India A vs Australia A in India 2008-09 (SuperSelector added)

[bharat297]

they r all aussies... they keep themselves fit...ours dont :D also, as we all know domestic rec dont mean **** in india, cus of bowler quality also, bcci looking for young blood, so...

Chopra was actually quite fit. He was one of our best fieldsman, when he was there. I have no problem with him being there. I mean, if he is performing more consistently in first class cricket than his younger counterparts ... I dont see how the fitness argument has much bearing. All I am saying is, he deserves a chance.

[fineleg]

i feel its all on what dhoni and his instincts tell him. and akash is too old for dhoni to handle.

This is India-A squad for longer (3-day or 4-day?) matches. Dhoni is involved in ODI squad selection. This is selected by our esteemed selection committee only.

[Sachinism]

India A vs Australia A in India 2008-09 (SuperSelector added) Again Chopra gets put aside Feel sorry for him

[Kohum]

^^^^ This is getting interesting !

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Patience and fast bowlers the key in India - Katich Simon Katich, the captain of Australia A, said that the two three-day games against India A will be a great platform to push for national selection for the series against India in October. More... Australia A in India 2008-09 Patience and fast bowlers the key in India - Katich Cricinfo staff August 30, 2008 Simon Katich believes patience and fast bowlers will be the twin-success mantra in India © Getty Images Simon Katich, the captain of Australia A, said that the two three-day games against India A will be a great platform to push for national selection for the series against India in October. "We have four quicks and three spinners and the selectors obviously want to look at a few players there for the touring party later in October. There is no [shane] Warne, no [Adam] Gilchrist, no [Glen] Mcgrath, no [Justin] Langer, no [Damien] Martyn ... you name it. We took a 15-member squad to West Indies, which was our last tour in June and there is no doubt that the selectors will be looking closely at the performances of guys in this series." The fast bowling attack will be spearheaded by Doug Bollinger and Ashley Noffke, part of Australia's Test squad in the West Indies, and supported by Queensland's Ryan Harris and Victoria's Peter Siddle. Bryce McGain, Victoria's 36-year-old legspinner, Jason Krejza, the Tasmania offspinner, and Beau Casson, who made his Test debut against West Indies, are the three spinners. It's not only the Australian selectors but the IPL talent scouts will also be looking at this series closely. "There are some impressive talent like Phillip Hughes. We have not signed up anybody yet as we are waiting for the IPL council to lay down the ground rules for selection for this season but yes we will be following the series closely," said a source, associated with the top management in one of the franchises. Katich believed the players taking part in the limited-over series with India A are aware of the IPL opening but will be focused on the job on hand. "Definitely the guys in the ODI series will get a chance to showcase their potential. But I don't think they will be viewing it that way. When you are playing for Australia A, you see the opportunity to press for a place in Australia but if obviously they attract the attention of IPL scouts they would be happy." In the absence of the injured Matthew Hayden, Katich had opened in the Test series in West Indies but highlighted Hughes, the 19-year old opener from New South Wales who is in the Australia A squad, as some one to watch out for in the future. "I was surprise opener in the West Indies. I had not done it a lot and it was a nice to get an opportunity. Young Phillip Hughes will get an opportunity here to open the batting. We have had lots of young players here who had a good domestic season last year. We are lucky that our domestic cricket provides good competition and players that have been picked all warrant to be here." Speaking about his own chances to tour India in October, Katich said, "If Matthew Hayden is fit and back, he will be obviously back into the team. Hopefully a good performance here will help me to be picked for the Test tour as the extra batsman. In the Test team, at the moment, there could be a opportunity in the middle order as well depending some one gets injured or some one getting sick. You just have to wait and see what happens." Katich identified patience and the importance of the fast bowlers as the two important lessons Australia took from their previous Indian tours. "You have to be very patient here. Things can take a while to happen here, be it in batting or bowling. Last time when we were here, we were very disciplined in not only our preparation but also how we played. We probably backed off a little bit; we weren't probably as attacking as we had been in the past and that certainly helped our cause. The other thing we learnt was that the quick bowlers played a huge role in winning the Test series. Obviously Shane Warne bowled beautifully but our three quicks helped in setting up that win." When the two teams met in Australia early this year, they were involved in a series marred by poor spirit and controversies. Katich, however, was confident playing in the IPL had helped many players to sort out their differences. "Hopefully after IPL the relations between the two sides will be much better. Guys have played with each other." Katich played with Sreesanth for the Mohali franchise that made to the semi-finals. "We were mates. We got along well and there would be no dramas between us." The Australia A team, coached by Simon Helmot, who heads Victoria's High Performance Academy, play the first of the two three-day games on September 3 in Bangalore. Australia A squad Simon Katich (capt), Phillip Hughes, Adam Voges, Marcus North, George Bailey, Peter Forrest, Luke Ronchi (wk), Ashley Noffke, Beau Casson, Ryan Harris, Jason Krejza, Peter Siddle, Bryce McGain, Doug Bollinger.

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Badrinath joins camp More... Badrinath joins camp BANGALORE: Skipper S. Badrinath joined his India ‘A’ teammates in the preparatory camp at the Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Monday. India ‘A’ will clash with Australia `A’ in a three-day match commencing here on Wednesday. The team had a long day split into a morning session of fitness and nets and an afternoon session spent in the National Cricket Academy gym. The Aussies, led by Simon Katich, had just one practice session in the morning and opted to rest in the afternoon.

[Holysmoke]

I dont know whether this is a good thing, or a bad thing for us.

[Chandan]

I dont know whether this is a good thing' date=' or a bad thing for us.[/quote'] Umm..why? Badri is the skipper of the India A side which will be clashing with Australia A from tomorrow. There are many players from both the sides who could be given a chance in the coming BG Trophy test series. Other India A players were already training and Badrinath joined the camp yesterday. How can you not know that this is good for us since Badrinath is the players who will be looked at first if any of the senior batsmen have to be replaced?

[flamy]

Any chance of catching this series? At least highlights...

[fineleg]

Same qn as above...any coverage viewable on the Net in the US?

[h4te]

i think NEO might be showing it....if so, there are a bunch of sopcast links for NEO so...hopefully NEO shows it....:pray:

[Desi Cartman]

i think NEO might be showing it....if so, there are a bunch of sopcast links for NEO so...hopefully NEO shows it....:pray:

unfortunately they are not ! http://www.neosports.tv

[Holysmoke]

Umm..why? Badri is the skipper of the India A side which will be clashing with Australia A from tomorrow. There are many players from both the sides who could be given a chance in the coming BG Trophy test series. Other India A players were already training and Badrinath joined the camp yesterday. How can you not know that this is good for us since Badrinath is the players who will be looked at first if any of the senior batsmen have to be replaced?

I just dont want badri to be figured out before he even plays a test. Dont worry, thats just me being silly. :((

[sharma]

if hes figured out by aus "a"...then god save our domestics lol this might be a good chance for him to push for a proper test call

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Kaif and Kohli steady India after McGain strikes On a truncated opening day's play Mohammad Kaif and Virat Kohli made amends for the surprisingly ordinary top-order batting display to propel India A to 180 for 4 in 60 overs at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Legspinner Bryce McGain exploited the below-par performance to pick up three wickets with his accuracy. More... India A v Australia A, 1st Test, Bangalore, 1st day Kaif and Kohli steady India after McGain strikes The Bulletin by Sriram Veera at the Chinnaswammy Stadium September 3, 2008 Mohammad Kaif has worked on his left-shoulder position to help his driving through the off side © AFP India A 180 4 (Kaif 68*, Kohli 48*, McGain 3-51) v Australia A Scorecard On a truncated opening day's play Mohammad Kaif and Virat Kohli made amends for the surprisingly ordinary top-order batting display to propel India A to 180 for 4 in 60 overs at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Legspinner Bryce McGain exploited the below-par performance to pick up three wickets with his accuracy. It was a strange day for the hosts, who chose to bat after a delayed start due to overnight rain. Perhaps it was the pressure of playing for India A, one step short away from the national side, for every batsman, barring Kaif and Kohli, was nervy and never looked in. In contrast Kaif, the fourth highest scorer in the last first-class season, was serene. Cutting out his usual fidgety movements at the crease and leaning well into his drives, he timed the ball sweetly. He started off with an off drive and a caressed extra cover drive off Doug Bollinger before punching Ashley Noffke through point. His defence was tight, his judgement of the off stump was precise and he looked comfortable against the spinners as well: He creamed McGain through mid-off, lofted him over long-on for his first six, before pulling him to the midwicket boundary. He repeatedly hit through the gaps and rotated the strike well. For the past few months, and especially in the last few weeks at the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore, he has been working on his left-shoulder position to help his driving through the off side and those efforts showed off today. Kohli complemented him well with attractive shots around the ground, especially against the spinners. He square-drove and pulled Marcus North, the irregular offspinner, and pulled and cover-drove McGain, who troubled him briefly. Immediately after that cover drive, with a short extra-cover in place, McGain induced Kohli to mistime a couple of drives, once nearly getting a leading edge to carry to that fielder. But without the guile of flight or big turn, at least not on display today, he couldn't pull off his plan. Kohli grew in confidence and by the end was looking pretty solid. For some one who likes to play his shots, he showcased also pretty tight defence. The unlikely hero of the day, however, was McGain. His is an interesting story of will and hope. An IT worker in a bank who turned professional cricketer only at the age of 35, he grabbed the opportunity today. Eight short steps, a tiny jog before he flicked his legbreaks quickly and accurately in a flatter trajectory. Though his bowling wasn't very threatening he picked up three wickets - getting his men with the change in length. After Parthiv Patel swept him through midwicket, he ripped one fuller to trap him in front and then sensing Badrinath, who took 33 balls to move from 1 to 2, might try to break free against him, he fired one full to beat the bottom-handed swipe across the line. He saw Uthappa being reprieved off a full delivery before he dropped one slightly short to get him. The seamers were largely ineffectual on a flat track, especially the new-ball bowlers - Bollinger and Noffke - who were guilty of bowling slightly short. Bollinger got Rahane's wicket after the opener had an ugly flash at a short-of-length delivery outside off. Peter Siddle was the pick of the medium-pacers, hitting the good length and generally keeping it around the off stump. With Beau Casson, the chinaman bowler, bowling just one over because of a left hamstring, it was the day that belonged to the banker.

[Chandan]

No Mishra, no Pujara and no Sree in the XI!! Who selected the final XI?:angry_smile: Badrinath and Patel wasted a golden opportunity here. Now I'm sure failure at this crucial juncture will cost Badrinath heavily specially since the selectors were looking at a young middle order batsman who they could include in the XI at the first sight of failure from any of the 'Fab four". I'm really disappointed. A three day match will not give him an opportunity to bat in the second session and that too when more than half the day was wasted due to wet outfield. I'm also terribly disappointed at not seeing either Sreesanth or Mishra in the final XI. Why was Mishra overlooked for Parmar? and what on earth is Dhawal Kulkarni doing there? Match for India A is not for FC debut! How dumb the selectors can be!! Or is there some politics behind it which we are unaware of?:angry_smile:

[Online]

Go Kaif!!!

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Australia A spin towards follow-on The Australia A bastmen undid all the good work of their bowlers as they crumbled to 113 for 8 against the India A spinners, still 22 runs short of avoiding the follow-on by the end of the second day at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore. Piyush Chawla, the star of the show, hit a breezy 66 earlier in the day to stretch India A to 284, before combining with Mohnish Parmar, the offspinner, to wreak havoc in the visitor's camp. More... India A v Australia A, 1st Test, Bangalore, 2nd day Australia A spin towards follow-on The Bulletin by Sriram Veera at the Chinnaswamy Stadium September 4, 2008 Australia A 113 for 8 (North 41, Parmar 3-37, Chawla 2-36) trail India A 284 (Kaif 94, Chawla 66, Bollinger 4-59) by 171 runs Scorecard Piyush Chawla starred on the second day with both bat and ball - a breezy 66 and chipping in with two wickets © Getty Images The Australia A bastmen undid all the good work of their bowlers as they crumbled to 113 for 8 against India A, still 22 runs short of avoiding the follow-on by the end of the second day at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Piyush Chawla, the star of the show, hit a breezy 66 earlier in the day to stretch India A to 284, before combining with Mohnish Parmar, the offspinner, to wreak havoc in the visitor's camp. It was another bizarre day's play as there was no devil in the pitch to warrant the fall of 14 wickets. The ball neither spun viciously nor shot through low but the Indian spin duo cruelly exposed the batsmen's inadequacy against spin. The worrying part, for Australia A, was that the Indians didn't even have to try hard. There were no great changes in flight or pace - Chawla just punctuated his quickish legbreaks with googlies while Parmar interspersed offbreaks with doosras. But the arsenal was enough today to do the damage. Parmar delivered the killer blow when he removed Simon Katich with the score on 45. Katich, the only visiting batsman who looked comfortable, failed to pick a doosra, padding up just outside off stump. Perhaps the sight of their captain falling in that manner unsettled the rest and barring Marcus North, to an extent, they never looked like they could tackle the twin threats of Parmar and Chawla. One by one they foundered, unable to read the variations. North jabbed a Chawla slider on to his stumps, Luke Ronchi didn't pick a googly before Parmar got into the action again. Noffke was trapped in front by a quickish offbreak and Beau Casson was done in by a doosra. In between, Piyush Chawla ran out Peter Siddle to compound the agony. The Australians were always on the back foot after they got off to a poor start with Philip Hughes, the 19-year old opener, and Adam Voges falling to incutters from the seamers - Dhawal Kulkarni and Sudeep Tyagi respectively. Both fell to back-of-length deliveries that kept a touch lower than they expected, creating an opening for the Indian spinners. However, when the game began on the second day, after another delayed start due to overnight rain, it was Australia A who looked to be on top. They allowed only 104 runs to be added for the fall of the last six Indian wickets. Mohammad Kaif, who looked very secure in the middle for the second day in a row, fell trying to do the unexpected - reach his hundred with a six - but couldn't clear the deepish mid-off. Chawla, who shared a 52-run stand with Kaif, hit out against the part-time spinners Marcus North and Adam Voges, to push the hosts to a competitive total. He cover drove a few times and lifted the ball cleanly over the infield while Australia A continued to pick wickets at the other end. Bollinger was rewarded with three wickets today for some disciplined line-and-length bowling as he finished with 4 for 59, but as it transpired, the hunters had become the hunted by the end of a dramatic evening session dominated by the Indian spinners.

[f.b.m]

Does Parmar actually chuck or is it just people's suspicion?

[Dravid]

Does Parmar actually chuck or is it just people's suspicion?

he bowls kinda like murlie.. and he has been cleared by NCA :two_thumbs_up: