Climb Everest and it is not easy to stand there for a long period. But climbing it is an achievement. Aussies have done that under Bradman, Waugh and Ponting. India got the right balance where wicketkeeping and pace bowlers who are worthless in Indian conditions.
Both are sorted out and the results are showing. Gambhir is the key player to give the start India needs and the middle order is wobbling with the least experience Raina and Rohit. Sachin's comeback will take either one of them out and Gambhir can play in that crucial #3 position which is very important. He rotates very well and never dares to come out and loft spinners.
Ideal Line up:
Tendulkar Sehwag Gambhir Raina Yuvraj Dhoni Pathan Harbhajan Chawla or Praveen Kumar or Irfan Zaheer Ishant
Chawla is very important since he is a handy spinner, good spinner and more importantly a very good fielder.
Re: Beginning of the end
by Yogesh Washikar on Nov 21, 2008 12:15 PM
Aussies may be no. one team by statistics but they are not gentleman's.As somebody said "Cricket is a game of Gentleman's" Ponting,Symmo,Hyden and other aussies loosing respect by their cheap behaviour and foolish statements.Windies team during 1970's 80's were much better than aussies but they never behaved cheaply they were real heroes (sir garry sobers,Viv Richards,Malcum Marsh ) and real gentleman's.I am sure this is a beginning of the end of Australian domination in world Cricket and very soon India will be at top position.
Australia are still the best cricketing force. Losing is not a matter. The way they bounce back is what matters. They were bowled out for 214. Look what happened to the kiwis 156 all out. A true champion is one who bounces back when cornered. Go Aussie Go!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: Go Aussie!!!
by vidhya shankar on Nov 21, 2008 12:03 PM
NZ one can remember the way the struggled to beat Bangladesh recently. Vettori has to play his life out to win the 2 test matches.
And see now how the Kiwis are struggling against a team that is even worse than Bangladesh.
Australia definitely will upstage Bangladesh in their next tour. Wait and Watch.
WICKET - CLARKE RUN OUT (REDMOND) 9 Clarke scores another couple, on the drive to O'Brien. Katich then tries a single to square leg, Clarke is slow out of the blocks and is picked off by a great throw by Redmond - TV ruling called for and is he just out. Australia 4/53 now with Symonds set to join him
ricky poinnnting is now frustrate for his team defeat by india (no: 1 in icc rankings)thats why they bowl out in 214 in 1st innings. i think aus- is 125 all out in 2nd innings & target to nz is 184. so this is very easy.this is start of aus downtrend.
WICKET - PONTING c REDMOND b O'BRIEN 17 The Australian skipper tries to pull and gets a top edge, Redmond holds the catch at square leg and O'Brien gets a vital breakthrough for his team in his opening over. In strides Michael Hussey, who will be on strike, despite the ball going quite high into the air. Australia now 2/40, a lead of 98 ...
Re: Ponting out!!!!!
by The Goal on Nov 21, 2008 11:08 AM
ive game log
WICKET - HUSSEY c McCULLUM b O'BRIEN 0 Hussey goes, given out caught behind by Rudi Koertzen to a ball which looked as though it clipped his pad rather than the edge of his bat. Hussey doesn't like the decision and we have our 23rd wicket of the match with plenty of cricket left in this the second day. Australia 3/40 ...
8th over: Australia 1/38 (Katich 22, Ponting 15) Katich continues his positive intent, driving Martin through the covers for another boundary. Australia has galloped away to a lead of 96, NZ needs to find a way to tighten the screws. Ian O'Brien will try to do this as we see the first bowling change
