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For all practical purposes it is and that's how it is treated as.Facepalm.jpg
NZ isn't part of Australia.....
For all practical purposes it is and that's how it is treated as.Facepalm.jpg
NZ isn't part of Australia.....
For all practical purposes it is and that's how it is treated as.
Well, I'd guess Ponting really was only referring to OZ though.For all practical purposes it is and that's how it is treated as.
Or Ponting could be responding to a question on why only 7% of Indians prefer test cricket.Well, I'd guess Ponting really was only referring to OZ though.
That said, I don't really agree with him. The scores I would guess are higher in India but guys score them so quickly, a result is often still possible. Suspect Ponting is mixing up his arguments between numbers of draws and Tests which are bat-dominated.
. This is indeed buffoonery since this is easily the most idiotic cricket debate i can remember having on this site. But lets gooooooo..You confirm my statement that you are here to engage in buffoonery and not any serious discussion. I will try to make it easy one more time :-
Right & this lasted only on DAY 1 right???. Days 2 & 3 the sun came out & they where full days play right?Here are some of things that should be commonly known :-
1. Soil soaks up water, Even if the pitch was not exposed directly to the water, if the nearby areas were, the inner surfaces will become soft, even more so since the city had seen heavy rains in the previous season.
2. It is evident that the covers were not on until after five minutes after the second drizzle started, which means the pitch was exposed to the rain for longer than five minutes (keep in mind the inner layers are already soft).
That would be too intelligent question for Dubya. Not to forget 7% is still 3-4 times the population of Australia.Or Ponting could be responding to a question on why only 7% of Indians prefer test cricket.
Yes but Day 2&3 of a test match come immediately after the first day of a test match not after 6 months of summer.Right & this lasted only on DAY 1 right???. Days 2 & 3 the sun came out & they where full days play right?.
No one is denying that the pitch played horrible. Just questioning the assertion that pitch was under prepared deliberately.The point is this it doesn't matter if rainfall affected pitch preparation before the test & ground conditions slightly intially during the match (the first day). The PATCH is the pitch PLAYED HORRIBLE FOR 3 DAYS. (the only time batsmen look in any degree of control was the Laxman/Tendy partnership in IND second innings). SIMPLEEEE...
If you lived in India, would you go to the grounds during the day? It's a more complicated issue than games being bat-dominated.Or Ponting could be responding to a question on why only 7% of Indians prefer test cricket.
Well Ponting never said that. See hereNo one is denying that the pitch played horrible. Just questioning the assertion that pitch was under prepared deliberately.
cricinfo said:Ricky Ponting
On the pitch
Disappointing. It's fair to say that the wicket was nowhere near even being close to Test-match standard: that's pretty obvious given what we've seen over the last two days. 40 wickets falling in just over two days of a Test is pretty much unheard of. It's disappointing that the series has ended this way. It's been such a fantastic series, from the first ball bowled till the start of this match. It puts a bit of a sour taste in the mouth
On whether the ICC will have an enquiry over the pitch
I'm not sure if there'll be an enquiry, but I know that lots of questions will be asked and lots of reports will be written. I guess the match referee will write a report about this wicket, and obviously that'll be sent to the ICC. Let's hope there is an enquiry, just because it's so disappointing. As a player you want to be tested under different conditions and in different countries, but that's just going a little bit too far. We have played in three venues other than this one in this Test series, and the conditions have been different in each one, which is the beauty of playing cricket in India. But in all the matches other than Nagpur the match was going into a fifth day, which is what you want. Unfortunately this one didn't even finish two.
if australia fail to beat wi in the third test ponting will look like a nice big douche.
Just because you don't capitalise your J doesn't mean I don't.
Just because you don't capitalise your J doesn't mean I don't.
Just because you don't capitalise your J doesn't mean I don't.
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why the hell does it matter? Are you saying it will go up because of results??? I honestly don't see too many of the casual cricket fans in India liking test cricket at all... They are brought up in the age of batting heroes and they will always enjoy a Sehwag six more than a Zaheer yorker...Or Ponting could be responding to a question on why only 7% of Indians prefer test cricket.
u mean he doesn't right now?If Australia fail to beat WI in the third test Ponting will look like a nice big douche.
That answer to the second question shows he did indeed question that the groundsmen under prepared the wicket and that deliberately... Aussie, can you read English properly?Well Ponting never said that. See here
. This has gone beyond ridiculous now. Ponting never said the word "I believe the Mumbai test wicket was under prepared by THE GROUNDSMEN DELIBERATELY" MY GOD WTF. He just questioned the preparation of the wicket - by saying "it was not close to test standard" which he clearly was in his rights to say after what happened.That answer to the second question shows he did indeed question that the groundsmen under prepared the wicket and that deliberately... Aussie, can you read English properly?
That is why the grounds were full during the recent test series between India and Sri Lanka.Or Ponting could be responding to a question on why only 7% of Indians prefer test cricket.