1.There was a time when bowled out them under 400 was almost impossible. 2.There was a time when making more than 400 against them was almost impossible. 3.There was a time when they finished their match within 4 days. 4.There was a time when even draw against them was almost impossible. 5.Age is catching fastlt Ponting and Hayden. 6.No back up of players like Gilly, Warne and Macgrath yet.
Soon SA or India will replace them from number 1 position.
Re: Aussies has lost their pride...............
by bhaskar on Feb 05, 2009 10:42 AM
no lories plz... this is cricket . u r either their or gone.. the next moment.
I completely agree with the few of the blogs below. Aussies are going to remain as the no.1 Test side. May be India can edge them in ODI rankings. No side can ever dominate an opposition as they can. 15/3 and look at the end result!!. Any other team would have succumbed to the pressure of Ntini and Steyn. But i think SA lack a decent third seamer to support Ntini and Steyn. This SA attack looks blunt with only Ntini and Steyn having to attack. Aussies are hot favourites to win in perth given thier quality of seam bowling. Lee can bowl fast and accurate, Johnson is capable of troubling any quality batsman, and Siddle demonstrated in India that he too is dangerous customer. All the Best Aussie.
AUSSIES can beat all other teams both home and away very easily ...they will struggle only aginst india...i dont think so india can win away test matches at the rate of champions(aussies)..it is difficult to bet them..india can b surely b no 2 in world rankings..india can b no 1 in odi but test there is no way to dislodge aussies.. they have done 4 more than 8 yrs now
Re: AUSSIES WILL B THE NO 1 TEAM BCOZ THEY CAN BEAT ALL TEAMS EXCEPT INDIA
by Amit on Dec 17, 2008 10:16 PM
INDIA WILL ALWAYS BE NO 2 SIDE... even i wish that india becomes no 1.. but australians r proven champions..
Re: AUSSIES WILL B THE NO 1 TEAM BCOZ THEY CAN BEAT ALL TEAMS EXCEPT INDIA
by S Shrikanth on Dec 17, 2008 09:58 PM
Australia is going through a transition phase. But they have very promising and consitent line up coming like Clarke, Katich and bowlers like Siddle, Bracken, Johnson. Symonds is ever dependent. They have a very good cushion in batting line up, thats why they went on 341-9 after top order collapse. Thats the quality of a champion team.Such aggressive batting despite a collapse keeps them on winning track.
Its time for Hayden to go. He has been failing miserably for the last one year. I do not think Australians would further tolerate his non-performance over a long time.
Ponting will still go a long way. He is winner as a captain, keeping his team on top of the cricketing nations for many years with 2 World Cups. They are far ahead of India in points tally.
They produce sporting pitches for visiting teams (Sydney, Aidelaide and MCG favor Asian teams, Brisbane and Perth are fast pitches). Contrary to this India produces doctored pitches(Kanpur, Chennai, Mohali, Delhi, Bangalore) to beat the visiting teams at home.
Re: Re: AUSSIES WILL B THE NO 1 TEAM BCOZ THEY CAN BEAT ALL TEAMS EXCEPT INDIA
by nagesh kidiyoor on Dec 17, 2008 10:20 PM
nonsense!!! india producing doctored pitches. dude , what abt the perth pitch in australia - is that not doctored to suit australian bowling and if u say pitcha at mohali is a doctored one , u need to see a doctor
Re: Re: Re: AUSSIES WILL B THE NO 1 TEAM BCOZ THEY CAN BEAT ALL TEAMS EXCEPT INDIA
by S Shrikanth on Dec 17, 2008 11:02 PM
It suits to fast bowlers. Thats why Isahant Sharma, Zaheer Khan were so successfull in Perth.
Re: Re: Re: Re: AUSSIES WILL B THE NO 1 TEAM BCOZ THEY CAN BEAT ALL TEAMS EXCEPT INDIA
by ambareesh barat on Dec 18, 2008 12:27 AM
classic case of double standards here. wait a minute. only sydney has consistently supported spinners over the years, of the aussie pitches. if aussies make pitches to suit fast bowlers then you call that 'sporting' and if indians make pitches to suit spinners it is 'doctored'? a true champion will win everywhere and in every condition - perhaps except where the umpires are biased. the championship results are far from done.
Re: Re: AUSSIES WILL B THE NO 1 TEAM BCOZ THEY CAN BEAT ALL TEAMS EXCEPT INDIA
by vijay prasad on Dec 17, 2008 10:34 PM
Complete nonsense... Stupidity...
Re: Re: Re: Re: AUSSIES WILL B THE NO 1 TEAM BCOZ THEY CAN BEAT ALL TEAMS EXCEPT INDIA
by Swarnendu Roy on Dec 18, 2008 08:51 AM
OH God..people have so much time to Bull Sh-- around....
SA has lost the initiative by allowing Aus to make 341 in a day.U don't just have to take wickets,you need to control the run rate,sth. the Indians did very well against Australia and England.And look at the success rate.I think SA are in trouble and unless they bat really well tomorrow,it will be an uphill task in this match and the series.
SA missed relenthless pressure to be put on australia.after SA got first 3 wickets for not many or rather nothing,they relaxed a bit and starting bowling short and outside the off stump for too long. But when they realised their wayward or less intensity bowling,morkel bowled full too katch to dismissed him and clarke was out soon after.And again SA relaxed and allowed symonds,haddin to counter attack.If SA think's Symonds' business is not counter attacking when the aussies r in trouble,then their poor preparation is to be cursed.SA didn't attacked these pair and paid the price for it and by the lower order too.
SA will have to bat well in first innings otherwise match is gone for them
India is the No.1 team in the world. We can score 1000 runs in 50 overs in ODI & can even chase 2000 runs in 4th inning. We can bowl out any side for 0 runs easily. All our eleven batsmen can score 100 in a single inning..
Happy??? We get small success & we keep on praising it again & again. If i speak against it, I am not a patriot or anti-indian. Some called me south indian lungi (we called aussie racist, then what about the one who commented this to his same country men)or Aussie ka talwe chaatne wala... I have nothing against Indian cricketers but lets not make them super stars. They are not above the game. Australians play with high intensity over the years for win (Agreed, they have 2 umpires & cheating for it). WE don have to do that but we need to be consistent over a period of time to be No.1. We cant call ourselves No.1 right now. I am a minority right now but then I dont care...
Re: India is No.1
by Balu on Dec 18, 2008 09:13 AM
You are right, Mr. Kuldip Nair. Please don't offended by that 'lungi' remark. Take it with a pinch of salt. I am also a 'veshti', 'Mundu' guy. For many northies anybody from south of vindhya's are 'Madraasis'. Things have improved over time by such perceptions remain and will take time to go away.
Re: India is No.1
by Veer Sandy on Dec 17, 2008 06:40 PM
Success does not come in a matter of a single test win or a series win. It is a constant and continuous process. For India this is taking place and India is the dominant team especially at home and also doing better overseas. For India to be No 1 It has to do do consistently well overseas which can be seen after the newzealand tour.
I am sure after that India would be recognized as No. 1 by one and all.
Re: India is No.1
by jdsraj on Dec 17, 2008 09:19 PM
i agree with you what ever you have said one more thing to add is ( our cricket is not just a game for us it genrates gambling making players and the board officials richer by leaps and bounds ) the poor specttaters and the tv viewers are simply taken for a ride , its simply crazy stuff we are after in no other cricket playing country you can see this kind of hype its simply mind boggling , i only wish we show some intrest in other popler sports too like you i'm also a minority i don't mind it at least we have the satisfaction of speaking the truth
Re: India is No.1
by Prakash Iyengar on Dec 17, 2008 06:39 PM
Mr.Nair, you know the difference between an average fan in Australia & an average fan in India? Well a fan in Australia will always support his team (in loss & win) whereas a fan in India will consider it fashionable to sound logical or politically right. What you have stated is not rocket science all of us know it and appreciate it but dude stick with your team else be man enough to face the brickbats and not cry about it...
Re: Re: India is No.1
by kuldip nair on Dec 18, 2008 02:20 PM
then for your kind info, whenever an opponent hits a 4 in India, the crowd goes silent. Where as if any indian cricketer hit a four in Australia, all of them clap
Re: India is No.1
by krishnan ramachandran on Dec 17, 2008 06:34 PM
you are absolutely correct. I too have the same views like you. We have to maintain our standards like Aussies do quite often for a considerable period of time, then only we can be proud of saying that we are No.1 and world beaters.
Re: India is No.1
by Manu Zach on Dec 17, 2008 07:46 PM
If Indian team has to be the No. 1 team in the world, Sachin should never retire and Harbhajan should immediately retire.
Re: India is No.1
by madaba on Dec 17, 2008 07:51 PM
well said kuldeep.........north indians are the biggest racist in the world calling their own countrymen names...........madrasi sala kala......lungi........idli dosa..........etc. whose mistake is that madrasis are dark skinned...........do these filthy narrow minded north indians think all south indians are black.............for everything they bring up regionalism and insult...............i have personally heard a women telling their kids when they do not drink milk......doodh peele bete nahin to madrasi ki tarah kala ho jayega..........dring milk child or else you will becoime dark skinned like south indians...........ha ha ha.....and we call australians and south africans racist.
Re: Re: India is No.1
by AMAN SINGH on Dec 17, 2008 10:19 PM
Hey do not cry sissy and behave like a man Maan.It seems you are suffering from an incurable inferiority complex. Just as one drop doesn't make an oceam similarly you can not generalise on the basis one off the cuff remark.Grow up Maan and do not indule in self pity. Your justaposition is too farfetched.Concept of South/North east or west doesn't exist in literate india.
Re: Poor Ponting!
by S Shrikanth on Dec 17, 2008 08:45 PM
Ponting came to India with an injured finger and played all 4 test matches. Still playing.But his confidence seems to be very low due to frequent batting failures.But never count him out. He is leading the World No. 1 team for over 5 years and never let them slip. Australia has won 2 WC under his captaincy. This 341-9 is good enough to humble SA in this test match. They have really good players like Clarke, Katich, Symonds and their tail enders,who rise to the occassion. This is the quality of the champion team, lots of cushion.
Tendulkar was able to complete his 41st century, thanks to a dropped catch at point very early in his innings and Yuvraj's support. Even Yuvraj sacrificed his own century for him.Tendulkar's records are largely due to his abstenance from captaincy. Ponting, being captain of the team, he has to do a lot of work.
Re: Poor Ponting!
by S Shrikanth on Dec 17, 2008 08:43 PM
Ponting came to India with an injured finger and played all 4 test matches. Still playing.But his confidence seems to be very low due to frequent batting failures.But never count him out. He is leading the World No. 1 team for over 5 years and never let them slip. Australia has won 2 WC under his captaincy. This 341-9 is good enough to humble SA in this test match. They have really good players like Clarke, Katich, Symonds and their tail enders,who rise to the occassion. This is the quality of the champion team, lots of cushion.
Tendulkar was able to complete his 41st century, thanks to a dropped catch at point very early in his innings and Yuvraj's support. Even Yuvraj sacrificed his own century for him.Tendulkar's records are largely due to his abstenance from captaincy. Ponting, being captain of the team, he has to do a lot of work.
Re: Re: Poor Ponting!
by AMAN SINGH on Dec 17, 2008 10:06 PM
Guys like you who are a Colossal failure in their own field and can't even hold their Appratus properly are the real curse for mankind as they still exult in the virtue of the foreigners and would rather lick their boots than appreciate the legend which the contry has produced.
Re: Re: Re: Poor Ponting!
by sameer reddy on Dec 17, 2008 11:23 PM
Do you know about one Saad Bin Jung from Hyderabad who played for South Zone against WI team in 80s against top 4 fastest bowlers at the age of 16 and scored more runs than the a single indian innings score(top order) in that series. He could have been the Legend but for the conspiracy of the super selfish Sunil Gavaskar who is the chief promoter of sachin.Sachin even didn't dare to play against lesser bowlers from same WI a few years later. Careers of many a genius were sacrificed for the sake of Sachin. He can never be a Legend but for his chamca gavaskar ,always biased media.etc.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Poor Ponting!
by sameer reddy on Dec 17, 2008 11:33 PM
They are many like him who are born legends whose careers were cut short to promote Sachin " a made legend"....shame on Indian cricket and all the fans.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Poor Ponting!
by Philanthropist on Dec 17, 2008 11:55 PM
reddy tera baap champion tha tabhi tu peeche se paida hua hai.........and isi liye smell aati hai teri body se
Re: Poor Ponting!
by indira on Dec 17, 2008 06:50 PM
Yes! At this rate he will never be able to overtake Sachin's record of most centuries in test cricket as against the belief that he would, by many.
Re: Re: Re: Poor Ponting!
by sameer reddy on Dec 17, 2008 11:28 PM
Shrikanth you are right. Many of those here don't know how many people's career's Sunil Gavaskar has ruined over the years to promote his own men over the years. Sachin didn't dare to play against WI at age of 16 with most of the pace battery gone by his time. But years before him one player for hyderabad faced WI in a match against SZ and score more runs than that scored by the top order of Indian team in the whole series that year. (in each innings not total).Many ask why he didn't succeed later. Ofcourse, Gavaskar used his cronies in Hyd team, to get him hit and run by a vehicle, he was in bed for almost 3 years and never again played cricket. Shame on cricket that they support the cronie of sunil gavaskar, Tendulkar.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Poor Ponting!
by Philanthropist on Dec 17, 2008 11:57 PM
reddy teri maa sharminda hogi ki tu is dharti par paida hua......check kar ki kahi tujhe paida hote hi poore hospital ne mil kar ch*d to nahi diya tha...tabhi itna dard hai teri ga and mein
Re: Re: Re: Poor Ponting!
by AMAN SINGH on Dec 17, 2008 10:11 PM
You are big joke yourself Johnny and boot licking lackey.Ponting has a job for you in aAustralia,Why don't you go there and clean his stable.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Poor Ponting!
by nagesh kidiyoor on Dec 17, 2008 10:28 PM
he didnt lick ponting's boot properly last time he came to india so ponting is not offering him the job
