Australia's Tour Of India - 2008

[Yogy]

Bhajji has got a decent batting record against the aussies. So,dont underestimate him.

 

[WORLD CHAMPIONS]

Hussey is bowling why not Pup too he has a great record against India



This partnership is now of 23 runs, not looking good for us, need a breakthrough quick

 

[ajdude]

Probably illness, did you see how much weight he's lost since the last test?

 

[cricketfrantic]

Guess what australia has bowled only 54 over so far its well past 20 mins after tea but they need not to worry as ricky ponting has already sorted out that with guess who

No prizes for guessing It's mr CHRIS BROAD

 

[ajdude]

How can that be overthrows, Bowden already gave Krejza his hat, distracting him from fielding that. Absolutely pathetic.

 

[Leggie]

Oh crap, We've thrown this away. Well done India.

 

[Ponting_14]

This is just sad all around. I can't even watch.

 

[mattfb]

Hussey is bowling why not Pup too he has a great record against India



This partnership is now of 23 runs, not looking good for us, need a breakthrough quick

He's got that back problem.

 

[aussie1st]

Seriously I don't know what Ponting is doing to get us so far behind in the over rate. It's not like we bowling 4 pacemen. Now we are being punished because of Ponting slow over rate, it's really come and bitten him in the ass.

 

[ajdude]

You know what I reckon, stuff the over rate, we're around 9 overs behind, we won't make that up, so bring in Watto soon. To be honest, Ponting's not doing us heaps of good, if he gets banned for a test, it might actually be good. It's also Ponting chatting to the bowler after every single ball, as Siva just said, it causes lapses in concentration.

 

[irottev]

Ponting's captaincy has been a disgrace. Disgusting over-rate and now he's bowling Hussey when he needs to bowl India out to win the game. Unbelievable! Australia are really in bad shape at the moment.

 

[Yogy]

clark comes into bowl

 

[aussie1st]

Has there been some rule change on the over rates? As we have been losing overs in each day about 3-4 so I'm guessing we have to get it down under 5 overs or something.

Has Ponting not learnt that Katich can turn the ball? Pup is no where near fit, suffering from a stomach bug and his back, Katich should be the one bowling.

 

[cricketfrantic]

from cricinfo

And now Clarke comes to bowl. If he can bowl, why didn't he bowl earlier then? And they have taken more than a minute to set the field. "1 minute and 30 seconds," says L siva. Bizarre..

commentators really taking pot shots now on ponting

 

[sohum]

His move certainly wasn't what Test cricket needed. We probably lost move viewers due to the tactic which really shows the state of the game at present. Not saying Dhoni shouldn't have done it cause it worked in the end but it certainly isn't a good look for Test cricket.

Anyway I don't know what we were doing after tea. We should have just gone down all guns blazing then being choked out. That would have given us more overs to bowl at the Indians, leaving 1 over and 2 days is really pushing it for a result.

This post is pretty old, but last time I checked, Dhoni should have been placing a series win over Australia slightly higher than a few fans' notions of what Test cricket needs to survive. It's not a good look for Test cricket... sure. But then you have to condemn Australia's 2004 win in India, because they employed the very same tactics.