Australia v India | 3rd Test | December 26-30, 2014 | MCG

[Junaids]

We will have to agree to disagree.

I thought that on comeback in the third Test against South Africa at Perth in 2012-13 he was pretty good (2-54 and 4-110), and then against Sri Lanka I thought he was very good indeed (4-63, 2-16, 0-58, 3-34).

He then had only 1 Test in India at Delhi in which he was wicketless in 19 overs and he was out of the team and the squad!

So his 2012-13 home record was
3 Tests
15 wickets for 335
Average 22.33

Batting Innings: 7, 3, 92*, 13, 1*, average 37.67.

So I think it was a typical Mickey Arthur mistake to blackball him from the Ashes squad. I think Mitchell Johnson's renaissance started a year earlier than it is generally recognised to have.

In addition, he busted Sangakkara's hand in that time!

I think Johnson was almost unselectable by the time of his serious injury in South Africa in late 2011. But the biggest error of the Mickey Arthur era was that in the Test against Sri Lanka in which Jackson Bird debuted he was excessively impressed by Bird's control and couldn't recognise how lethal Johnson was becoming at home.

In the second innings of that Test Johnson took 2-16 in 8 overs, and removed 2 Sri Lankans whom he injured to the point that they couldn't return to bat.

Yet in the next Test Arthur had Johnson reduced to 4th seamer duties, with Starc, Bird and Siddle given the ball before him.

After match figures of 22-2-79-6 in the previous match!

 

[IndianWillow]

India has done well here. Ashwin is coming of age, I guess, he bowled really well. Ishant has been a disappointment, like he always is. Smith is the key, if they can remove him early, they can get the Aussies within 350. But India will be batting fourth, so they have to bat really well and get a lead, else the Aussies are going to walk away with this rather easily.

 

[Romali_rotti]

Aus should score 500 plus tomorrow, Haddin has got his eye in and Johnson and Co will flog this bowling attack. India tomorrow will be 120/5 close of play, BOOK IT............

 

[Romali_rotti]

But India will be batting fourth, so they have to bat really well and get a lead, else the Aussies are going to walk away with this rather easily.

Lead ? I hope you are being sarcastic here, there wont be any lead from the Indians no matter how well they bat...

 

[Swanny]

No our captain prefers moral victories instead of the actual ones

 

[cricketindiafan]

Aus set for 450+, when we bat, we will start well, look like scoring 400 get out for 325-350.

Aus will then bat us out of the game in the 3rd innings and win by 150-200 runs.

Also the pitch will become near impossible to bat by day 4 lunch time, already has lot of uneven bounce

 

[Energetic]

At least India won't lose by an innings on this tour.

 

[OZGOD]

Aus should score 500 plus tomorrow, Haddin has got his eye in and Johnson and Co will flog this bowling attack. India tomorrow will be 120/5 close of play, BOOK IT............

I reckon it's going to be heaps closer than you think Romali. Haddo will be effectively starting on nought again tomorrow and Jonno and co are hit and miss. We should at least get 350 but 500 will be a stretch and the Indian batting will be a handful on the wicket.

 

[IgnitedMind]

Is this the slowest the australia have played in recent times...a run rate less than 3 !!!

Good bowling by India... Smith is growing day by day ...For someone who was thought to be a T20 player has become a fantastic test player with great temperment...first 1 hr of his play showed how matured he has become.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Well at least we didn't let OZ score at 3.5 an over. I saw a bit of Shami bowling before going to college and he really has regressed. Bowling short down the legside to Rogers . At this rate I would rather bhuvi bowled. He may be a 120 kph trundler but at least he can bowl straight. Depressing bowling.

 

[IndianWillow]

Lead ? I hope you are being sarcastic here, there wont be any lead from the Indians no matter how well they bat...

That depends on how much our bowlers concede. 350 is definitely gettable for India.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

That depends on how much our bowlers concede. 350 is definitely gettable for India.

And we have let their tail score very freely until now so unless our bowling proves to be effective at cleaning the tail, we can forget about the lead for the moment.

 

[Convict]

Is this the slowest the australia have played in recent times...a run rate less than 3 !!!

Good bowling by India... Smith is growing day by day ...For someone who was thought to be a T20 player has become a fantastic test player with great temperment...first 1 hr of his play showed how matured he has become.

Well at least we didn't let OZ score at 3.5 an over. I saw a bit of Shami bowling before going to college and he really has regressed. Bowling short down the legside to Rogers . At this rate I would rather bhuvi bowled. He may be a 120 kph trundler but at least he can bowl straight. Depressing bowling.

This wicket is not conductive to quick and high scoring.

350 here may be worth 450 in Adelaide

 

[Nikhil_cric]

This wicket is not conductive to quick and high scoring.

350 here may be worth 450 in Adelaide

You are right. But atleast we can hope that our bowling can pick up 5 wickets tmrw morning without giving away too many.

 

[habibi hayya]

Expecting a good innings from smith again.

Captain leading from the front.

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[Batman]

Australia v India | 3rd Test | December 26-30, 2014 | MCG | Day 2

Australia will start their 1st innings from 5/259.

Steven Smith not out on 72 and Haddin not out on 23.

Can they make it 450+?

 

[leatherface58]

I think 500 is in order. Ozzies bat till 11.

 

[Random Aussie]

Interesting morning coming up. So far in this series, this sort of time where it's pretty even has tended to be the time where it all goes wrong for India. Can they roll us for 300ish?

 

[Romali_rotti]

500 is ON, Haddin now going guns blazing...

 

[Jabo]

Bravo Haddin

you made 29 runs, he needs to finally make some runs, last time he scored some runs were probably against England where he usually starts to play

 

[mithun_minhas]

Healy and Taylor crying that Indians are doing body line stuff.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Haddin playing like a tennis player.

 

[Romali_rotti]

Haddin on his way to a 100, this bowling side is pathetic I dont think I have seen a more pathetic site in test cricket...

 

[mithun_minhas]

Shami is an unfinishwd product. The man cannot bowl proper line or length.

 

[Justcrazy]

Haddin needs to score here.

 

[Romali_rotti]

Innings defeat on the way for India

 

[mithun_minhas]

Haddin chancing his arm. So far our pathwtic bowlers let him back to form.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Waaah kya team hai humaara

 

[Justcrazy]

Haddin

 

[mithun_minhas]

Ishant isnot unlucky. The length he bowls, he will not get many wickets.

 

[Jabo]

Well done Haddin!

Finally making some runs

 

[90MPH]

Just bowling too short. They just don't learn from their mistakes.

Pitch it up - you will not get LBW, bowled and edges without getting the ball up. Short delivery should only be a suprise tactic once in a while.

 

[Justcrazy]

Crucial inning for Haddun

 

[mithun_minhas]

Will be a dosgrace if India lets Haddin score a 100

 

[mithun_minhas]

Easy runs being given here.

 

[TNA]

Will be a dosgrace if India lets Haddin score a 100

career saving 100 apparently

 

[Random Aussie]

Poor bowling and captaincy

 

[yasir]

One principle of cricket bowling is to drive batsman. Pitch the ball up, hit 6-4 m marks with tighter lines.

Indian seamers are hoping for things to happen, you got a be brave with your lengths...


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[sensible-indian-fan]

Just bowling too short. They just don't learn from their mistakes.

Pitch it up - you will not get LBW, bowled and edges without getting the ball up. Short delivery should only be a suprise tactic once in a while.

You can't fix stupid.

Our strategy is stupid.

Our bowlers as lame as they may be won't pitch it short if not asked to do it.

Guess who is behind our strategy?

 

[Justcrazy]

India needs to keep this within 400.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

India needs to keep this within 600.

Corrected.

 

[90MPH]

You can't fix stupid.

Our strategy is stupid.

Our bowlers as lame as they may be won't pitch it short if not asked to do it.

Guess who is behind our strategy?

Bowlers need to think for themselves. Someone like Sharma should know by now his job is to hit the top of off stump.

But this is his 3rd tour and he's still bowling rubbish short stuff - that too against players who are good on the backfoot.

They just don't think, it's 1 thing having a bad strategy but you need to change your plan when something is not working.

I really don't think the Indian bowling is bad in terms of ability - it's just the mindset is so wrong.

 

[Justcrazy]

300 up

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Bowlers need to think for themselves. Someone like Sharma should know by now his job is to hit the top of off stump.

But this is his 3rd tour and he's still bowling rubbish short stuff - that too against players who are good on the backfoot.

They just don't think, it's 1 thing having a bad strategy but you need to change your plan when something is not working.

I really don't think the Indian bowling is bad in terms of ability - it's just the mindset is so wrong.

Ideally we need an Imran Khan to guide our bowlers. But that's asking too much.

A Zaheer Khan would be a great guide for these bowlers who have no brains too.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Disgraceful bowling.

Aus will score 500 easily.

 

[mithun_minhas]

You have to say beautiful conditions to bat.

 

[90MPH]

Ideally we need an Imran Khan to guide our bowlers. But that's asking too much.

A Zaheer Khan would be a great guide for these bowlers who have no brains too.

These Indian bowlers should play a season of county cricket - first class 4 day cricket.

Even Zaheer improved after he played county cricket. Unfortunately 20-20 is the first priority for many cricketers these days
Which they learn nothing.

 

[90MPH]

You have to say beautiful conditions to bat.

It is now that India have wasted a 10 over new ball by constantly testing the middle of the pitch.

 

[90MPH]

Another short ball and guess what the result - 4

 

[Justcrazy]

runs partnership.

 

[mithun_minhas]

Nice tennis ball bounce. Totally flat track.

India will be in for a long time in field.

 

[jattafridi]

steven smith century

 

[habibi hayya]

Smith's numbers this year are unreal.

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[yasir]

This guy is in supreme form, great temperament... What a transformation in year or two!!!


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[mithun_minhas]

I like Aus team, but listening to their commies will make you hate their team.

 

[90MPH]

Brad Haddington Out, a bit unlucky.

Badly needed wicket for India but damage already done.

 

[habibi hayya]

Is ishant really talking smacked?

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[Jabo]

Johnson and Harris

Can't wait for them to bowl

 

[Suleiman]

Switched on the television just to watch another blistering knock by Mo' Johnson

 

[Thivagar]

Ian chappell said Ms Dhoni's captaincy is the worst he has ever seen.

 

[Thivagar]

for Smith again. 3 centuries in 3 matches. 4 centuries in 5 matches.

 

[90MPH]

Ian Chappell hits the nail on the head.

Horrible captaincy and strategy by Dhoni, but the bowlers were dumb as well to follow the strategy.

 

[habibi hayya]

Haha dhoni getting destroyed.

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[sensible-indian-fan]

Ian Chappell hits the nail on the head.

Horrible captaincy and strategy by Dhoni, but the bowlers were dumb as well to follow the strategy.

Huh?

So a captain asks you to follow a strategy and a newbie bowler would have the guts to say no?

Now our bowlers can't execute any plans but that is another discussion.

 

[anuk]

chappell is a sad old man who's got a chip on his shoulder because of what happened to his brother.

 

[90MPH]

Huh?

So a captain asks you to follow a strategy and a newbie bowler would have the guts to say no?

Now our bowlers can't execute any plans but that is another discussion.

A good bowler will say "captain this is not working let's go back to plan a".

But seriously as bad strategy as it was by the captain he could not have devised it on his own without the bowlers backing so they take some responsibility as well.

How many Tests has Ishant played now ?? A good bowler leading the pack will tell the captain where he wants the field and what the tactics should be, end of.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

A good bowler will say "captain this is not working let's go back to plan a".

But seriously as bad strategy as it was by the captain he could not have devised it on his own without the bowlers backing so they take some responsibility as well.

How many Tests has Ishant played now ?? A good bowler leading the pack will tell the captain where he wants the field and what the tactics should be, end of.

Its not as easy as it looks.

But bowlers of course need to be blamed also.

For example - Dhoni placed a leg slip and asked Yadav to bowl short to one lefty yesterday (forgot his name). There was NO WAY Yadav could say no. He HAD to do it.

Later after a few fours, Dhoni removed that and Yadav started bowling full and looked more threatening.

 

[Energetic]

Shami is always expensive but he does get wickets.

 

[spiderreddy]

Another fifty coming up for johnson

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Shami is always expensive but he does get wickets.

Useless wickets.

He is beyond garbage that his impact is nothing.

He has the most wickets but has been BY FAR the worst bowler of the lot.

 

[Energetic]

Useless wickets.

He is beyond garbage that his impact is nothing.

He has the most wickets but has been BY FAR the worst bowler of the lot.

Looks good in ODIs though. Average is 26.

 

[sensible-indian-fan]

Looks good in ODIs though. Average is 26.

In ODIs he is different. Talking about tests.

 

[Random Aussie]

chappell is a sad old man who's got a chip on his shoulder because of what happened to his brother.

Oh look its Anuk the Hater

 

[Energetic]

I don't know why but I always find Haddin useless. Wade looks better.

 

[spiderreddy]

500 coming up for aus

 

[Suleiman]

Ask Ian Chappell if he's won his country any world cup trophy as captain? No? That's what I thought

#183*

 

[90MPH]

Sir Ishant 82 not out. He should get another Weill deseves ton.

 

[Energetic]

All teams except India has at least 1 50 plus average batsman subject to at least a 1000 test runs.

 

[joly]

Aus might reach 550 at this rate,I expect a Sub-180 total by us in the first inning

 

[90MPH]

Ishant Sharma is one of the most stupid bowlers I have seen.

Unlucky my foot.