Preview: Ind vs Aus 10th ODI :What would be your side for the next match?

[ranj]

SRT Sehwag Gambhir Rohit Yuvraj Raina Dhoni Pathan Chawla Sreesanth Ishant - Sehwag back in is still a no brainer, even if his stats dont prove it. I wouldnt mind him having an extended run in the middle order, I felt we never persisted with that long enough last time round. - Munaf still looks like bowling is some sort of chore which he peforms grudgingly. I accept that we'll miss his dynamism in the field and grit with the bat, but it's a risk worth taking. - Please go home Harbi. We'll wheel you out when those proven masters of spin arrive in India next month. Contemplate darts as an alternative profession in the off-season. I suspect you'll do well. - I've already discussed the hard on I have for Raina's talent. Give him a shot.

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India toughest side to beat: Brett Lee Ready to return to action after a brief break, the Aussie speedster says he wants to test himself in Sunday's tri-series ODI against India. More... Press Trust Of India Sydney, February 23, 2008 First Published: 15:50 IST(23/2/2008) Last Updated: 16:30 IST(23/2/2008) Ready to return to action after a brief break, Australian speedster Brett Lee said he wants to test himself in Sunday's tri-series one-dayer against India whom he considers one of the toughest sides to beat. Lee gave enough indication that Australia would face a tough fight if India made it to the best-of-three finals. "Sri Lanka and India are very hard teams to play against but for the moment, it looks India is the toughest side to beat. "If India gets a great start, they are very hard to pull back... A few guys in Sri Lanka can also fire. It's a tough question but I've always enjoyed playing against India, testing yourself against Sachin Tendulkar. If you can prove yourself against the best, you know you are going alright," the fast bowler said. Lee has taken a lot of workload during the current season but feels refreshed after resting for Australia's previous two tri-series games. "I will play tomorrow. We have had this thing through our sports scientists which showed I have bowled well above the limit I should have bowled this summer. But I have been allowed (a rest) to freshen up and would be ready to steam in again tomorrow," claimed Lee. Lee, however, stressed that representing Australia was always the biggest honour for him. "I have no problem with Twenty20 as long as there is a separate time for it, when you have done your international duty and allowed the body to recover. In terms of priority, it's so important playing cricket for Australia, it's a dream you nurture since you are nine years old." There has been a lot of needle between India and Australia in the current season and Lee defended the manner in which his team played the game. "There has been just one incident throughout this season, one complaint that has come through the switchboard. But that incident is done and dusted with. "There was some great cricket played in the last couple of series. Cricketers shake hands after Tendulkar gets a century and the camaraderie after the game doesn't get mentioned enough through the media. "We have to address what has happened but we have always played the game in the right spirit. You don't want to be twiddly winks, it's not a game of backyard cricket -- you are playing for your country... And want to play very hard and yet very fair." Lee praised India's rookie speedster Ishant Sharma both as a person and an upcoming pace bowler. "Sharma looks great. He is just 19 years and this summer has come up by leaps and bounds. He has great pace, great control for a 19-year-old... He has got good intensity and isn't afraid to stare at the batsmen. "But I want to emphasise that he is the first person who would grab hands with Gilchrist. Even though Symonds was given not out against his bowling in Sydney, he was the first one to shake his hands after he got his hundred. That's the thing you notice the most about him," Lee added.

[Kartikey]

Brett Lee is only one of the few Aussies who r civilised and one of the few Aussies who actually make sense.

[Dirty_South]

Brett Lee is only one of the few Aussies who r civilised and one of the few Aussies who actually make sense.

Actually ....he's the only one who makes sense...

[Kartikey]

Actually ....he's the only one who makes sense...

Lets not forget Gilly and maybe Mike Hussey.

[DomainK]

Brett Lee is only one of the few Aussies who r civilised and one of the few Aussies who actually make sense.

You just said what I wanted to say. Lee is one Australian who knows how to play the game the right spirit.

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India will seek to secure a berth in final on Sunday Needing to win just one more game to ensure a berth in final, India will seek to get the job done on Sunday itself. More... Sydney, February 23:: Needing to win just one more game to ensure a berth in the cricket tri-series final, India will seek to get the job done on Sunday itself as they go into their penultimate league match against Australia with the form of some key batsmen being a concern. A win on Sunday will almost certainly take Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men to the title round and render their game against Sri Lanka in Hobart on Tuesday of only academic interest. "We would like to seal it tomorrow and save ourselves pressure," Dhoni said as his side prepared to take on the world champions on a slow SCG track. Australia have already secured their place in the final, collecting 22 points from six games. India, on 12 points, has a handy six-point lead over their sub-continent rivals with one round of matches to go. Sri Lanka need to win both their remaining matches and at the same time hope that India lose both their games to go through to the final. India is no different than others when it comes to batting woes in the low-scoring series and, in all probability, Virender Sehwag will mark a return to the playing eleven to bolster the line-up. It would mean India discarding its new-found preference of five bowlers. It would revert to four frontline bowlers and expect the fifth bowler's quota to be shared between Sachin Tendulkar, Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh.

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India toughest side to beat: Lee Press Trust Of India Sydney, February 23, 2008 First Published: 15:50 IST(23/2/2008) Last Updated: 18:51 IST(23/2/2008) Ready to return to action after a brief break, Australian speedster Brett Lee said he wants to test himself in Sunday's tri-series one-dayer against India whom he considers one of the toughest sides to beat. Lee gave enough indication that Australia would face a tough fight if India made it to the best-of-three finals. "Sri Lanka and India are very hard teams to play against but for the moment, it looks India is the toughest side to beat. "If India gets a great start, they are very hard to pull back... A few guys in Sri Lanka can also fire. It's a tough question but I've always enjoyed playing against India, testing yourself against Sachin Tendulkar. If you can prove yourself against the best, you know you are going alright," the fast bowler said. Lee has taken a lot of workload during the current season but feels refreshed after resting for Australia's previous two tri-series games. "I will play tomorrow. We have had this thing through our sports scientists which showed I have bowled well above the limit I should have bowled this summer. But I have been allowed (a rest) to freshen up and would be ready to steam in again tomorrow," claimed Lee. Lee, however, stressed that representing Australia was always the biggest honour for him. "I have no problem with Twenty20 as long as there is a separate time for it, when you have done your international duty and allowed the body to recover. In terms of priority, it's so important playing cricket for Australia, it's a dream you nurture since you are nine years old." There has been a lot of needle between India and Australia in the current season and Lee defended the manner in which his team played the game. "There has been just one incident throughout this season, one complaint that has come through the switchboard. But that incident is done and dusted with. "There was some great cricket played in the last couple of series. Cricketers shake hands after Tendulkar gets a century and the camaraderie after the game doesn't get mentioned enough through the media. "We have to address what has happened but we have always played the game in the right spirit. You don't want to be twiddly winks, it's not a game of backyard cricket -- you are playing for your country... And want to play very hard and yet very fair." Lee praised India's rookie speedster Ishant Sharma both as a person and an upcoming pace bowler. "Sharma looks great. He is just 19 years and this summer has come up by leaps and bounds. He has great pace, great control for a 19-year-old... He has got good intensity and isn't afraid to stare at the batsmen. "But I want to emphasise that he is the first person who would grab hands with Gilchrist. Even though Symonds was given not out against his bowling in Sydney, he was the first one to shake his hands after he got his hundred. That's the thing you notice the most about him," Lee added.

[diegovegaz]

sehwag sachin gambhir/uthappa rohit yuvraj dhoni irfan piyush bhajji ishant sreesanth/munaf aussies struggle against leg spinners then why isn't piyush there?? 2moro is the best chance, if he plays, we'll quite well reach the finals yuvraj has found his lost touch, would be better than raina

[Sachinism]

Sachin Gambhir Dhoni Sharma Yuvraj Raina Pathan Chawla Ishant Sreesanth +????

[S.R.Tendulkar]

Lets see, I'd go with: SRT V. Sehwag (if he is fit now) G. Gambhir Y. Singh R. Sharma S. Raina MS. Dhoni I. Sharma I. Pathan H. Singh S. Sreesanth

[King]

Sehwag Sachin Gambhir Sharma Yuvraj Dhoni Uthappa Pathan Harbhajan Sreesanth Ishant Uthappa in the past has played some crucial knocks against Australia and he needs to be backed before being dumped.