Khota Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Same or find way for Bhuvi. Rohit opens. no need for half ass players or so called allrounders. Link to comment
maniac Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Sydney will be like a pitch in Mumbai/ Mohali (old time Mohali) where there will be something for the fast bowlers the 1st day but by day 4-5 will be a spinners paradise. We need to pick 2 spinners here. Link to comment
zen Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 1 minute ago, maniac said: Sydney will be like a pitch in Mumbai/ Mohali (old time Mohali) where there will be something for the fast bowlers the 1st day but by day 4-5 will be a spinners paradise. We need to pick 2 spinners here. which hints at a 2+2 attack + Pandya (AR) as the 3rd seamer, who does well when he bowls with a relatively new ball Link to comment
Pandya_Power Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 My XI for the Syndney test: Mayank Vihari / Rahul (based on his past record at SCG) Pujara Kohli Rahane Pandya Pant Jadeja Kuldeep Shami Bumrah I think with the pitch expected to be flat - Pandya and Jadeja can contribute usefully with the bat. It was going to be hard work and we will need 5 bowlers to share the workload. We will need a frontline spinner at the SCG. express bowling 1 Link to comment
express bowling Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Ishant has looked very tired in the last 2 tests. He is coming back from injury and may not be a 100%. This is one spot India need to look at. Link to comment
gattaca Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 19 hours ago, SK_IH said: I like this XI just because it doesn't have that doofus Ishant I am harsh ishant as well but he matched up to shami wickets. Playing pandya for ishant is criminal. If ishant doesn’t take wickets at least he can control runs. With no test match expirience risk of playing pandya is high. Link to comment
zen Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 1 minute ago, gattaca said: I am harsh ishant as well but he matched up to shami wickets. Playing pandya for ishant is criminal. If ishant doesn’t take wickets at least he can control runs. With no test match expirience risk of playing pandya is high. was playing Mayank, who had no test match experience, a risk too? Link to comment
SK_IH Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 2 minutes ago, gattaca said: I am harsh ishant as well but he matched up to shami wickets. Playing pandya for ishant is criminal. If ishant doesn’t take wickets at least he can control runs. With no test match expirience risk of playing pandya is high. Bhuvi in place of Ishant may be Link to comment
gattaca Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Just now, SK_IH said: Bhuvi in place of Ishant may be Bhuvi also has less match practice. Also Australia is a tough place to bowl for his style of bowling. Link to comment
SK_IH Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 1 minute ago, gattaca said: Bhuvi also has less match practice. Also Australia is a tough place to bowl for his style of bowling. If he is fit, I hope he is played ahead of Ishant.It looks like even Ishant's utility in the side is to bowl with new ball. And with Bhuvi we get a capable bat as well. Link to comment
rkt.india Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Pacers have dominated at SCG in shield cricket this year. Also, I don't they will give a dry track. I feel SCG will also be like MCG pitch. cowboysfan 1 Link to comment
gattaca Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 So Sydney starts on 3. The players will be in Melbourne today , take day off on 31, may be travel on 1. Then 4th test starts. Not much time at all. express bowling and BrantFUGH 1 1 Link to comment
motomaverick Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 (edited) LOL so many people want that epitome of mediocrity Pandya in the eleven. Bhuvneshwar over him for me any day. Mayank Vihari Pujara Kohli Rahane Pant Jadeja Bhuvneshwar Kuldeep Shami Bumrah Edited December 30, 2018 by motomaverick Link to comment
Dil Dil India Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Anyone but NOHUT please! We should have: 1) Mayank 2) Ashwin (actually not a bad idea, ask him to just blunt out balls if he's fit) or Bhuvi 3) Pujara 4) Kohli 5) Rahane 6) Pant 7) Pandya 8) Jadeja 9) Ishant 10)Bumrah 11) Shami Look at the depth in this batting line-up. Either Bhuvi or Ashwin > NOHUT outside Asia has a batsman and with this we bat till 8 and have 5 legit bowling options+Pandya. Knowing our thick tank led by coffee smelling head coach though, Nohut is guaranteed to play thanks to that moron Siddle dropping him in the first innings. BrantFUGH 1 Link to comment
GolGappe Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 I can see them bringing in Ashwin for Rohit or Vihari if pitch looks like it will break and assist spinner. Win toss, bat first, and hope openers survive 10+ overs - Winning formula in test cricket. Link to comment
Dil Dil India Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 20 hours ago, SRT100 said: This XI will ensure that we bat very very deep and 5 bowlers who can take wickets. 4th Test Agarwal Ashwin/Kuldeep Pujara Kohli Rahane Rohit Pant Pandya Jadeja Ishant Bumrah With Nohut at 6, how is the batting deep? Tail starts with Nohut outside Asia. Link to comment
AuxiliA Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 (edited) Should play the same team unless there is an injury. In the last few years SCG hasn't been helpful to the spinners at all and the curators won't provide a pitch which spins to India. Also the 3 quick are bowling well together. So no need to change the bowling composition. Pandya should not be picked ahead of Rohit as he literally has no match practice nor is he a world beater anyway. Edited December 30, 2018 by AuxiliA cowboysfan 1 Link to comment
Real McCoy Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Give it a rest guys. We just won the match today. Anyways TM wont look into ICF for team make up . Didn't you hear Kohli in his press conference where he said we wont look into what happens outside. I guess he is right. He shouldn't for the team's sake. Easy there tigers Link to comment
SK_IH Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 25 minutes ago, rkt.india said: Pacers have dominated at SCG in shield cricket this year. Also, I don't they will give a dry track. I feel SCG will also be like MCG pitch. Aus have drafted in Labuschagne for Sydney and Paine hinted at pitch favouring spinners Ridgepi and express bowling 1 1 Link to comment
Texan Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 1. Agarwal 2. Rohit 3. Pujara 4. Kohli 5. Rahane 6. Pandya 7. Pant 8. Ashwin 9. Bhuvi / Kuldeep (depending on pitch) 10. Shami 11. Bumrah Link to comment
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