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Recent content by aussie_beater

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    **Official** Australia in India Thread

    First of all, I won't call them injustices....they are mistakes and there is nothing deliberate about them. And yes, it so happens that he has committed quite a number of those mistakes against India and so I am piqued about it. Why is that a problem ? And all umpires commit mistakes but Bucknor...
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    What must India do to be be recognized as the NEW home of cricket?

    I fully agree that India has to cut back on the number of ODIs it plays. Actually India is playing less ODIs these days compared to the time when Azharuddin was the captain. In my opinion Test match cricket in India got devalued a lot in the early and mid 90s, when all India was doing was...
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    What must India do to be be recognized as the NEW home of cricket?

    And that point of view is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard on the subject of how to manage sports. BCCI needs to be held accountable as an organization with public responsibilities, but doing what this article advocates borders on lunacy in my opinion.
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    What must India do to be be recognized as the NEW home of cricket?

    The Bangalore stadium has a capacity of 40000 and half full isn't that bad attendance, but yeah if this match were played in Kolkata or Mumbai, the attendance would have been much higher on 1st day. Some Indian fans tend to wait for a good Indian performance before showing up in test matches and...
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    **Official** Australia in India Thread

    This is ridiculous. Weren't we hailing this Indian lineup to be best ever just one test match before this one ? Then why is this the last and only chance ? Didn't they perform honurably just one test match before this in Pakistan ? This is the type of reaction that has been the cause for a lot...
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    **Official** Australia in India Thread

    India is pretty much out of this game. Any target above 250 in the 4th innings in India has been achieved rarely.....the highest being 276. And Australia already has a lead of 350+, so even if they get bowled out for 50 more runs, its game over for India. And India cannot bat out 5 sessions for...
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    **Official** Australia in India Thread

    Yeah, the Eden Gardens thing was a miracle, but it is always going to be at the back of the mind for Indian fans, however improabable it is, when you look at similar scenarios. But for Indian batting to redeem itself in the second innings in this match would be even tougher because the pitch is...
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    **Official** Australia in India Thread

    damn, you got me there
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    **Official** Australia in India Thread

    This is bad, very bad !! I would really like to see this match go through without these interruptions, no matter whether India loses or not.
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    **Official** Australia in India Thread

    I would say India cannot save follow on from here. Now the question is, should Australia enforce the follow on if somehow India score another 100 runs ? I would say that given the condition of the wicket where its expected to deteriorate on day 4 and 5, Australia would be better placed if they...
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    **Official** Australia in India Thread

    Sehwag got caned when he was given the ball on day one. Look Indian bowlers did apply enough pressure on day one, and did a decent job till the last hour when Gilchrist and Clarke started to open up.After that they were always under pressure because of the attacking batting of Clarke and...
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    **Official** Australia in India Thread

    This series is starting almost in the same fashion as the last one in 2001. Australia steamroll India in the first test, with centuries from Gilchrist and a certain unknown player...it was Hayden in 2001, its Clarke in 2004. Very poor batting from the Indian team. Dravid had a bad day, but the...
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    **Official** Australia in India Thread

    Yep I think Australia have put themselves in a strong position in this match.The first day marks go to them after some excellent batting by the young Clarke and Katich as well. This bloke(Clarke) will be one of the guys to watch out for in the coming years. Congrats to Kumble on his 400th...
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    **Official** Australia in India Thread

    The seam movement also was due to the moisture in the wicket due to rain and everything. It was weather related and that was my point.
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    **Official** Australia in India Thread

    If we don't even go before 2000, I can't see how Bangalore got classed as a fast bowlers wicket.The 2001 match against England was played in the relaid pitch but was more of a swing bowlers match because of overcast conditions. It was not very different from the normal Indian pitches in any...
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