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India vs Australia | 1st Test | Chennai | 22/2/13 | Day 1

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Hey Varun, Henriques is here...where's our dirtbhajan? :))) Or maybe he'll come in to bowl to the tail!
 
Varun said:
Here has come the day when Henriques is playing tests for the Australian cricket team.
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Hold there! Steven Smith and Marcus North have already represented the baggy green... Moses is no inferior to them IMO!
 
300 is must wicket is slow and low it will be interesting
 
The wicket is slow, its not unplayable. Indians will bat well , unless it starts keeping real low.
 
Harbhajan just looks lost, that expression after he got hit sums it up. He's giving up too easily and Ashwin's 5-for isn't helping him.
 
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Harbhajan Singh to Henriques, FOUR, short, a long hop really, Henriques pulls in a manner reminiscent of Watson, and beats the deep midwicket too

Bejesus.
 
Ashwin is off the field. Hope it's just for a breather for if he's injured, we're done for.
 
you know things are really bad for you when batsman like henriques plays you with ease!
 
Varun said:
52.3
Harbhajan Singh to Henriques, FOUR, short, a long hop really, Henriques pulls in a manner reminiscent of Watson, and beats the deep midwicket too

Bejesus.
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I think there is an article on cricinfo which quotes harbhajan saying 'I would love to play 50 more tests' oh lord oh lord
 
I gotta hand it over to Australians though.

They may be losing wickets but RR is respectable and above 3 per over.

If it was Pakistan we would be 80/5 after 60 overs.
 
.... And Cook and co made Ashwin their personal whipping boy.

Come on. How do you bat so badly as to allow him five straight wickets?

I say we make all the pitches in England dry spinners for the Ashes, and let Swanny and Monty have a go at this rate.
 
Dr_Bassim said:
I gotta hand it over to Australians though.

They may be losing wickets but RR is respectable and above 3 per over.

If it was Pakistan we would be 80/5 after 60 overs.
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That is the key , Aussies know they will get out sooner or later , need to make most and get runs on the board. Runs on the board can be vital.
 
And Harby is my fantasy league captain. Score! :27:
 
Ruri said:
.... And Cook and co made Ashwin their personal whipping boy.

Come on. How do you bat so badly as to allow him five straight wickets?

I say we make all the pitches in England dry spinners for the Ashes, and let Swanny and Monty have a go at this rate.
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Yeah, the fast bowlers are pretty even imo so preparing turners would definitely be the way to go.
 
Ruri said:
.... And Cook and co made Ashwin their personal whipping boy.

Come on. How do you bat so badly as to allow him five straight wickets?

I say we make all the pitches in England dry spinners for the Ashes, and let Swanny and Monty have a go at this rate.
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That's what you did at The Oval in 2009, and it's a much better bet than a green seamer with Anderson and Broad both averaging on the wrong side of the 30s in spite of bowling in those conditions with a new red Duke 75% of the time.

Spinners ftw.
 
Why didn't India select Ojha in place of Kumar or Ishant Sharma?

They should have gone for 4 spinners
 
Harbhajan is so rubbish that I forgot Jadeja was also out there.
 
Waste of Watson. Should be opening. Would have done much better I'm sure.
 
Woeful fielding from the MIGHTY AND TALL ISHANT gave away a boundary
 
Dhoni needs to give seamers a go , they are playing as bowlers , change the type of bowling been served.
 
Keep Jadeja on till stumps I reckon. Make him earn his million dollars
 
Ruri said:
.... And Cook and co made Ashwin their personal whipping boy.

Come on. How do you bat so badly as to allow him five straight wickets?

I say we make all the pitches in England dry spinners for the Ashes, and let Swanny and Monty have a go at this rate.
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Keep in mind you lot got flogged in the first Test. Takes a bit to acclimatise to batting here. Though Pup seems to have acclimatised pretty quickly.
 
Don't be quick to hate on Harby. I have a feeling he's gonna run through the Aussie line-up in the 2nd dig. Ashwin stop stealing Harby's wickets will ya. Just concentrate on your batting.
 
SL_Fan said:
Waste of Watson. Should be opening. Would have done much better I'm sure.
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He should come down the order around 6 like Michael Hussey to see off the second new ball and hit the old ball.
 
Varun said:
That's what you did at The Oval in 2009, and it's a much better bet than a green seamer with Anderson and Broad both averaging on the wrong side of the 30s in spite of bowling in those conditions with a new red Duke 75% of the time.

Spinners ftw.
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Broad would be a nightmare. You never know which one will turn up.

Anderson will be the best bowler on show, he has been for the past few years from the England side, and only the Saffa bowlers have been better..

Dunno how Finn will do. But overall, a poor Broad makes the entire bowling side equivalent to the Aussies who have some fine quicks.
 
Clarke now almost averages 53.. who would've thought huh? I always liked him but he's enjoying a seriously golden run. Wonder when it'll stop
 
OZGOD said:
Keep in mind you lot got flogged in the first Test. Takes a bit to acclimatise to batting here. Though Pup seems to have acclimatised pretty quickly.
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Yeah, we were horrid the first test. But not to Ashwin.

I have no problems losing to India in the first test due to spin.

It's Ashwin I absolutely loathe, who shouldn't be a first pick spinner.
 
So what "injury" will Darty pick up that will mean he sadly can't play the second test?
 
200 up for Aus. If they can add another 150 on top of that Aus will be in the game with a chance to stretch India.
 
Kiwi said:
He should come down the order around 6 like Michael Hussey to see off the second new ball and hit the old ball.
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He seems to struggle when he's not opening though. I think he averages in the mid 20s when not opening and in the 40s when opening. Quite a disrepency that.
 
Kiwi said:
No need for name calling, he's served his country well now its time for him to step aside gracefully.
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Why don't you stick to Pakistan or whoever else you support now?
 
Cmon aussies..love being an aussie for five days..hope this pathetic indian team get smashed again..any new trundlers in this game then??
 
Iglasias doing his thang. A legend in the making.
 
There ya go Aussies, thank the absence of DRS.

No whining when you get a wrong one now, okay? It's just to get even.
 
We're a one-man army. Should Ashwin fall away or get injured for some reason, I can't fathom what's going to happen.
 
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