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Drop Weenie Kumar and get Ojha in. Maybe even drop Ishant and get Ashwin in. Try Rahane for Sehwag, Saha for Dhoni and Rohit for Laxman. Advantages: a) Dhoni will not suffer the ignominy of being the ONLY Indian Test captain to lose 8 overseas Tests on the trot, and suffer two whitewashes. b)We'll see what Rahane and Rohit are capable of c) Sehwag and Dhoni can sort out their apparent rift in go-carting sessions d) Give Saha a game (rather than keeping him on the bench infinitely) and see how he does Make Gambhir or Zak the captain. Future plans: a) Give Laxman a couple of farewell Tests at home and let him retire gracefully and respectably B) Give Dravid a respectable series farewell in the next series. c) Gambhir to be considered for Test captaincy for the next few years. RECONSTRUCT.

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Good Idea but Ponka would drop Tendulkar, Laxman and Dravid. Drop all of the big 3 and try someone new. Not sure about Dhoni. If he's banned for next game than make Kohli captain or Gambhir captain. Fly someone from India, damn care about the result.

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I seriously want to see whether a new Captain can make any difference. It's better (for the future) and less heartbreaking to see a new team fight it out and lose rather than our maharathis surrender meekly. Nothing to lose, anyway. I would also see want to see Laxman and Dravid go out in a blaze of glory at home (and not dropped) for all they have done for Indian cricket.

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I seriously want to see whether a new Captain can make any difference. It's better (for the future) and less heartbreaking to see a new team fight it out and lose rather than our maharathis surrender meekly. Nothing to lose, anyway. I would also see want to see Laxman and Dravid go out in a blaze of glory at home (and not dropped) for all they have done for Indian cricket.
Abey bhai when they performed they were raised on shoulders. When they are a baggage they should themselves retire gracefully. They might perform in India but thats not a solution. Give them a great home, money and what not but please don't put them in cricket field. Thousands of youngsters are waiting for their chance in India.
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Abey bhai when they performed they were raised on shoulders. When they are a baggage they should themselves retire gracefully. They might perform in India but thats not a solution. Give them a great home' date=' money and what not but please don't put them in cricket field. Thousands of youngsters are waiting for their chance in India.[/quote'] A couple of Tests against New Zealand is not too much. And at home, it'll be a different ball game altogether. They were no baggage in the last home series, and helped us win the series.
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Damien Martyn was not given a farewell Michael Slater, Greg Blewett, Matthew Hayden were not given farewells Mark Waugh was not given a farewell Martin Crowe was not given a farewell Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis were not given farewells To hell with farewells!

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A couple of Tests against New Zealand is not too much. And at home' date=' it'll be a different ball game altogether. They were no baggage in the last home series, and helped us win the series.[/quote'] You're looking at short term. They're not a long term solution. Think big buddy. Ponka is not saying you're wrong but they are a short term fix now.
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Damien Martyn was not given a farewell Michael Slater, Greg Blewett, Matthew Hayden were not given farewells Mark Waugh was not given a farewell Martin Crowe was not given a farewell Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis were not given farewells To hell with farewells!
Steve Waugh got a farewell. Even Inzimam and Ganguly got one. Slater, Blewett and Martyn HAVE DONE NOTHING IN COMPARISON TO what Dravid and Laxman have done for Indian cricket. And they'll still score pretty heavily at home. Our cricketers make our teams, and the least we can do is to respect them for their contributions. They DESERVE a farewell and a smooth exit.
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Actually not a bad idea. here's my team for Adelaide if Laxman is retiring. GambhirĀ© Rahane Dravid Tendulkar Rohit Virat saha ashwin Zaheer Ishant Yadav
corrected ojha wil get smashed for sure, in aussie pitches his balls will be no less than darts, he doesnt spin the ball, will get thrashed the same way in the practice game, ashwin is the only batsman in the lower middle order
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But Sachin is looking in fine touch and has scored more than any other cricketer. He should play as long as form prevails.
to hell with fine touch, he gets various ways of getting out, he looks like getting out anytime even if he`s playing well+ the bumpy pads dont give me any +ve vibes
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corrected ojha wil get smashed for sure, in aussie pitches his balls will be no less than darts, he doesnt spin the ball, will get thrashed the same way in the practice game, ashwin is the only batsman in the lower middle order
Ashwin didnt do well in sydney either. Ojha did well in county cricket where Swan for 3 tests and Harbhajan for 2 struggled. Also spinners averages in England is poor over the last decade. Conditions are similar in Aus and Eng. Ashwin deserves more chances for now though
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