Australia vs India-World Cup warm up

[Media Park]

Aus aren't exactly fielding their strongest side either.

But no, India don't seem to care.

[Brucetiki]

Having a bit of difficulty closing out this innings.

As I say that, India lose a wicket - 9/187

[mal]

IN 214
AU 1/51 [7.5]
WATSON made 33[26]
Now I can go to bed

[Gozu]

India 214

Sehwag 54 (56)
Y. Pathan 32 (38)

Lee 3/35 (10)
Hastings 2/24 (6)
D. Hussey 2/25 (3.3)


Australia 176

Ponting 57 (85)
Paine 37 (57)
Watson 33 (26)

Chawla 4/31 (9)
Harbhajan 3/15 (5)

India won by 38 runs

[Jim05]

Good comeback game by ponting, a couple of starts by the openers but too many middle order failures. 8 wickets to spin. Not a bad hitout but plenty of work to be done. The bowlers let them get about about 30 more than we should have.

[Dogmatic]

Fergie looked terrible against the spin.
Mitchell Johnson what were you thinking?
Strange not to play Tait. We have been getting told he is building himself back up after a serious injury.
Thought it would be an ideal time to give him some more overs in match conditions.

[Lightning McQueen]

A bit of irony, we are struggling to produce a world-class spinner and we get rolled by spin.

[Footy Smart]

Ferg has to bat infront of White and possibly even the dave..... White is our weekest link! he comes off once in a blue moon and fails the rest

[Booney]

Fergie looked terrible against the spin.
Mitchell Johnson what were you thinking?
Strange not to play Tait. We have been getting told he is building himself back up after a serious injury.
Thought it would be an ideal time to give him some more overs in match conditions.

Nup. They use him sparingly and for short bursts. Dont expect to see him bowl anymore than 4 overs in a spell.

[mal]

The defiant resilient Johno196 Battled it out to the end

[Dogmatic]

Fergie looked terrible against the spin.
Mitchell Johnson what were you thinking?
Strange not to play Tait. We have been getting told he is building himself back up after a serious injury.
Thought it would be an ideal time to give him some more overs in match conditions.

Nup. They use him sparingly and for short bursts. Dont expect to see him bowl anymore than 4 overs in a spell.

I'm not.
Bowling 2 4 over spells would be nice if he is going to play.

[Rik E Boy]

Move along, nothing to see here folks but well done to Punter for finally making a few runs. I reckon he'll have a good World Cup which he has to if we are to win it. At the very least it means no more Marsh at number three.

regards,

REB

[hawks21]

Ferg has to bat infront of White and possibly even the dave..... White is our weekest link! he comes off once in a blue moon and fails the rest

White averages 36 in ODI's at a strike rate of 86 - not to bad!

He has been out of form in the last month or so, lets hope he can find a bit of form in the next couple of warm up games.

5 or 6 is his spot!

[whufc]

Will be unpopular here

BUT

i think Callum Ferguson will kill the side over there in India against quality one day spinners.

[Grahaml]

Ponting getting a good hit is excellent. Shame we couldn't win but not too worrisome.

[westcoastpanther]

Will be unpopular here

BUT

i think Callum Ferguson will kill the side over there in India against quality one day spinners.

Imagine what Smith will look like then with his wild swinging, topedgeville.....