Ponting is nowhere in his best form and he is an easy wicket for india. At best he could make a sedate 100 in one of the matches which will have no bearing on the result what so ever. So it is advantage for india if he is selected. Moreover, he is like an elephant in the dressing room who needs to be pulled. His selection frustrates many players and they also can not perform well. CA made Watson and marsh fake injuries just to justify his selection. Ponting is responsible for early retirement of greats like warne, mcgrath and gilchrist. Because they can not play under untalented leader. Warne continues playing even now for money, so he can easily play for australia longer time if he was made captain. Then australia would still be number 1, or at most number 2. I am keeping fingers crossed for ponting selection.
You bet Warnie but entire nation and cricket fraternity all the over knows that India has been cat away and tiger at home. Baby bowling attack and cat batsman away
Re: I fear the Worse is yet to come
by Kapil Dev on Dec 20, 2011 10:28 PM
Vinay Swings the ball, and this time Indians plans is to attack the aussies with swing bowling. Hence Vinya is selected when Praveen is injured. Mithun is selected for his pace, he has open chest bowling action like Bret Lee, and with that action, he can generate pace and on bouncy wicket, it helps.
Re: I fear the Worse is yet to come
by Sanjay Singh on Dec 20, 2011 11:34 AM
One of them could be a potential dark horse in Australian conditions - who knows! But rather than Ishant they should have selected Irfan, so that we could go with two all rounders - Jadeja and Irfan
Friends, here are some predictions to boost your appetite: 1. The test series will end with a score of 1-1, with two week and depleted teams battling it out 2. The find of the series for India will be Umesh Yadav and Ashwin in the bowling department and Rohit and Virat in batting 3. Irfan will again make a comeback during the tour 4. The failures will be Dhoni and Ishant Sharma, who will both shame themselves, the selectors and the country 5. Sachin will complete his ton of tons at the very last moment 6. Dravid twice and Laxman once will be the saviours for our team
Re: Some predictions!!
by RSS on Dec 20, 2011 11:11 AM
Unfair Umpire decisions & Rain will also Favour Australia and India might end up losing 3-0 or worse 4-0 like in England.
Re: Some predictions!!
by Jiju on Dec 20, 2011 11:14 AM
Well said Sanjay. Though I agree with most of ur predictions, it is fine if India win the series hook or crook. We should not be whitewashed like Natwest series in England. Frankly, I will be surprised if Ishant/Zaheer complete this series without any injuries!
Most Foreign teams thrive on Indian bowler's weaknesses, we still have to devise a strategy to get the last 5 wickets cheaply like how other teams do regularly.
We end up conceding 100 or 150 runs for last 5 wickets.
Re: Shane Warne is Right
by sky eyes on Dec 20, 2011 10:49 AM
thanks for your super expert opinion. Here's the simplest solution "Strengthen the bowling attack"
Re: Shane Warne is Right
by Just Fun on Dec 20, 2011 10:55 AM
RSS you are under estimating the batting abilties of the last 5 wickets of foriegn teams.
Re: Shane Warne is Right
by Sanjay Singh on Dec 20, 2011 11:26 AM
Easy! Let us now advocate for 5 wicket matches only! The last 5 wickets cannnot bat! Simple
If our bowling unit does well, Shane Warne has to bite the dust!! I sincerely hope Zaheer & Ishant maintain fitness so that we have a good chance to rule the kangaroo land!!
Re: Chance
by Sanjay Singh on Dec 20, 2011 11:31 AM
Very true! However, I still feel that Irfan would have been a better choice compared to Ishant who has failed on most occassions
Re: Re: Chance
by Jiju on Dec 22, 2011 05:35 AM
Rightly said..... I would have preferred Irfan for his experience in Australia rather than go with an unfit Ishant.
Re: wait and see
by Varun on Dec 20, 2011 10:07 AM
Yes it is. But one also needs to know the line and length to bowl in australia. Varies from place to place.
Re: where is Asish Nehra, RP Singh, Srishant and L. Balaji
by Ramdas Nayak on Dec 20, 2011 10:08 AM
You could have added Irfan Pathan, Munaf Patel, Dinda, A Aravind, Goni, Pankaj Singh who are equally faster in bowling like bowlers you named.
