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India v Australia | 1st Test - Day 3| Bangalore | 11/10/08

Huge wicket for Aussies and johnsons 4th. Now they could be in a postion to force a match winning postion in game.
 
MJ gets Ganguly LBW, who predictably pretends he hit the ball when he clearly did not.

The attitude of the Indian batsmen is unsporting to say the least. Sehwag, Dravid and Ganguly.

7 down, for some reason Kumble sending other players out to bat ahead of him
 
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Random Aussie said:
Field placings have been very good from Ponting, very few boundaries conceded once Virender "You are cheats" Sehwag got out.
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sehwag is only player who can force an issue in indian team. So runs can be dried up as indians are that force with strokes or running between wickets!
 
Good fighting knock by Ganguly. It's not surprising that he and Dravid were the only ones up for it.


I really can't believe the pie-thrower has figures of 4-45. What's going on?
 
Sheikh said:
Good fighting knock by Ganguly. It's not surprising that he and Dravid were the only ones up for it.


I really can't believe the pie-thrower has figures of 4-45. What's going on?
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For some reason he is not throwing pies this match, he is actually bowling well. Beats me why though.
 
Amjid Javed said:
sehwag is only player who can force an issue in indian team. So runs can be dried up as indians are that force with strokes or running between wickets!
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It's been that way for a few years now. With Dravid not the player that he was, that dynamic will only get more apparent.
 
It's gonna rain

Edit Cam White 11 overs for 37. So much for the Indian batsmen murdering him.
 
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Random Aussie said:
For some reason he is not throwing pies this match, he is actually bowling well. Beats me why though.
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More power to him. I actually like MJ; he seems a good, honest, hard-working cricketer.
 
Sheikh said:
Good fighting knock by Ganguly. It's not surprising that he and Dravid were the only ones up for it.


I really can't believe the pie-thrower has figures of 4-45. What's going on?
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Are u watching this match??? I cant believe ur calling Johnson a pie-thrower.. he is bowling very well

And why did Ganguly look at his bat even before the ump judged him lbw? And did he kept looking at his bat when he walked away.......
 
Sheikh said:
More power to him. I actually like MJ; he seems a good, honest, hard-working cricketer.
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I like him when he bowls the majority of his deliveries on the stumps
 
lollol said:
Are u watching this match??? I cant believe ur calling Johnson a pie-thrower.. he is bowling very well

And why did Ganguly look at his bat even before the ump judged him lbw? And did he kept looking at his bat when he walked away.......
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Did you watch the Aussie-West Indies series? Mitchell served more pies than side show Bob.
 
lollol said:
And why did Ganguly look at his bat even before the ump judged him lbw? And did he kept looking at his bat when he walked away.......
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Because he is an unrepentant cheat and always has been.

He always pretends he nicked the LBW, or didn't nick the catch or the catch didn't carry.....
 
Hmm am i correct in saying that when u want to know where the ball pitched (inside or outside leg), more than half of the ball has to be pitched inside...

But when u look if it hit in line, and only 0.1mm has hit the batsmen in line, its enough to say the impact was inside?
 

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ball pitched outside leg means not out...but if it is pitched outside off, then batsman can be given LBW. This is what happened in Gangulys case
 
inzidabest said:
ball pitched outside leg means not out...but if it is pitched outside off, then batsman can be given LBW. This is what happened in Gangulys case
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I know that, but WHEN do u say the ball has pitched inside? :)

And WHEN do u say the impact of the ball was in line? :)
 
Crowd has come alive...

273/7, Clark back into the attack
 
oh yaar. Harbajan always proves to be a nuisance with the bat. Nobody is able to get him out cheaply. almost another fifty for him
 
Why is that muppet Mark Nicholas saying there were demons in this pitch earlier in the day? It was pretty poor batting from the Indians that made them lose wickets not the pitch.
 
What a fifty Harbajhan! Walked foward and whacked Stuy Clark over long on for a 4 to get to his fifty.
 
nice to see these lot playing like this tendya and others must look at this man
 
and finally a wicket...

Will there be enough time in the match to force a result, Australia don't look as ruthless as in the past. In terms of setting a target, would imagine that Australia are more conservative.
 
If only Laxman chipped in with his usual 50 against Aus but I cant complain we could have been a lot worse, well done Bhajji & Zaheer. ALso extra Kudos to Zaheer for telling Haddin to shove it up his as*..
 
dblock said:
and finally a wicket...

Will there be enough time in the match to force a result, Australia don't look as ruthless as in the past. In terms of setting a target, would imagine that Australia are more conservative.
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Yaar we will beat them

Disclaimer: This post was made before I saw how many extra runs the Indian added after the rain. Going to be tough to win now, we have a lot of batting firepower but not sure if we are bold enough to go for quick runs.
 
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Muyazzim Khan said:
Why is that muppet Mark Nicholas saying there were demons in this pitch earlier in the day? It was pretty poor batting from the Indians that made them lose wickets not the pitch.
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Glad to see everyone getting to enjoy Mark Nicholas equally :D
 
indias tail has wagged well here and they are right back in this match. Unless Aussies get bowled out inside a day in 2nd inns i cant see a postive result either way!
 
ha ha. this is auatralias test match. have people lost it? This pitch will be a minefiled in the next 2 days.surviving tow sessions will be difficult
 
^yeah i agree..this one is in the bag for the aussies.Time to seriously clean up the extra baggage the have been carrying around for the Indians.
 
^^ U mean the captain himself ? Seriously his body language has been very disappointing ,very uninspiring and tiresome .
 
Well, one thing is definitely clear

Harbhajan is no pushover. He is one crazy courageous motha****a and for that, he has earned my respect
 
singh is king! Johnson bowled superbly and the big wicket of Tendulkar turned things around. If Kumble and Zaheer can keep going and get the lead under 75 we still have a chance to win this won. Let's go India!
 
^ oh we aint going anywhere unless we get rid of the oldies..i was at the ground today.Here is what i think happened.Gambhir got a good delivery for Lee.Sehwag threw his wicket away to a rubbish delivery from MJ.Then "the Wall" came in and did what he does best.Sachin looked in good form until our hero Dravid started holding one end up and kept giving away maiden over after another..i'm sorry that was utter rubbish.I say its time for him to bid goodbye alongwith Ganguly.Another person who must quit ASAP is Kumble.
 
maamrut said:
^ oh we aint going anywhere unless we get rid of the oldies..i was at the ground today.Here is what i think happened.Gambhir got a good delivery for Lee.Sehwag threw his wicket away to a rubbish delivery from MJ.Then "the Wall" came in and did what he does best.Sachin looked in good form until our hero Dravid started holding one end up and kept giving away maiden over after another..i'm sorry that was utter rubbish.I say its time for him to bid goodbye alongwith Ganguly.Another person who must quit ASAP is Kumble.
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Easy Bro ! Thats half the team that you are talking about. No-one needs to quit. Indians have never been particularly good starters in tests against Australia. Just have some patience and watch the so-called oldies coming back into their groove. Plus it ain't over till its actually over, a few early wickets for India in Australia's next innings and 10-12 overs for Sehwag - who knows what can happen ....
 
Hey What were Lee's and Johnson's fastest deliveries of the day? What did they average during todays play?
 
Indians chill out. The Aussie pacers are not going to bowl so successfuly against the Indian batters all the time. The aussies dont even have a dependable spinner. Its only a matter of time that the Indian batters especially Gambhir, Sehwag, Dravid, Tendulkar, Ganguly, Laxman, Dhoni get used to Lee, Johnson and Clarke.

Extreme pace will help Australia. Line and Length will not work on these pitches. The aussies need to play aggressive and smart cricket.
 
btw i think this Aussie attack is perfect.

Pacers: Lee, Johnson, Clarke, Watson
Spinners: White and Clarke and Katich

For the fast bowlers, Lee and Johnson in my view should be used in short 3-5 over bursts and be asked to go flat out bowling at 90mph plus. Clarke should be told to hold an end up and keep things tight. Watson can perform an attacking and defensive role depending on the situation

Spinners: White and Clarke should be given attacking roles. Clarke is a deceptive spinner and will be successful in breaking partnerships especially against those who underestimate him. White is not special but the Aussies must have a spinner and they dont have anyone better than White at the moment.

Overall the Aussies have understood their limitations which is a good thing. The reason why Johnson has been more successful than Lee is the fact he is making an effort to bowl at a good decent pace i.e above 90 mph and the fact he is also reverse swinging the ball at good pace. Lee's strategy of bowling at 84-85 mph and not making an effort to touch 90 mph consistently is his biggest problem. This is not Australia where he can afford to bowl at that speed and get wickets. He has to put in serious effort as a bowler. Otherwise he will always pick up the occasional wicket or two in the subcontinent but never the 4 wicket hauls, 5 wicket hauls which end up destroying the opposition. This in my view will always be the difference b/w Lee and Akhtar.

Clarke did alright, he conceeded too many boundries for my liking but its unfair to expect him to be the perfect Mcgrath. He should focus on keeping things as tight as possible. Watson was superb, picked up wickets, got break throughs.
 
Fantastic fightback from the tail,bhajji yet again responding to the unjustified vilifications in australia by hurting them at crucial moments.

they have shown how to take apart this attack and i have no doubt the
fluke dismissals ,aided by a treacherous pitch this morning, will not be repeated again.

a big collapse tomorrow for the aussies is quite likely
 
The WagonWheel said:
Easy Bro ! Thats half the team that you are talking about. No-one needs to quit. Indians have never been particularly good starters in tests against Australia. Just have some patience and watch the so-called oldies coming back into their groove. Plus it ain't over till its actually over, a few early wickets for India in Australia's next innings and 10-12 overs for Sehwag - who knows what can happen ....
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I think you misunderstood what i said..i was saying that even though Dravid got a decent 40-odd i think he should be held culprit for this debacle..he really stifles the flow of an innings.Sorry if i wasn't being clear in my previous post.Dravid has been in poor form for quite a long time.IIRC he avgs a mere 40 or so in the last 2 years.That is poor considering he avgd 58 at one point in time.We have the youngsters who can atleast do what he is doing atm,i think.Well v'll never know unless we try them out.And there is Anil,don't know whats up with him for the last 6 months..he was terrific in Australia..
 
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^^maybe kumble should be held responsible. There should be no reasons for Dravid to be batting at number 3 in the form that he is in.
 
When you look at both teams and consider that they are playing India, the Indians should be the over-whelming favourites. But the Australians, as they have shown in this match, are very resilient and resourceful.
 
KB said:
When you look at both teams and consider that they are playing India, the Indians should be the over-whelming favourites. But the Australians, as they have shown in this match, are very resilient and resourceful.
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1. Pitch is pathetic and not at all pro India.
2. having said that, Australians were 100% prepared for the encounter unlike India. They had the game plans chalked out, strategies against bowlers, batsmen and everything has worked as plan so far except forthey forgot to plan on Indian tail batting.
3. they worked extremely hard the first 2 days to set the match up on a bad wicket.

It now depends on how close India are able to get to the Australian total. I dont think India can chase anything more than 225 (max 250) on this pitch. Australia are clear favorites to win the match and deservingly so unless weather gods dictate otherwise.
 
That was a strange last session. I'm not sure if the Aus bowlers were tired or something, but the Tail-enders were batting with an odd amount of ease incomparison to their specialist batsman. Maybe the pitch hasn't got the demons in it we expected?

If Aus get India all/out quickly, and bat to a 350 lead after tea tomorrow, I think we should be okay to at least draw the match if not win it.
 
Bhajji to be frank is one of the best timers in the indian batting linup ....has a decent technique for a tail ender ..seems to have realized recently that he has some potential with the bat as well .....has a fifty against aus in last 3 test matches .....not a alrounder material by any stretch , but quite capable of averaging 25-30 !

if we cud manage to get another 35-40 runs for the last two pair , this match could get very interesting ....70 run lead , was not probably was aus was looking at tea time today ....60-40 in favor of aus here imo !
 
maamrut said:
^ oh we aint going anywhere unless we get rid of the oldies..i was at the ground today.Here is what i think happened.Gambhir got a good delivery for Lee.Sehwag threw his wicket away to a rubbish delivery from MJ.Then "the Wall" came in and did what he does best.Sachin looked in good form until our hero Dravid started holding one end up and kept giving away maiden over after another..i'm sorry that was utter rubbish.I say its time for him to bid goodbye alongwith Ganguly.Another person who must quit ASAP is Kumble.
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amazing how we find ways to balme Dravid for everything here..not sure how much you got to watch in the stadium ....but imo Dravid looked in fine touch today ...the best i have seen in more than 2 years .....as for giving maidens after another his strike rate was 50 , which is the same as our innings strike rate ....& the excuse for tendulkar getting out is lame ...!
 
Singh is King!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Was amazing to see the Southern crowd loving a cricketer from the North, normally they were very biased towards Northern cricketeres as they had their own Kumbles, Dravids, Laxman, Srisanths etc to boast about. But now it seems even they have realised how Southern cricketers are on a all time low.

Bhajji you represented us well with your fighting spirit. Props to the max.
 
hindustani007 said:
Singh is King!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Was amazing to see the Southern crowd loving a cricketer from the North, normally they were very biased towards Northern cricketeres as they had their own Kumbles, Dravids, Laxman, Srisanths etc to boast about. But now it seems even they have realised how Southern cricketers are on a all time low.

Bhajji you represented us well with your fighting spirit. Props to the max.
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I swear you getting to my nerves , with this constant north vs south thing .
 
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jusarrived said:
I swear you getting to my nerves , with this constant north vs south thing .
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Can someone explain to me the north vs south thing? Is it like the Qld vs NSW thing in rugby league?
 
OZGOD said:
Can someone explain to me the north vs south thing? Is it like the Qld vs NSW thing in rugby league?
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Northy's are from the Arayan Race, Southy's are from the Dravidian race, Southy's are the true Indians who were there from the start like (aboriginals)...
 
hindustani007 said:
Singh is King!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Was amazing to see the Southern crowd loving a cricketer from the North, normally they were very biased towards Northern cricketeres as they had their own Kumbles, Dravids, Laxman, Srisanths etc to boast about. But now it seems even they have realised how Southern cricketers are on a all time low.

Bhajji you represented us well with your fighting spirit. Props to the max.
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This is the most stupid thing i ever read. Do YOU support players based on the region they are from? :boom:
 
Matchwill be a draw. Whatever lead Aussies get, they have to bat whole day to set upa decent target and I dont think they have it in them to bowl India out in a day cause they dont have any spinners...who can turn the ball
 
the only way India can win this is if they get some more runs with the remaining 2 wickets they have... and then get the Aussies out for less then 200-250...
 
kingusama92 said:
the only way India can win this is if they get some more runs with the remaining 2 wickets they have... and then get the Aussies out for less then 200-250...
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I cant see Australia winning but if India get some arly wickets I can see them making a sniff
 
I can't see India winning from here. We are still 100+ behind. May be we can stretch out for a draw as I can't see Australia crashing.
 
hindustani007 said:
Singh is King!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Was amazing to see the Southern crowd loving a cricketer from the North, normally they were very biased towards Northern cricketeres as they had their own Kumbles, Dravids, Laxman, Srisanths etc to boast about. But now it seems even they have realised how Southern cricketers are on a all time low.

Bhajji you represented us well with your fighting spirit. Props to the max.
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I see them appreciating good performances all the time so can't see why it should amaze any one.
 
TruSachFan said:
btw check the weather out

http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/hourbyhour/INXX0012?begHour=7&begDay=286

If australia dont win this match then they have no one else but to blame themselves for really really slow batting on day 1.
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Aside from the Singh/Khan partnership at the end, India have scored at about the same rate as Australia (and this is on their home pitches). It is a difficult pitch to score runs on and both captains have used defensive field placings.
Not sure any blame should be handed out for scoring 430 on this pitch at 3 an over.
 
jusarrived said:
I swear you getting to my nerves , with this constant north vs south thing .
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I think this guys posts in rec.sport.cricket about this under the name KAVISH

check it out.
 
Romali_rotti said:
Northy's are from the Arayan Race, Southy's are from the Dravidian race, Southy's are the true Indians who were there from the start like (aboriginals)...
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Weren't the Aryans from Iran originally?
 
Ricky Ponting there is a fielding position called third man - USE IT!! :pissed:

So far Brett Lee has not been much good in the Indian conditions
 
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