1st test v India - commencing Fri 22/2/13

[therisingblues]

Australia
1/44 (22.4) & 380
India
All Out 572 (154.3)
Batsmen
EJM Cowan 22 (75)
DA Warner 0 (15)
Bowlers
Harbhajan Singh 0/21
R Ashwin 1/16

[whufc]

Ed Cowan out for 32

Aus 2-64

He tried hard but never looked settled and it was only a matter of time.

[helicopterking]

Ed Cowan out for 32

Aus 2-64

He tried hard but never looked settled and it was only a matter of time.

Wont be the only one

[whufc]

Hughes gets a lucky decision and then gets out the next ball to an unplayable

[The Sleeping Giant]

Oh dear. Indian spinners are giving it plenty of flight and hitting the footmarks. Getting wickets.

Don't think Hughes is too good against spin.

[The Sleeping Giant]

Warner defending full tosses. We are f***ed.

[The Sleeping Giant]

Warner has too go for it. Going to get out defending.

[whufc]

Warner has too go for it. Going to get out defending.

Needs to take a leaf out of Dhoni book

[RustyCage]

the ball that got Hughes was unplayable, would have dismissed anyone in the world

[wycbloods]

Play some shots spread the field and then you can get a bit of luck with a really good ball by not having 2 or 3 guys around the bat.

[The Sleeping Giant]

Not a right hander.

[The Sleeping Giant]

That's the way. Go down fighting.

[Dutchy]

Geez their spinners are good, not only get plenty of turn but their drift, flight and bounce is outstanding.

[The Sleeping Giant]

Play some shots spread the field and then you can get a bit of luck with a really good ball by not having 2 or 3 guys around the bat.

They will just have an in/out field. In fact already do for Clarke, who is lucky to still be there.....again.

[carey]

Play some shots spread the field and then you can get a bit of luck with a really good ball by not having 2 or 3 guys around the bat.

They will just have an in/out field. In fact already do for Clarke, who is lucky to still be there.....again.

This surely doesnt surprise you?

[The Sleeping Giant]

Well he was dropped this time.

[carey]

2.2
Ashwin to Cowan, no run, Dharmasena says not out. India don't believe it. This one doesn't turn. Pitches off, goes straight on, hits the back pad. The only thing that could have saved Cowan here is bounce, but I don't think it was bouncing that high. The umpires might be getting quite a few of these lbw calls wrong, but I tell you what, they have been alert with one thing: when Ashwin came out to bat, they counted the number of logos on his pad straps, and reported him duly for breaching the ICC code of conduct, and fined him 10 per cent of the match fee. Go figure. Would DRS have made this part of their job easier

Just seen the reply on the news WOW!

[carey]

Well he was dropped this time.

I must give credit tho he has been unreal for the best part of 2 years now.

[carey]

Also agree Warner should play his natural game as Dhoni did.

[the joker]

We should have played Doherty, look what having a left/ Right spin option in tandem is doing