Stapel
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Too late anyway, I think. I would have started slogging possibly even yesterday.
Maybe the declaration will come when Prasanna makes 150?
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Maybe the declaration will come when Prasanna makes 150?
Lots of criticism of Dhoni's captancy in the press - mainly how defensive he is
He is obviously worth his place in the side but much of 2009 has been pretty horrible for the Indian team and it wouldnt surprise if the murmurs become a rumble if they lose this series
He is obviously worth his place in the side but much of 2009 has been pretty horrible for the Indian team and it wouldnt surprise if the murmurs become a rumble if they lose this series
Shri
Mr. Glass
Yeah, you could say that.
G.I.Joe
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Thats what home and away averages are for.
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Can't say I've seen the pitch, but surely Murali could be a factor in the last 130-140 overs or so with the added pressure of the big deficit for the Indian's
Shri
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Yeah. There are result pitches available too. But they get games during 3 or 5 match test series. Delhi, Mumbai etc for example.
Shame that the Chennai pitch has become a road in recent times as well. Was a really good test wicket in the 90s.
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Just 9 runs off the last 4 overs
....you'd think they'd step it up given they're not declaring
Arjun
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The BCCI needs to step in and curb these state boards from preparing flat pitches. It's not so much the match getting boring- the Indian team is genuinely vulnerable on flat decks. No matter how many the Indians score, the opposition outscore them, often scoring enough to force adequate pressure to win the game. India's batsmen on dodgy wickets are far better than their bowlers on flat decks with no assistance. Every team has a home advantage with the kind of pitch and possibly outfield, but the Indians have no advantage whatsoever on a flat deck.
For all the criticism that has been heaped on the Indians, let's not forget that thsi is the best team they can field, and these are eleven quality players, the best they can get. The way they have been managed, once again, has been deplorable. There's a captain who takes no risks and plays safe too often. There's a coach who doesn't innovate. There are state associations who make things far tougher for the home team when international matches are played. There are fickle selectors who lay off good players because of one bad match or series. This is not even taking into account a cricket board that still hasn't done much to help the team or the game here, or the fickle observers from the media, experts and fans. With so much against them, it's little wonder the players have it so tough.
For all the criticism that has been heaped on the Indians, let's not forget that thsi is the best team they can field, and these are eleven quality players, the best they can get. The way they have been managed, once again, has been deplorable. There's a captain who takes no risks and plays safe too often. There's a coach who doesn't innovate. There are state associations who make things far tougher for the home team when international matches are played. There are fickle selectors who lay off good players because of one bad match or series. This is not even taking into account a cricket board that still hasn't done much to help the team or the game here, or the fickle observers from the media, experts and fans. With so much against them, it's little wonder the players have it so tough.
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And as I say that, they get 11 off the next over ...that's more like itJust 9 runs off the last 4 overs
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Disagree with this. I've seen nothing over the years that suggest India suit sprightly wickets in anyway whatsoever. Of course the classic example going back a few years was their tour of NZ in 2002 (admittedly 7 yrs ago) when they had that supposed million dollar batting lineup & were all at sea against an relatively average NZ attack on those green decks.
Of course you may point to their series against NZ earlier this year, but NZ test pitches have generally been flat for around 4-5 years now, and that series was no exception.
Also, as far as I remember, their test wins in Aust in the last few years were played on flat-decks.
All that said, I haven't followed the Indian test side that closely over the last 2-3 years, so happy to be corrected if you can point out when they've done well on green/seaming/dodgy pitches against decent opposition
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Jono
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Won on a touch pitch, lost on a flat track in South Africa.
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Touch pitch? Where was that & what year?
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Scorecard certainly suggests a dodgy wicket granted, but nothing in the scorecards of the 2nd & 3rd tests suggest particularly flat decks to me