Anyone else feel sorry for this kid? Bowled his heart and soul out at pace and still came away on the losing side. I know some of us on here have berated the Indian bowling attack of late, but is this guy the real deal? A bit expensive, but with age and time he can only get better.
On a side note, the Indians should never have lost by such a margin. A combination of poor captaincy and poor batting has cost them again. Dhoni took his foot off the pedal when aussie were 4 down and decided to spread the field – cost the Indians the match. If I was Yadav (glad im not by the way!), I’d have thrown the ball to Dhoni and told him to ball with that field himself.
Dravid and Sachin apart, the rest of the Indian batsmen look like falling wickets even before they reach the crease. All in all, a good test match and the right result and for once the Indian bowlers cannot be blamed.
Yadavv!!
posted on 29/12/11
Rabbit you are correct, this was a great performance from the Aussies. Ponting's contribution vital and a great return for Hilfenhaus. Pattinson looks the real deal and can also bat now. Aussies look like they have a good squad of pace bowling.
posted on 29/12/11
Rabbithos, I’ve said in the last 3 days that Aussies have been the better team, their application at the wicket has been far superior than the Indians. Also, Cowan and Hussey were incorrectly given out in the 1st innings – probably could have added another 100 runs going by the form they were in.
Didn’t want to drag the article on as it was more about the Indian bowlers than the match itself…. Off couse, the aussie deserved it and I hope they go on and win the next 3 games too
posted on 29/12/11
It's a long road ahead for the Aussies but at least there is something for the Clarke to work with....it may take 3 summers but some good kids are coming through at the same time...
posted on 29/12/11
I'm sure Yadav is glad he's not you either, I mean..who'd want to be a stilly little pak?
posted on 29/12/11
. LT chill out fella. Thought you Said India would chase 280- 300 easy?
posted on 29/12/11
No, I didn't say it would be easy, I said we should be comfortable chasing in that region. Learn to read.
posted on 29/12/11
I think you might find "comfortable" and being at "ease" go hand in hand. Anyways, why wasnt it so comfortable then, in your view, what went wrong?
posted on 29/12/11
lol LT having SMS issues again
posted on 29/12/11
It's been 50 years since 280 was chased down in Melbourne so the word easy can't be used and better teams then India have failed...
posted on 29/12/11
Agree rabbitohs - "India should be comfortable" chasing 280-300 was a little far-fetched comment... Althought, admittedly i thought if they showed a bit more application they could have made a real go of it. Anyways, lesson learnt LT?