aus v india - test 2

by MaxEntropy_Man Fri Mar 01, 2013 11:47 pm

about to begin. india has made no changes since chennai.

by bw Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:01 am

by nevada Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:21 am

BK rocks! 2 for 2 now. Exciting to see an Indian bowler who takes wickets.

by MaxEntropy_Man Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:22 am

two wkts down so quickly. nice!

by nevada Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:25 am

Watson off to a great start with a beautifuls traight drive. I hope he doesn't score too many of those!

by goodcitizn Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:43 am

63/4. Looks like the aussies will fold under 200! Great bowling by Ashwin: 6 overs, 5 maidens, 1 run and 1 wicket! Clarke is their major hope at this point. Dhoni's captaincy is looking good.

by truthbetold Sat Mar 02, 2013 9:25 am

Clark turned out to be the saviour again. Not a perfect one but a consistent one. India needs to figure out a way to get him out despite dropped catches and umpiring issues.
For a while it looked like aussies got out of jail and will end with 300 plus total. Indian bowling unit collectively worked well to recover from clarke wade resistence to get them for lessthan 240.
Clarks decision to declare was bold and chancy. His side is expecting this to be a low scoring game. They probably wanted to get seheag in the few overs left.
India should build a large lead to avoid a fourth inning on this pitch. A 400 plus would be a winning total barring a massive australian batting revival.

by MaxEntropy_Man Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:22 pm

goodcitizn wrote: Dhoni's captaincy is looking good.

it's one test and three sessions of another where his fortunes have changed a bit. let's not get too carried away. back to back whitewashes against australia and england cannot be that easily forgotten or forgiven.

by MaxEntropy_Man Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:38 pm

didn't realize this bhuvneshwar is from rashmunland. they don't make too many cricketers out in rashmunland do they?

by b_A Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:40 pm

truthbetold wrote:
Clark turned out to be the saviour again. Not a perfect one but a consistent one. India needs to figure out a way to get him out despite dropped catches and umpiring issues.
For a while it looked like aussies got out of jail and will end with 300 plus total. Indian bowling unit collectively worked well to recover from clarke wade resistence to get them for lessthan 240.
Clarks decision to declare was bold and chancy. His side is expecting this to be a low scoring game. They probably wanted to get seheag in the few overs left.
India should build a large lead to avoid a fourth inning on this pitch. A 400 plus would be a winning total barring a massive australian batting revival.

Let's keep the fingers crossed. If BK can get three wickets , Pattinson can get many more.

by goodcitizn Sat Mar 02, 2013 1:59 pm

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:
goodcitizn wrote: Dhoni's captaincy is looking good.

it's one test and three sessions of another where his fortunes have changed a bit. let's not get too carried away. back to back whitewashes against australia and england cannot be that easily forgotten or forgiven.

I spoke too soon after India being in the driver's seat at 63 for 4. Thereafter both Clarke and Wade put on a huge partnership of 140+ runs, thanks to Dhoni who didn't use the effective pair of Bhuvi and Ashwin for well over an hour after lunch, but instead kept staying with Ishant and Harbhajan. It wasn't Dhoni's day as a keeper either as he uncharacteristically missed a couple of catches, and had a few byes to the boundary. Once Bhajji got Wade out on an errant shot, things changed dramatically, particularly after some terrific overs by Jadeja.

I hope we don't lose any early wickets tomorrow. Gavaskar seems to think it is a good batting pitch and we are positioned well at this point. I don't think Doherty is any better than Lyon. I am surprised why Johnson isn't in the squad in place of Siddle. And whatever happened to Michael Hussey?

by MaxEntropy_Man Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:20 pm

goodcitizn wrote: And whatever happened to Michael Hussey?

retired from all forms of international cricket.

by MaxEntropy_Man Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:30 pm

i am hoping one of these days murali vijay will buckle down and play a good knock. and sehwag is long due for a big knock.

by MaxEntropy_Man Sun Mar 03, 2013 12:19 am

does murali vijay fancy himself to be sehwag like? why is this idiot flashing outside off stump? he should play his natural technically correct game.

by MaxEntropy_Man Sun Mar 03, 2013 12:46 am

patience is the name of the game right now. hope these young 'uns brought up on a steady diet of t20 can grind it out.

by goodcitizn Sun Mar 03, 2013 1:03 am

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:does murali vijay fancy himself to be sehwag like? why is this idiot flashing outside off stump? he should play his natural technically correct game.

Murali Vijay has all the strokes in the game and can be a complete player if he doesn't lose patience and throw his wicket away as he has been doing time and again. That said, he seems to have settled down and I predict he will get past 50, if not 100! Of course, from my lips to God's ears. Smile

by MaxEntropy_Man Sun Mar 03, 2013 1:07 am

i'm going to bed after this over.

by MaxEntropy_Man Sun Mar 03, 2013 1:08 am

this henriques seems to be a bit in the kallis mold.

by nevada Sun Mar 03, 2013 1:18 am

zzzzzzzzzzzz time after Sehwag's departure. Runs have dried up.

by goodcitizn Sun Mar 03, 2013 1:47 am

nevada wrote:zzzzzzzzzzzz time after Sehwag's departure. Runs have dried up.

I'd rather watch a couple of cows in the meadow lazily chewing the cud.

by nevada Sun Mar 03, 2013 2:02 am

goodcitizn wrote:
nevada wrote:zzzzzzzzzzzz time after Sehwag's departure. Runs have dried up.

I'd rather watch a couple of cows in the meadow lazily chewing the cud.

I did see a few cows grazing today! And a few sheep, hen and horses too. On days like today when I go out to enjoy the outdoors California doesn't seem like a bad place to live in at all.

by goodcitizn Sun Mar 03, 2013 2:06 am

nevada wrote:
goodcitizn wrote:
nevada wrote:zzzzzzzzzzzz time after Sehwag's departure. Runs have dried up.

I'd rather watch a couple of cows in the meadow lazily chewing the cud.

I did see a few cows grazing today! And a few sheep, hen and horses too. On days like today when I go out to enjoy the outdoors California doesn't seem like a bad place to live in at all.

So Nevada is now in California? Wink

by nevada Sun Mar 03, 2013 2:20 am

No, just shares a border with it Very Happy

Pics from my trip today.

aus v india - test 2 Pict0612

by goodcitizn Sun Mar 03, 2013 2:24 am

Man, I thought you were kidding! Smile

by nevada Sun Mar 03, 2013 3:11 am

Scoring has picked up a bit but Pujara seems to be struggling with cramps or something. I hope he hasn't injured himself again.

by goodcitizn Sun Mar 03, 2013 3:22 am

nevada wrote:Scoring has picked up a bit but Pujara seems to be struggling with cramps or something. I hope he hasn't injured himself again.

Apparently he had a knee injury after playing for Royal Challengers last year and now has recovered. But still a little careful, according to Sivaramakrishnan, the commentator.

Both Vijay and Pujara are batting much better and the RR is creeping up streadily. 71 runs partnership so far and I hope they play through this session, each scoring 50+.

by nevada Sun Mar 03, 2013 3:32 am

Vijay gets to 50 with a 6. I hope he can go on to 100.

by nevada Sun Mar 03, 2013 4:02 am

And Pujara brings up fifty with a 4. Gritty 50s by both players.

by goodcitizn Sun Mar 03, 2013 4:11 am

Pujara is limping but being brave. Good to see the top order doing better for a change.

by goodcitizn Sun Mar 03, 2013 5:01 am

goodcitizn wrote:Pujara is limping but being brave. Good to see the top order doing better for a change.

At Tea, India 160/1 Vijay & Pujara both at 73. India would have been at least 25 runs ahead if Pujara didn't have this knee injury who was content with singles when 2's or 3's were possible. Vijay has been understanding and didn't press Pujara.

by goodcitizn Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:13 am

311/1 at close of 2nd day! An unbelievably great day for India with an unbeaten partnership of 294 runs between Vijay and Pujara. A superb error-free knock of 162 runs by Pujara. Except for a tough catch at first slip that Clarke missed when he was at 71, it was a great day for Vijay as well, now batting at 129. I had a feeling he was due for a century. Tomorrow should be exciting.

by truthbetold Sun Mar 03, 2013 9:22 am

good days work by India . runs scored but importantly aussies demoralized.
India should play all of 3 rd day. 350 plus lead is

insurmountable. i do expect some type of fightback from Australia.

by MaxEntropy_Man Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:13 am

when i went to sleep the aussies had bottled up the runs. with the exception of that stylish coaching manual cover drive off pattinson that vijay hit, there was no extravagance from either of these guys in the first session. how this game changes in the matter of a few overs! good going.

pujara was limping not because of his earlier knee surgery but because he fell down scrambling to finish a risky single early on. good he persevered. hope it's nothing serious.

by MaxEntropy_Man Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:22 am

watching the highlights. very enjoyable. pujara is so assured in his shotmaking, so lovely to watch.
eta: vijay too. wristy shot off his pads, just like a former indian batsman from hyderabad now in the commentary box.

by nevada Sun Mar 03, 2013 12:33 pm

Total domination by India. Aussie bowlers make Indian bowlers look way better!

by MaxEntropy_Man Sun Mar 03, 2013 2:41 pm

finished watching the highlights. pujara's late cuts are ever so delicate and his square cuts on the back foot take the cover off the ball. he is very much like rahul dravid with a slightly more aggressive scoring streak. i hope we have found our longer term #3 and that he has cemented his place.

vijay was great to watch too although i am not yet sure of how he will handle australian and south african tracks.

by truthbetold Mon Mar 04, 2013 6:47 am

Not a bad day for india. They could have built a lead of 300 or 350 if they showed patience. But 266 is not bad at all with two aussies back in pavillion.
Ashwin and dhoni plotted the two wickets very well.
It is once again clark vs india? Will he get any support?
I think aussies still have a small chance if they can pull a kolkatta 2001.

by goodcitizn Mon Mar 04, 2013 10:32 am

truthbetold wrote:Not a bad day for india. They could have built a lead of 300 or 350 if they showed patience. But 266 is not bad at all with two aussies back in pavillion.
Ashwin and dhoni plotted the two wickets very well.
It is once again clark vs india? Will he get any support?
I think aussies still have a small chance if they can pull a kolkatta 2001.

Yes, we were 444/4 and then collapsed. Ashwin was effective with left handers. If we can get Watson and Clarke out early, the match is pretty much over tomorrow.

by MaxEntropy_Man Mon Mar 04, 2013 8:17 pm

just catching up with yesterday's highlights and more than a bit confused about tendulkar's dismissal. he was given not out to begin with, and then as an afterthought erasmus went to the third umpire after which he reversed his decision and gave him out. they don't have the DRS in play in this series (presumably because of the BCCI's objections to it), and yet the umpire went upstairs for a referral. how did this happen?

by goodcitizn Mon Mar 04, 2013 10:19 pm

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:just catching up with yesterday's highlights and more than a bit confused about tendulkar's dismissal. he was given not out to begin with, and then as an afterthought erasmus went to the third umpire after which he reversed his decision and gave him out. they don't have the DRS in play in this series (presumably because of the BCCI's objections to it), and yet the umpire went upstairs for a referral. how did this happen?

It was weird. When the ball went past Tendulkar off the leg stump, there was a loud appeal by Wade and a very emotionally charged appeal by Pattinson. Erasmus shook his head first. But something in Pattison's gesture must have made him look down and speak into the microphone. I wasn't sure what was going on. Then the commentator said he must be checking to see if Dade had caught the ball clean.

Replays showed the ball was gathered cleanly. There was nothing to clearly show the ball touched Tendulkar's bat. At this point the third umpire was reviewing since the signboard flashed "decision pending".

Apparently once the decision is made to go upstairs to the third umpire, he reviews everything, including the sound from snicko. A few seconds later, the umpire held his finger up. Sachin didn't protest and simply walked off the field. Never shook his head at the umpire or questioned him. Very gentlemanly.

by MaxEntropy_Man Mon Mar 04, 2013 11:40 pm

they say that batsmen who rely heavily on hand-eye coordination and have dodgy technique will start to fail spectacularly once they are in their thirties. i am afraid this is beginning to happen with sehwag despite his formidable destructive capabilities. it's a telling indictment that his biggest score outside the subcontinent according to cricinfo in the last five years is a 67 in melbourne way back in 2011. sad.

by MaxEntropy_Man Mon Mar 04, 2013 11:49 pm

truthbetold wrote:
Ashwin and dhoni plotted the two wickets very well.

yes looks like the angle change going over the wicket and directing the ball just outside leg and inducing the sweep was all dhoni's idea. he seemed ecstatic at ashwin castling the left handers.

by Hellsangel Mon Mar 04, 2013 11:57 pm

Il Professore, are you trying to be transparent in your affinity for Tamil players?

by MaxEntropy_Man Tue Mar 05, 2013 12:07 am

Hellsangel wrote:Il Professore, are you trying to be transparent in your affinity for Tamil players?

oh no not this claptrap again. my favorite indian players over many decades have been dravid, kumble, laxman, vishy, gavaskar, and kapil dev. which one of these is tamilian?

by bw Tue Mar 05, 2013 12:10 am

Hellsangel wrote:Il Professore, are you trying to be transparent in your affinity for Tamil players?

...and what's your problem if he is?

by goodcitizn Tue Mar 05, 2013 12:13 am

It bothered me that Kumar was denied of two early wickets yesterday. One was a catch at slips when Warner was at 13 that Kohli fumbled and dropped. Sehwag also missed a couple of catches at slips recently. Dravid's absence is telling.

Dhoni missed a catch by over-reaching. Lately he has been uncharateristically sloppy behind the wicket.

by MaxEntropy_Man Tue Mar 05, 2013 12:14 am

got him! watson gone.

by goodcitizn Tue Mar 05, 2013 12:15 am

Made amends to my criticism. Good catch.

by MaxEntropy_Man Tue Mar 05, 2013 12:55 am

HUGE strike by jadeja - perfect left arm orthodox dismissal. pitched on middle and took off stump. clarke totally missed the line.

by goodcitizn Tue Mar 05, 2013 1:09 am

What a run out play by Jadeja! The fat lady is clearing her throat. 111 for 6.

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