Australia tour of UAE, 2nd test at Abu Dhabi, 16-20 October, Match thread

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16 minutes ago, cric_fan said:

 

Yes

 

Ab to 200 k upar ki lead hai yar ab kaha haroge Australia screwed up big time in the first innings.

[SK_IH]

1 hour ago, rtmohanlal said:

yeah...  India is  a  side that is perfect  from all points of view.That's why we lost 1-4 in ENG.

Soch le bhai what you want to say, seeking perfect combo for home series and quoting 1-4 in Eng 

[Singh bling]

Lucky escape for Azhar Ali

[Iconoclast]

Fakhar has outscored the entire Australian team

[rtmohanlal]

1 hour ago, SK_IH said:

Soch le bhai what you want to say, seeking perfect combo for home series and quoting 1-4 in Eng 

Let me make it clear . We need 6 batsmen who can form the core that can perform brilliantly as a unit in any of SENA. Then only we can even start dreaming of winning series in  any of SENA.As of now I see only 2 ( Kohli & Rahane) out of 6  eligible  for these slots. Other 4 are still  far from adequate.If we play a 6-1-4 in India, then we can play several combo of 6 batsmen to test their mettle  which is the first step towards that process  of winning in SENA. But playin 5-1-5 combo we are wasting that 1 slot just as we did in the 2nd test vs WI.

Thakur proved virtually of no need . Hope I made it clear.  

[Clarke]

Looking at current Aus batting, earlier legends like Ponting Border Chapell must be like 

[Iconoclast]

3 minutes ago, Clarke said:

Looking at current Aus batting, earlier legends like Ponting Border Chapell must be like 

Honestly aside from the Marsh's they are not that bad.

 

Full strength Ozzie team got pummeled harder last time they toured.

[SK_IH]

5 minutes ago, Iconoclast said:

Honestly aside from the Marsh's they are not that bad.

 

Full strength Ozzie team got pummeled harder last time they toured.

Lol at not bad, apart from Marshs, other 3 are debutants 

[SK_IH]

12 minutes ago, rtmohanlal said:

Let me make it clear . We need 6 batsmen who can form the core that can perform brilliantly as a unit in any of SENA. Then only we can even start dreaming of winning series in  any of SENA.As of now I see only 2 ( Kohli & Rahane) out of 6  eligible  for these slots. Other 4 are still  far from adequate.If we play a 6-1-4 in India, then we can play several combo of 6 batsmen to test their mettle  which is the first step towards that process  of winning in SENA. But playin 5-1-5 combo we are wasting that 1 slot just as we did in the 2nd test vs WI.

Thakur proved virtually of no need . Hope I made it clear.  

Well I think 5 bowlers is the way to go, it's gives options to the captain, however a spot should not be wasted on players like Pandya

[SK_IH]

14 minutes ago, Clarke said:

Looking at current Aus batting, earlier legends like Ponting Border Chapell must be like 

In last test Marsh brothers were 3 & 4 , that's as low as it can get 

[express bowling]

22 minutes ago, rtmohanlal said:

Let me make it clear . We need 6 batsmen who can form the core that can perform brilliantly as a unit in any of SENA. Then only we can even start dreaming of winning series in  any of SENA.As of now I see only 2 ( Kohli & Rahane) out of 6  eligible  for these slots. Other 4 are still  far from adequate.If we play a 6-1-4 in India, then we can play several combo of 6 batsmen to test their mettle  which is the first step towards that process  of winning in SENA. But playin 5-1-5 combo we are wasting that 1 slot just as we did in the 2nd test vs WI.

Thakur proved virtually of no need . Hope I made it clear.  

 

Pant is a specialist batsman.

 

Averaged 55+ in  FC cricket before test debut.

 

Averaged 62 in  Unofficial test matches in England for our A-team.  Only Shaw did marginally better while the " more acceptable " specialist batters like Vihari and all others failed and Nair lagged behind too.

 

Has a test century in his debut series in England.

 

We are playing a  6 +  2 (AR) +  3  combo now.

[mishra]

Put a spinning track and SENA sides start spinning

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Abbas reminds me of Asif

[rtmohanlal]

3 hours ago, mishra said:

Put a spinning track and SENA sides start spinning

what ever it be, barring NZL all others have won series in either India or Pak or SL 'or in all 3' .  India,Pakistan and Srilanka are yet to win series in AUS & SAF.That  makes them a lot better  over all than what each of the Asian sides are.

[rtmohanlal]

3 hours ago, express bowling said:

 

Pant is a specialist batsman.

 

Averaged 55+ in  FC cricket before test debut.

 

Averaged 62 in  Unofficial test matches in England for our A-team.  Only Shaw did marginally better while the " more acceptable " specialist batters like Vihari and all others failed and Nair lagged behind too.

 

Has a test century in his debut series in England.

 

We are playing a  6 +  2 (AR) +  3  combo now.

yes  Pant would make the effect of a specialist batsman . 2 AR  From '3 of Ashwin,Pandya & Jadeja'  can take the other 2 slots depending on the conditions.   Then 3 specialist bowlers(Kuldeep in the mix too) as per the   conditions.

That would be most apt. Would provide the worth of 7 batsmen(2 all rounders combined gives 1 batsman) &  5 bowlers. That would be great.

[express bowling]

8 minutes ago, rtmohanlal said:

yes  Pant would make the effect of a specialist batsman . 2 AR  From '3 of Ashwin,Pandya & Jadeja'  can take the other 2 slots depending on the conditions.   Then 3 specialist bowlers(Kuldeep in the mix too) as per the   conditions.

That would be most apt. Would provide the worth of 7 batsmen(2 all rounders combined gives 1 batsman) &  5 bowlers. That would be great.

 

That is the idea 

 

Pant coming good is very important for the balance of the team.

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37 minutes ago, express bowling said:

 

That is the idea 

 

Pant coming good is very important for the balance of the team.

One thing that worries me about him is that in Australia he has to show great restraint as he cannot attack each and every delivery for a four or a six hope he plays according to the situation.

[express bowling]

16 minutes ago, Switchblade said:

One thing that worries me about him is that in Australia he has to show great restraint as he cannot attack each and every delivery for a four or a six hope he plays according to the situation.

 

Australia these days is one of the few places where attacking a higher percentage of deliveries actually works.   The pitches are usually very true to help that happen. The challenge would ofcourse be the steeper bounce.

 

However, Pant has shown restrain to some extent in England.  Did not go hammer and tongs.   So, he should be able to do it again.

Edited October 17, 2018 by express bowling