The Indian team was eager to draw level with the Aussies at the beginning of the 6th ODI at Gauwahati. MS Dhoni took the bold decision to bat first on a surface that looked like it would give the bowlers some early support (as well as the early start) only for his batsmen to give up their wickets. MSD, in his pre-match session, had mentioned that he was not looking too far about the series. In fac...
Australia’s attack will contain some serious pace at the World Cup.
"That’s hot" - Paris Hilton on the Aussie pace attack
Now that that’s out of the way, I can talk about the others. There was plenty of uncertainty going into the selection, and one or two picks could be debated upon, but I think this is pretty well done.
Shane Watson, Brad Haddin (wk), Ricky Ponting (capt), ...
So we enter the 4th and last Test with India 1-0 up. Australia must win this match or lose the series. Can Ricky Ponting shed his usual defensive captaincy style? Can the Australian bowlers take the requesite 20 wickets? Can they exploit the slight opening given by Gambhir's suspension? Personally, I don't see it happening but hope to be proven wrong.
In a sense, this Test should be a good indicat...
Day 1 of the 4th Test was some sort of bizarro world for an Australian fan. The Indian openers came out and attempted to bludgeon our bowlers out of the game. Offspinner Krezja made his Test debut with his first 3 overs going at 10 runs per over. As a spinner who's taken some stick myself, I can sympathise!
However, there were some moments when Australia rallied (or India faltered depending...
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