Small_town_boy Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Bowling (fast) looks good...except Clarke no one looks reliable in the middle order ..and they have a long tail... May be Aus are not going to be as tough as Eng as they lack quality spinners... Link to comment
saneindian Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Strong bowling attack with Siddle, Jhonson, Pattinson and Lyon likely to be the first choices. Against our out of form/declining batting unit, they would be a handful. Among the batsmen , I expect Clarke, Warner and Hughes to score plenty of runs. Advantage Australia. Link to comment
Clarke Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 IMO On current form' date=' India have only one player who is doing better than the Aussies. Tough series ahead for us.[/quote'] But the conditions are ours, I'm hoping for a tie FYI Pujara >>> Hughes & Dhoni >>> Wade (came to know much later ;) ) Link to comment
rkt.india Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Zaheer Khan, Umesh Yadav doubtful for Australia series MUMBAI: There is a big question mark over India's leading pace bowlers Zaheer Khan and Umesh Yadav making it to the national team for the first two of the four-match Test series against Australia starting on February 22. Zaheer is yet to recover from the calf-injury that left him stranded during one of Mumbai's Ranji Trophy league matches last month. On Wednesday, the bowler was at Bangalore's National Cricket Academy (NCA). Reports from the academy suggest that he has been advised "some more rest" before he regains full fitness (approximately two weeks).The injury has ruled Zaheer out of the Mumbai squad for the Irani Trophy against Rest of India starting February 6, and the two warm-up matches against the visiting Australians who will arrive next month. Yadav, suffering from a lower-back stress injury, missed the last three of the four Tests against England and is still recovering. The youngster from Nagpur is a serious case-study for someone who has been mercilessly over-bowled in the last one year. Yadav played the three-Test series against the West Indies in November 2011, flew to Australia in early 2012 for the four-Test series and the ODIs, played the Indian Premier League which was followed by the two-Test series against New Zealand, the Twenty20 Champions League and finally the first Test against England in Ahmedabad after which he broke down. Presently recuperating at home, Yadav is expected to take another three weeks before he can regain fitness. India's preparations for the Test series against Australia are likely to begin with the Irani Trophy, followed by the two warm-up matches against Australia. These matches will also help the selectors keep an eye on all pace-bowling options available to choose from. While this is Yadav's first painful brush with injury post his international debut, Zaheer has suffered several injuries in the past and was on the verge of breaking down all through the past year before the selectors finally decided to drop him for the Nagpur Test against England. With no opportunities to prove his form and match fitness in the coming two weeks, his selection for the Test series against Australia remains a very unlikely prospect. Yadav, meanwhile, is not just bearing the brunt of a packed schedule. Sources say most Team India batsmen insist on facing him during pre-match nets and other practice sessions as he is one of the fastest bowlers in the country. That has taken a further toll on him. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/series-tournament/australia-in-india-2013/top-stories/Zaheer-Khan-Umesh-Yadav-doubtful-for-Australia-series/articleshow/18264179.cms Link to comment
cowboysfan Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 We cannot win the test matches against the aussies just with our spinners,i really fear the worst if these two are not fit. Link to comment
CG Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Strong bowling attack with Siddle, Jhonson, Pattinson and Lyon likely to be the first choices. Against our out of form/declining batting unit, they would be a handful. Among the batsmen , I expect Clarke, Warner and Hughes to score plenty of runs. Advantage Australia. It would be starc rather than johsnon. Link to comment
Clarke Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I hope BK/Shami makes a debut, can't have Chaiwala as the third/fourth spinner. Link to comment
rkt.india Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I hope BK/Shami makes a debut' date=' can't have Chaiwala as the third/fourth spinner.[/quote'] More chances of Sreesantha and Dinda. Link to comment
Clarke Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Jumping Jack :hmmmm2: What has he done to deserve a test debut ? Was rubbish in odis when conditions were helpful. Link to comment
NareshK Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 3 Seamers will be useless in Indian conditions in Summer. They dont have good spinners and they have an untested batting lineup in Indian conditions. But Indian team is not doing well in tests at the moment. So hopefully we will see a good contest.:two_thumbs_up: Link to comment
Karan114 Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Even on Indian pitches, their fast bowlers are good enough to destroy our embarrassingly bad batting line-up. Tendulkar, Sehwag, Gambhir, Dhoni, Jadeja/Yuvraj/Raina will all be walking wickets once again. The Australian batting on paper is not as strong as England's but to be honest I can see most of their batsmen having fun against our trundlers and Ashwin. Should be a comfortable series win for the Aussies. But hey, at least we have the tamasha league after that - no way India can lose in that hey! Link to comment
saneindian Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 It would be starc rather than johsnon. Jhonson bowled quite well on his last tour despite struggling for form. He looks to have got his rhythm back and given his experience of playing in these conditions and the relative inexperience in Aussie test squad, I would be surprised if Starc is preferred ahead of him. Link to comment
NareshK Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Possible XI Warner > Sehwag Cowan > Gambhir Hughes = Pujara Watson > Tendulkar Clarke > Kohli Khawja/Smith = Rahane/Jadeja/Rohit Wade = Dhoni Johnson = Ashwin Pattinson/Starc > Ishant Siddle > Sreesanth/BK/Shami Lloyn < Ojha IMO On current form, India have only one player who is doing better than the Aussies. Tough series ahead for us. They have very little experience in tests in India. Link to comment
G_B_ Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Warner Cowan Hughes Watson Clarke Maxwell/Henriques Wade Siddle Starc Pattinson/Doherty Lyon this imo will be the side they put out. Link to comment
The Dark Horse Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Batting looks weak- May be due to the absence of Pwnting/Huss Link to comment
G_B_ Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 its inexperienced rather than weak. Ie its an unknown. Look at Joe Root for England. Did well on the debut. So could work both ways. Half the side has some experience of India via IPL or other international cricket. I think only Watson Johnson and Clarke have played test matches in India and Johnson might not play in the first 11. Link to comment
VRV Singh Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Steven Smith? Henriques? :hysterical: But our selectors will respond by picking Sir Jadeja and Stuart Binny :(( Link to comment
G_B_ Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Steven Smith? Henriques? :hysterical: But our selectors will respond by picking Sir Jadeja and Stuart Binny :(( jadeja is a good pick i would say he is better on current form than ashwin Link to comment
Pagalpanti Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Wont be surprised if selectors pick Chawla obviously he wont be in the 1st test but he's always troubled the Aussies. Mishra wont be a bad choice as well. Link to comment
Lord Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 really weak,we should wallop that group:winky: Link to comment
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