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...
The 4th Test is turning out to be a cracker. Australia, with a draw not an option, are behind the 8-ball all the way but managed to keep themselves in the game on Day 2 largely thanks to Jason Krejza:
Many are asking where was this guy before and why wasn't he selected earlier? The answer to both questions is a warm-up game before the Test series where he conceded 200+ runs without taking any wick...
India played an ODI last night. India won, again.
Once again, the nature of the pitch wasn’t an issue for intense pre-match analysis and debate. Once again, the toss wasn’t an issue to moan about — one of the teams won the toss and I can’t even remember which one! Again, the over-rate wasn’t a problem [...]
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