ICCCT2006: Group A

[Cricketman]

its teh beggining of the end, fellas

 

[andrew_nixon]

Can people please read this: http://www.planetcricket.org/forums/showthread.php?t=26496

And stop the spam.

 

[hindustani]

im gonna go cry

pathan bowls symonds

 

[surendar]

im gonna go cry

This is just a sport

I was seeing this match inspite of my main university exams tomrw and i feel now thats the big mistake

Well, just i want to comment few things abt this match,

1) Australia deserve their victory!!! Well done Australia for their first victory ( on the way atm ) in Champions Trophy against India!!

2) Aussies have showed a top class display in fielding.. They didnt allow the singles that easily... Ponting was very busy in this case in fielding and for India, Aussie batsmen seem to run for everything....

Even heard commentator's remark " Some one had to stop this singles " when India were bowling!!!

3) In batting,

* Sachin Tendulkar should get back to his old form... He was trying to annoy McGrath but at the McGrath sent him to tha pavilion!!! If Sachin is going to try to stick to the wicket like this without free flow of runs, then that is going to be a big problem becos Sachin is not that kind of player.... Dravid can do this not Sachin

* About Sehwag..Wow... after a longtime he has displayed a good performance

* Dravid.... everyone was wondering why not Dravid bat at no 3 as he is solid in that position... I heard from commentators that Dravid wants to control the middle order from that position and infact he is more comfortable it seems!!! He was looking solid today but poor Dravid to be dismissed in an unlucky way!

* Raina & Kaif with the strike rate of around 68 especially when they were batting in 30-45 overs is completly horrible becos last 15 overs are exclusively meant for " hunting for runs " Infact Pathan did that job today perfectly though got only 10!!!

I guess this shd be the main flaw where India missed the score around 270-280!!!

Infact Overs 42,43,44,45 produced totally 10 for India which was not a good sign and infact Aussies did a top class bowling display..Those were the overs in which Lee was bowling his final spell!!!

* In bowling, Fast bowlers of India....i guess they must learn the basic meaning of fast bowling to bowl in good line n length with lot of variations

Bowlers never looked aggressive right from the start....This is appearing as bad sign for India especially with WC07 ahead!!!


Regarding Australia.... I feel just one sentence to describe, " Aussies are very perfect in playing cricket " They outsmarted in every field... batting,bowling and fielding!! Well done Australia :hpraise


Now With Australia, WI, NZ and SA ( without Asian teams ) ,the semifinals are going to be more exciting and unpredictable infact!!!

NZ are doing well under Fleming and also other teams equally performing well with WI back to mighty form!!! I somehow feel, NZ/SA are going to take this trophy home...well lets see!! :happy

 

[sohum]

I would think the semifinals would be more unpredictable with Asian teams involved. One day we are world champions and the next day we would struggle against Bangladesh.

I expect an Aus-Rsa final, something that should have happened in the World Cup a long time ago.

 

[Cricketman]

I would think the semifinals would be more unpredictable with Asian teams involved. One day we are world champions and the next day we would struggle against Bangladesh.

I expect an Aus-Rsa final, something that should have happened in the World Cup a long time ago.

isn't that the semi?

 

[Skater]

isn't that the semi?

No, Australia will play New Zealand in the semi finals- I miscalculated.

The Indian fans must lighten up. When batsmen like Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid are on form they are almost unstoppable, and bowlers like Irfan Pathan, Munaf Patel and Harbhajan Singh have an easy job but still do it well.

Come on. One tournament you have failed in. Look up!

 

[Adarsh]

No! Raina looks awful. The rest of the batting is quite unpredictable, but I suppose the batting's alright. The bowling, is well, utter rubbish. Absolutely horrible. Harbhajan apart, I don't see why any of the others should be playing in the team for their bowling. All so unpredictable and bowl so many "hit me" balls. You need a couple of bowlers to keep it tight, like McGrath did, so that even if the other quick fails, you can revert back to your stock bowler. India don't have a fast bowler who can bowl decent line and lenght. No one in the whole country!!! That's awful. Bring Zaheer Khan back. He's been in terrific form and deserves a place. He's fast, hits the deck hard, bowls a good line and is very good in the slog overs.

India should play two specialist spinners because that's their strenght. There's no point trying to copy other teams and leaving the spinner out. Powar on any track any day is much more consistent than the likes of Sreesanth and Agarkar. They might bowl well one day and crap the next. Powar did nothing wrong and certainly deserved to play today.

 

[aussie1st]

India needed a lot more than 250 on that pitch, as the commentators were saying they should have sent out a hitter before Kaif as the Kaif and Dravid combo was going no where. Compared to the Aussies middle stages you could see the difference.

Indian's pacemen offered something early on but the Aussie batsmen still were able to get off to a flyer and with Watson quickfire 50 the win was in the bag. Now that is why we should have 2 guys that can go full throttle opening, Gilly went out early but Watson kept the speed up.

Martyn in great form now at 4 and Ponting again delivers when required.

 

[irottev]

Bad luck India. At least you lost to the best side. Aussies just batted too well by the looks of it. Munaf Patel being so expensive is a surprise. The spinners kept the runs low but none of the Indian bowlers could play bowl like McGrath did.

 

[barmyarmy]

Can people please read this: http://www.planetcricket.org/forums/showthread.php?t=26496

And stop the spam.

Indeed. You swear or spam you lose your post. I've just had to hand out some warnings as well.
There's some really high quality discussion going on these threads so please keep it that way. If you're not sure if your post is worth making then close the window.
Cheers.

 

[kodos]

No, Australia will play New Zealand in the semi finals- I miscalculated.

The Indian fans must lighten up. When batsmen like Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid are on form they are almost unstoppable, and bowlers like Irfan Pathan, Munaf Patel and Harbhajan Singh have an easy job but still do it well.

Come on. One tournament you have failed in. Look up!

Agreed. It is not uncommon to see big teams bundle out of big events. The most obvious was South Africa in the 03 WC where they were 2nd favourites to take the trophy. They bundled out in the first round and since then, their ODI record has been impressive. India have got the team to succed and do well in the WC, but it is really only a matter of time when the whole team can work together do well. Also to me, I am seriously questioning Chappel's coaching. He hasn't done to well since taking over and to me his techniques are proving to be ineffective. His contract expires in 07, but if I had to make a decision I would terminate his contract now and the BCCI should finally search for a local coach rather than an international coach.

Also it appeared the hunger and intent was very much evident in Austraia whereas the Indians really didn't look very motivated at all which may have proven to be the downfall. This is perhaps also the result of poor coaching staff and it really is time for India to invest in a bowling coach if they don't have any now. They are the wealthiest board in the world so they surely can afford a decent bowling coach.

 

[MUFC1987]

India should play two specialist spinners because that's their strenght. There's no point trying to copy other teams and leaving the spinner out. Powar on any track any day is much more consistent than the likes of Sreesanth and Agarkar. They might bowl well one day and crap the next. Powar did nothing wrong and certainly deserved to play today.

I agree with that, no matter what pitch you're playing on, Spinners can still have a sense of control. Someone like Kumble, who isn't a big turner, can succeed on any pitch because of that.

 

[zub2005]

Well not a good day yesterday. we may have been a few runs short but still 249 should of been good. after the bowlers leaked so many runs quick. dravid never had alot to play with. i was not happy with raina you need to hit runs at the end you cant defend balls at that time. munaf patel had a bad day normally he aint that bad just one of those things. i was happy with how kaif played i still think instead of sreesanth should of been power. hopefully with khan, patel and pathan and then we play harbhajan and kumble, we will play better 5 bowlers in a one day i think we need

 

[MUFC1987]

I think it could be a problem that your most experienced pace bowler was Pathan. Something that Khan could well fix in the future. You just need a reliable performer to depend on with the new ball and India would be set in my opinion.