SA is going to create record by whitewashing them. No Brett lee, DOubtful Micheal clarke. SA are a good test team, My prediction is 3-0 to SA. If Aus play well then 2-0 for SA. Down DOwn Aussies
Re: SA Whitewashes Aus
by Ritwik Bhuyan on Feb 18, 2009 10:13 AM
SA could probably whitewash a old house in Aussie land, nothing more could happen for now....
By The By, were you refused your Aussie Visa and is that the case of your piled up agony????
Australian Selectors made big mistake because they left out Brad Hodge,His average in Test cricket above 50's..But still his not selected for Test squad..Please check michael Clarke,simon katich and other opener averages will be in mid 40's..But they are in the squad,because of politics...Please bring Hodge to the atleast test squad
It's hard to digest that Aus is struggling in their own home against a weaker NZ team(without Fleming, S.Bond, J.Oram, S.Styris, L.Vincent etc.). Yes they are missing their legend players but selectors are also responsible for this situation. Why S.Katich and B.Hodge are out from ODI side? Why S.Tait is not playing regularly in absence of B.Lee. A.Symonds should be in the ODI and T-20 team. I hope P.Jaques, S.Watson and B.Lee will be back for SA tour.
With right team combination Aus is still better than SA speciallly in ODI and T-20. SA is good test side.
Re: Aussies team combination......
by Chaturchuramoni Chatterjee on Feb 17, 2009 03:08 PM
I know the answer of the Simon Katich part, bacause Mr. Pup does not like him.
aussies played cricket both on & off the field,with players playing hard in the middle & off the field hostile crowds/hostile media.before playing the game in the ground aussies mentally disintegrated the teams with pre tour buildups(they target players whom they fear the most like murali/peiterson/bhajji/dravid/sachin etc).india should be given due credit for showing the world how to play them.on india's last tour they couldnot hurt us off the field & we played hard in their den.later they lost to us in india.sa beat them ,nz fought hard with them. now the whole world knows how to tackle these aussies.
Its not easy getting no.1 from aus but maintaining is more tough ...so lets hope for whitewash for Sa this time...Punter show wat ur to this world...U really need to show what ur to this world again...Many D r barking Aus has gone ....the most worst stuff is many ppl support india the funny thing.
Re: Lets hope for a whitewash...
by sanath on Feb 17, 2009 02:23 PM
and the funny thing is India has beaten them black and blue at home and abroad...and then SA has and then NZ has and would have taken the series if not for the rain !!!! so sad !!
1.Pressure of home crowd 2.Pressure to repeat history which they created last month 3.Pressure to retain their number 1 spot in ODI 4.Pressure of expectators because Aus is underdog this time
Re: Pressure will be on SA.........
by Ritwik Bhuyan on Feb 17, 2009 01:19 PM
I pity SA to see them struggle them retaining the No.1 Spot for so long (21 and half days, probably)...Too much pressure... agreed.
Re: Re: Pressure will be on SA.........
by sanath on Feb 17, 2009 01:36 PM
sour grapes...same as ur favorite captain - Ponting...he said India had the temporary bragging rights...and then the rights went to SA, and then to New Zealand....
Re: Re: Re: Pressure will be on SA.........
by Ritwik Bhuyan on Feb 17, 2009 01:49 PM
Is that your barbling, ms.sanath??? Nothing relevant to what i mentioned....Its great to accept the temporary bragging rights, unlike some punnks claiming 0-5 against NZzzz before even taking a nap at the backyard of Auckland Oak.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Pressure will be on SA.........
by sanath on Feb 17, 2009 01:54 PM
Ms Bhuyan, no barbling here....it is very clear to ppl who want to understand....ur "pitying" SA to "see them struggle" (which nobody else has) shows how hurt u guys are with the truth that u can only boast of a past when u had good players, and how hurt u r that a team that came into international cricket after a very long break has been able to beat them to the top slot...claiming that we can win 0-5 is better than claiming scintillating victories due to rain, and claiming bowled decisions after breaking the bails with ur gloves...incidentally though even that could not save them from defeat...
Re: Re: Pressure will be on SA.........
by Chaturchuramoni Chatterjee on Feb 17, 2009 03:04 PM
Pseudos, did you notice something common in the Australian Team that lost the two tests two England in 2005 Ashes Series and the current team.
A player called Glenn McGrath was not a part of either.
Also McGrath played all five matches in the next Ashes which Aussies won 5-0.
Re: Re: Pressure will be on SA.........
by prashant menon on Feb 17, 2009 01:55 PM
The Ashes win by England in 2005 was an aberration. All the tests won by England in that series werent comprehensive by any stretch of imagination and that's why england struggled in the return series in 2007 and suffered a 5-0 whitewash.
Whereas the series was pretty comprehensively won by SA in Aus. But yes, the Aussies will give it a fight. One can only write them off at one's own peril.
Re: Re: Pressure will be on SA.........
by sanath on Feb 17, 2009 01:32 PM
yeah...after two resounding defeats, and with the rain helping them save their tails... and that too after scintillating series defeats against India, and SA
Re: Re: Pressure will be on SA.........
by kapil sehgal on Feb 17, 2009 01:35 PM
what are you talking man? pls correct facts, nz almost won the one day series 3-2 had rain not interrupted in the last one,when they needed just 33 in 6 overs.in 20-20 aussies scored just 151 is it really scintillating??? the truth is aussies are struggling against new look teams like nz.
Re: Re: Re: Pressure will be on SA.........
by sanath on Feb 17, 2009 01:40 PM
no, pseudos don't see that...in fact, they choose not to see that...they just see how 'valiantly' Aus won the series...that too when ex-greats (even from oz) have pointed out that this team is the weakest to represent Aus
Re: Re: Re: Pressure will be on SA.........
by Ritwik Bhuyan on Feb 17, 2009 01:38 PM
Hope Ms.Sehgal, did watch the T20 where Nzzzz lost by a run with required run rate less than what you specified???
Re: Re: Re: Re: Pressure will be on SA.........
by sanath on Feb 17, 2009 01:41 PM
Ms. Bhuvan seems to miss the point as usual that NZ lost by only 1 run to the "Very Great" Oz team...where in the past with better captains and a good team they would have won by a huge margin
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Pressure will be on SA.........
by sanath on Feb 17, 2009 01:50 PM
and that was my point earlier and now also, aus were a good team (and so was WI long ago), and they would have won by a huge margin then, but now have to crawl to their victory by a run
Re: Re: Re: Pressure will be on SA.........
by Against Pseudos on Feb 18, 2009 07:30 AM
Sehgal:
Thanks for looking up the meaning of "scintillating"... But if you'd be kind enough to look up the meaning of "comeback" too, I'd be eternally grateful ....
Re: Re: Re: Pressure will be on SA.........
by Ritwik Bhuyan on Feb 17, 2009 01:40 PM
Ms.Kapil, i would agree a point though, the new Look Team of NZ will definitely make the opponent run for their money in their next (upcoming) series, won't you too???
Re: Re: Re: Re: Pressure will be on SA.........
by sanath on Feb 17, 2009 01:43 PM
When u can't defeat a team, it is best to have some wishful thinking !!! that optimism is what guides u thru these forums !!!! wish and pray, and keep denying, but we all know what is the truth !! so enjoy the defeats !!!
