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

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Random Aussie said:
Yaar average of 40 - simply stunning

Even Krapich is better than that
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Yeah but Krapich has a weird head. And is crap.
Gambhir will play for India for the next decade, without a doubt.
 
Jamal said:
Yeah but Krapich has a weird head. And is crap.
Gambhir will play for India for the next decade, without a doubt.
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Oh no Krapich has better average :D and MJ is better than zaheer because he has a calic in his hair :))
 
67/2. A little disappointed with the way dravid got out. But all for the best. Australians are congratulating each other for the moral victory of not getting hammered by the Indians like in Mohali :D
 
MJ is way over rated IMO RA.
Look how he got his wickets in Mohali.
Leg side little tickle edges. Nothing to write home about.
However, I see him becoming an outstanding allrounder in the future, almost Flintoff like.
 
I have to say this was a much better effort from Brett Lee and Mitchel Johnson. They were attempting to bowl much faster and with much purpose this time around. Ofcourse i dont expect Lee to try and hit 150 km/hr each ball but he is trying to bowl as quick as possible. He just needs to learn to reverse swing the ball but whether he bowls at 136 km/hr or 148 km/hr he is going to be hit for boundries in India. But he is better of bowling aggressively and with this approach instead of the previous approach of line and length.

Was impressed with Johnson as well. I am slightly dissapointed with Ponting's captaincy, he should be using guys like Lee-Johnson 4-5 over spells max but he used Johnson for 6 overs. These two guys should be the wicket taking options while Clarke and Watson should be instructed to keep the runs down.
 
Good morning, brothers. It have been a good 1st session so far for the Aussies. Brett Lee got Sehwag with a gem of a delivery. Dravid though practically gifted his wicket to Johnson.
 
The good thing with Brett Lee is that he have looked v.v. focused and aggressive. He lacked the killer instinct which he have shown today in the first two Tests.
 
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.
 
Jamal said:
MJ is way over rated IMO RA.
Look how he got his wickets in Mohali.
Leg side little tickle edges. Nothing to write home about.
However, I see him becoming an outstanding allrounder in the future, almost Flintoff like.
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He is certainly not overrated in Australia, very few if any people think he is a gun. Just pointing out that most people consider MJ a bit of a hack but the TALL & MIGHTY ISHANT is the greatest thing since the rupee floated.

I am not arguing MJ is better than Ishant btw, but it is interesting that frm the same number of Tests MJ actually has performed better so far.

What MJ is is lot of potential that has been given the task of learning how to bowl while in the Test team. He is now looking a lot better than he was looking put it that way.
 
Jamal said:
Yeah but Krapich has a weird head. And is crap.
Gambhir will play for India for the next decade, without a doubt.
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Yaar agree. But you are not one of the best openers in the world (as the post I replied to stated) when you average 40 at Test level.
 
Michell Johnson was outstanding in his debut match. He made his debut in the DLF Cup which was held in Malaysia in 2006. He literary blew the Indian batsmen apart in that game. But rain saved us from defeat.

I still remember thinking that he would turn out to be the next big thing for Australia in the near future.
 
Random Aussie said:
Yaar agree. But you are not one of the best openers in the world (as the post I replied to stated) when you average 40 at Test level.
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Yaar are you sure you aren't a Pakistani in disguise?
 
Random Aussie said:
No have picked up the odd word here and there gadha :D
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Mate 5000 posts on a PakPassion site proves my point :D
Lets play some rugby league :batman:
 
Jamal said:
Mate 5000 posts on a PakPassion site proves my point :D
Lets play some rugby league :batman:
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First decent cricket forum I have found on the net. :)

AFL not thugby thanks
 
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Great Mark Nicholas is commentating :po:

Shut up you pathetic sycophant, "ooohh" "ahhhh" "great stroke" "Hussey galvanising the team"

Tendulkar after some early wobbles in this series has gone back to doing what he does very well - beating up the Australian team. Why is he never injured when we play India?

Gambhir playing a very good innings for the team
 
Hussey might be THE perfect cricketer ever. This man is a team player, winner, extremely good bat/fielder and doesnt mouth off to the press. Wonder if his brother shares the same traits. If he does, he should be in the damn team
 
Mark Nicholas nearly faints as Sachin plays a late cut to bring up his fifty

Psst Ponting maybe try a spinner
 
Sachin is looking ominously good. That record has done the trick. The "monkey" is off his back now. He looks like the little maestro of old.
 
Viv_rav said:
Hussey might be THE perfect cricketer ever. This man is a team player, winner, extremely good bat/fielder and doesnt mouth off to the press. Wonder if his brother shares the same traits. If he does, he should be in the damn team
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Pretty much and yep he should be in the team.

But we have some strange selection policies these days, particularly the one that says we now do not pick the best 11 cricketers to represent the country.
 
Random Aussie said:
Pretty much and yep he should be in the team.

But we have some strange selection policies these days, particularly the one that says we now do not pick the best 11 cricketers to represent the country.
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What's the policy these days? Picking the best 12-22?
 
Momo said:
What's the policy these days? Picking the best 12-22?
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Not sure, picking all rounders based on ODI form (Watson), picking blokes when they are not in form (Jaques, Rogers), picking spinners out of nowhere then dropping them (Casson, Krejza), picking spinners who don't bowl themselves even though they are captain (White), picking proven old duds who score slowly to open the batting (Katich), not picking the best performed domestic bowler (Bollinger).....and so on
 
I think I might like hussey as much as akram as a cricketer. What I wouldnt give for a player like Hussey in the Indian team
 
horrible over rate by Ponting!......Is chris 'racist' broad the match referee? Ponting might not get fined then.
 
White getting belted alll around the ground

CL White (lbg) 3.0 0 22 0 7.33

India 142/2 (45.3 ov)
 
Australia are getting Tendul-corized at the moment.
 
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Arifonthenet said:
horrible over rate by Ponting!......Is chris 'racist' broad the match referee? Ponting might not get fined then.
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Apparently he gets fined almost every match - mentioned it in his column.

Love the way you dismiss Broad as a racist, feel sorry for you if you really think that.

After a good start, normal service has resumed in the form of Tendulkar smashing the Aussie attack.

Goes without saying we need a wicket real bad and preferably Tendulkar...
 
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the way they are bowling they will have to go to WHite,M CLarke or Katich....and that could be an oppurtunity for both teams .India might look to score faster and Aus might end up picking some wkts
 
MJ gets TENDULKAR!!!!!!

We needed that wicket ever so slightly, once again it is MJ who dismisses the top order batsmen.

Advantage still with India after a great session. Unless VVS can get himself out on the last ball....nope
 
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from the commentary it looks like Johnson did a 'Vaas' to Sachin. persisting with an outside off stump line and forced him to fish.
 
Mark Nicholas returns to commentary, off goes my sound

MJ getting better and better but still needs to cut out the full wide ball, at his pace it is easy pickings for four and he remains an expensive bowler. At least now he seems to be an expensive bowler who takes wickets.

10 wickets so far this series, double the next best Aussie and equal with ZAK.
 
India 199/3 (59.3 ov)

Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR This bowler Last 10 ovs Mat Runs Ave
*G Gambhir (lhb) 95 185 14 0 51.35 31 (37b) 30 (36b) 20 1318 42.51
VVS Laxman (rhb) 13 18 1 0 72.22 7 (12b) 13 (18b) 99 6067 43.64
 
Ricky Ponting you are a #$%^% with no brain or imagination.

You deserve the fine you are going to get for the over rate today and the caning you will get in the papers for your bowling changes
 
what a way to get an Hundred!
Gambhir walks the talk!
Bravo!
 
This Australian Attack really has shown it does not know how to bowl in the subcontinent. I predict some difficult times for Australia outside Australia. Its not easy when you lose players of the Calibre of Mcgrath, Warne, Gillespie, Kasprowicz, Gilchrist.

It takes some really special cricket to win in the subcontinent if you are not used to playing on such unfriendly conditions. The Australian bowlers, i dont know how could they really come to this tour so unprepared. They knew there was no Shane Warne this time around. They knew they had to depend on their fast bowlers and most of the Australian bowlers havent even looked like reverse swinging the ball. Troy Cooley has some explaining to do i am afraid.
 
What a way to smack the ton:9:!!!!

Congrats Gambo:14::19:!!!
 
Savak said:
This Australian Attack really has shown it does not know how to bowl in the subcontinent. I predict some difficult times for Australia outside Australia. Its not easy when you lose players of the Calibre of Mcgrath, Warne, Gillespie, Kasprowicz, Gilchrist.

It takes some really special cricket to win in the subcontinent if you are not used to playing on such unfriendly conditions. The Australian bowlers, i dont know how could they really come to this tour so unprepared. They knew there was no Shane Warne this time around. They knew they had to depend on their fast bowlers and most of the Australian bowlers havent even looked like reverse swinging the ball. Troy Cooley has some explaining to do i am afraid.
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probably by watching India's performance in Srilanka, they must have thought that they don't need to do anything extra ordinary. infact, that's what I myself thought :D
 
Random Aussie said:
75 minutes to bowl 30 overs. Hmmmm

Maybe he is hoping for bad light to intervene
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Ricky is a supreme strategist.
aussies can only manage 82-84 overs today, even after availaing the additional 30 minutes. He can claim the new ball just 3 or 4 overs before stumps and knock off couple of wickets. Ishant cant be expected to survive in every test as night watchman. the ball would still be shiny and the fresh bowlers would finish off the lower middle order tomorrow.what a captain! brilliant!
 
If India does not loose any wickets today and bats till tea tomorrow.
Then Australia will be looking to save the test again.
btw the last time Australia lost a test series before the series decider was in ahem 1998.
Guess the opposition :D
 
dinakar said:
probably by watching India's performance in Srilanka, they must have thought that they don't need to do anything extra ordinary. infact, that's what I myself thought :D
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Actually the Sri Lankan pitches i feel are flat but they are also one of the slowest in the world as well. The Pakistani and Indian pitches are also flat but they have a bit more pace than the Sri Lankan pitches. Stroke making is a lot easier on Pakistani, Indian wickets then the Sri Lankan Pitches. One has to graft more in Sri Lanka.

Indians were undone by Mendis in Sri Lanka. If you take Mendis out of that series, the Indians would have given the Sri Lankans a tough run. As it is the Sri Lankans even with Mendis still lost the ODI series.

The Australian's came into the Indian series with complete over confidence that they could repeat the heroics of 2004.
 
Random Aussie said:
Not yet but heading that way real fast....
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think 90% already been over, even if India score 300, Aus ll not managa any big lead and don't expect them to chase down more than 250 in 4th inn at this ground.

chances are very slim, but u never know in cricket

Alot will depend on Hyden and Hussey in this match
 
deathstreak said:
If India does not loose any wickets today and bats till tea tomorrow.
Then Australia will be looking to save the test again.
btw the last time Australia lost a test series before the series decider was in ahem 1998.
Guess the opposition :D
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Yep and watching this series is reminding me of watching that series :(

We are falling apart now
 
Asim2Good said:
think 90% already been over, even if India score 300, Aus ll not managa any big lead and don't expect them to chase down more than 250 in 4th inn at this ground.

chances are very slim, but u never know in cricket

Alot will depend on Hyden and Hussey in this match
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Well it might rain :P or India might fall apart

Or we might win the next match and draw the series

But none of these things are likely, what is likely is we are going down 2 nil with one Test to go.
 
Savak said:
The Australian's came into the Indian series with complete over confidence that they could repeat the heroics of 2004.
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Do you expect them to go on tour and not believe they are going to win?

Might as well stay home then
 
Random Aussie said:
Do you expect them to go on tour and not believe they are going to win?

Might as well stay home then
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this is the attitude i like about the Aussies.
you always play to win
 
Random Aussie said:
Well sort of
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White and Clarke were given 4 overs each, cric says. hmm, too little would you say? considering Kumble will bowl 70 out of 90 when Aus bats ;-)
 
wah, Gauti is pure aggression these days. just saw the highlights of his innings, reached his 100 with a 6 and celebrated with flourish.
 
how much time left for the day.
Does not look like Ponting is going to get the overs in.
He is as bad as Ganguly in this regard.
 
Dhonifan said:
White and Clarke were given 4 overs each, cric says. hmm, too little would you say? considering Kumble will bowl 70 out of 90 when Aus bats ;-)
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No need for me to bag Ponting's captaincy, he will get slaughtered in the media

And yep not going to get the overs in. Hopefully he gets a suspension this time. I support the Aussies but I do not support this pathetic over rate. People pay to see 90 overs in a day not 80.
 
I have to say this has been the spell of bowling from Lee. He has run in with purpose and commitment. Just look at his run up, its full of energy and determination. He has made an effort to bowl an extra bit quicker in this innings. He has touched 148-149 km/hr in every spell and is averaging 143-144 km/hr. You cannot ask for anything more. The Batsman played him very well. He had Gambhir in some trouble and was trying to get the ball to move into him. Thats cricket, some times the bowler tries hard and the batter survives.

But these are much better tactics from Lee. Certainly better than his 138-140 km/hr line and length stuff. Ponting needs to use Lee and Johnson in short 4-5 over burst's. But there are still problems with the Aussie bowling line up. They have not been able to move the ball a great deal and that should be concerning. I hope Troy Cooley explains why. And of course the lack of a good spinner has been another defining problem.
 
Katich does not like getting hit for a four it seems.
He is hurt by Gambhir's dance down the wicket.
 
Random Aussie said:
No need for me to bag Ponting's captaincy, he will get slaughtered in the media

And yep not going to get the overs in. Hopefully he gets a suspension this time. I support the Aussies but I do not support this pathetic over rate. People pay to see 90 overs in a day not 80.
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I do not support the aussies, but I do support this pathetic over rate. :D Hopefully, they extend the day by 30 mins, so I can watch.
 
Savak said:
I have to say this has been the spell of bowling from Lee. He has run in with purpose and commitment. Just look at his run up, its full of energy and determination. He has made an effort to bowl an extra bit quicker in this innings. He has touched 148-149 km/hr in every spell and is averaging 143-144 km/hr. You cannot ask for anything more. The Batsman played him very well. He had Gambhir in some trouble and was trying to get the ball to move into him. Thats cricket, some times the bowler tries hard and the batter survives.

But these are much better tactics from Lee. Certainly better than his 138-140 km/hr line and length stuff. Ponting needs to use Lee and Johnson in short 4-5 over burst's. But there are still problems with the Aussie bowling line up. They have not been able to move the ball a great deal and that should be concerning. I hope Troy Cooley explains why. And of course the lack of a good spinner has been another defining problem.
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Might be better tactics but he has leaked runs same as last Test, just the one wicket and been outbowled by rookies in Watson and MJ.
Not good enough from the supposed spearhead with nearly 300 Test wickets.
 
pointing has always been an avg captain , it was always Gilly who made the on-field decisions..looks clueless leading this side !
 
Random Aussie said:
Might be better tactics but he has leaked runs same as last Test, just the one wicket and been outbowled by rookies in Watson and MJ.
Not good enough from the supposed spearhead with nearly 300 Test wickets.
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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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