with this whole aggressive and dynamic players thing, picking Aaron purely because of pace and because one day he might rip into a line up, or Rohit because he might play some magic innings.

 

[G.I.Joe]

I think the point of picking 3 spinners was to enable Aaron to bowl short bursts at full tilt.

 

[cnerd123]

I hope Kohli doesn't go overboard with this whole aggressive and dynamic players thing, picking Aaron purely because of pace and because one day he might rip into a line up, or Rohit because he might play some magic innings.

I think it is exactly that.

He's trying to do things differently from the pragmatic, boring Dhoni. We saw that in Aus with his loaded slip cordons and asking the quicks to bowl around the wicket to Warner.

I have a feeling he's just going to attack attack attack here. Problem is he thinks he's got some heavy artillery on his side, when all he really has is a set of water pistols.

Could get pretty ugly.

 

[cnerd123]

Aaron has only played 3 competitive games in the last 3 months. Including the Test against BD.

Should be ready to tear in and click 150+ in his first few spells.

 

[morgieb]

Is this Kumar's last test?

 

[Contra]

I think the point of picking 3 spinners was to enable Aaron to bowl short bursts at full tilt.

Perhaps, but when you're playing 5 bowlers anyways then you could pick another quickly and still allow Aaron to bowl short sharp bursts. It's just that 3 spinners very rarely works, and Bhuvi would have made the trio of Ishant/Aaron/and himself a good one in variety of pace,swing and bounce.

 

[Contra]

Is this Kumar's last test?

second last.

 

[OverratedSanity]

sigh

 

[cnerd123]

Yay another drop in the slips.

 

[Burner]

India must have some record or something of dropping the most catches in slip... Can't win if you don't take them.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Ohno now we're going to bowl boucners all day

 

[Isura]

Can someone tell me why Mubarak is anywhere near the test side? Average 17 in tests, under 40 in FC, and 34 years old.

 

[cnerd123]

Nooooo why couldn't that be the catch dropped. DONT ENCOURAGE ISHANT TO BOWL SHORT zzz.


Sanga to scared to face Ishant's chin music. Protecting himself at 4. Tsk tsk.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Well

 

[cnerd123]

Can someone tell me why Mubarak is anywhere near the test side? Average 17 in tests, under 40 in FC, and 34 years old.

Beasting it in FC and SL middle order needs so experience. Also a gun fielder.

Aaron w00t w00t. Turns out that wasn't a very costly drop after all.

 

[cnerd123]

Oh wait that was another short ball?

FFS.

Sanga and Mathews are gonna pull hook and cut their way to centuries today zzzz.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Can someone tell me why Mubarak is anywhere near the test side? Average 17 in tests, under 40 in FC, and 34 years old.

Been dominating in FC

 

[OverratedSanity]

Oh wait that was another short ball?

FFS.

Sanga and Mathews are gonna pull hook and cut their way to centuries today zzzz.

Sanga's going to feast on those if Aaron and Ishant persist with it.