***Official** Malaysia Tri-Series

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

don't worry...making me look like a fool is beyond your capacity...and for the record i don't believe in jinxes...

I never said I'd be the one making you look foolish.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Basically, this should include guys like Taylor and Edwards as well. Not proven, but the talent is there so give them a chance until they clearly fail. I doubt SS would bash them in the same fashion though.

Edwards isn't the same category, because he arrived with success, then failed a whole lot, and is now starting to look a decent bowler again. He's been around for too long to talk about "persisting until failure". Not attacking your point btw. Just clarifying on the Edwards bit.

 

[Anil]

I never said I'd be the one making you look foolish.

well...don't you worry about it now, cuz it won't happen....thanks for the concern though....

 

[Jono]

Any of them accused Duckworth of racism yet, citing a past history of bias against Asian sides whilst not having a problem with Lewis per se?

Nah but I'm accusing you of being a **** head.

 

[Fusion]

Nah but I'm accusing you of being a **** head.

 

[viktor]

Nah but I'm accusing you of being a **** head.

I disagree. Accusation implies there might be doubt...

 

[adharcric]

I disagree. Accusation implies there might be doubt...

Agreed.

 

[adharcric]

Preferred Lineups: 3rd ODI (Australia vs India)

India would really want to win this one to make up for the D/L-ruined defeat to the West Indies, but it'll certainly be a tough ask. Yuvraj should return to the fold and bolster the Indian middle-order, but the real help is needed in the pace attack, where Sreesanth deserves a chance. Meanwhile, the Aussies will be severely strengthened by the inclusion of a plethora of regulars and possibly an old-timer as well. Katich needs to learn that a S/R of 50 is unacceptable in one-day cricket; given that he's been gifted the Champions Trophy opening berth, it's smarter to let Jacques and Hayden battle it out here so the three-way race has a clear winner by the end of the year. Still, chances are Katich plays tomorrow.

Australia
P Jacques
M Hayden
R Ponting*
M Clarke
A Symonds
M Hussey
B Haddin
B Hogg+
B Lee
S Clark
G McGrath

India
R Dravid*
S Tendulkar
I Pathan
V Sehwag
Y Singh
MS Dhoni+
S Raina
A Agarkar
H Singh
S Sreesanth
M Patel

 

[Pratters]

I hope it doesn't rain!

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

I expect Mitchell Johnson will play. He bowled reasonably well the other night at times, and they'll want to keep playing him, along with McGrath. Perhaps it'll be a four-man pace attack with no Hogg?

Aside from that I think your Australian team is about right.

 

[honestbharani]

Indian Express says "Windies were saved by the rain"


Can anyone explain?



BTW, I seriously think we were robbed of a double delight. We did get to see Sachin back to his best but I got the feeling that Lara was shaping up for a ton as well. You know how it is with him these days, he either gets out very early or plays a big one. As Lara himself admitted, the game was nicely poised when the rain came. But unfortunately, in any formula, you can only take into account the no. of batsmen remaining, not their quality because then it becomes subjective and it is impossible to come up with a subjective system in case of rain interruptions.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Indian Express says "Windies were saved by the rain"


Can anyone explain?

Explanation = bias.

West Indies were rolling along at 7.05 an over, needing 169 runs at 5.63 from an original RRR of 6.2.

Sarwan and Lara looked in good shape and the Indian bowlers were spouting rubbish. The game was poised nicely at best. I fail to se where the West Indies were saved by rain.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Nah but I'm accusing you of being a **** head.

Necessary? No. Mild warning.

 

[IndianByHeart]

Explanation = bias.

West Indies were rolling along at 7.05 an over, needing 169 runs at 5.63 from an original RRR of 6.2.

Sarwan and Lara looked in good shape and the Indian bowlers were spouting rubbish. The game was poised nicely at best. I fail to se where the West Indies were saved by rain.

I honestly think that WI were lucky to have won the match, obviously one cannot say for certain, but its more likely that had the match been completed India would have probably ended up winning the match.

WI were going at a great run rate when the match stopped, but fall of couple of wkts would have changed the scenario alltogeather, and i think we would have seen that in the match had it progressed.Chasing more than 300 is always a very tough task, India were unlucky to have lost the match after batting so well.

Tendulkar is still GREAT!

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

I honestly think that WI were lucky to have won the match, obviously one cannot say for certain, but its more likely that had the match been completed India would have probably ended up winning the match.

As evidenced by India's superb ODI record against the West Indies of late, right? The West Indies weren't lucky to have won it. They were 29 runs ahead of the D/L and racing along.

Chasing more than 300 is always a very tough task, India were unlucky to have lost the match after batting so well.

1. By that logic, any team that reaches 300 batting first should automatically be granted victory, because the other team would be lucky to chase it down.
2. India weren't unlucky to lose after batting well, because they bowled poorly. That's not bad luck. That's bad cricket.

 

[Steulen]

Rain was always a possibility, so to let the Windies race that far ahead of their D/L target was very poor cricket by India or extremely good batting by the WI top order.

Either way, a deserved win.

 

[pug]

As evidenced by India's superb ODI record against the West Indies of late, right? The West Indies weren't lucky to have won it. They were 29 runs ahead of the D/L and racing along.

1. By that logic, any team that reaches 300 batting first should automatically be granted victory, because the other team would be lucky to chase it down.
2. India weren't unlucky to lose after batting well, because they bowled poorly. That's not bad luck. That's bad cricket.

I wouldn't say India would have won the match had it not rained but Dravid would certainly be justified in feeling slightly unlucky. But yea, India's bowling was very sad.

 

[pug]

Australia
P Jacques
M HaydenR Ponting*
M Clarke
A Symonds
M Hussey
B Haddin
B Hogg+
B Lee
S Clark
G McGrath

India
R Dravid*
S Tendulkar
I Pathan
V Sehwag
Y Singh
MS Dhoni+
S Raina
A Agarkar
H Singh
S Sreesanth
M Patel

Yeah, Australia would do good by getting Hayden in. India always seems to have one or two nemesis players in each side and Hayden is one such.

Yuvraj at no 3 followed by Sehwag, Dhoni, Raina, (Yea Raina after Dhoni seems a good idea to me), Pathan, Harbhajan, Sreesanth and Munaf, so I agree with your team selection but I rather think India might end up with another spin option (Powar for Sreesanth or Mongia for Raina).

 

[honestbharani]

It wasn't a certainity that either team woudl have wn and by the DL method, Windies were ahead, so they won. I dont understand where luck came into this, although, in general, one tends to feel for the bowling side in such situations because they never had the opportunity to have a come back.

 

[ClownSymonds]

This is disgusting. Australia are supposedly likely to play the B team yet again, and this time I'll be at the ground to witness their mediocrity. PLEASE bring back Hayden, Martyn, Lee, Hogg, Hussey, Clark, and CLOWN - just for me?