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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    What a deadset bunch of sooks the Indians are.
    Complaining that the pitch was ruined by the ground staff walking and sitting on it.
    That is why we made 369 and they are struggling....

    P.S. Warner you little ripper!
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  • pjfan31
    pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    runchaser wrote:
    Poor old India.....couldn't happen to a nicer bunch :lol:

    Be interesting to see what attack we go with against Pakistan now Monty seems to have his mojo back , think i'd go with Tremlett . Not convinced at all by Morgan as a test batsmen.

    Monty back hey? Might be a case for playing 2 spinners, surely it will spin in Abu Dhabi... Any other talent coming through since last ashes... Who is going to trouble us next year?

    Aussie cricket is back according to Tony Grieg... So exciting...
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  • runchaser
    runchaser Posts: 112
    We could play Swann and Monty but i reckon they'll go with Jimmy, Broad , Tremlett , and Swann, shame Bresnan isn't fit as he bowls well in these conditions.

    Actually don't think this team will change much if you look at there ages, but there are some excellent young prospects like James Taylor , Jonathan Kerrigan , Ben Stokes etc .

    Sounds like India have been even worse in Oz than they were over here.
  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    David Warner outscored the Indian side twice :lol:
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  • pjfan31
    pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    And now Dhoni has been suspended for the next test hahahaha
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  • vedder_soup
    vedder_soup Posts: 5,861
    jeez, how hard is it to throw a spinner on for a few overs to pick up the over rate? :lol:
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  • pjfan31
    pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    And they only bowled for 60 overs or something...

    But for most of the 60 overs they were chasing leather courtesy of D Warner...

    So Lyon in the side for Starc you would have to think...

    At the moment if Watson was fit, you would think in for Marsh...
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    vedder_soup wrote:
    jeez, how hard is it to throw a spinner on for a few overs to pick up the over rate? :lol:

    Sehwag completes his overs really quick.
    Dhoni should have used him more.
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    pjfan31 wrote:
    And they only bowled for 60 overs or something...

    But for most of the 60 overs they were chasing leather courtesy of D Warner...

    So Lyon in the side for Starc you would have to think...

    At the moment if Watson was fit, you would think in for Marsh...

    I'd drop Harris and Keep Starc considering the amount of wickets he got compared to Harris.
    Watson has to come in, we are talking about a Allan Border Medalist.
    I'd drop Marsh if he keeps failing, put Watson in at 3.
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  • TroubledSoul
    TroubledSoul Posts: 1,374
    They said they're going to rotate likely siddle for Lyon.

    Warner
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    Ponting
    Clarke
    Hussey
    Twatson
    Gilchrist
    Harris
    Starc
    Hilfenhaus
    Lyon
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Why the hell would they drop Siddle, he's taking wickets.
    Or do you mean rotate as in rest?
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  • pjfan31
    pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    Yeah. Good luck telling siddle that he won't be needed for Adelaide. He is a bloke that lives and breaths cricket. He is a champion.

    They said they were going to rest pattinson for Perth but he got injured so they didn't really have to test that theory.

    Starc is good. But he is definitely at the bottom end of our pace bowlers...

    Pattinson
    Hilt
    Siddle
    Harris
    Cummins
    Starc

    (in no real order except for starc)

    And add to them

    Johnson and bollinger who needs to lift their game

    It's exciting.
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  • your move now
    your move now Posts: 1,165
    but bolinger at his best is amazing...
    Hilf?
    I don't mean to offend anyone, a lot of what I say should be taken with a grain of salt... that said for most of you I'm a stranger on a computer on the other side of the world, don't give me that sort of power!
  • pjfan31
    pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    Yeh sorry. On iPad. Auto correct.

    Bollinger is good, but not up to where he needs to be world class IMO. not from his last efforts for Australia.

    And I put cummins up there only cause of reputation from the one test. I am desperate to see more haha
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  • your move now
    your move now Posts: 1,165
    but that's the point on Bollinger, if you pick any of a bunch of one off tests, (looking about 12 months ago) then he'd be up there... think he's one of those on-his-day bowlers which isn't always a bad thing, thats all Binga ever was really - that and the speed
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Siddle is a pure cricketer, and a Victorian! 8-)
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    Where is Stuart Clarke?
    I liked him in the team.
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  • Thoughts_Arrive
    Thoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    I just realised this thread is always up the top when I log in each night.
    Those that are not Aussie must hate it :lol:
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  • pjfan31
    pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    Must have been on his day a bit to get 300+ test wickets....

    Doug is great, but at this point in time he wouldn't get a look in.

    The interesting thing is will be Johnson..... Since the start of the 2009 ashes he was selected purely for the one or 2 unplayable balls he could bowl in a test. The other 200 were rubbish. Now it will be interesting to see if he goes back to the drawing board and begins to produce some of the 2008/2009 form. Or alternatively work on his batting and become an all rounder. He was a decent bat.
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  • pjfan31
    pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    I just realised this thread is always up the top when I log in each night.
    Those that are not Aussie must hate it :lol:


    Haha. And I wonder if Kat/sea ever go through it it must bore/confuse them...

    But it's the same for us when they put up hockey or nfl or that stupid thread about the Chicago bulls hahaha.

    I'm watching the tennis. How hot is wozniacki. I would like to give her a grand slam.
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