INDIA v AUSTRALIA - ODi - Game 6 ..... Game On

Spinners starting to put the squeeze now

Well the squeeze didn't last long

1.01 train about to depart soon

instinct tells me punter nicked that softly

india have bowled 16 overs in an hour - admittedly 8 have been spin, but that is still a pretty good rate

they must be keen to go home...

bohemond 08 Nov 08:14
instinct tells me punter nicked that softly

lol "instinct"?? or maybe just the TV?

from tv it could have been bat hitting pad

very aggressive watson - always looking to attack

gsm

can u pay me out now then dougy ?

wide ump

shot watto you fecking overrated slogger

GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

85-2 19

too late india

looked bad that - within 15-20 runs of injuns packing it in

Should be. Although wont be easy for new bat with inconsistent bounce and turn.

Bit harsh dougy. He'd made 49.

Someone needs to tell ASA that "Yahoo" starts with 'Y'

punter goes and could be squeaky bum time

never 2late

Need to get punter out now quick smart

hit him straight over his head wato - not across the line

white not too clever against spin

Yeah should have sent Hussey IMO

GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

massive

Get Hussey and its bingo

hmm this is becoming a little interesting now

ok we have a game -injuns need 2 more within next 30 runs

mr cricket the most likely to get aus home

If only India could have posted a score of 200

last Jadeyja over, 5 more for Harbj, so looks like they're gonna need sommat special from one of the part timers, i think Aus should just let Hussey see off Harbj.

only way for india is to take these two out, reckon the remaining could get skittled

score pls

106-3

Need another 65

http://www.cricinfo.com/indvaus2009/engine/current/match/416241.html

24 overs left

have to be an act for god for india to win this

schhhhhh .. you'll wake him up !!

yeh i think so too, india are finished! Something that indian players need is the training of the South Africans and Australians, they are weak in the field and resemble pop stars not athletes, I must admit that they are talented but in a shane warne kind of manner it can work for a one off but a whole team...I thought they would come through today but the grit and depth of Australia is unparralled, I predicted an Australia series win but changed my mind last two matched due to injuries and hope conditions, I will only leave or back Australia never back against again :) good luck everyone hope you didn't do as badly as me on this series it would be tough to have

personally i think zim have more chance of beating South Africa than india has of beating aussies now

Okay, so you're nummer one. Smirk

apart from 3 or 4 stars australia are made up of moderately talented players , however such is their attitude and commitment to the cause that what consistently makes them a world class team and mighty tough opponents . india however have 7or8 stars and through their lack of commitment and imo to play as a group/team that is the difference between them and aus and definitely not ability

india's bowlers are a bit sh*t though

Not sure about india having 7 or 8 stars

here's the match winner

rr is creeping up :|

Ozzies have better players imo

steptoe praps i exagerated a bit then but cetainly 6 or 7 surely that cannot be argued against

oh agree. They have some big names who on their day are fantastic.

However havent seen much of it for quite a while.

Were knocked out early of 20/20 wc, champions trophy and now losing to Aussie side with half the side missing

imo steptoe it is because the indians play for themselves as individuals and not the team but with the aussies you know they wii always always nearly die trying for the cause collectively imo

Mixture for me. Think Aussies also have plenty of talent

Would have more aussies in a joint side than indians

sehwag is better than watson
Gambhir is better than Marsh
Tendulkar v Ponting is a tie
Yuvraj is better than White
Hussey is btter than Raina
Dhoni is better than Manou
Johnson is btter than Kumar
Harby is usually better than Hauritz but has been utter w*nk all series
Jadeja v Voges who cares
Nehra v Bollinger tie
Mckay v Patel couldn't call it, not seen enough of clint

That makes it 4-3 to india (giving Aus hauritz over harby this series) with 4 ties

imo of course

Absolute and total nonsense as usual, takes into no accounts merits of fielding. Also completely ignores batters who can bowl and bowlers who can bat. Complete nincompoop.

plus ponting one of the best leaders on the pitch in last 10yrs

what in that lsit would you disagree with complete god?

the difference in the fielding abilities of the sides is massive and highly significant

if you even attempt to make a claim for watson over sehwag you are not the cricket expert i pegged you for

I would say that despite his fantastic talent I would give Watson edge over sehwag on current form.

Those knocks in CT semi and final were fantastic and has batted very well again here. Also bowled better than he did in England other than that first game.

Sehwag flatters to deceive too often. Has failed to go on so many times this series

ok i'll give you bollinger over nehra

anyone who would have watson in their team over sehwag is just totally feccking loopy if you ask me, no offence SY

sehwag only plays one way - droped a stinker last match too - of course hugely destructive player but not played a match winning innings this series has he ? watson despite bowling like a drain in the first match has come back well bowling wise

CT semi final 136 not out

CT final 105

Pretty impressive and no doubt would have got far more credit if ponting or tendulkar had done it

in terms of the future and this series i'd have watto over sewage

yes sy plus big score last match

Would back watson over sehwag in odi century market every day

the knock in the final against kiwis when 2 down early with punter gone was very very good

A couple of good knocks against an awful england side and a possibly worse Kiwi side does not put you on a par with a man who has converted his last 9 test century's into 150+ equalling the Dons record

the difference in class is staggering

Test cricket a different issue dougy

If I was picking a joint odi team would have to pick Watson dougy

Reason Aus went 3-2 up was probably the fielding, particularly the runouts. Despite Sachin's undoubted brilliance you have to have Ponting these days as he is a genuine danger at all times in the field, you just can't hit it anywhere near him.

If you worked it out on a player's performance points spread you would go with Watson over Sehwag pretty much every time in current ODIs as he's bowling pretty well and getting important wickets.

Aussies have consistently stepped up when they have needed to at crucial times in this series- completely the opposite of the Ashes it has to be said- but Watson has been MILES better than Sehwag in this series.

If it's who you would rather have as an opener though it's Sehwag, no contest at all.

if it is sehwags day he will murder u - but it is a big if as he always gives the bowlers a chance and arguably is too loose and takes too many risks

highly unlikely to match tendulkars 170 odd last match as he would have given it away before then as sadly for injuns sachin did when needing 1 a ball for 19 runs

er we r talking odi not test selection

The argument was not who was better in this series it's quite obvious sehwag has underperformed by that reasoning you could say cameron white or jadeja is better than sehwag. The argument was who was the better player, sehwag by a mile for me as an opening batsman. 1 spot available at the top of the innings between those two, you pick sehwag every time and if you don't you don't have a clue CG.

i do agree about ponting over sachin though, just didn't want to cause a riot on here

this is a ODI .. there are no tests being played so i assumed we were talking about a ODI team .. and in this format its watto for me .. ;)

dont agree sewage flatters to deceive too often watson is a dangerous hitter, bowls better and fields better and is younger and probably has more improvement in him - u prob pick him every time from here on in

Your argument was that Watson is a better ODI player than Sehwag, I'd argue that's not true at the moment. Sehwag wouldn't get you 10 wickets in a series like this and is always liable to fail.

Nehra shouldn't be anywhere near a top international side, he has cost them at least one match and probably two in this series alone with his catastrophic fielding. Reminds me of this guy called Fairchild I saw in a school game once. How someone without even the most basic co-ordination can play for a top 3 side in the world is beyond me completely.

I would still back watson over longer term

Has good odi stats with bat and ball

Has done very well for aussies in last 2 Champions trophy winning teams over last 3 years.

Not doubting for a second the talent of sehwag but still take watsons consistency

Man of the series in IPL 08 not bad either ;)

He's very good against very poor bowling on falt decks, technically he's about as good as me, poor mans luke wright imo

yes and sehwag's ipl form has been largely disappointing - simply goes too hard all the tiem and hits one up in the air

the talent is there but the brain is sadly lacking - a bit like verdasco in tennis

We will have to agree to disagree dougy :)

sehwag is flawed

But of negative stigma towards Watson on his past coming into play.

In 24 ODI matches Over the past 12 months Watson has -

Scored 1013 runs at an average of 50.65

Taken 29 wickets at an average of 21.41

Hard to argue a case for many players to be included above him Alf would have thought.

8 of those games were v a very bad england side, 6 against this absolute garbage india attack, probably the worse they've had in 5 years. Not exactly had a tough time of it has he.

Serious question, how many Indians would make a full strength Australian team in ODI's?

4 imo ..

Sehwag
Gambhir
Ponting
Yuvraj
Hussey
Dhoni
Watson
Johnson
Lee
Hauritz
Z Khan

Gambhir better than Tendulkar now is he?

last 2 years yep

And Hauritz better than Harbhajan? Referee.

harbajan has been utter w*nk for ages in odi's mate

Not for ages, no.

2009. Tendulkar 16 Inns, 756 runs, avg 50.40 Gambhir 19 inns, 653 runs, avg. 36.27.

You have no brains whatsoever.

Gambhir
Watson
Ponting
Tendulkar
Hussey
Dhoni
Johnson
Harby
Lee
Hauritz
Khan

5 front line bowlers with that batting 6

dougydougy 08 Nov 09:51


8 of those games were v a very bad england side, 6 against this absolute garbage india attack, probably the worse they've had in 5 years. Not exactly had a tough time of it has he.


Away series to India & England Pakistan make up those numbers Doug.

Apart from SA & maybe Sri Lanka who would he need to play that would be harder....

A guy that can post those numbers whilst opening the batting & being a more than handy bowler gives his side so much versatility & depth. Worth there weight in gold.

But hey, sometimes old stereotypes are harder for some than others to give up.

Australia far too good. Even their second string team is far too good for India.

If India really want to be a force in world cricket, then they need to work on getting two things right.

Finding 2 frontline opening bowlers. Sharma is a gun - he just needs the right coaching, whilst Nehra, Kumar and particularly Munaf are plodders.

Secondly, the middle order batsmen need to learn how to tough it out.

Ah well, no point crying over spilt win. Australia too good, back to the drawing board for India.

what happened to singh and sreesanth

Wasnt Harpy Singh injured - and Sreesanth sectioned?

:^0

west coast - you forgot the 3rd one

they have to get professional about their fielding. it has been worth 20-40 runs to aussie in some of these games in this series. drops, lazy running, no backing up, they had it all.

appalling.