biased indian
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one more wicket and its tail..though lee is a good bat....
how they were out..... good balls or bad shots ???
how they were out..... good balls or bad shots ???
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GermanShepherd
School Boy/Girl Captain
Ponting certainly had problems with Chawla.
Does anyone else think that Ponting has to be a bit wary of the Ishant threat ?
I actually think he may trouble Ponting than the spinners.
Does anyone else think that Ponting has to be a bit wary of the Ishant threat ?
I actually think he may trouble Ponting than the spinners.
GermanShepherd
School Boy/Girl Captain
Ojha looks a pretty good talent to me.
To be fair to Ponting, he batted excellently but made one mistake to a very good delivery. Before that, he hadnt looked like getting out
As for Ishant, this is a very important series for him. ATM, his career reputation is based on a great spell to an out of form Ponting and a couple of ODI performances. Other than that, he's been very ordinary and IMO shoulg be rated well behind a guy like Morkel
pup11
International Coach
Casson is likely to be called up as a replacement for McGain, and if i were an Aussie selector i would send him to India ASAP, so he can get into some sort of a shape to play in the first test.
pup11
International Coach
Really disappointed with the Aussie batting effort, i expected Haydos, Punter and Clarke to get out there and get a few runs under their belt so they can go into the first test with some confidence, but that didn't happen, it seems like Ponting was batting well but just got out to a good ball, but i am pleased to see Hussey and Haddin making some runs and more importantly spending some time out their in the middle.
Anyways this game has been a very good workout for the Australians so far and good preparation for them before the first test.
Anyways this game has been a very good workout for the Australians so far and good preparation for them before the first test.
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Amit Mishra is ahead of all 3 IMO.
SirBloody Idiot
Cricketer Of The Year
Great to see Hussey in the runs - need a big series from him.
And pup, you can't call Casson straight into the side after three months with no cricket. That's just suicide (and not of the Kaz variety). Pick four seamers and be done with it IMO.
And pup, you can't call Casson straight into the side after three months with no cricket. That's just suicide (and not of the Kaz variety). Pick four seamers and be done with it IMO.
Mister Wright
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Honestly. Clapo should be the Australian media manager. Can spin the best out of the worst situation.
FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
Nah, Australian fans always overreact massively, and Clapo is right. Yeah, we have no spin options, stop the press...
What else is terrible about the current squad and warrants doom and gloom, exactly? The batting is world class, and we have two top quality quicks ATM, and Johnson who's been part of the team for the last 12 months, so nobody can exactly be shocked at his inclusion.
Yep, we have no spinners. We had a totally untried "maybe" legspinner who is now injured, and now we have a bunch of different totally untried spin options with poor FC records, or the option of going in with four quicks. That's exactly how it's been since the end of the last Ashes series, and probably how it will be for a while to come.
What else is terrible about the current squad and warrants doom and gloom, exactly? The batting is world class, and we have two top quality quicks ATM, and Johnson who's been part of the team for the last 12 months, so nobody can exactly be shocked at his inclusion.
Yep, we have no spinners. We had a totally untried "maybe" legspinner who is now injured, and now we have a bunch of different totally untried spin options with poor FC records, or the option of going in with four quicks. That's exactly how it's been since the end of the last Ashes series, and probably how it will be for a while to come.
Exactly
There is ZERO point in playing somebody who is well below test class just for the sake of variety and particularly when all the stats prove that virtually no foreign spinner has done well in India anyway
Play your best players and if they play to their ability, Australia wins far more than they lose.
It really is as simple as that
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FaaipDeOiad
Hall of Fame Member
I'm not overly opposed to playing an untried spinner, actually. Especially with Watson in the squad as a 4th seam option and the support spin of Clarke, it seems like a reasonable choice. And both Krezja and Casson can bat pretty well, which is a plus.
Playing four quicks has its advantages as well, but what happens if you end up with a huge turner? Our spin options aren't great but I'd still prefer to have one in the 4th innings on a turning wicket than not.
I do think the spinner they picked is a somewhat odd choice, but I don't object to the logic. If they bowl poorly we do have other options, at least.
Playing four quicks has its advantages as well, but what happens if you end up with a huge turner? Our spin options aren't great but I'd still prefer to have one in the 4th innings on a turning wicket than not.
I do think the spinner they picked is a somewhat odd choice, but I don't object to the logic. If they bowl poorly we do have other options, at least.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
I hate the post I'm just about to make, but I've thought about it all day, and I'd go with this team:
1. Hayden
2. Jaques
3. Ponting
4. Hussey
5. Clarke
6. Katich
7. Haddin
8. Lee
9. Johnson
10. Clark
11. Bollinger
It's really hard for me to post that, as I've ferociously supported both Krejza and Watson throughout their careers. They're two of my favourite players really.
However, Krejza simply isn't good enough at the moment. Unless the pitch looks like it's going to turn absolutely square from the first day and be low and slow for the quicks, he should not be in the team. I'm against the idea of stacking the batting and using Watson as one of the four main bowlers for reasons I outlined earlier in this thread, so that leaves the four specialist quicks option. Given that, I don't think Watson would offer much with the ball in India as a fifth seamer - Michael Clarke would be bowled more than him and possibly even Katich as well in the second innings. I don't think Watson is quite good enough on batting alone to get in over Katich or Jaques at the moment so the team is as it stands above.
I'd actually be thrilled if Watson and Krejza played TBH as I'm big fans of both of them, but if I was selecting the team myself, I wouldn't pick them at this stage.
1. Hayden
2. Jaques
3. Ponting
4. Hussey
5. Clarke
6. Katich
7. Haddin
8. Lee
9. Johnson
10. Clark
11. Bollinger
It's really hard for me to post that, as I've ferociously supported both Krejza and Watson throughout their careers. They're two of my favourite players really.
However, Krejza simply isn't good enough at the moment. Unless the pitch looks like it's going to turn absolutely square from the first day and be low and slow for the quicks, he should not be in the team. I'm against the idea of stacking the batting and using Watson as one of the four main bowlers for reasons I outlined earlier in this thread, so that leaves the four specialist quicks option. Given that, I don't think Watson would offer much with the ball in India as a fifth seamer - Michael Clarke would be bowled more than him and possibly even Katich as well in the second innings. I don't think Watson is quite good enough on batting alone to get in over Katich or Jaques at the moment so the team is as it stands above.
I'd actually be thrilled if Watson and Krejza played TBH as I'm big fans of both of them, but if I was selecting the team myself, I wouldn't pick them at this stage.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Bracken was my second seamer picked for this tour, TBH. Definitely would have played him. Not to be though.
four_or_six
Cricketer Of The Year
They could, perhaps, dispense with Ponting in favour of Watson. Since the former apparently is only going to average about 10.
