Australia's Tour of India - 7 ODI's

[Fatal Shot]

EDIT: F_S, what would be your preferred Australian XI?

From this current squad?

1. Shane Watson
2. Shaun Marsh
3. Ricky Ponting
4. Cameron White
5. Mike Hussey
6. MC Henriques
7. MG Johnson
8. GA Manou (wk)
9. NM Hauritz
10. Peter Siddle
11. Doug Bollinger

Bat till 9, and have four bowlers. Three pace and one spinner. Two all-rounders to bowl their shared 10. White can provide some spin, if the pitch is gripping the ball.

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Watson looks in good touch today! Let him get set. Once he gets past 50, he keeps going. 4 (or 3) centuries for him this year so far.

 

[xvalerianx]

Watson looks good enough to score 100-150 today. That should take Australia to 300+.

 

[Spinksy]

Whats the pitch like? As we are going real slow so far. Watson for his attacking nature, really does take him time to get in.

According to Cricinfo it's 'a slow, dry pitch.'

 

[iridescentt]

Shot Ricky

 

[SciD]

Ponting will score 200 today. He looks good.

 

[iridescentt]

According to Cricinfo it's 'a slow, dry pitch.'

Yeah. Apparently there is dew evident but in now way will it make it more of a 'bowl-first' pitch. Sunil commented that batting in the 2nd session (India) is going to be tough.

 

[Fatal Shot]

Yeah the pitch will keep getting slower and lower. Players like Sehwag, Raina and Yuvraj will probably struggle with the pace in the latter innings.

 

[Biggy]

Good to see Hilfenhaus dropped, I'm not convinced with him for ODI's.

 

[SaiSrini]

So far, the pitch hasnt acted up too badly as expected. It has been better than expected. Maybe 240-250 would be a challenging score on this wicket than 210-220

 

[xvalerianx]

Ponting will score 200 today. He looks good.

After that good shot from Ponting,even I agree to this. He will definitely score a 200 today.

 

[Spinksy]

Shot Ricky, just need Watson to keep the run-rate ticking over with singles and we should be fine.

 

[Fatal Shot]

So far, the pitch hasnt acted up too badly as expected. It has been better than expected. Maybe 240-250 would be a challenging score on this wicket than 210-220

It's probably due to the new ball. More pace and bounce. Should be interesting when the ball gets old, to see how much bounce it will provide.

 

[SciD]

What has PK eaten today. Where did that dive came from?

 

[vaibhav mehta]

Whats the pitch like?

Not as bad as people around are pretending. Lots of rain last week made this pitch a bit tricky. Bounce is decent so far except for some odd low bounce. By decent I mean playable. We have to wait for slow bowlers/ spinners to see the bounce. No sideways movements, not much of a swing so far. Pitch is fairly dry. The only concern is slowness. Bottom line is for player like Ponting, if he stays on the crease for 5 or 6 overs, he is all set to play long inning.

 

[Fatal Shot]

Maybe he had sex before the match, and had a adrenaline rush due to it?