Can Australia find another Merv Hughes?Since Australia’s debacle at Adelaide, I have kept reading Sky commentators like Hussain, Atherton and co. or even other experts stressing on the fact that as Australia don’t have McGrath and Warne in their ranks, they are now a second rate side. Having...
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...
Apologies I neglected to blog yesterday - was out all day. However, what little I did catch of the cricket on the radio was pretty frustrating. I must confess I'm growing mighty tired of Ricky Ponting's peculiar brand of captaincy. He spends so long agonising over field positioning, he runs out of time and is forced to employ part-timers to catch up on overs. It makes no difference whether deep mi...
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