4th Indian win - Delhi - 22-26 March

[Squids]

I would of agreed with you Jim, he is a carp.

[Johno6]

Who laughed jim?

They should be banned from the site for a week

Bring haddin back ... Or anyone else for that matter

Wade is terrible.

[whufc]

Wade drops another one

Normally i think people are abit harsh when they talk about keepers dropping those catches as being sitters and caning keepers over that style drop catch

BUT

That one didnt deviate a cm, went straight into the middle of the gloves and came out.

SITTER, DOLLY whatever you wanna call it that one was.

And to think everyone laughed when I suggested Wade would struggle in India.
The guy is a deadset dud of a keeper, absolutely embarassing

I think most knew he would struggle with the gloves in India his keeping has never been good.

[Aerie]

And to think everyone laughed when I suggested Wade would struggle in India.
The guy is a deadset dud of a keeper, absolutely embarassing

Turn it up. Most on here were aware of Wade's deficiencies as a keeper and knew India would be tough.

[The Sleeping Giant]

I'm positive we won't see the disgraceful pitches we have seen in India. Hopefully the next time India come to Australia, we "return the favour".

As bad as a couple of pitches have looked this series, its been the same for both teams and India have simply played the better cricket.
Also Australia have had the best of the conditions in EVERY Test by winning the toss and batting 1st so cant complain too much.

They couldn't of given them a sprinkle of water?

[Jim05]

And to think everyone laughed when I suggested Wade would struggle in India.
The guy is a deadset dud of a keeper, absolutely embarassing

Turn it up. Most on here were aware of Wade's deficiencies as a keeper and knew India would be tough.

I have shit canned since his debut and people kept saying give him a go he will be fine.
Cant be bothered going back to previous series posts but a lot of people were defending him even after his woeful displays in Australia

[dedja]

Thanks Christ that series is over ...

[rod_rooster]

If we are picking the best keeper then no-one should mention Haddin. Sure he has Wade covered but that isn't saying much. Hartley is the bloke to look at. Nevill perhaps as well. Fact is that none of the keepers we could choose are batting bunnies. They will all hold their own in the batting stakes. Sure Wade is probably the best bat of the lot but his batting is not good enough to make up for his deficiencies with the gloves.

[on the rails]

I agree - play a specialist keeper, the tailenders can cover the batting we miss out on! Siddle, Starc, Pattinson and even Johnson when he wants to are all capable!

[the joker]

I think two spinners in this match and we would have won

[Failed Creation]

I think now would be a good time to put a line through the following names:

Matthew 'Iron Gloves' Wade
Glenn 'The Big Shoe' Maxwell
Mitchell '5 an Over' Johnson
Phil 'New Technique, New Problems' Hughes

[Aerie]

Wonder how many changes will be made seeing as though this was the worst performance in Australian cricket in 40 years. Cowan, Clarke, Siddle and Lyon are the only ones who can hold their heads up.

Off field they would be mad not to be seriously looking to Langer or Lehmann to take over the head coaching role. Clearly things aren't running smoothly management wise. The selection panel needs an overhaul as well. They took one specialist batsman as cover for the tour and he didn't even get a Test match. The dropping of Lyon was deplorable. The desire to have an all-rounder didn't work - and never looked like it would.

Playing wise I'm not sure we are any wiser after this series.

Warner (195 runs @ 24) - Always hit and miss. 2 half centuries for the tour. His upside is so good that he is a certainty to tour England, but needs some consistency.

Cowan (265 @ 33) - Generally got a start as wickets tumbled around him. 1 half century for the tour, but batted plenty of time. No surprises with his performance - you know what you are going to get. Does not demand inclusion in the side and has left it up to selectors to secure his place.

Hughes (147 @ 18) - A real disappointing tour after such a great summer in Australia. 1 half century. Looked like a Deer in headlights against spin and was lucky to maintain his spot. Will tour England but suspect he'll need to get some runs in the early tour matches to get a spot.

Watson (99 runs @ 16) - A horror tour. Looked disinterested for the first two matches. Got suspended, went home, had a son, came back and captained. Bizarre set of circumstances. Needs to decide if he is on the same page as Clarke or not pretty quickly. If not, and without his bowling, I don't see his value to the team.

Clarke (286 @ 47) - The only century maker on the tour. Led from the front with the bat in the first two Tests, but has to take some responsibility for the odd selections and also for not putting himself up the order from the start. After a dream start to his captaincy, this tour brought him back to Earth. Needs to get his team all back on the same page.

Wade (113 @ 18) - Faded after a fighting half-century early in the tour. Not quite a genuine number 6 batsman and not quite a genuine keeper. Did not do anything to suggest he is automatic selection for England.

Henriques (156 @ 31 / 2 wickets @ 77) - A fantastic start with two half-centuries on debut. Surprised everyone. Unfortunately did not go on with it and was dropped for the last Test. Not quite a batsman, not quite a bowler, not quite on the tour to England.

Smith (161 @ 40 / 1 wicket @ 63) - Need to think of him as just a batsman and dismiss his bowling when considering selection. Coming in for the last two Test matches, his 92 and 46 gets him a tour to England. He looks like he could potentially fill a role at number 6.

Maxwell (39 @ 9 / 7 wickets @ 27) - Clearly not up to standard as a batsman but was worthy with his bowling in Indian conditions. May get another spot on the next tour of India if he keeps around the place, but not worthy of an Ashes ticket.

Khawaja (DNP) - Baffling he didn't get a game given the performances of his team mates. Why take him? Must make good cordial - this will probably get him on the Ashes tour.

Pattinson (9 wickets @ 27) - Bowled admirably. Will lead the attack in England and provided he stays fit, for the rest of Michael Clarke's reign.

Siddle (9 wickets @ 33) - Tried hard and did nothing to suggest he shouldn't be in the XI for England. A good contributor and great team player. Australia needs him and should be made Vice Captain.

Starc (2 wickets @ 100) - Didn't have a great tour, but will be better for it. Still done enough to suggest he should be part of the fast bowling team taken to England, despite his stats.

Johnson (0 wickets) - Would have liked to see him early in the tour. Only got a game in the last Test and looked fiery without taking a wicket. Will still go to England.

Lyon (15 wickets @ 37) - Was inexplicably dropped for the 2nd Test after being on the end of a brilliant Dhoni innings in the 1st Test. Came back well and had a career changing last Test taking 9 wickets. Will go to England more comfortably the number 1 spinner than when he started this tour, which is a good thing for Australia.

Doherty (4 wickets @ 60) - May have benefited from having Lyon at the other end in the 2nd Test. Was serviceable. Had a real chance to take over from Lyon thanks to the selectors, but wasn't quite good enough. Unless Ahmed is available, will go to England as back up spinner.

Haddin (51 @ 25) - Flew over at last minute to replace Wade for 3rd Test. Had one match to make a big score and he was unable to convert two starts. Wade straight back in for last Test and the fact he wasn't even in the original squad shows his standing in the pecking order. I think they may take a younger keeper to England in his place.

Bird (DNP) - Injured early and went back home. Probably not a bad thing provided he recovers soon, I'm not sure he would have enjoyed any more success than the others this early in his career.

A dismal tour. Will be interesting to see if they actually make any changes.

[The Sleeping Giant]

Fair call.

[Squids]

You missed Starc scoring more runs that Watson Wade and perhaps Hughes.

His bowling is terrible when the ball isn't swinging but he has shown something with the bat.

[smac]

Langer needs time. Boof in for mine.

[Squids]

Langer was the batting coach......

[The Sleeping Giant]

Langer was the batting coach......

[mighty_tiger_79]

well wade did set the new shield record for dismissals so he does have some ability

[Failed Creation]

well wade did set the new shield record for dismissals so he does have some ability

Maybe so, just not at Test level.

[Gozu]

Fun fact: In Test cricket Nathan Lyon (4) has now dismissed Sachin Tendulkar more times than Shane Warne (3) did.