India vs Australia, 1st Test, Day 2
Great day of cricket yesterday. A brilliant century by Punter and some really good bowling by Zaheer Khan. The game is evenly poised at the moment with Australia sitting at 4/254. Poor umpiring decisions continue to dog games played between these two great sides. A couple of bad decisions went against Australia but Punter also had what looks to a be a lucky break on 110 against Kumble. Let's hope the umps, particularly Rauf, were just having a bad day and this is not a sign of things to come.
It's looking like Punter and Mr.Cricket are doing their best to make my prediction of a massive Aussie deafeat look silly. Like I said, I don't mind. But I do think we will be happy to get above 400 on this pitch and against this bowling attack.
Here is the link to a live scorecard. Let's continue to keep the comments in the right spirit.
| Posted by TA on Fri 10 Oct |  16 comments |
Aussie batting lineup is looking very strong, when your No11 averages almost 12 you're on a good thing.
Speculation on the batting order? The scorecard lists it as White, Watson, Haddin, but really these three could come out in any order.
Seems a tough ask to debut White against the new ball, if I were Punter then Haddin would be coming out next.
It didn't look like an easy wicket to score on, though with the lineup of batsmen to follow I'm anticipating a higher scoring rate today.
Posted by Moses on 2008-10-10 12:19:41
Speculation on the batting order? The scorecard lists it as White, Watson, Haddin, but really these three could come out in any order.
Seems a tough ask to debut White against the new ball, if I were Punter then Haddin would be coming out next.
It didn't look like an easy wicket to score on, though with the lineup of batsmen to follow I'm anticipating a higher scoring rate today.
Posted by Moses on 2008-10-10 12:19:41
Good day for the Aussies but spewing about the late wickets. I hate to say it but I miss Andrew Symonds. Very worried about our ability to take 20 wickets - I hope Punter doesn't grind Binger into the ground.
Australia were robbed several times. There was clear daylight between Haydos' bat and the ball. Punter was hit practically outside the line. And to be totally partisan and one-eyed, I'm not even convinced Michael Clarke was as plumb as the commentators were saying - it looked to be going possibly past off stump. But that doesn't matter - even if he survived, Clarke probably would've got out later that over. Getting out on the last over of the day is what Clarke does best.
Here's the dismissals from Day 1:
Posted by JC on 2008-10-10 12:23:53
Australia were robbed several times. There was clear daylight between Haydos' bat and the ball. Punter was hit practically outside the line. And to be totally partisan and one-eyed, I'm not even convinced Michael Clarke was as plumb as the commentators were saying - it looked to be going possibly past off stump. But that doesn't matter - even if he survived, Clarke probably would've got out later that over. Getting out on the last over of the day is what Clarke does best.
Here's the dismissals from Day 1:
Posted by JC on 2008-10-10 12:23:53
Oh and Sharma seriously, seriously needs a haircut!
Posted by JC on 2008-10-10 12:26:43
Posted by JC on 2008-10-10 12:26:43
Sharma's hair is just bizarre. Seriously how could you want to play cricket in the heat with all that hair?
The only thing missing so far from the Australian innings was the usual aggressive batting we see from Hayden instead we had more of a grinding day. Maybe thats the plan, tire out the indian batsman with singles so when they come to bat they are too tired to play the quicks.
The umpiring was shocking maybe we do need the 3 appeals.
A big advantage of the 3 appeals is the fun discussion of which captains use their appeals the best. Adds a little more thinking to the game. They just need to add snicko to the tool belt. Though it does make the game a little more quiet.
The only problem is the umpires can just play the better safe than sorry card and not actually umpire anymore.
Posted by andrew on 2008-10-10 12:59:04
The only thing missing so far from the Australian innings was the usual aggressive batting we see from Hayden instead we had more of a grinding day. Maybe thats the plan, tire out the indian batsman with singles so when they come to bat they are too tired to play the quicks.
The umpiring was shocking maybe we do need the 3 appeals.
A big advantage of the 3 appeals is the fun discussion of which captains use their appeals the best. Adds a little more thinking to the game. They just need to add snicko to the tool belt. Though it does make the game a little more quiet.
The only problem is the umpires can just play the better safe than sorry card and not actually umpire anymore.
Posted by andrew on 2008-10-10 12:59:04
Watson gone, bowled man-hair.
Posted by Moses on 2008-10-10 15:20:41
Posted by Moses on 2008-10-10 15:20:41
well Hussey's going along at an un-Hussey-like rate this morning, 28 off 28 so far... must be liking the new ball, and of course the Indian fielding...
Posted by Moses on 2008-10-10 15:56:12
Khan to Hussey, FOUR, ah, sloppy, real sloppy! Hussey comes forward and drives the ball towards cover, where Ganguly makes a royal mess of it, running across from mid-off, getting down, but letting the ball go through his fingers and legs for a boundary, much to Kumble's frustration
Posted by Moses on 2008-10-10 15:56:12
The big question about the 1st Test is this: will Shane Watson break down with injury in India's 1st innings or during their 2nd innings. Considering his failure with the bat today, a 2nd innings break down is looking increasingly likely. Make it to Day 4, Watto!
Posted by JC on 2008-10-10 16:50:33
Posted by JC on 2008-10-10 16:50:33
"Oh and Sharma seriously, seriously needs a haircut!"
JC Sharma's hairstyle reminds me of 1 Jason Gillespie.
As far as umpiring goes, it was not up to the mark and it is currently favouring India 2 - 1. Hope no controversy arises. Should not as Mr. "Gone fishing" is not there and Bhajji has got a stick warning after the slapgate issue.
Posted by ssukhdial on 2008-10-10 17:32:51
JC Sharma's hairstyle reminds me of 1 Jason Gillespie.
As far as umpiring goes, it was not up to the mark and it is currently favouring India 2 - 1. Hope no controversy arises. Should not as Mr. "Gone fishing" is not there and Bhajji has got a stick warning after the slapgate issue.
Posted by ssukhdial on 2008-10-10 17:32:51
Ton for Huss, Oz good for 450?
Posted by virtualgaz on 2008-10-10 18:11:40
Posted by virtualgaz on 2008-10-10 18:11:40
Finally Haddin gone but Aussies still look good for 500. Imagine Dhoni dropped Hussey on 1 yesterday, else the match would have been different
Posted by ssukhdial on 2008-10-10 18:11:53
Posted by ssukhdial on 2008-10-10 18:11:53
Batting all the way down these days, Oz looking good for 500 now.
Mr. Cricket closing in on 150 and Bollywood Lee might be up for fifty??
Posted by virtualgaz on 2008-10-10 19:47:52
Mr. Cricket closing in on 150 and Bollywood Lee might be up for fifty??
Posted by virtualgaz on 2008-10-10 19:47:52
Zak pick 2 in quick succession. India can now close Aussies below 450. Kumble should get Ishant on from the other end.
Posted by ssukhdial on 2008-10-10 20:19:36
Posted by ssukhdial on 2008-10-10 20:19:36
430 all out. Good score on a track with variable bounce. Whats interesting to see is that Indian pacemen picked up 9 out of the 10 Aussie wickets. Lets see what Lee & co do. For me the danger is Clark who balls stump to stump and can get the benefit of variable bounce. For India Viru and Ghambir must give them a good start else we r in trouble.
Posted by ssukhdial on 2008-10-10 20:26:05
Posted by ssukhdial on 2008-10-10 20:26:05
India off to a good start but it has started raining even while the sun is shining. The players are going off and are unlikely to come back. There may be some sweating in the wicket if the rain persists. Maybe that will help the Aussie pacers.
Overall another good day of Test cricket. Mr. Cricket was the player of the day. India conceded 50 more runs than they would have hoped for but India is off to a good and quick start. Johnson and Clark got some treatment from the Indian openers. Kumble and Bhajji were to say the least disappointing.
I feel tomorrow will decide where this test will go. The ball is still not very old (18.1 overs old), Sehwag seems in good touch and is nearing a half century. 1st hour of play will be very crucial esp. if it rains a good deal this eve. That might favour the Aussie quicks.
If Sehwag and Ghambir can see off the pacers tomorrow then they might have a party against White and Clark. They seem to be our most inform player right now and are exceptionally good players of spin. They both and to some extent Dravid were the only players who played Mendis well in Lanka.
Posted by ssukhdial on 2008-10-10 22:15:58
Overall another good day of Test cricket. Mr. Cricket was the player of the day. India conceded 50 more runs than they would have hoped for but India is off to a good and quick start. Johnson and Clark got some treatment from the Indian openers. Kumble and Bhajji were to say the least disappointing.
I feel tomorrow will decide where this test will go. The ball is still not very old (18.1 overs old), Sehwag seems in good touch and is nearing a half century. 1st hour of play will be very crucial esp. if it rains a good deal this eve. That might favour the Aussie quicks.
If Sehwag and Ghambir can see off the pacers tomorrow then they might have a party against White and Clark. They seem to be our most inform player right now and are exceptionally good players of spin. They both and to some extent Dravid were the only players who played Mendis well in Lanka.
Posted by ssukhdial on 2008-10-10 22:15:58
JC/MOSEY/TA
Revive this blog !
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This is like FLAT BEER ON THE ROCKS...YUCK
Posted by Tail Spin on 2008-10-11 00:30:17
Revive this blog !
Allow comments without registration...
This is like FLAT BEER ON THE ROCKS...YUCK
Posted by Tail Spin on 2008-10-11 00:30:17
There was one mistake which we hoped India wouldn't commit which they unfortunately did. They didn't attack Hussey. The field was spread, the shoulders drooped, chatter stopped, there just seemed to be no motivation to get Hussey out. And their ploy of giving Hussey the single didn't work either as at times the the Indians were so listless, they forgot to close in before the last ball of the over!
But truly inspired stuff from Ishant and Zaheer in the 2nd and 3rd sessions, the sort of spells that you need, to beat Australia.
Brought to mind of Simon Jones' slower ball to Clarke and the swinging ball which haunted the Aussies throughout that entire series, and a bit of extra credit to Zaheer, cause there ain't no Murray Mints in India!
On the whole an entertaining day, but a couple of incidents stood out...
Sourav's gateway of India at mid off was hilarious enough, but Kumble's expression which flashed accross the giant screen, was simply priceless.
Also, seeing an annoyed Allan Border was pretty unusual, by the looks of things the "Dads Army" comment didnt go well with a few of the spectators.
As ssukhdial pointed out, the pacers have dominated the game so far and will do so the next day atleast. Lets see how the pace of Lee and the wicket to wicket line of Clark goes against Sehwag, and most importantly, the guy we are all waiting to see, not just any "Tom Dick and Harry" ,but Sourav Ganguly. :-)
http://cricket.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Tired_of_constant_humiliation_Ganguly/articleshow/3575361.cms
Posted by Ajesh Nag on 2008-10-11 03:29:26
But truly inspired stuff from Ishant and Zaheer in the 2nd and 3rd sessions, the sort of spells that you need, to beat Australia.
Brought to mind of Simon Jones' slower ball to Clarke and the swinging ball which haunted the Aussies throughout that entire series, and a bit of extra credit to Zaheer, cause there ain't no Murray Mints in India!
On the whole an entertaining day, but a couple of incidents stood out...
Sourav's gateway of India at mid off was hilarious enough, but Kumble's expression which flashed accross the giant screen, was simply priceless.
Also, seeing an annoyed Allan Border was pretty unusual, by the looks of things the "Dads Army" comment didnt go well with a few of the spectators.
As ssukhdial pointed out, the pacers have dominated the game so far and will do so the next day atleast. Lets see how the pace of Lee and the wicket to wicket line of Clark goes against Sehwag, and most importantly, the guy we are all waiting to see, not just any "Tom Dick and Harry" ,but Sourav Ganguly. :-)
http://cricket.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Tired_of_constant_humiliation_Ganguly/articleshow/3575361.cms
Posted by Ajesh Nag on 2008-10-11 03:29:26
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