Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Look at this bloke try and steal my thunder
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Daemon
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shaking in my bootsHave just abused this **** on facebook btw and will abuse Daemon when he comes online.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
What a **** of a process. Coffee shops?
I'll grab a macchiato and a day 3 general admin pass thanks.
Cevno
Hall of Fame Member
Never had problems with buying tickets for test matches even on the day of the match tbh or 1/2 days before.
For ODI's it's usually a problem, but nowadays you can book them online/on phone and have them delivered early. Same with T20's/IPL....
The state association usually keeps many of the tickets/passes with themselves, so less are available and the demand is huge sometimes for LOI's but it's much better these days then it was in the past where it was a cluster****.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
Cevno
Hall of Fame Member
BCCI @BCCI
The All-India National Selection Committee will meet on Feb 10 to pick the India squad for the home Test series against Australia.
BCCI @BCCI
The preparatory camp for Team India ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2013 will be held at the NCA between Feb 15 to 18.
BCCI @BCCI
Fast bowlers shortlisted from last year's all-India open trial conducted by the board will bowl at India's Test batsmen in the camp
The All-India National Selection Committee will meet on Feb 10 to pick the India squad for the home Test series against Australia.
BCCI @BCCI
The preparatory camp for Team India ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2013 will be held at the NCA between Feb 15 to 18.
BCCI @BCCI
Fast bowlers shortlisted from last year's all-India open trial conducted by the board will bowl at India's Test batsmen in the camp
Furball
Evil Scotsman
Yuvraj Singh and Piyush Chawla got picked for the England series. Does that answer your question?
Cabinet96
Global Moderator
Yup, I argued the same thing after the Ahmedabad test in the England series. I think few would disagree that India have the better spin options and play spin better, therefore, if the gap in quality were to reduce due to an absolute bunsen, then India will suffer.
Contra
Cricketer Of The Year
Given the speed at which we've lost games over the last 2 years, I'd take a couple of draws and maybe sneak in a win here and there.
Our batting has just eroded massively, I don't care who says what that Mumbai pitch wasn't as bad as it was made out to be by our batsmen.
Cevno
Hall of Fame Member
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
We will gain nothing from that.
If we dont have Yadav and Zaheer I cannot see how anyone can think we should play a slow deck. Our pace bowlers will get owned.
Play a Mumbai-esque turner, back the fact that we won't be up against the quality of Panesar and Swann as a duo (even if you think Lyon can be better than those two, no way Doherty/Maxwell/Clarke is as good as that duo) and win the ****ing series.
I swear if we play a slow deck, lose the toss and bowl first with no Yadav and no Zaheer we will be in the field for 2.5 days.
Cevno
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India has a poor record at Mumbai due to the bounce and carry, more than the turn. When it turns along with the bounce and quick carry, darters become effective and Indian batsman struggling against the extra carry compared to those touring even when facing seamers neutralizes the advantage.
India's best bet is turn with low/uneven bounce, imo. Like the one we defeated SA on in the last match a few years ago. Smith was moaning and the Match referee reported it but they can suck it.
Other then that the slow grinding surface like the Ahmedabad test is the second best bet. But a no to a Mumbai type bouncy/turny track which is due to the Red Soil there anyway.
India's best bet is turn with low/uneven bounce, imo. Like the one we defeated SA on in the last match a few years ago. Smith was moaning and the Match referee reported it but they can suck it.
Other then that the slow grinding surface like the Ahmedabad test is the second best bet. But a no to a Mumbai type bouncy/turny track which is due to the Red Soil there anyway.
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Contra
Cricketer Of The Year
Um.. our batsmen can do with some time in the middle, more than anything, it's the confidence level of our batsmen that's at all all time low, they just need runs, even if on flat decks in boring draws. Once they have the benefit of some runs behind them then we can really judge who should be discarded and who shouldn't.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
That is weird logic, don't test our batsman at all, and then when the ones who are good at scoring when they are not being tested score runs, it will make ti easier to know who to keep.
Sounds good to me.