India vs Australia-2nd Test

[Jim05]

Australia now dropped to number 5 in world rankings.
Lost 3 tests in a row for first time in 22 years.

[brod]

johnson bowled khan 11 not offering a shot, 8/217 the lead exactly 200

His batting has really declined over the past 12 or so months, he was bordering on being a genuine all-rounder not so long ago.

Since start of Ashes 2009 in England

25 innings
336 runs
13.44 ave
1 fifty
7 ducks
7 scores above 12

[brod]

Chants of "India, India" and I thought it was "Paramore, Paramore."

Tendulkar has scored 401 runs for the Series, Brod is that a two-Test series record?

NO, fair way off actually

510 DPMD Jayawardene vs SA (2006) 2 hundreds including 374
495 ML Hayden v Zim (2003) 2 hundreds including 380

[brod]

and Ponting the dip**** keeps him on What an absolutely disgraceful decision. Until now I have never considered the Aussies to be involved in throwing matches but, when Ponting keeps him on and surprise surprise he goes for another 10 in his second over, what a tool!
It must be so demoralising for the other Aussie bowlers when 5 overs into an innings Ponting brings on Hauritz, presumably because he thinks he is the best man for the job. HAVE A LOOK AT HIS RECENT FIGURES RICKY, THE BLOKES A DUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its not Hauritz, its the field set..just ask warnie

Shane Warne has angrily rejected the tactics of Ricky Ponting for Nathan Hauritz on the final day of the second Test via a short blast on Twitter. As Hauritz was hit for 22 from his opening two overs, Warne backed up the struggling offspinner.

"How the hell can hauritz bowl to this field??" Warne tweeted. "Feeling for hauritz , terrible!! What are these tactics? Sorry Ricky but what are you doing

[Jim05]

Where does he want the fielders for Hauritz? Row Z in the grandstand would have been a start he might have taken a few catches when Tendulkar was launching them up there

[brod]

India v Australia
Second Test
Bangalore

INDIA WON BY 7 WICKETS

Australia 478
India 495
Australia 223
RT Ponting 72
Z Khan 3/41
PP Ojha 3/57
India 3/207
CA Pujara 72
SR Tendulkar 53*
NM Hauritz 1/76 (12 overs)

MAN OF THE MATCH and SERIES - SR Tendulkar
India win series 2-0

[Gozu]

Series stats

India

Batting

Tendulkar-403 runs @ 134.33
Vijay-176 runs @ 88
Raina-118 runs @ 39.33
Sehwag-113 runs @ 28.25
Dravid-112 runs @ 37.33
Pujara-76 runs @ 38
Laxman-75 runs @ 75
Sharma-49 runs @ 24.5
Dhoni-46 runs @ 15.33
Gambhir-25 runs @ 12.5
Zaheer-17 runs @ 5.66
Harbhajan-6 runs @ 2
Ojha-5 runs @ N/A
Sreesanth-N/A

Bowling

Zaheer-12wk @ 21.83
Harbhajan-11wk @ 33.18
Ojha-9wk @ 38.77
Sharma-3wk @ 35
Sreesanth-2wk @ 63.5
Raina-1wk @ 19
Sehwag-0/38

Australia

Batting

Watson-271 runs @ 67.75
Ponting-224 runs @ 56
Paine-183 runs @ 45.75
North-141 runs @ 35.25
Katich-110 runs @ 27.5
Hussey-99 runs @ 24.75
Johnson-61 runs @ 15.25
Hauritz-56 runs @ 18.66
Hilfenhaus-42 runs @ 21
Clarke-35 runs @ 8.75
Bollinger-5 runs @ 5
George-2 runs @ 1

Bowling

Johnson-8wk @ 32.62
Hilfenhaus-6wk @ 43.5
Hauritz-6wk @ 65
Bollinger-5wk @ 16.2
George-2wk @ 38.5
Watson-2wk @ 40
Clarke-1wk @ 27
North-1wk @ 47
Katich-0/18

[OnSong]

Thought Hilfy's stats don't reflect how well he bowled.

[Lightning McQueen]

Thought Hilfy's stats don't reflect how well he bowled.

Yeah I agree. Unfortunately there's only 10 good balls in an innings.