Aus determined, but Kotla history backs India

[Cricketics]

Harbhajan Ki Bali Chada Di Gayi Hai Yaani Ki Lol..

[coffee_rules]

It must be the hardest job in the world right now to be an Aussie expert and cover cricket, specially Indian cricket. How are you supposed to do your job when majority of billion populace country goes nuts anytime you say anything against SRT, Dravid, Ganguly, Laxman, Kumble(which effectively means 5 out of a 11 person team - almost 50%)? Nevermind the fact that the buddha brigade should have ended their career atleast 3-4 years ago on their own. That they didnt do that is simply a selfish act, and when an expert(specially a fiercly independent person like Ian) calls that aloud he is tagged as anti-Indian!! Never mind the fact that Ian Chappell is essentially supporting the young troops, Dhoni here. Many of the Indian fans have essentially made India a laughing stock of the cricketing world. As for Ian Chappell well he is the same person who once dropped his trousers en-field and came close to "mooning" Don Bradman, easily greatest Aussie player ever. He would give two hoots to Indian fans? Or Kumble..Yeah right!! Go Ian!

If Gavaskar or Kapil Dev would point out critical issues in the Austrialian team, Aussie fans would say the same. There is no way a foreign viewpoint will be accepted genuine without an accusation of bias/motive. Before the GC experiment, Ian's viewpoint would have been accepted more openly by Indian fans. But, with the bitter Indian experience of GC, I seriously doubt Ian would have no bias when discussing Indian issues. Ian was an aggresive captain, naturally he feels Dhoni is better at it. But breaking the Indian team harmany in any way, will profit no other team, other than Australia.

[vadodaravictor]

I think what everybody is speculating should be right. Harbhajan is a scapegoat to make Kumble play. 10 days between the tests and he still cannot recover from toe injury.

[sandeep]

toe injuries are not insignficant - and they do take a long time to heal.

[Cricketics]

i dont' buy this crap.. he can't be injured that easily...

[Shane]

Source ?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/7693388.stm http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-1080955/Indias-Harbhajan-major-doubt-Test-Australia-toe-injury.html?ITO=1490 http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=&id=9b368c5a-8182-4aa5-a7d5-c09ea9969ede&&IsCricket=true&Headline=Harbhajan+doubtful+for+third+Australia+test+ http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24562863-23212,00.html?from=public_rss

[Laaloo]

Source ?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/7693388.stm http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-1080955/Indias-Harbhajan-major-doubt-Test-Australia-toe-injury.html?ITO=1490 http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=&id=9b368c5a-8182-4aa5-a7d5-c09ea9969ede&&IsCricket=true&Headline=Harbhajan+doubtful+for+third+Australia+test+ http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24562863-23212,00.html?from=public_rss

Mashallah U haz BEEN PWNED!!!

[King Tendulkar]

Massive blow no Bhaji. Hope he is fit. Very suspicious injury

[putrevus]

If Gavaskar or Kapil Dev would point out critical issues in the Austrialian team, Aussie fans would say the same. There is no way a foreign viewpoint will be accepted genuine without an accusation of bias/motive. Before the GC experiment, Ian's viewpoint would have been accepted more openly by Indian fans. But, with the bitter Indian experience of GC, I seriously doubt Ian would have no bias when discussing Indian issues. Ian was an aggresive captain, naturally he feels Dhoni is better at it. But breaking the Indian team harmany in any way, will profit no other team, other than Australia.

why didnt we read any columns about ian offering his advise to aussies on which spinner to pick given the sorry state ,also comment on brett lee lack of success and ask him to be removed from side,why is it he only comments on Indian team's issues.

[diegovegaz]

bhajji's absence is a big blow it would hurt india bad but do we see mishra retaining his place?? kumble being a leg spinner as wel, is all set to make a comeback or munaf will get a look in?

[bharat297]

bhajji's absence is a big blow it would hurt india bad but do we see mishra retaining his place?? kumble being a leg spinner as wel, is all set to make a comeback or munaf will get a look in?

Thats a good point, but if the pitch is turning then 2 leg spinners is still fine. Remember Australia used to play Warne and MacGill in the same team sometimes.

[panesarv]

Very suspicious...

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Clark to return Australian paceman Stuart Clark looks certain to return for the crucial third Test match against India in Delhi on Wednesday. More... Clark to return 28/10/2008 2:30 PM Ronny Lerner Australian paceman Stuart Clark looks certain to return for the crucial third Test match against India in Delhi on Wednesday. Clark pulled out of the second Test in Mohali due to a right elbow injury and further weakened an already under-strength bowling attack. The New South Welshman will be a welcome addition to the Aussie bowling line-up which only managed to take 13 wickets in their 320-run loss last week. Victorian debutant Peter Siddle will most likely make way for Clark as Australia aims to level the series 1-1. "Stuart has bowled for each of the last three days. He's feeling good and at this stage will be available for selection," Australian team physio Alex Kountouris said. Meanwhile, Aussie vice-captain Michael Clarke revealed that skipper Ricky Ponting wants his senior players to be more accountable with two Test matches left in the tour and the series teetering precariously heading towards Delhi. "One thing Ricky certainly spoke to us about is that a little more responsibility needs to go on the senior players, I know when I made my debut here it's hard enough coming to India for the first time, (let alone) playing your first couple (of Test matches)," Clarke said. "So it's important the expectation gets put on captain, vice-captain, senior players - Matthew Hayden, Brett Lee, Stuart Clark, Mike Hussey. It is up to us to really stand up with bat or ball." Australia will have little time to rest following the current four-Test series against India with the first Test of its home summer season against New Zealand commencing on November 20 - just 10 days after the scheduled fifth day of the final Test in Nagpur. In fact the conclusion of the Aussies' tour of India will mark the beginning of a hectic 12-month schedule for the world champions which includes 13 Tests, 34 one-dayers, seven Twenty20 internationals and the second staging of the ICC World Twenty20 tournament in England next June. However, Clarke insists that he and his team-mates are solely focused on the task of salvaging the Test series against India and aren't concerned with the itinerary that confronts them when they leave the subcontinent. "There's been a lot of talk about how much cricket we have coming up over the next 12-15 months and I think it's important that we look at what we've got right now, playing India in Delhi, and what's coming before and what's going after is irrelevant," Clarke affirmed. "I probably have personally (looked too far ahead) yeah, I've looked at what we've got over the next 12-15 months, also trying to plan a wedding in there makes things quite difficult." "I've certainly learned to make sure you're 100 percent focused on what's in front of you, because if you're not careful ... two Tests are already over so it's important we look at what's in front of us right now."

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Nobody pitching in with a guess on pitch In the last seven matches that India have won in Ferozeshah Kotla, four times a spinner has been Man of the Match, but it's not because the surface has been a rank turner, reports Anand Vasu. More... Nobody pitching in with a guess on pitch Anand Vasu, Hindustan Times New Delhi, October 28, 2008 First Published: 00:50 IST(28/10/2008) Last Updated: 00:53 IST(28/10/2008) AT 73, Radhey Shyam might just be the oldest man at the Ferozeshah Kotla when the first ball of the third India-Australia Test is bowled. As curator, you can do all the preparation you like, but it is only after a few overs have been sent down on a pitch that you can safely say just what its character is. For days now the speculation has been that this pitch will be a spiteful turner, a perfect strip for Anil Kumble to do his thing. But even late on Sunday, when Daljit Singh, chairman of the pitches committee, oversaw the removal of excess grass on the surface, no-one seemed convinced about just how it would play. In the last seven matches that India have won here, four times a spinner has been Man of the Match, but it's not because the surface has been a rank turner. What further confuses things is the dual nature of this pitch. With the Ranji Trophy beginning so late in the year, just as winter is setting in, domestic games are usually played on hard surfaces that have enough green grass on them to assist the seamers for the first couple of days. From then on it's difficult to bowl a team out. What is much more likely is that bounce plays a major factor. When the Kotla stays low, it brings Kumble into the equation much more than any other spinner. Since he operates on a fairly straight line and has the ability to push batsmen onto the back foot, a lack of bounce is just as useful to him as extra zip. It's not just the bat-pad fielders who come into play, but lbw and bowled as well. Kumble certainly isn't going into this Test with any pre-conceived notions about how the surface will play. If others do so, it will be at their own peril.

[bharat297]

He definitely poses a big threat to us mainly because he is patient. With guys like Siddle and Watson, once you smack them around a bit, their bowling gets worse. Clark just keeps plugging away.

[Dravid]

mashallah bhajji has been pwnd :hahaha: kumble dosent do well in this test.. he will have picked up an injury too after the test

[King Tendulkar]

To the Aussies' date=' VVS is a walking wicket, these days.[/quote'] :hysterical:Great prediction, 51 of 77 balls by the walking wicket of Laxman:hysterical:Good call Chameli:hysterical:

[Sachinism]

The walking wicket really milked the Aussie bowlers

[bharat297]

Like I said he is an expensive walking wicket

[Donny]

Actually, you didn't say that at all. :regular_smile: