Aus-Ind T1

by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Sun Dec 25, 2011 7:14 pm

Aussie to bat... Hopefully, it will give the Indians a little warm up practice, and not do their first test routine debacle. Still possible - but that is postponed for a day or more.

by truthbetold Sun Dec 25, 2011 8:42 pm

Warner sparkled for a while. Yadav got a good wicket. Both Ishant and Zaheer bowled well to get some near misses. But Indian pace seem to lack something that local boys know in forcing those knicks. So far good effort by Indian bowlers.

by MaxEntropy_Man Sun Dec 25, 2011 8:45 pm

zaheer and ishant's first spell was mostly crap.

by truthbetold Sun Dec 25, 2011 8:51 pm

Yadav got second. He looks like a real fast bowler. His face is really well chiseled and he looks solid. His pace may be causing batsmen to make those mistakes.

I think Zaheer and Ishant didnot bowl crap. They just could not finish the job.

If Indian bowlers can quickly learn how the ball behaves on Aussies pitches they can get some success.

No injury problems so far. That is the best news.

by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Mon Dec 26, 2011 12:03 am

truthbetold wrote:Yadav got second. He looks like a real fast bowler. His face is really well chiseled and he looks solid. His pace may be causing batsmen to make those mistakes.

I think Zaheer and Ishant didnot bowl crap. They just could not finish the job.

If Indian bowlers can quickly learn how the ball behaves on Aussies pitches they can get some success.

No injury problems so far. That is the best news.

Looks like Pontinglu will score a 100 and we will resurrect his career.

by Another Brick Mon Dec 26, 2011 12:52 am

nope. he didn't. out to a rookie on 62.

AUS 169/3. if they score 300+, well, IND has a problem. AUS quicks can cause considerable damage if it rains a bit on day 2 and 3.

Advantage AUS at this moment. we need two more wickets today.

by Another Brick Mon Dec 26, 2011 2:04 am

ZK, you beauty! and BCCI, you beauty! no UDRS and one wicket stolen. nonetheless, fantastic bowling by ZK.

by Another Brick Mon Dec 26, 2011 7:42 am

IND has a slight advantage at the end of the day. this could have been IND's day had we managed to clean up the tail. with siddle doing stuart broad, one only hopes that we are not late in taking the rest of the wickets tomorrow. 350 for AUS and we lose all the advantage. i can't see IND scoring much.

by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Mon Dec 26, 2011 9:32 am

Another Brick wrote:IND has a slight advantage at the end of the day. this could have been IND's day had we managed to clean up the tail. with siddle doing stuart broad, one only hopes that we are not late in taking the rest of the wickets tomorrow. 350 for AUS and we lose all the advantage. i can't see IND scoring much.

India should take into account of its "first-test" vulnerabilities, and try to wrap up the Aussie innings FAST. Anything over 350 and a quick couple of Indian wickets will put them under pressure.

I cannot understand why these fast bowlers put so much energy into their bowling and not force the batsmen to play EVERY ball. Ishant and Yadav were pitching the ball half way down the pitch, while Zaheer tries to make the batsmen play every ball.

First hour will tell us where this test might be headed.

by truthbetold Mon Dec 26, 2011 9:35 am

Stats probably do not tell much about this Aussies team. But MCG was a good hunting ground for Aussies till 2008. They scored heavily and secured good leads to beat visitors. 350 + is a distinct possibility.

However if India could contain the total to 300 to 320, they can bat carefully to build 350 plus. Pitch may become easy.

by truthbetold Mon Dec 26, 2011 9:51 am

Uppiliji,

You are up awfully early. India still have a chance and Indian fast bowlers bowled well but seem to lack that little extra that local boys usually have. May be aswin can get a breakthrough.

Question: How does this forum post times of posting? Is it readers local time?
Sometimes it seem to post poster's local time.

by MaxEntropy_Man Mon Dec 26, 2011 1:35 pm

decent position but they need to capitalize and wrap up the tail. getting haddin and siddle out will be key. haddin has a habit of sticking around. i like yadav's energy. nice bustling action and bowls plenty fast. gives away some runs but if very effective. ponting was undone once again by a rookie indian quick.

by MaxEntropy_Man Mon Dec 26, 2011 8:33 pm

as usual having trouble getting rid of the tail.

by truthbetold Tue Dec 27, 2011 12:21 am

sehwag got out just before tea. India needs a real huge partnership between Sachin and Dravid to set up for a huge lead. Aussie fast bowlers seem to have woken up and getting to swing the ball a little bit more. If India can hold till the end of the day with out addl loss and a 80 to 100 runs, they can sleep better.

by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Tue Dec 27, 2011 12:26 am

truthbetold wrote:sehwag got out just before tea. India needs a real huge partnership between Sachin and Dravid to set up for a huge lead. Aussie fast bowlers seem to have woken up and getting to swing the ball a little bit more. If India can hold till the end of the day with out addl loss and a 80 to 100 runs, they can sleep better.

Bharat Ratna is at the crease and will score his 100th 100...

Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy....

by Another Brick Tue Dec 27, 2011 12:33 am

scoring won't be easy anymore now that sehwag has left. dravid has been edgy before tea and SRT just survived. call me a pessimist, but i don't see IND seizing the initiative.

by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Tue Dec 27, 2011 12:39 am

I have a hunch that Kholi and VVSL will score big this time...

by Another Brick Tue Dec 27, 2011 12:45 am

umm, i am not so sure about kohli (untested in these conditions) and VVSL (a bad starter). dhobi might score a 50 and ashwin might lend a helpful hand. but we are talking about tail now. it is 111/2. i hate these nelsons (IND at 111/2 in 33 trailing by 222 behind AUS 333).

by Another Brick Tue Dec 27, 2011 1:23 am

and why is dravid trying to play IPL strokes at MCG? he was rattled by some good bowling, but i hope he doesn't throw away his wicket. you let AUS get their foot in the door and you are screwed.

Siddle to Dravid, no run, one of the worst shots Dravid has played all life.

Lyon to Dravid, 2 runs, slog-heave from Dravid. As uncharacteristic as they come.

by MaxEntropy_Man Tue Dec 27, 2011 1:44 am

dravid is struggling but i'd rather watch this than gambhir hanging his bat out.

by Another Brick Tue Dec 27, 2011 2:14 am

dravid is now struggling with his calf muscle. he must retire hurt and come back later instead of worsening his pain.

AUS has tried six bowlers so far. hahaha. you will see even clarke and ponting bowling in this test (or the series).

by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Tue Dec 27, 2011 2:34 am

woww...dravid bowled and walks....but on replay a no-ball and called back...what a stroke of luck...

203/2 to 203/3 and back to 203/2...

Phewww....

by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Tue Dec 27, 2011 2:57 am

Bharat Ratna bowled for 73...

by Another Brick Tue Dec 27, 2011 3:01 am

darn. SRT was looking good out there. we still need a big hundred by someone. hope dravid comes out a better bat tomorrow and delivers it.

by MaxEntropy_Man Tue Dec 27, 2011 3:02 am

tendulkar was looking really fluent. you have to be an aussie or a moron to celebrate his dismissal.

by truthbetold Tue Dec 27, 2011 3:04 am

Sachin looked terrific. Dravid is troubled after 25. But Sachin is in pavillion and Rahul still guarding the wall.

Aussies really bowled well in the last 10 overs. It was a battle. It was India's day till the last 10 overs.

by truthbetold Tue Dec 27, 2011 3:10 am

Sachin seem to decide on what he wants to do very early and gets into position early to make the shot look easy.

If Sachin stays in the current form, he could make big contributions to Indian batting.

by The Absolute Zero Tue Dec 27, 2011 2:05 pm

"DRAW" is written all over the face of this first test - unless our $kar takes to bowling and gets 6 wickets for 40 runs. What a waste of time! He cannot hit a century for 9 months!! At least hope he hits 30+ to make the test as a century test for his two innings.

by MaxEntropy_Man Tue Dec 27, 2011 8:32 pm

full fledged batting collapse in progress. ugly.

by confuzzled dude Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:03 pm

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:full fledged batting collapse in progress. ugly.

yup. Looks like a repeat of ENG tour. Wonder when was the last time Laxman scored a fifty+ in the 1st innings of first test.

by MaxEntropy_Man Tue Dec 27, 2011 9:22 pm

disappointing that kohli was totally useless. i don't think any of these guys - kohli, rohit sharma, or raina are really cut out for the long format. don't know why they won't give cheteshwar a go. from the beginning i've always maintained that these guys are only tonty tonty lions and that too at home. they have no place in the long format. they look clueless.

by confuzzled dude Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:20 pm

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:disappointing that kohli was totally useless. i don't think any of these guys - kohli, rohit sharma, or raina are really cut out for the long format. don't know why they won't give cheteshwar a go. from the beginning i've always maintained that these guys are only tonty tonty lions and that too at home. they have no place in the long format. they look clueless.

Kohli got a good delivery, he did well in Australia a couple of years ago when he toured with India 'A' team.

What a turn around. Aussie bats are throwing away their wickets, inexperience shows.

by MaxEntropy_Man Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:47 pm

good comeback.

by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:47 am

They need to get Ponting /Hussey soon, and wrap up the tail within 150 to 200 runs. Anything more, the Indian team may get into trouble.

Just asking: did someone tell Dhoni NOT to use Sehwag, SRT as switch bowlers in the first innings? Such bowling changes offer relief to the main bowlers, distract batsmen into complacency against weaker bowling, and possibility of breakthroughs.

Think people should SERIOUSLY consider dropping Dhoni unless he gets his batting to his pre-marriage days.

by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Wed Dec 28, 2011 1:48 am

Looks like it's going to be a balanced match by the time the aussies get out.

by Another Brick Wed Dec 28, 2011 2:18 am

disappointing batting by IND. laxman, kohli and dhobi should be ashamed of their performance. we had a very good chance of surpassing their total today and put a solid wood on them, but we faltered. wtf? and now we are suddenly trailing by 200. all that happened in two sessions. anything more than 250 (which looks likely now) and then AUS has the advantage. it is not WI we are playing, and this is not Kotla, Chepauk, Jamtha, Wankhede or Chinnasway.

umesh yadav was impressive today. let's hope that we don't let the tail wag.

by Another Brick Wed Dec 28, 2011 3:26 am

8 down now. one only hopes that hussey's drop does not cost india much. 270 will be a very challenging total to get. gambhir and sehwag need to bat well and give us a solid opening p'ship. but i expect sehwag to play as if this is the first day of an inconsequential tour match with south sudan for charity.

hope gambhir, laxman, kohli and dhobi make up for their first innings failure (like hussey) and SRT and Dravid to carry on the good work.

aside, is it time for dravid to start fielding at places other than catching position? this is perhaps the 4th (or 5th) regulation catch he has dropped since ENG tour began.

by Another Brick Wed Dec 28, 2011 5:18 am

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:
Think people should SERIOUSLY consider dropping Dhoni unless he gets his batting to his pre-marriage days.

hey, don't question the dust-king of ranchi who will unleash his reverse helicopter, retracting submarine, sideways unicycle and dipping stealth bomber strokes - all in one shot - tomorrow at the MCG.

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