India Australia Final - Pre-match discussion

[neel roy]

35 minutes ago, cowboysfan said:

They are using a red soil pitch according to twitter,if its true than pitch will be slow one.

Cricket pitches at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad are a tapestry woven with three distinct soils – black clay, red silt, and a blend of the two. Each soil type shapes the characteristics of the pitches, influencing how the game unfolds.

 

Black Clay Soil Pitches

 

Advantage: Better bounce, ideal for shorter formats.
Impact: Supports pace and bounce, offering seamers assistance. Batsmen thrive on free-scoring opportunities.

 

Red Silt Soil Pitches

 

Advantage: Drying quickly, suitable for longer formats.
Impact: Benefits spinners and slower bowlers as the match progresses. Creates challenges for batsmen with unpredictable ball behaviour.

 

Mixed Soil Pitches

 

Composition: Blend of black clay and red silt soil.
Impact: Aims for balance, providing a fair contest between bat and ball. Tests adaptability of players.

[putrevus]

26 minutes ago, cowboysfan said:

They are using a red soil pitch according to twitter,if its true than pitch will be slow one.

Do we know what was the soil for pitches for other matches and India's match.

[SRT100]

9 hours ago, LordPrabhzy said:

why?

 

Have they realised that if Aus are not winning WCs every time its not worth watching? Or is it because India is hosting and BCCI is a powerful board, Aussies now think Cricket is a waste of time as they cant boss around the brown man anymore?

lol

 

Hardly, cricket really is a back seat sport in Australia, meaning its not the number 1 or 2 sport followed in Australia and not even when Australia dominated.

 

Its always been like this. Even with the Ashes, its been the same way.

 

Even when Australia won previous WC, there is never any celebrations that night or the next day.

 

However when you compare that to AFL or Rugby, the main streets in the capital city where the trophy has been won, is a party atmosphere that night.

[Lone Wolf]

Hazelwood ...  How will Rohit & Gill negotiate him?  Guy is relentless & unhittable early on. 

Rohit should go after Starc though @Gollum  under lights he could be a nightmare 

 

[Andy]

47 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

Hazelwood ...  How will Rohit & Gill negotiate him?  Guy is relentless & unhittable early on. 

Rohit should go after Starc though @Gollum  under lights he could be a nightmare 

 

 

This is almost unplayable. What surprises me is the bounce. Looks like some SA or Australian deck. 

[neel roy]

54 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

Hazelwood ...  How will Rohit & Gill negotiate him?  Guy is relentless & unhittable early on. 

Rohit should go after Starc though @Gollum  under lights he could be a nightmare 

 

This is Eden gardens which traditionally has bounce.. ahmedabad red soil pitch will be slow and wont be bouncing that high.. so hazlewood have to change his length.. if india bat first and get off to a good start that will be trouble for australia 

[putrevus]

Rohit has to hit Hazelwood out of the attack but it is not going to be easy.Gill and Rohit's techniques will be examined thoroughly.

 

Aussies have played on pretty flat pitches but his economy is 4.67.

Edited November 17, 2023 by putrevus

[Khota]

7 hours ago, deathmonger said:

East European though.

 

Britain has lots of East European migration when the former Soviet bloc countries joined the EU throughout the 90s and 00s.

True. But she went thru school in England.

[MK55]

Marsh and Warner are the danger men. If we get them out soon, we are definitely winning this thing

[MK55]

And Rohit needs to stay for 10 overs minimum

[deathmonger]

1 hour ago, Khota said:

True. But she went thru school in England.

yup her parents immigrated

[Khota]

58 minutes ago, deathmonger said:

yup her parents immigrated

She can sing and dance.

[First class]

This has been the most eagerly awaited WC final for me , ever ( other than 92 WC when my team was in final ) . So much to look forward. 

[dial_100]

Bowl first. It is bit easy to bat second on this pitch.

 

Its a different charm to slowly crawl towards the target and finally achieve it.

[Suhaan]

Australia are definitely coming hard at India given its final

They play their normal aggressive game and challenge opposition to make their move

Our nervousness was exposed big time that night

Australia will be itching to exploit it even more tomorrow

[Suhaan]

Out of their 7 appearances in the WC Final

Australia have lost only 2 ,there too they didn't go down meekly/surrender

1974 they ended up with 274

1996 set a target of 242 and actually got rid of Jayasuriya and Kaluwithrana early,but a Arvinda and Ranatunga played like magicians to see off Australian threat

So,if one could summarise their WC Finals performances

They are absolute beast who rarely make mistakes in Finals and it takes Herculean/Superhuman effort to take them on or beat them

They always fight even if they are at tight spot and emerge victorious,never have they been gone down meekly in Finals

They will come very very hard at India tomorrow no matter what

 

[vvvslaxman]

Hope these two rock again

 

[R!TTER]

9 hours ago, Lone Wolf said:

Hazelwood ...  How will Rohit & Gill negotiate him?  Guy is relentless & unhittable early on. 

Rohit should go after Starc though @Gollum  under lights he could be a nightmare 

With that kind of bounce they were crouching too much, especially RD should've stood tall as most balls were shooting up not down!

[SRT100]

Australia will play dirty cricket to try and win this WC, expect the unexpected from them.

[SRT100]

8 hours ago, neel roy said:

This is Eden gardens which traditionally has bounce.. ahmedabad red soil pitch will be slow and wont be bouncing that high.. so hazlewood have to change his length.. if india bat first and get off to a good start that will be trouble for australia 

Slow and low bounce, should suit Jaddu and Kuldeep.