Story [coach2007] Friendship series: Australia in India (Aus lead 1-0, India 580/8 d2 T2)

[harishankar]

Australia make short work of total - India suffer massive defeat

Match Summary

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Australia Batting 2nd Innings

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India bowling 2nd Innings

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In what should be a hard-to-digest defeat, India plunged to a 10-wicket loss against Australia at Kolkata... A lot was expected of the Indian spinners in the 2nd innings with Kumble taking the lead by opening the bowling, but India failed to make a dent as the Australian openers cruised to a 10 wicket victory.

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Phil Jaques helped himself to a century as the Indian bowlers toiled without any luck to defend a low total on day 4. This loss virtually seals the 2 Test series and all India can hope to achieve is a 1-1 draw by winning the next match.

Man of the Match - Jointly awarded to:
Shaun Tait and Chris Rogers for their bowling and batting efforts respectively...

At the post match interview, a dejected Anil Kumble said that he expected a better fight in the second innings and that it was disappointing to concede a 10 wicket victory to Australia.

"We failed to make an impact bowling in the 2nd innings and batting in the 1st innings. And that cost us the game..." he summed up.

Captain Mike Hussey was delighted with the performance of his bowlers and newcomer Rogers. "We played a thorough game in tough conditions and we're proud of this victory..." he said. "There's still a lot to play for, so we'll go into the next match looking to win the series 2-0."
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[Left_Hander]

Australia should knock off the 194 required for victory. The Australian team as a whole as performed well this game.

EDIT: Easy win. A 10 wicket victory is demoralising for India.

 

[mattfb]

Big win for Australia away from home. Great batting by Jaques and a great game for Rogers.

 

[harishankar]

Sharad Pawar: Happy with the security arrangements

BCCI Chief, Sharad Pawar expressed his happiness at the security at Kolkata in the just concluded Test match and hoped that Mumbai would also gear up to host the next match. Stating that he was pleased at the spirit in which the match has been played so far, he hoped that the crowds would continue to behave well.

Chappelli's thoughts - with Harsha Bhogle

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Harsha: What was the turning point of the game, Chappelli?
Chappell: First innings by India and then Australia's bowling performance... these ensured that it was a no-contest in the end.
Harsha: How can India come back from here?
Chappell: They have to stick to their strengths which is spin bowling. I don't see any big problems for India in spite of the loss, because if you think about it, India had a good chance to come back in the match all the time. The second innings bowling effort was very poor.
Harsha: Will Australia just take it a bit easy in Mumbai now, having secured the series?
Chappell: Which joke-book did you get that phrase from, Harsha? You're a real humourist...
Harsha: (silly laugh) ahahahaha... well, anyway, India have a lot to think about ahead of Mumbai. It's goodbye from all of us until then.
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[freddiw]

dissapointing but good work from AUS

 

[gutterman]

Aus did well to secure a 10 wicket victory

 

[biks76]

How can India lose against Australia at Kolkata?Laxman did his thing but I suppose there was no "Turbanator" this time around.

 

[surendar]

How can India lose against Australia at Kolkata?Laxman did his thing but I suppose there was no "Turbanator" this time around.

Yes, even I was thinking the same.

Also Hari, its nice to see you again in story forums! I am already aware of your previous India-Aus diary. There has been a massive improvements in everything..presentation, writing, story line ... everything! Keep up the fantastic works!

 

[harishankar]

Thanks surendar. It's easier to focus on the story when playing a game like ICC or cricket coach rather than a game like C 05 or C 07 because it takes far too long to finish a test match and I lose interest.

Here I'll try to continue the story as soon as I can. I can also do it in a relaxed pace and without wasting too much time.

 

[ivanvdm15]

Great work
keep it up

 

[Pakistani Army]

Great works. Keep it up.

 

[gutterman]

great work can't wait for next update. kutgw

 

[gamerkid22]

Its sad that India are 1-0 down in this series but anyways its a Friendship series. I hope India will come back strongly in the 2nd test match. Nice story

 

[harishankar]

Thanks gamerkid. I'm hoping to continue it, but I hope the bugs in cricket coach will be fixed before that. Is it too late to expect a patch?

 

[harishankar]

2nd Test Match - Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Ladies and gentlemen, we're at the Wankhede Stadium for the second Test match in this friendly series between India and Australia. Friendly it may be in name, but surely it's been played in a competitive spirit so far...

India will be looking to pick up the pieces after the loss in Eden Gardens, which will surely hurt them and they'll be looking to make amends. Now for the Pitch and Weather report, courtesy Ravi Shastri... Ravi?

Harsha, it's a great atmosphere and the people here are expecting an Indian comeback after that heavy loss at Eden Gardens. Most likely, I expect a full capacity crowd over the weekend, but it's already buzzing out here. The heat and humidity is quite high.

The pitch is expected to be great for batting, but already it's very dry and you can see that it will turn right from day one. In fact, it's a fair chance that this pitch will break in days 3, 4 and 5 so expect the team to bat first if they win the toss.

Team selection

Thanks, Ravi, now for the teams for the two sides. India have made a couple of changes, bringing in Sehwag for Gambhir and Chawla for Murali Karthik. Australia are sticking with a winning combination.

Match officials:
Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Billy Bowden (NZ)
Third Umpire: S.K. Sharma (Ind)
Match Referee: Chris Broad (Eng)

Toss with the captains

India have won the toss and have elected to bat first. No big surprises there, Anil?

No, it is a flat pitch, but we expect it to get more and more difficult to bat on as the game progresses. So we are hoping for a better batting performance this time around.

And the changes you've made?

Brought in Viru as he'll bring more aggression at the top and including Piyush Chawla instead of Murali Karthik who's down with a touch of fever this morning.

All the best, Anil. Disappointed at losing the toss, Mike?

If we bowl the way we did in Kolkata, we should have a great chance here to wrap the series up 2-0. But we would have loved to have set a total here... pitch looks very dry and we can expect wear and tear...

Good luck to you... well there you have it... India won the toss and are batting on what looks like a great batting wicket.

(EDIT: Guys, sorry I forgot to save the first game, but I've reloaded the match now and replayed day 1)

End of Day 1: India on top - 285 for no loss as Sehwag and Jaffer take toll

Match Summary

India 1st Innings batting

Australia Bowling 1st Innings

Australia toiled away without any joy as India mounted a huge opening partnership between Sehwag and Jaffer and really took full control over the match on day 1 at Wankhede.

Sehwag and Jaffer delighted the crowd as they made the Australian bowlers toil hard on day 1 without any reward. Such was the prowess of the Indian top order.

India will now look to dominate this match by putting up a huge 1st innings total.
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Sunny Speaks - Analyzing Day 1 with Gavaskar

It was a great day's play for India and I enjoyed these two openers. Sehwag was a delight to watch as usual, but what really impressed me was the Wasim Jaffer's temperament. He's really come a long way and I expect him to go on to bigger and better things.

As for Australia, they're in deep trouble and I expect India to bat on and on to post a huge first innings total. Unless something drastic happens on Day 2, I think there are only two results possible: India win and a draw. But what a great fightback by India after their terrible loss at Kolkata.

This performance will lift the Indian spirits for sure.