Australian Tour of India, October 2010/11
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50 partnership comes up. Good going boys
Yudi added 1 Minutes and 14 Seconds later...
I'll probably head back to my television set to see the match. Cricinfo commentary is not at all interesting.
Yudi added 1 Minutes and 14 Seconds later...
I'll probably head back to my television set to see the match. Cricinfo commentary is not at all interesting.
Chetan0304
Chairman of Selectors
Ishant needs encouragement from the crowd with every ball he plays. not much crowd present if the venue were to be Mumbai/Delhi/Bangalore it could have been close to 80% full on the final day when result is certainly coming.
used2bcool
Club Captain
There's all the brouhaha about SRT not being able to finish tests for his country. A little time spent on statsguru throws up some interesting numbers:
Tendulkar is generally poor in the fourth innings of a test - averages 37 compared to his lofty career average of 56. He has 3 centuries in 61 innings to his name:
119* v England at Old Trafford in 1990 - saved a match
136 v Pakistan at Chennai in 1999 - still lost by 12 runs. Yes, *that* match.
103* v England at Chennai in 2008 - won the game.
Apart from this, he has a couple of other matchwinning innings:
44* v NZ at Kanpur in 1999 - Target was 83
56* v Pak at Delhi in 2007 - Target was 203
54 v SL at Colombo in 2010 - Target was 257 - Laxman won the match with 103*
SRT also has 2 fifties in the fourth innings in heavy Indian defeats, one against Australia and one against West Indies.
In 20 tests won by India when SRT batted in the fourth innings, he averages 69. That average is propped up by several not outs and contains 1 century and two fifties. The real matchwinning efforts are the ones mentioned above.
I hate to say it, but the cynics have a case. In a 170-test career lasting over 15 years, SRT has really won India only 3 tests in the forth innings, 2 of them in the last three years.
Tendulkar is generally poor in the fourth innings of a test - averages 37 compared to his lofty career average of 56. He has 3 centuries in 61 innings to his name:
119* v England at Old Trafford in 1990 - saved a match
136 v Pakistan at Chennai in 1999 - still lost by 12 runs. Yes, *that* match.
103* v England at Chennai in 2008 - won the game.
Apart from this, he has a couple of other matchwinning innings:
44* v NZ at Kanpur in 1999 - Target was 83
56* v Pak at Delhi in 2007 - Target was 203
54 v SL at Colombo in 2010 - Target was 257 - Laxman won the match with 103*
SRT also has 2 fifties in the fourth innings in heavy Indian defeats, one against Australia and one against West Indies.
In 20 tests won by India when SRT batted in the fourth innings, he averages 69. That average is propped up by several not outs and contains 1 century and two fifties. The real matchwinning efforts are the ones mentioned above.
I hate to say it, but the cynics have a case. In a 170-test career lasting over 15 years, SRT has really won India only 3 tests in the forth innings, 2 of them in the last three years.
I must say, win or lose, Ishant has shown fantastic temperament. The way he bounced back from his horrible first day with the ball to take 3 wickets, his stint as nightwatchman, this innings...
And as I type that another 4 runs for Ishant. 22 more for his fifty, he's more than halfway there. 32 to win. C'mon Ishant!
ZoraxDoom added 1 Minutes and 57 Seconds later...
Fantastic few leaves from Ishant. Didn't think I'd be describing leaves as fantastic, but there you go.
32 to win with 2 wickets in hand. That's 16 runs per wicket.
And North into the attack. I have a bad feeling about this.
And as I type that another 4 runs for Ishant. 22 more for his fifty, he's more than halfway there. 32 to win. C'mon Ishant!
ZoraxDoom added 1 Minutes and 57 Seconds later...
Fantastic few leaves from Ishant. Didn't think I'd be describing leaves as fantastic, but there you go.
32 to win with 2 wickets in hand. That's 16 runs per wicket.
And North into the attack. I have a bad feeling about this.
ferg512
International Coach
Strange decision to bring on north
used2bcool
Club Captain
Why do all our top-order batters trust our damn tailenders so much? There's a reason they are tail-enders, right?
Is there some injury that prevents Michael Clarke from bowling? He has a proven record in these situations.
Is there some injury that prevents Michael Clarke from bowling? He has a proven record in these situations.
sami ullah khan
Panel of Selectors
Ponting is expecting north to right the wrong I guess
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ferg512
International Coach
Why do all our top-order batters trust our damn tailenders so much? There's a reason they are tail-enders, right?
Is there some injury that prevents Michael Clarke from bowling? He has a proven record in these situations.
yeah i forgot completely about clarke surely he would be worth a go
And now Shane Watson bowling. Punter clearly doesn't trust Hauritz. I think Hilfenhaus and Johnson are tired, Bollinger is probably injured. That, or he thinks trying something different will get the job done.
used2bcool
Club Captain
Chetan0304
Chairman of Selectors
beauty!
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