1st Test V India starting Boxing Day

[Footy Smart]

Haddin is another who would benefit from Sheffield Shield cricket, imho he needs to go back and find some form and some confidence in what style he is going to bat. Wade is in great form and is ripe to go, time to give him a crack.

Haddin needs to stop trying to be Gilchrist.

This cant be a serious post

[Jim05]

NEW KIDS IN TOWN
The last 3 series have produced some bowling talent
Philander
Bracewell
Yadav
Pattinson
de Lange
Will be interesting to see which one kicks on after good starts to their careers
Theres no doubt that bowling conditions have helped all of them so far
The Test will be on flatter decks
Will any of this quartet take 300 Test wickets ?
Of the 4 the one with hardest task will be Yadav as he will have to bowl on Indian pitches

NATHAN LYON
I would not pick him for the rest of the series, only for his own good
He is good enough against all nations , except India
The greatest Australian Leg spinner of all time had little success against India,so how can we expect Lyon to
If Lyon can average about 40 against India in this series, he will get a pass mark

PONTING + HUSSEY
IF ever I wanted 2 guys to make 100s, it was yesterday
4/27 when they got together
115 partnership in those circumstances was exceptional
Perhaps one of the very best 100 partnerships Ive seen


THE MATCH
A lead if 230

Will be interesting to see how certain players perform
Will Hilfenhaus bat like a 20/20 idiot ? YES its the only way he knows
Will the Australian quicks bowl short at Shewags body today instead of a diet of offside offerings ?
Will Tendulkar choke chasing a lowish total batting last ? NO, he is a freak
Will Lyon get a top order wicket ? No, Indians face spinners in their sleep
Will Dhoni, if needed improve his batting average of about 16 v AU on Australian pitches ? No, he is a flat track bully
Will Laxman be the 2nd innings savior against Australia again ? Hope not.

WHO WILL WIN ?
AU 257
IN 6/258
Laxman 78 not out

Still think we need up around 300 to win. Either way shouldnt go to a 5th day

[mighty_tiger_79]

Haddin is another who would benefit from Sheffield Shield cricket, imho he needs to go back and find some form and some confidence in what style he is going to bat. Wade is in great form and is ripe to go, time to give him a crack.

Haddin needs to stop trying to be Gilchrist.

haddin needs to go and wade needs to come in

just as ponting and hussey will go at the end of the series, get the younger guys into the squad

[mal]

Haddin is another who would benefit from Sheffield Shield cricket, imho he needs to go back and find some form and some confidence in what style he is going to bat. Wade is in great form and is ripe to go, time to give him a crack.

Haddin needs to stop trying to be Gilchrist.

haddin needs to go and wade needs to come in

just as ponting and hussey will go at the end of the series, get the younger guys into the squad

FFS Tigerboy
Your like a broken record
Youve been posting about Wade being a Test keeper before he even played a Sheffield Shield game !

[Jim05]

Cracking shot by Patto

[mighty_tiger_79]

Haddin is another who would benefit from Sheffield Shield cricket, imho he needs to go back and find some form and some confidence in what style he is going to bat. Wade is in great form and is ripe to go, time to give him a crack.

Haddin needs to stop trying to be Gilchrist.

haddin needs to go and wade needs to come in

just as ponting and hussey will go at the end of the series, get the younger guys into the squad

FFS Tigerboy
Your like a broken record
Youve been posting about Wade being a Test keeper before he even played a Sheffield Shield game !

someones gotta listen at some stage!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jim05]

Hussey was out, that was hitting leg.
Suck shit, no DRS

[mighty_tiger_79]

Hussey was out, that was hitting leg.
Suck shit, no DRS

but would the indians have even gone for the DRS, the bowler wasnt convinced it was hitting the stumps

[Mr Beefy]

Hussey was out, that was hitting leg.
Suck shit, no DRS

but would the indians have even gone for the DRS, the bowler wasnt convinced it was hitting the stumps

You would if they are 8 down and the better bat was in the gun.

[mal]

FFS
Hussey
LBW + Caught Behind already this morning, given not out both times
Indians have been robbed

8/188

[Brucetiki]

I'm surprised the Indians didn't walk off the way they carried on after that caught behind was turned down.

Did they seriously think standing there appealling a little longer was going to change the umpires mind

[bulldog2004]

FFS
Hussey
LBW + Caught Behind already this morning, given not out both times
Indians have been robbed

8/188

Indians robbed ha ha. Makes up for the 1st innings debacle.

[Jim05]

I'm surprised the Indians didn't walk off the way they carried on after that caught behind was turned down.

Did they seriously think standing there appealling a little longer was going to change the umpires mind

Sucked in to the cheating pricks.
Hope they cop a heap more dodgey ones

[GirlPower74]

Hussey gone this time.

[Johno6]

Maybe the umps are trying to make Indians use the drs.
And dammit hussey

[Jim05]

Hussey out

[mal]

Hussey edges the ball to Dhoni AGAIN
and is given out
I had not thought snicking a ball to a keeper is a wicket on what I have seen this morning ...

[Jim05]

The end will come quick now.
Need another 20-30
Come on Hilf tee off

[locky801]

BAll moving around like anything this morning, lets hope it continues to swing and move off the pitch when the Indians bat in a while

[Jim05]

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