India vs Australia QF : Pre-match talk

[Zeemazing]

why wouldnt it be a spinning wicket, Aussies cant play spin, why make such a flat wicket. They cant play spin at all, make a spinning wicket and play two spinners

[urbestfriend]

I think curator cannot change a flat track to slow and low track overnight. All he can do is cut off any grass and stop watering the ptich for 3-4 days which will be done in any case but that doesn't guarantee a slow track , but there'll be some assistance to spin but ball may nicely come on to the bat as well.

[Holysmoke]

:facepalm:

[Ramzz]

Thought ICC was in charge of preparing the pitches

[satyam1729]

Thought ICC was in charge of preparing the pitches

Then why is there spinning pitches in SL and Bang.

[Ramzz]

^^ Because traditionally they have spinning pitches? In India, the tradition now is to have flat pitches...forget spinning tracks. Maybe Mumbai is the only one with a good track.

[satyam1729]

No Indian curator prepares pitches.

[Lord]

if the curator has any sense of patriotism or any common sense,hell shave off all the grass.we need the kind of pitch in SA-Eng game

[asterix]

If you want to be a champion team then you should be able to win on all the pitches..

[kabira]

stop following cricket for stupid reasons?? its better you stop now.

[satyam1729]

If you want to be a champion team then you should be able to win on all the pitches..

Really. :hysterical:

[satyam1729]

stop following cricket for stupid reasons?? its better you stop now.

So how is hoping for a spin wicket a stupid reason.?

[ShahidAfridi]

So how is hoping for a spin wicket a stupid reason.?

Why stop following cricket because of a stupid pitch.

[satyam1729]

Why stop following cricket because of a stupid pitch.

Because we didn't play to our strength.

[hari504504]

Thought ICC was in charge of preparing the pitches

Ditto !.. All the stadiums are under ICC administration till WC ends. Lanka and Bdesh pitches have played true to their nature.. same for India -> high scoring games.

[Prakat]

Bad things happen for the Ozzies when little Midge opens his mouth Keep talking son :haha:

LOL

:hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: Almost beat the Venky/Anwar pwnage!

[Misu243]

Shaun Tait is definitely going to be demolished tomorrow...Pace isn't everything and we'll find that out tomorrow..

[hatja_tau]

Some life in Motera to give Oz Lee-way The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has made its best effort to provide home advantage to India in their quarterfinal match against Australia on Thursday. However, the BCCI bigwigs have been a bit late in sending out instructions to the Gujarat Cricket Association (GCA) to make the turf as per the home team's strengths. The BCCI waited till the last league match to find out India's opponents before taking the decision to make a turner. Hindustan Times has learnt that by the time the instructions were conveyed, the local GCA curator had already rolled out a hard wicket which would have been more sporting, giving equal assistance to both pace and spin. In the last couple of days, there has been a desperate effort to change the nature of the track to suit the home team and negate Australia's pace arsenal but it has not been very successful. Despite trying, the local groundsmen feel they may not be able to squeeze the juice completely out of the wicket. The Australians wouldn't mind that. The judgment of a local wicket expert is that the square will have life for the first 10-12 overs. It means that Australia's best chance to take control of the game will be to bowl first and hope their pace battery exploits the early life. Hence, the battle within the war, which could have a big influence in Thursday's game, could be the one between paceman Brett Lee and India's opening combination of Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag. "We have tried to make it slow and dry but there will be bounce in the initial overs where the pacers will have good carry," a GCA source said. The 34-year-old Lee has been a revelation in the World Cup and is Australia's 'X' factor in the game. His battles with Tendulkar are legendary. Lee is at the top of the list of the most successful bowlers against the Mumbai batsman in one-day cricket, having claimed his wicket nine times. At this World Cup, a rejuvenated Lee has packed quite a punch, taking a dozen wickets at a mind-boggling average of 16.66. Even during Australia's defeat against Pakistan in the last game, he, almost single-handedly, turned the tables with his relentless pace and precision and finished with figures of 4-28 Ponting relies on Lee Skipper Ricky Ponting is clear that his team's chances will depend a lot on the performance of Lee & Co. "I'd expect that probably tomorrow we are going to face at least 30 overs of spin and they (India) can probably be assured that they will be facing at least 30 overs of fast bowling. Contrasting ways to look at it but both are strengths of each team. "If we can have our fast bowlers bowling well at their batsmen, then we have a good chance," said Ponting.

[ZodiaC]

^^Sauce? Is it from TOIlet paper?

[Zap_Brannigan]

:facepalm: