Gaijin-san
Banned
That was the second most effective display of power hitting I've seen since the first VB Series final last year.Eclipse said:
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*Official* VB Series - Australia, India & Zimbabwe
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Sure you know. And if India do win a match, it'll be the dead rubber. As the stakes get higher, the better teams play better, Australia have another gear, they showed it today, if it's needed they will produce it, and India will have no answer.Bapu Rao Swami said:
The final series could produce great cricket, it could be close, but it will never be in doubt.
Eclipse
International Debutant
Yes I remember. It was so good seeing Caddick get smashed for nine fours in just 15 balls by Gilchrist at one stage.furious_ged said:
Pure carnage more or less every good length ball outside offstump was just slayed through point/cover by Gilly in that innings all along the ground but hit amazingly hard.
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
http://ind.cricinfo.com/link_to_dat..._TOURNEYS/WSC/IND_AUS_WSC_ODI2_08DEC1991.html
Perth 1991, India made 208 and yet won the match.. if only history could repeat itself and Kartik could do a Shastri
Perth 1991, India made 208 and yet won the match.. if only history could repeat itself and Kartik could do a Shastri
Gaijin-san
Banned
No dead rubber in the finals, buddy.username said:
marc71178
Eyes not spreadsheets
The first 2 are bound to say that, and the 3rd one is being diplomatic.Choora said:I personally think India will teach Pak a cricket lesson.Kapil Dev, Ravi Shashti and even Pak cricket boss ae all of the opinion that India will be had to beat
I think it will be a tight series, one of the best of the year in all probability.
Linda
International Vice-Captain
I agree! The more the better as far as I'm concerned!Bapu Rao Swami said:
Actually, in all seriousness I was saying today that it was refreshing to see a wicket do that to the bowlers. I think they deserve it once in a while!
Katich was booed. Harharhar, its incredibly disrespectful, but incredibly hilarious all at the same time.
SirBloody Idiot
Cricketer Of The Year
Not as bad as Damien Martyn's...marc71178 said:
Hey, I'm all for more matches in Perth, as I live here
SirBloody Idiot
Cricketer Of The Year
You see he should have been rested long ago when he was in no form.SquidAU said:
See it this way, he hasn't been in form, he hasn't been contributing, so why not, on the off chance, give another guy a go to see what he can do instead of taking the chance on an out of form Martyn.
Cric_freak
Cricket Spectator
I'd still say Martyn's worse. Considering the number of matches they've played.marc71178 said:
Who would people replace Martyn with?
Keep Hussey in and have Ponting replaced Martyn? Instead of ponting replacing Hussey - which is what i think will happen.
Dont people think Aus may need a full time spinner in the finals instead of relying on the part timers?
Clarke just needs experience to gain abit of maturity then i'm sure he will blossom.
Keep Hussey in and have Ponting replaced Martyn? Instead of ponting replacing Hussey - which is what i think will happen.
Dont people think Aus may need a full time spinner in the finals instead of relying on the part timers?
Clarke just needs experience to gain abit of maturity then i'm sure he will blossom.
The Argonaut
State Vice-Captain
People shouldn't get too carried away with this result. The Indians won't have to play Australia in Perth again.
We'll see if Lee can produce the goods again in Melbourne or Sydney. That said he did bowl a much better length in Perth and got his pace up really well. It was the best that I have seen him bowl in a long time. I think it only shows that he came back too early. he should have regained fitness in the state games.
Martyn needs to be dropped so he can get some confidence back in the state games. Hussey is also a better fielder than Martyn so it will only enhance the team if he stays on. Hogg also should be dropped as the selectors seem reluctant to play him against India. Therefore there is no point to him being there.
Symonds has had a good series. he has taken wickets consistently and has batted well on a couple of occasions. The Gilchrist Symonds partnership was a great one especially when India were getting themselves back into the game. Laxman must be ruing the dropped chance off Gilchrist.
I wouldn't write off India yet. Their top 6 are very settled and are great one day players. The bowling as always is still awful but the way the pitches have played the batsmen have won and lost games this series.
We'll see if Lee can produce the goods again in Melbourne or Sydney. That said he did bowl a much better length in Perth and got his pace up really well. It was the best that I have seen him bowl in a long time. I think it only shows that he came back too early. he should have regained fitness in the state games.
Martyn needs to be dropped so he can get some confidence back in the state games. Hussey is also a better fielder than Martyn so it will only enhance the team if he stays on. Hogg also should be dropped as the selectors seem reluctant to play him against India. Therefore there is no point to him being there.
Symonds has had a good series. he has taken wickets consistently and has batted well on a couple of occasions. The Gilchrist Symonds partnership was a great one especially when India were getting themselves back into the game. Laxman must be ruing the dropped chance off Gilchrist.
I wouldn't write off India yet. Their top 6 are very settled and are great one day players. The bowling as always is still awful but the way the pitches have played the batsmen have won and lost games this series.
Slow Love™
International Captain
Ponting appears to have little confidence in his slow bowlers in general, from what I've seen - I'll be interested to see if they play a full-timer in the finals, but at this stage, I'd guess no.Thelwell said:
The fact that the Indians seem to make mince meat out of whomever we toss up doesn't help either. In a way, it's probably not that bad a call, when it's this opposition. Sydney certainly doesn't favor the turners like it used to, either.
SirBloody Idiot
Cricketer Of The Year
Agreed.Slow Love™ said:
If we had Warne back, of course we'd have a spinner, but nobody is really currently capable of tieing down the Indian batsmen and taking wickets who have tried spinning.
Hogg has been unimpressive, and I would be surprised if he is picked.
age_master
Hall of Fame Member
symonds clarke and Katich all bowl a little spin, Katich hasn't been used yet, but if he plays in the sydney final there is a good chance, depending on how the other bowlers are going
It really ****es me off that the very first time we play India on a fast bouncy pitch, we see their much vaunted top 5 batsman stuggle, look indecisive and tentative, and suddenly begin playing away from their body.
The flat track twins, Laxman and Dravid, were exposed, with Laxman not particularly interested in getting behind the line of the ball and Dravid looking sound enough but unable to score runs!
Ganguly even found it necessary to demote himself in the order, with the speedo showing Lee up around 155kmh - coincidence?
Maybe, but Lee was in his 8th over at the time.....Sourav was maybe hoping he'd finish his spell before he had to emerge?
The pitches in Sydney and Adelaide, even Brisbane were slow and devoid of any life - more suited to the Indians than us, and certainly contibuted much to India's positive result of a 1-1 draw.
The only pitch that had a little bit of life in it, Melbourne, resulted in an Aussie win.
Cricket Australia, and to a lesser extent the curators of the aforementioned grounds, have a lot to answer for.
The flat track twins, Laxman and Dravid, were exposed, with Laxman not particularly interested in getting behind the line of the ball and Dravid looking sound enough but unable to score runs!
Ganguly even found it necessary to demote himself in the order, with the speedo showing Lee up around 155kmh - coincidence?
Maybe, but Lee was in his 8th over at the time.....Sourav was maybe hoping he'd finish his spell before he had to emerge?
The pitches in Sydney and Adelaide, even Brisbane were slow and devoid of any life - more suited to the Indians than us, and certainly contibuted much to India's positive result of a 1-1 draw.
The only pitch that had a little bit of life in it, Melbourne, resulted in an Aussie win.
Cricket Australia, and to a lesser extent the curators of the aforementioned grounds, have a lot to answer for.