Chandan Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 https://goo.gl/9bnvEk India vs Australia: Virat Kohli turns up in shorts for toss, gets trolled on social media The four-day game, which started after the first day was washed out due to rain, though has not been accorded a first-class status. CRICKET Updated: Nov 29, 2018 21:02 IST PTI Sydney Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat first(BCCI Twitter Handle) Indian captain Virat Kohli was Thursday slammed by cricket fans for wearing shorts at the toss for the warm-up game against Cricket Australia XI ahead of the four-Test series here. The four-day game, which started after the first day was washed out due to rain, though has not been accorded a first-class status. A photograph of Kohli in shorts attending the toss with CA XI captain Sam Whiteman was posted on BCCI’s Twitter handle. Fans soon took to the social networking site and criticised Kohli, calling it a “disrespectful act”. One of them pointed out how Indian batting great Sunil Gavaskar had slammed Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman for not wearing his cap properly at Asia Cup earlier this year. View image on Twitter BCCI ✔@BCCI CA XI have won the toss and will field first #TeamIndia 2,281 4:04 AM - Nov 29, 2018 124 people are talking about this Cricket is also called the ‘gentleman’s game’. “This @imVkohli bad attitude is showing no any respect for game and their legacy why @bcci @icc @accessonline n other cricket members think about this. Where is #sunilgavaskar who taunted in #Aisacup to Pakistani player for their cap??? What @imVkohli is showing,” a twitter handle that goes by the name @VeeG48 wrote. Another wrote, “Disgraceful and disrespectful... There was time captains used to wear Blazers during toss.... This behavior is absolutely unpardonable....” In-form skipper Kohli (64) and teenage prodigy Prithvi Shaw (66) were among the five Indian batsmen who struck fifties before the visitors were bowled out for 358 on the second day of the rain-hit practice game at the Sydney Cricket Ground. ---------------------------- Get a feeling Kohli is not taking this match too seriously. Link to comment
Chandan Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 https://goo.gl/NZD5KT Injured Shaw ruled out of first Test Star India teen to miss series-opener against Australia after ankle injury in tour match Sam Ferris, at the SCG 30 November 2018, 03:43 PM @samuelfez PlayNext playlist item Mute Current Time 0:03 / Duration 1:26 Loaded: 0% Progress: 0% Fullscreen Prithvi Shaw injured in SCG tour match India opening batsman Prithvi Shaw has been ruled out of the opening Domain Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval with an ankle injury. The BCCI today confirmed Shaw suffered a "lateral ligament injury" when attempting to catch a Max Bryant six on the boundary rope during India's tour match with the Cricket Australia XI at the SCG. Shaw underwent scans this morning and the reports revealed a lateral ligament injury," the BCCI said in a statement. LIVE COVERAGE: CA XI v India "Shaw will be unavailable for the first Test against Australia in Adelaide. He will undergo an intensive rehabilitation program to hasten the recovery and be available for selection at the earliest." The news is a major blow for India just six days before the opening Test, and creates a top-order selection headache for the visitors, with Murali Vijay and KL Rahul the likely beneficiaries. Shaw rolled on his left ankle attempting the catch on the third morning of the match, with his ankle bending 90-degrees inwards underneath him as he landed, tumbling to the ground and over the rope. The six took Bryant to his half-century, but the focus was on Shaw as he immediately grabbed at his ankle as team medical stuff from both sides rushed to the aid of the young batsman. Shaw goes over on his left ankle // AAP He was then chaired off the field by India physiotherapist Patrick Farhart and a support staff member into the SCG's away team dressing room as the tour match resumed. Shaw emerged soon after and left the venue via a motorised stretcher, with captain Virat Kohli rushing from the field to check on his welfare. The BCCI updated that Shaw was taken to a local hospital for scans. He returned to the SCG at the lunch break wearing a moon boot and on crutches. Shaw, who made a Test century on debut last month against the West Indies, struck a sublime 66 from 69 balls on day two. Play Video Shaw shines in first innings in Australia The right-hander hit 11 fours before he was bowled around his legs by CA XI leg-spinner Dan Fallins attempting a sweep shot that left him performing the splits on the pitch. Shaw, who is the latest teenager to shoulder the burden of being labelled the 'next Sachin Tendulkar', last month became the youngest Indian to score a century on Test debut. "He's a spectator's delight. There's a bit of Sachin (Tendulkar) there, a bit of Viru (Virendar Sehwag) in him and when he walks there's a bit of (Brian) Lara," India coach Ravi Shastri said after Shaw's impressive debut Test series. Play Video India batters pile on the runs against CA XI While Shaw was seen as a certainty to open the batting in Adelaide next week, his participation is now in serious doubt, furthering India's conundrum at the top of the order. India batting coach Sanjay Bangar confirmed yesterday one opening spot was up for grabs. Rahul is the incumbent but has averaged just 24.70 in 2018 with only two scores over 50 in 18 innings. Vijay had expected to contest with Rahul for an opening spot, but he could now be the bittersweet beneficiary of Shaw's absence in Adelaide. ------------------------------------------ Why does Ind start the away tour with terrible luck under Kohli? Before the Eng tour started their major weapon Bhuvi was ruled out. And now an in form opener Shaw is out leaving us with out of form openers!! Link to comment
rtmohanlal Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Now that Shaw is certain to miss at least first test and the bowlers proving utter mediocre in the on going practice match, the best way for India to approach the series is to play only 2 specialist seamers utmost. Drop Pujara, play in Rahane at 1 down.Team would be Vijay Rahul/Rohit Rahane Kohli Vihari Pant Jadeja Ashwin Kuldeep Bhuvi Bumrah UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
Chandan Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 3 spinners? In Australia? Even in Indian squads we rarely have 3 spinners. A sure recipe for disater! UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
Chandan Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 https://goo.gl/xHY4aB What we learned from India’s warm-up match in Sydney: Pressure on Rahul, bowling headaches and more He looked in better touch in the second innings, but come the first Test in Adelaide, it’s make-or-break time for Rahul. Sydney: One look at the scorecard and you could see India were sent on a royal leather hunt by Cricket Australia XI on days three and four of their only warm-up game that ended in a draw on Saturday. Only two CA batsmen didn’t get into double figures; the lowest score apart from that was 35; and the last pair put on 57 runs. It was so frustrating for India that Jasprit Bumrah – who was otherwise not named in the initial list of 14 – had to bowl to end the Australian innings with his seventh ball (a perfect yorker, of course.) From inside the dressing room, though, things appear a bit different. Both R Ashwin and Murali Vijay stressed on the fact that this was just a game to fine-tune their preparations – a glorified net session if you will. And that is the Indian team’s wont – they just don’t rate non-First Class tour games as sufficient practice. Why that is so, is a debate for another day. For now, there were key conclusions to be made from the three days of action at the SCG. It is a big series for KL Rahul “He is not a youngster, but someone who has played 30-odd Tests. He has a responsibility and a role to play in this team,” said coach Sanjay Bangar, after Rahul played a loose drive in the very first hour of this game and fell cheaply in the first innings. Usually, the Indian contingent is such a tightly knit unit that there will be never a negative comment from within this camp. Perhaps in the last three or four years, Bangar’s words are perhaps the closest you will come to see criticism in a media interaction. And make no mistake the message has been delivered to the batsman concerned. It was his first time in South Africa and England this year. That excuse isn’t valid anymore. Rahul has been to Australia before; he knows these conditions, at least theoretically, because he traded for a long time on that debut hundred in Sydney four years ago. And he has been afforded a long rope very few get, to set his form and timing in order. The 2018 IPL season and that T20I hundred in Manchester seem a long time ago now. Rahul has struggled for consistency and a constant shuffle/threat to his spot across formats hasn’t helped. Awful as Prithvi Shaw’s injury was, it does help provide some security to Rahul ahead of the first Test, especially in light of Murali Vijay’s second innings’ hundred. He looked in better touch in the second innings, but come the first Test in Adelaide, it’s make-or-break time for Rahul. India look set to play six batsmen... The absence of Hardik Pandya, added to the presence of Rohit Sharma in the squad, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to deduce this is what the think-tank is planning. Bangar hinted that opening combination and middle-order were two issues they were looking at. We now know Rahul-Vijay will open in Adelaide. And the middle-order won’t be such an issue if India were intent on playing only five prime batsmen plus Rishabh Pant. In Pandya’s absence, strange as it may sound, that doesn’t seem a likely option. So, barring any late surprises, the toss-up will be between Hanuma Vihari and Rohit Sharma. Having impressed in his singular outing at the Oval, Vihari has been a constant in the Test squad. He looked comfortable in the first innings here, stroking an easy-paced half-century and outscoring Ajinkya Rahane (no, he is not under pressure, at least ahead of the first Test) and came out to bat at number three in the second innings as if the team management were re-affirming their faith in him. Rohit looked comfortable in his first innings’ knock of 40 (55 balls) too. Then, he threw it away, as he often does in red-ball cricket. Ideally, it should be Vihari at number six in Adelaide. But the captain and the coach preferred Rohit in South Africa in a near-similar situation. Whether Vihari’s bowling tilts the scale in his favour, remains to be seen. ...but Kohli has bowling headaches Until his five-wicket haul in Nottingham, Pandya had limited impact as an all-rounder in overseas Test cricket. Even so, he did provide a unique balance to this Indian side – there was simple comfort in knowing that an alternative bowling option is available. Additionally, Virat Kohli has played five bowlers in overseas Test cricket almost without fail. Surely at the start of any series, be it in West Indies, Sri Lanka, South Africa or England, he has had five bowling options. Is it possible that he will ignore this set formula, in Pandya’s absence? In Cricket Australia XI’s innings, Vihari sent down 12 overs. Vijay bowled five overs. But it is in the skipper’s seven overs that a pointer comes forth – you know when Kohli has to bowl, India have a fifth bowler problem. Ashwin spoke about bowling in partnerships to stay ahead of the game on harder Australian wickets that do not spin or seam easily. Ideally, the aforementioned number six debate shouldn’t arise, at all. Like Kohli has done in majority of his stint as the captain, five proper bowling options is mandatory, especially in Australia. The bowling attack in that case would be three pacers, Kuldeep Yadav the spinner and Ashwin as all-rounder at seven. But it seems unlikely given India’s experimenting with that part-time bowling option at SCG. Watch out for Jasprit Bumrah Watching Umesh Yadav bowl 28 overs almost seemed futile. Unless there is some injury concern, he will not get to play a Test on this tour, for he seemed to be in competition with Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma for two spots. The third pacer slot is already nailed on. Seeing India toil for 150-odd overs, one thing became crystal clear — Bumrah is going to be Kohli’s X-Factor in this series. Single-handedly, Bumrah has changed the way India bowl in overseas Test cricket. Sure, there are Shami and Yadav who can move the ball both ways, Ishant who is a stock bowler and Bhuvneshwar Kuamr who can keep the ball on a string in helpful conditions. None of them have that constantly incoming attacking line that keeps batsmen guessing, and it is the singular reason why Kohli picks him for every overseas Test that he is fit for. On harder Australian wickets, Bumrah will bang that Kookaburra ball in and look to put the new ball’s seam to good use. And he is pumped up for it – just watch him celebrate that yorker — his solitary wicket in the seven balls he sent down. This could be Bumrah’s most influential Test series yet. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No name of R Jadeja yet. He doesn't seem to be in the preliminary scheme of things. But knowing Kohli, has he planned properly for this series? Does he have clear tactics? In SA and Eng he has Plan A but no plan B. Does he have a plan B this time in case the 1st plan goes wrong/doesn't succeed/key player gets injuerd or goes out of form? Secondly, Kohli will be completing 4 years of captaincy this tour but he doesn't seem to be a good captain tactically at all. Nor does seem to be a good leader of the the team who has built a team in these 4 years,backed those players to succeed like Ganguly had done when he had taken India out of the difficult phase after the match fixing saga. A team with a diffirent culture was built under him from 2000-2004. So how long can Kohli be given? Link to comment
Vijy Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Chandan said: https://goo.gl/xHY4aB What we learned from India’s warm-up match in Sydney: Pressure on Rahul, bowling headaches and more He looked in better touch in the second innings, but come the first Test in Adelaide, it’s make-or-break time for Rahul. Sydney: One look at the scorecard and you could see India were sent on a royal leather hunt by Cricket Australia XI on days three and four of their only warm-up game that ended in a draw on Saturday. Only two CA batsmen didn’t get into double figures; the lowest score apart from that was 35; and the last pair put on 57 runs. It was so frustrating for India that Jasprit Bumrah – who was otherwise not named in the initial list of 14 – had to bowl to end the Australian innings with his seventh ball (a perfect yorker, of course.) From inside the dressing room, though, things appear a bit different. Both R Ashwin and Murali Vijay stressed on the fact that this was just a game to fine-tune their preparations – a glorified net session if you will. And that is the Indian team’s wont – they just don’t rate non-First Class tour games as sufficient practice. Why that is so, is a debate for another day. For now, there were key conclusions to be made from the three days of action at the SCG. It is a big series for KL Rahul “He is not a youngster, but someone who has played 30-odd Tests. He has a responsibility and a role to play in this team,” said coach Sanjay Bangar, after Rahul played a loose drive in the very first hour of this game and fell cheaply in the first innings. Usually, the Indian contingent is such a tightly knit unit that there will be never a negative comment from within this camp. Perhaps in the last three or four years, Bangar’s words are perhaps the closest you will come to see criticism in a media interaction. And make no mistake the message has been delivered to the batsman concerned. It was his first time in South Africa and England this year. That excuse isn’t valid anymore. Rahul has been to Australia before; he knows these conditions, at least theoretically, because he traded for a long time on that debut hundred in Sydney four years ago. And he has been afforded a long rope very few get, to set his form and timing in order. The 2018 IPL season and that T20I hundred in Manchester seem a long time ago now. Rahul has struggled for consistency and a constant shuffle/threat to his spot across formats hasn’t helped. Awful as Prithvi Shaw’s injury was, it does help provide some security to Rahul ahead of the first Test, especially in light of Murali Vijay’s second innings’ hundred. He looked in better touch in the second innings, but come the first Test in Adelaide, it’s make-or-break time for Rahul. India look set to play six batsmen... The absence of Hardik Pandya, added to the presence of Rohit Sharma in the squad, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to deduce this is what the think-tank is planning. Bangar hinted that opening combination and middle-order were two issues they were looking at. We now know Rahul-Vijay will open in Adelaide. And the middle-order won’t be such an issue if India were intent on playing only five prime batsmen plus Rishabh Pant. In Pandya’s absence, strange as it may sound, that doesn’t seem a likely option. So, barring any late surprises, the toss-up will be between Hanuma Vihari and Rohit Sharma. Having impressed in his singular outing at the Oval, Vihari has been a constant in the Test squad. He looked comfortable in the first innings here, stroking an easy-paced half-century and outscoring Ajinkya Rahane (no, he is not under pressure, at least ahead of the first Test) and came out to bat at number three in the second innings as if the team management were re-affirming their faith in him. Rohit looked comfortable in his first innings’ knock of 40 (55 balls) too. Then, he threw it away, as he often does in red-ball cricket. Ideally, it should be Vihari at number six in Adelaide. But the captain and the coach preferred Rohit in South Africa in a near-similar situation. Whether Vihari’s bowling tilts the scale in his favour, remains to be seen. ...but Kohli has bowling headaches Until his five-wicket haul in Nottingham, Pandya had limited impact as an all-rounder in overseas Test cricket. Even so, he did provide a unique balance to this Indian side – there was simple comfort in knowing that an alternative bowling option is available. Additionally, Virat Kohli has played five bowlers in overseas Test cricket almost without fail. Surely at the start of any series, be it in West Indies, Sri Lanka, South Africa or England, he has had five bowling options. Is it possible that he will ignore this set formula, in Pandya’s absence? In Cricket Australia XI’s innings, Vihari sent down 12 overs. Vijay bowled five overs. But it is in the skipper’s seven overs that a pointer comes forth – you know when Kohli has to bowl, India have a fifth bowler problem. Ashwin spoke about bowling in partnerships to stay ahead of the game on harder Australian wickets that do not spin or seam easily. Ideally, the aforementioned number six debate shouldn’t arise, at all. Like Kohli has done in majority of his stint as the captain, five proper bowling options is mandatory, especially in Australia. The bowling attack in that case would be three pacers, Kuldeep Yadav the spinner and Ashwin as all-rounder at seven. But it seems unlikely given India’s experimenting with that part-time bowling option at SCG. Watch out for Jasprit Bumrah Watching Umesh Yadav bowl 28 overs almost seemed futile. Unless there is some injury concern, he will not get to play a Test on this tour, for he seemed to be in competition with Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma for two spots. The third pacer slot is already nailed on. Seeing India toil for 150-odd overs, one thing became crystal clear — Bumrah is going to be Kohli’s X-Factor in this series. Single-handedly, Bumrah has changed the way India bowl in overseas Test cricket. Sure, there are Shami and Yadav who can move the ball both ways, Ishant who is a stock bowler and Bhuvneshwar Kuamr who can keep the ball on a string in helpful conditions. None of them have that constantly incoming attacking line that keeps batsmen guessing, and it is the singular reason why Kohli picks him for every overseas Test that he is fit for. On harder Australian wickets, Bumrah will bang that Kookaburra ball in and look to put the new ball’s seam to good use. And he is pumped up for it – just watch him celebrate that yorker — his solitary wicket in the seven balls he sent down. This could be Bumrah’s most influential Test series yet. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- No name of R Jadeja yet. He doesn't seem to be in the preliminary scheme of things. But knowing Kohli, has he planned properly for this series? Does he have clear tactics? In SA and Eng he has Plan A but no plan B. Does he have a plan B this time in case the 1st plan goes wrong/doesn't succeed/key player gets injuerd or goes out of form? Secondly, Kohli will be completing 4 years of captaincy this tour but he doesn't seem to be a good captain tactically at all. Nor does seem to be a good leader of the the team who has built a team in these 4 years,backed those players to succeed like Ganguly had done when he had taken India out of the difficult phase after the match fixing saga. A team with a diffirent culture was built under him from 2000-2004. So how long can Kohli be given? based on indian cricket, probably as long as until he retires. UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
OzGirl Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 CA XI humble Indian attack in tour match, Nielsen earns high praise A bunch of fringe first-class players has inflicted the first psychological blow of the summer against India as the tourist's attack struggled against the Cricket Australia XI in their tour match at the SCG. Australian coach Justin Langer and his charges could have been watching on in delight as the CA XI forced the Indian to toil for 151 overs on Saturday. The CA XI were eventually dismissed for 544 with a 186-run first-innings lead after a century by South Australian wicketkeeper Harry Nielsen. Former Australian quick Mitchell Johnson took to Twitter to declare Nielsen, who has seven first-class games to his credit, a future Test player as he upstaged a full-strength Indian attack. Worryingly for the tourists, the CA XI tail wagged on day four, with the Australians' last four batsmen contributing 203. While it was on a flat wicket, India's inability to close out the innings was alarming. "Anybody can score runs. We play the wicket," Indian opener Murali Vijay said. "We tried our best to get them all out and our intensity was not up to the mark. We were trying a few things. That's bound to happen in a practice game." Nielsen said his side had delivered a psychological blow and the tourists had expected them to declare early on day four. "I think they were getting a bit grumpy, which was pleasing us with an eye towards the first Test," Nielsen said. "I think we did beautifully batting for 160 overs or whatever. I bet they certainly didn't plan on that but they should have bowled us out." No.9 Dan Fallins made an impressive 43, while Luke Robbins (38 not out) and Jackson Coleman (36) put on 57 for the final wicket. India fielded what's expected to be their Test attack but they all struggled, with Mohammed Shami (3-97), Umesh Yadav (1-113), Ishant Sharma (1-73) and Ravichandran Ashwin (2-122) all expensive. After play began 30 minutes early, the lunch break was delayed by half an hour to give India a chance to claim CA XI's final wicket. However, they couldn't land a breakthrough. The game's first-class status was revoked after India asked to use 14 players. And after lunch the Indians brought on a further two players in Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav. In all, India used 10 bowlers. It took Virat Kohli to dismiss Nielsen, who skied a half-tracker from the star Indian batsman. https://wwos.nine.com.au/cricket/ca-...4-923a998955f6 UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
OzGirl Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Kohli speaks on Australian radio. https://www.sportsradio.com.au/virat-kohli-india-australia-test-series/ UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
Switchblade Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Quote We won’t do anything differently, says Adelaide curator on pitch preparation https://www.crictracker.com/australia-vs-india-we-wont-do-anything-differently-says-adelaide-curator-on-pitch-preparation/ “We won’t do anything differently. The preparation will be the same. The only difference is we get the covers off earlier and we start earlier. We do the same preparation for red-ball cricket and pink-ball cricket at Shield level. The best way to get an even contest is to leave some grass on there and get that balance between bat and ball. Right now, we really feel that this is where it’s at for the pitch,” Hough was quoted as saying by TimesNow. UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
OzGirl Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 India defend decision to take a rest day Three days out from their final frontier Test series against Australia, India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has defended a decision to give the bulk of the touring squad a day off. While star spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and batsman Rohit Sharma trained in the Adelaide Oval nets on Monday, the rest of the squad put their feet up and rested before the first Test starts on Thursday. India's management opted for a rest day after the visitors toiled in the field for more than 150 overs against a Cricket Australia XI in a tour game that finished on Saturday. "We got what we wanted in the practice game and the trainer and the physio has been monitoring the workload," Pujara told reporters on Monday. '" ... We thought that it was best to take a break today and train for the next two days and be fresh for the Test match." Pujara rejected suggestions the inability of India's bowlers to dismiss the CA XI, who made 514 in their only innings in the SCG tour game, was a concern. "Conceding 500 runs in a warm-up game doesn't mean anything ... we are not very much worried about it," he said. "Our bowlers know what they have to do ... they know what line and lengths to bowl in Australia. "We utilised all three days [in Sydney] properly. We also had some net practice while the game was going on so I don't think it was a concern at all. "We got enough practice and we did what we wanted." But Ashwin shunned the offer for a day off in the knowledge he must reverse his poor record in Australia to live up to his hype as a potential trump card in the looming four-Test series. The 32-year-old has played six Tests in Australia, taking 21 wickets at an average of 54.71 - a record that pales against his overall Test statistics of 336 wickets at 25.44. But Pujara said the current version of Ashwin is a different bowler than the version which has previously struggled on Australian soil. "If you see his recent bowling, I think he has made a lot of changes," Pujara said. "I can’t describe what it is, not in front of the media. But he has made some adjustments which has helped him." The Indian squad also didn't train on Sunday when they flew from Sydney to Adelaide to prepare for what could be an historic Test series. India have never won a Test series in Australia, from 11 previous attempts, and Pujara said the prospect of a breakthrough triumph was motivating. "Being the No.1 Test team, we always look to win each and every series and this is no different," he said. "We definitely want to win the series, but one Test match at a time. "In India we have been doing really well but whenever we travel overseas there is always an extra motivation to do well. "And we have been playing good cricket outside of India now and this is a very good opportunity for the team to perform well." AAP https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cric...03-p50jwa.html Chandan and UrmiSinhaRay 2 Link to comment
Chandan Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 https://goo.gl/fqKxeW Curator Promises Lush Green Wicket for Adelaide Test Cricketnext Staff | Updated: December 3, 2018, 8:59 AM IST In news that will surely be music to the ears of the fast bowlers, Adelaide curator Damien Hough has promised a lush green pitch for the first Test between India and Australia which starts on Thursday. The Adelaide Oval has been known to assist the fast bowlers, but one major difference will be the fact that this will be a day game. The previous three Test matches at the venue have been day-night games, where fast bowlers have often called the shots. However, the curator has said that preparations for the pitch will remain the same. "We won’t do anything differently," Hough told The Weekend Australian. "The preparation will be the same. The only difference is we get the covers off earlier and we start earlier. "We do the same preparation for red-ball cricket and pink-ball cricket at Shield level. The best way to get an even contest is to leave some grass on there and get that balance between bat and ball. "Right now, we really feel that this is where it’s at for the pitch." The inaugural day-night Test in 2015 lasted only three days, with the Kiwis succumbing to the hosts by three wickets. The following year saw South Africa last four days while the first ever day night Ashes Test last year finished on the first session of the fifth day. While those matches were played with the pink ball, the red Kookaburra ball will be used this match with India refusing play a day-night Test this series. A green top will be helpful for the home side’s pace battery of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins but India too boast a well-rounded fast bowling attack, with the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma. --------------------------------- Good to know that flat wickets won't be rolled out. Our bowlers are useless on flat tracks. UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
rtmohanlal Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 On 11/30/2018 at 5:16 PM, Chandan said: 3 spinners? In Australia? Even in Indian squads we rarely have 3 spinners. A sure recipe for disater! there is no guarantee that 4 seamers ion those flat AUS pitches would be highly effective. The track record of the seamers in AUS has been down right mediocre to say the least.To avg: 45+ , we do not need seamers. We witnessed the same against a mediocre batting unit in the just concluded practice match as well. What not even in the last 2 series, 1 each in SAF & ENG, there were several moments when the seamers struggled when ever it got a bit easier to bat on in otherwise generally bowling favorable conditions.Going by all these factors, don't think Umesh & Shami can be that much successful.Hence the more effective way would be to play all bowlers who can bat along with Bumrah. UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
Chandan Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 But first you have to think of taking 20 wickets if you want to win. These bowlers have been taking 20 wkts in every match. UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
ssurenn Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 (edited) Edited December 3, 2018 by ssurenn UrmiSinhaRay and Suhaan 1 1 Link to comment
beetle Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 When is the first test starting ? UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
Suhaan Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 4 minutes ago, beetle said: When is the first test starting ? 6 th Dec,5:30 am IST beetle and UrmiSinhaRay 1 1 Link to comment
beetle Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 10 minutes ago, Suhaan said: 6 th Dec,5:30 am IST Itne din baad!!! Suhaan and UrmiSinhaRay 1 1 Link to comment
Nikola Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Sharmaji and Ashwin practicing and others opted to rest today. UrmiSinhaRay 1 Link to comment
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