India in Australia

[0601731]

what was bucknor doing??that was such a big nick.......how is any team to win agianst australia if this keeps up??bucknor is way past his sell by date.

 

[Cricket_60]

lol roy is caught behind on a no ball

It wasn't a no ball :cool:

As far as I see it, its 2-1 to India in terms of incredibly dodgy decisions.

 

[sohum]

I'm also making a list of all umpiring mistakes in this match because I foresee more than just a few.

The list grows. I have no problem with borderline decisions but some of these are just poor.

 

[aussie_ben91]

I wish that was given out aswell.

I want India atleast 4 down by the end of play. :@

 

[mattfb]

The list grows. I have no problem with borderline decisions but some of these are just poor.

Yes, the umpires are haveing a shocker, they cant hear anything.

I want India atleast 4 down by the end of play. :@

Yeah then we can see Haydos and Jaques but I want Sachin in, so I can see the Little Master then India can collapse

 

[sohum]

Not India's day with the umpires, hey? That just looked out as did Ponting's although Ponting's LBW looked like he middled it.

Sharma carried on almost as worse as I did when I heard Australia batted first.

Hehe, I think I'll take it since Ponting's decision triggered a collapse although that collapse would be handy earlier on.

On a second note, I don't think I've seen the Indians hit the stumps the whole series.

 

[punterpupnroy]

lol at first i thought it was a no ball coz it was so obviouse. but sheesh what a big nick.

 

[sohum]

lol at first i thought it was a no ball coz it was so obviouse. but sheesh what a big nick.

Yeah. Bucknor has actually been consistently poor for about 2-3 seasons now. I can't believe he is still on the Elite Panel.

 

[angryangy]

I think it's fair enough to say that Symonds wouldn't be in the team with just his batting.

I think you'll find not many are in the team for just one reason. Indeed it is a key difference between Australia and India. Great fielders make the Australian side and tend to stay there. Hayden is hard to fault at first slip, Symonds generally haunts point like a possessed terrier and if it beats him, then there is often Clarke placed backward of point because his bullet left arm gives him a great shy at either stump. Then you have Ponting who is a livewire and Hussey is a man of few mistakes, probably as good as anyone playing for the opposition. Hogg is always notably energetic and a high quality infielder. Lee is a superb outfielder and each of the pacemen contribute with powerful, accurate throwing, preventing many 3s or 2s.

Qualms about fielding skill are quite often the reason why a player can't make it. Jaques was an example, particularly for his throwing which was stilted by a minor shoulder injury (Shaun Tait found a similar problem). Nevertheless, it spurned him to work at specialising and he has made himself a valuable close catcher, a difficult role for which few senior players will put their hand up.

Outside the team, Brad Hodge is quite an acrobat, Katich recently pulled off an outstanding sliding run out and Adam Voges is another who surely curries favour by offering more than just a place to hang a bat.

 

[Gilly Fan]

lol roy is caught behind on a no ball

Sorry? The umpires are just plain deaf.

That's a brilliant late cut. ABsolutely brilliant.

 

[punterpupnroy]

i thought bucknore was good. well last ashes he was par.

 

[sohum]

52 runs out of 206 have come down at third man. That's a fourth of the score and it's an area that needs to be plugged rather than giving away free runs.

 

[SaiSrini]

Bad luck for India and all becoz of poor umpiring! But we are playing in Australia, and we should expect that (that was the country where Hair gave Sachin LBW when he was hit on his shoulder).

Anyways, 250+ is possible seeing these two guys! Everything will be out of our hands by tomorrow evening and we will be playing catch up. Damn!

 

[aussie_ben91]

Yeah then we can see Haydos and Jaques but I want Sachin in, so I can see the Little Master then India can collapse

Yeah but Australia have enough runs so far that if they got skittled now then we could possibly have them 5 wickets down before the end of play; bowl India out in the 1st session and then watch Australia bat for 2 sessions tomorrow.

 

[sohum]

i thought bucknore was good. well last ashes he was par.

Bucknor was good... 10 years back. He's obviously starting to lose some of his umpiring skill due to fading eyesight and hearing.