I just have; for once, I have absolute faith in India. Our recent Test form has been sublime. To be honest though, I will be much more interested to watch Australia Vs South Africa, will be an exciting series for the spectator.
Challenging times for the Australians
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aussie_ben91
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Does India have a good enough bowling attack to bowl out Australia on dead subcontient wickets?
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At the moment, no.
But the return of Zaheer Khan joined with Anil Kumble is inspiring. How we bowl in Sri Lanka will determine how well we can fare against the Aussies.
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In fact We have.
Actually You don't need your best bowling attack to win matches on those dead tracks.Quantity wins over quality.Kumble and Harbhajan can torture by bowling 60 overs to gather without changing their ends.
Kumble and Harbhajan have taken most wickets against Australia in India.
Have you seen their records?
A Kumble has played 8 matches and taken 59 wickets at an average of 20.86
H Singh has played 7 Matches and taken 55 wickets at an average of 21.54.
Its all about How do you spin the bowl on 5th day?
Rather I am more concerned about Australia that Do they have any spinner who can take 5 wickets even on 4th or 5th day?
Actually You don't need your best bowling attack to win matches on those dead tracks.Quantity wins over quality.Kumble and Harbhajan can torture by bowling 60 overs to gather without changing their ends.
Kumble and Harbhajan have taken most wickets against Australia in India.
Have you seen their records?
A Kumble has played 8 matches and taken 59 wickets at an average of 20.86
H Singh has played 7 Matches and taken 55 wickets at an average of 21.54.
Its all about How do you spin the bowl on 5th day?
Rather I am more concerned about Australia that Do they have any spinner who can take 5 wickets even on 4th or 5th day?
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They have...
...Casson.
...Casson.
TruSachFan
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we only need the obnoxious weed to get ur guns out. I still cant seem to understand how he pwns punter.
vaibhav mehta
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lol.
Do you have any arguments to prove his abilities?
He has not played even a single test in sub continent?
I don't have doubt for his abilities but still He has just came in International cricket.
Don't over rate any player so fast.Conditions are different in India like different Crowd,High temperature.
I wish He will do best for his country but still We have only hope with Casson where Kumble and Harbhajan do have great records against Australia in India.
On what I've seen in this series. I'd swap the McKenzie and Prince battles over, based on current form. We haven't been bowling badly in this series, that's the concern. (At least from my POV)
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The tour of India will be very important. By the time South Africa turn up, they will have had time to make changes and also assess the top players at first class level, so the difficulties will be immensely less, in spite of a tough opponent. Also the result of the series could set the stage for what is already apparent as a long season.
The series starts at Bangalore, where Australia have won both their last matches, while the home side has not won since 1995. That does bode well for the tourists, who then go to Mohali, where they have never played a Test. India will be very confident for the Third Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, which together with grounds like the Wankhede is where spin is truly effective and they dominate. However, there will be no 'raging turner' at Mumbai for this series, the final game is at Nagpur, a much tougher one for the home side, one that tends to like pacemen just a little bit and one which Australia will remember fondly from last time.
Mohali will be the key, if that plays in Australia's favour, it will put India under enormous pressure. Australia like to get the jump on the opposition, whether at home or afar and India's first task will be to keep them out of those first two games. If India win Mohali, they can be confident of the series.
I don't doubt that it will be hard for Australia to win, I don't see a lot of ease for India. Regardless of the state of the home team, Australia will bring an untried attack for such a tour of India and often surprise and innovation are as good as experience. It's definitely not a tour for which you expect either side to whitewash.
The Indians themselves do not have a comprehensive bowling attack and will obviously prefer to fight through spin, likely Kumble and Harbhajan. I think it's interesting then, the choice of grounds. Nagpur will be blacklisted in both spinner's books as it is surely their least favourite Indian ground, while Mohali can be no favourite. Harbhajan will recall taking 11 wickets against Australia at Bangalore, but in a match that Australia comprehensively dominated, it is a bittersweet highlight on an unrewarding ground.
If the series went to Kolkata and Mumbai, then maybe it would look like an unachievable goal, but it doesn't. It actually goes to grounds that could pose problems for India. One win might work in a 3 match series, but it's not much in 4, so expect some cat and mouse. This is a series that definitely stands to live up to potential.
The series starts at Bangalore, where Australia have won both their last matches, while the home side has not won since 1995. That does bode well for the tourists, who then go to Mohali, where they have never played a Test. India will be very confident for the Third Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, which together with grounds like the Wankhede is where spin is truly effective and they dominate. However, there will be no 'raging turner' at Mumbai for this series, the final game is at Nagpur, a much tougher one for the home side, one that tends to like pacemen just a little bit and one which Australia will remember fondly from last time.
Mohali will be the key, if that plays in Australia's favour, it will put India under enormous pressure. Australia like to get the jump on the opposition, whether at home or afar and India's first task will be to keep them out of those first two games. If India win Mohali, they can be confident of the series.
I don't doubt that it will be hard for Australia to win, I don't see a lot of ease for India. Regardless of the state of the home team, Australia will bring an untried attack for such a tour of India and often surprise and innovation are as good as experience. It's definitely not a tour for which you expect either side to whitewash.
The Indians themselves do not have a comprehensive bowling attack and will obviously prefer to fight through spin, likely Kumble and Harbhajan. I think it's interesting then, the choice of grounds. Nagpur will be blacklisted in both spinner's books as it is surely their least favourite Indian ground, while Mohali can be no favourite. Harbhajan will recall taking 11 wickets against Australia at Bangalore, but in a match that Australia comprehensively dominated, it is a bittersweet highlight on an unrewarding ground.
If the series went to Kolkata and Mumbai, then maybe it would look like an unachievable goal, but it doesn't. It actually goes to grounds that could pose problems for India. One win might work in a 3 match series, but it's not much in 4, so expect some cat and mouse. This is a series that definitely stands to live up to potential.
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We should have Sreesanth back by then, and his attitude aside he is a fantastic bowler who bowls with a lot of heart on even the flattest decks.
Although I despise Harbhajan Singh, the turbanator's spin should trouble the Australians on the turning wickets around India.
That leaves us with four capable bowlers, with guys like Praveen Kumar and Ishant Sharma in the wings to use deviation off the pitch to their advantage.
Should be a cracker, I think 2-1 to either team is going to be the result.
Although I despise Harbhajan Singh, the turbanator's spin should trouble the Australians on the turning wickets around India.
That leaves us with four capable bowlers, with guys like Praveen Kumar and Ishant Sharma in the wings to use deviation off the pitch to their advantage.
Should be a cracker, I think 2-1 to either team is going to be the result.
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I'm not sure of that, but now he's captain so he's ensured a place in the team. He had already done that but if there was a dip in his form, the selectors might have forced him to call it quits. I have a feeling Dravid, Ganguly and Kumble will all retire around the same time. Most probably in a year, maximum 2. Besides, it's good for our young spinners, Chawla and Ojha to be groomed by the Kumble; certainly can't harm them!
As for Australia. They will be tested most in the subcontinent because of the batting-friendly wickets. They have a very strong line up but with such flat pitches, it won't be too difficult for the opposition to match them. This is where their bowling line up comes in. Casson turns the ball quite a bit but isn't very accurate and bowls quite a few full tosses. Along with Johnson, these two will let the pressure off and leave the door ajar. I reckon they'll win comfortably at home vs South Africa. England, I'm not so sure because they seem to have an identity crisis every other match.
As for Australia. They will be tested most in the subcontinent because of the batting-friendly wickets. They have a very strong line up but with such flat pitches, it won't be too difficult for the opposition to match them. This is where their bowling line up comes in. Casson turns the ball quite a bit but isn't very accurate and bowls quite a few full tosses. Along with Johnson, these two will let the pressure off and leave the door ajar. I reckon they'll win comfortably at home vs South Africa. England, I'm not so sure because they seem to have an identity crisis every other match.
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I think it's an opportunity for a team to grab the #1 spot. Sri Lanka will be a tough team to beat at home now since they have a good batting line-up with Sangakarra and Jayawardene as the main run scorers, plus guys Silva will be good players in the future. Sri Lanka will also have the MM combination (Murali and Mendis) who potentially together could cause loads of headaches.
I'd much rather have Tait than Johnson, Tait has more pace and the ability to be a match winner. But I'd take Bollinger or Noffke over both. If we added one of the latter two we would have 3 good bowlers and Casson doing the spin.
But that's not going to happen so if we are to have any chance in the series our batters need to fire as I don't think our bowlers will be able to pick up the slack.
But that's not going to happen so if we are to have any chance in the series our batters need to fire as I don't think our bowlers will be able to pick up the slack.
