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can india win on the favourable scg pitch ?

Not if they have a brain freeze like they did here or like SL in yesterday's game.

Im tipping India.
Australia are in poor BATTING form and i think they will be bowled out for around 150-200.
India will struggle early but Dhoni will steady the ship.

India by a mile, Aussies have lost the plot since the test match monkey fiasco, those involved from Australia apart from Pup have fallen in a hole, there minds are in the other bull league about to start

locky801 wrote:India by a mile, Aussies have lost the plot since the test match monkey fiasco, those involved from Australia apart from Pup have fallen in a hole, there minds are in the other bull league about to start

How about the bowlers then, don't think that they have fallen in a hole.

MightyEagles wrote:

locky801 wrote:India by a mile, Aussies have lost the plot since the test match monkey fiasco, those involved from Australia apart from Pup have fallen in a hole, there minds are in the other bull league about to start

How about the bowlers then, don't think that they have fallen in a hole.

No they havent ME, thankfully or it would be a very embarrasing series

I am COMPLETELY bored by ODI's............

I can't watch them in there entirity like I used to.... I just can't watch them. This season has been quite boring, including the 20/20's. The tests were great though, I thoroughly enjoyed them. Am I missing something with the ODI's?

gadj1976 wrote:I am COMPLETELY bored by ODI's............

I can't watch them in there entirity like I used to.... I just can't watch them. This season has been quite boring, including the 20/20's. The tests were great though, I thoroughly enjoyed them. Am I missing something with the ODI's?

The big totals have'nt been there this season, lokking over the Tasman, the match between the kiwis and the poms was a ripper the other night, with the teams both ending on 340 after their 50 overs. Maybe if punter and roy get out of their form slumps we may see some BIG aussie scores again.

LBT wrote:

gadj1976 wrote:I am COMPLETELY bored by ODI's............

I can't watch them in there entirity like I used to.... I just can't watch them. This season has been quite boring, including the 20/20's. The tests were great though, I thoroughly enjoyed them. Am I missing something with the ODI's?

The big totals have'nt been there this season, lokking over the Tasman, the match between the kiwis and the poms was a ripper the other night, with the teams both ending on 340 after their 50 overs. Maybe if punter and roy get out of their form slumps we may see some BIG aussie scores again.

Good point about the big scores, that leads me into the following question. Does that mean the bowlers are getting better/cleverer, the pitches are getting worse, the batting is getting worse, or all of the above?

Probably all of the above. Bowling has improved no doubt, with players like Sharma, Johnson and Malinga coming along well. Some older star batsmen are fading a little too.

Tell you something.I think for the first time in 10-15 years alot of bowling attacks are becoming very strong.I think the overall standard of test cricket is starting to improve aswell.There are some bloody good bowlers out there at the moment.5 years ago apart from Australias premier attack there was no other outstanding bowling attacks in world cricket (Don't count South Africa because every time they come up against a good batting line up they turned to water,especially after Cronje was banned)

Sensational start by australia.Look to have made a point of not taking anything........

Who are these batsmen wearing Australian colours? Flying start!

1/45 off 5.1.

1/71 after 8 overs, they could make over 400 if these 2 stay in

1/92 after 10

hayden 35
ponting 33

1/100 off 12 overs.

Ponting living dangerously.. almost out caught just before.

Compliments of baggygreen...
Batsmen.............. Runs B 4s 6s SR...........Mat Runs Ave
*ML Hayden (lhb).. 39 34 .5 1 ...114.70.....159 5981 43.65
RT Ponting (rhb).... 37 31 .4 1 ...119.35.....295 10936 43.74
100 up.

Australia 1/107 at the end of 15 overs.

Batsmen Runs B 4s 6s SR
*ML Hayden (lhb) 43 46 5 1 93.47
RT Ponting (rhb) 40 37 4 1 108.10

Bowlers...................... O.. M.. R.. W Econ
*Harbhajan Singh (ob).. 3.0. 0.. 7.. 0 2.33 (0nb, 0w)
IK Pathan (lmf)........... 3.0.. 0. 21.. 0 7.00 (0nb, 2w)

Singh seems ot have put the brakes on a little since he's come on, particularly against Hayden.

that would be right, dump Ponting from my dream team side and he starts getting runs

about time we are off to a good start