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India v Australia | 3rd Test-Day 1 | Delhi | 29/10/2008

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Great now Clarke has hurt his back bowling 7 overs in a row to try and save the over rate

If this team was a horse it would be put down
 
Savak said:
I admit he is not as good enough as Mcgrath and Gillespie were but he is better of with this approach in India. You saw how effective he was when he was bowling line and length.
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Yeah am just very disappointed in Lee. For years he has been bagged for bowling pies and carrying on like he is some superstar, finally starts to bowl well and deserve the plaudits, then the time we really need him to lead the attack he has been outbowled by rookies.

Edit I am not watching this, how does Krapich look as a bowler?
 
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Katich to Laxman, no run, tossed up, Laxman drives back to Katich, who fumbles, the ball ricochets down to Johnson at mid-on, Laxman is halfway down the track before he sees Gambhir waving him back, Johnson doesn't hit the stumps and Haddin gets hurt as he collects, got some bad bounce, something has happened between Katich and Gambhir, the bowler is red-faced and hurling abuses at Gambhir, so Bowden intervenes

any one watching live?
 
Katich has been ok, I would say - getting some turn, and one edge off Gambhir's bat- both batsmen havent attacked him so far.
 
Rajan said:
Katich to Laxman, no run, tossed up, Laxman drives back to Katich, who fumbles, the ball ricochets down to Johnson at mid-on, Laxman is halfway down the track before he sees Gambhir waving him back, Johnson doesn't hit the stumps and Haddin gets hurt as he collects, got some bad bounce, something has happened between Katich and Gambhir, the bowler is red-faced and hurling abuses at Gambhir, so Bowden intervenes

any one watching live?
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They have been going at each other for some time now - couldnt catch what sparked it..
 
one thing i have noticed with Gambhir is, he some how ends up brushing the bowler while running between the wickets. it happened with Afridi in an one day match last year.there was heated exchanges. Afridi later apologised. now Gambhir with Watson.
now, some thing going on with Katich. hope he does not get distracted.
 
LOL its funny to watch Bowden matching Gambhir and Katich step to step trying to keep himself between the two when both were going at each other.

Replays showed Katich standing right in front of Gambhir while he was attempting to take a quick single, and Gambhir mouthing something not very nice immediately afterwards. This seems to have riled Katich up, and then he started mouthing off at Gambhir as well, approaching him with as much menace as he could muster, and Bowden jumped in between doing his silly dance.

Something had happened in Katich's earlier over, which had them go at each other . dont know what that was.

If only Katich was that aggressive while he was batting :))
 
Random Aussie said:
If this team was a horse it would be put down
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:)) Don't be so hasty to pull the trigger RA, India could still self destruct.

Aussies need one wkt to come back into this, and they almost had one. Gauti running a risky single but survives
 
Please rememebr that the bowler is allowed to "stand his ground". The batsman must make his way around the bowler. The bowler may not however purposely "move into the running area" of the batter.

Pretty easy to check if this happening by seeing where the bowler normally ends up in his follow through.

I am not watching it though .....
 
Keith said:
Please rememebr that the bowler is allowed to "stand his ground". The batsman must make his way around the bowler. The bowler may not however purposely "move into the running area" of the batter.

Pretty easy to check if this happening by seeing where the bowler normally ends up in his follow through.

I am not watching it though .....
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No idea who was right here, but both were having steam coming off their ears.
 
Let's see if the aussies can finish the required overs even with an extended 30 minutes. And remember, they don't have ganguly to blame this time :P At least not yet.
 
TruSachFan said:
Let's see if the aussies can finish the required overs even with an extended 30 minutes. And remember, they don't have ganguly to blame this time :P At least not yet.
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Guess not. They were only able to bowl 89 overs.
 
TruSachFan said:
lee suddenly looking dangerous. India needs to survive.
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Anyone who bowls at 147-148 km/hr will look much more dangerous.
 
Got to give credit to the Aussie fielding unit, they would have saved atleast 50 runs for the day, the commitment is just phenominal..Hope the future Cpatian Dhoni is taking note..
 
TruSachFan said:
Let's see if the aussies can finish the required overs even with an extended 30 minutes. And remember, they don't have ganguly to blame this time :P At least not yet.
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noo ganguly did his black magic.
Even katich the serene guy lost his calm.
 
The series is safe now. The Aussies just don't have the attack to take 20 wickets in a hurry. The absence of reverse swing has been hurtful. The absence of a quality spinner hasnt helped. The Aussie batters will have to just bat better in order to be competitive throughout the series.

However the Aussies will be competitive in the ODI series.
 
if Kumble was given the choice of 296 for 3, with 2 well set batsmen batting at the end of the day, he would have taken it. good work by GG, Sachin and VVS.
I was afraid GG would throw it away after his exchanges with Watson and Katich, but he lives to fight another day.says a lot about his temperament. he needs to utilise his form. VVS looks to be in good nick. good for india.but these 2 should consolidate further and india must try to bat out australia from this test.
 
Why did the match end an over earlier:20:?
 
DHONI183 said:
Why did the match end an over earlier:20:?
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Time was extended by 30 mins, even then Aussies couldnt complete their quota.
 
I like the aggression at which Gambhir plays the game. Going for a six while short of a century to get the century in a test match is a sign of a positive player.

India can achieve great things with a aggessive pair of openers (not sloggers) that they have right now.
 
Savak said:
The series is safe now. The Aussies just don't have the attack to take 20 wickets in a hurry. The absence of reverse swing has been hurtful. The absence of a quality spinner hasnt helped. The Aussie batters will have to just bat better in order to be competitive throughout the series.

However the Aussies will be competitive in the ODI series.
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There ain't no ODI series for Australia against India after this.
 
Hmm. Today was clearly not a good day. One centurion and two half-centurions. The batting will have to really stand up and be counted here.
 
Being in the timezone I'm in sucks as I haven't been able to see any of the matches. What is the pitch like?
 
I have been puzzled by Ian Chappel's views through out this series. He not once has expressed concern over the ineffectiveness of the Aussie bowling attack in this series. If you cant take 20 wickets, you should not expect to win games.

I remember saying this a long time back. The likes of Lee, Johnson, Tait will be able to take wickets but they will not be as economical as Mcgrath, Gillespie and even Kasprowicz used to be and beating the Aussies will be a lot easier. That Ausie aura of invincibility is finished. Cricket is going to get more and more exciting now. Good.
 
OZGOD said:
Being in the timezone I'm in sucks as I haven't been able to see any of the matches. What is the pitch like?
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Yeah starting at midnight and ending at 7am......couldn't have asked for a worse time range. I had only 4 hours of sleep last night.:boom:
 
Brilliant days cricket for india! They will look to push on to 500-550 here and then start turning the screw on the Australians. For all the Aussies effort their attack seems to lack spark!
 
i hope v should not woof him. the aussies have done enough to wind him up already. the stupid Headlines Toady has been making statements as if he is going to be banned for next test. I am not sure whether the bloke would celebrate tonight or would be sulking for the elbow to elbow fight with Watto.

I dont have any good memory of Nagpur and would not rule out a loss for india if the series is not decided till then. the only way India can avoid that scenario is to score heavily tomorrow, utilise part time bowlers like Sehwag and Sachin as much as possible when a partnership develops and gain a big first innings lead.
 
bones20 said:
Clark's figure at the end of the day 25-7-54-0
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21-8-29-0. a little off on runs but spot on on wickets.

bones20 said:
Tendulkar looks determined to score a big one and I dont see any bowler in Australian team bothering him except Brett Lee if he gets some reverse swing. We only need somebody to hold on at the other end. My guess is India will score around 350-400 1st innings.
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I think India might score atleast 450 now.
 
I'm guessing India will probably post about 550 or so, given wickets in hand. If that happens I don't think they can lose the match, it will be either a draw or a big win. Early days yet, but the OZ will have to strike very early tomorrow morning if they're going to have a chance at saving it. It's not insurmountable but our bowling has been unable to make major inroads (except the first innings of the first Test) and the batting has also proven brittle other than that match.

To draw or win (unlikely) qe need Lee, Clark and MJ taking wickets tomorrow to restrict them to about 450 and then we will need a captain's knock from Dubya and a few others to bat out time.
 
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